The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-01-28
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The Lawyers Ghost--A Revenreful
Little Observation-Disclosures Of
Foreign Weights - Hard
Things to Say--Polite
Boys.
The lawyers Ghost.

the plsnOp should come first, were
talking, and this was the manner Of
their talk:
Il have become thoroughly con-
vlnced,' said the lawyer, ''of the
existence OF nocturnal apparitions.
for have seen one!"
'Dear me!' exclaimed the bishop.
II am very curious. Relate the
story"
Il will, my lord, I will" said the
lawyer. ut was between the hours
OF eleven and twelve, / had gone to
bed, and was just falling into my
first comfortable sleep, when I was
Weakened by strange creaking noise.
1t sounded as if some one was walk
ing up stairst The steps sounded
nearer and nearer, slower and slow
er; solemn and measured they were,
and presently they halted at my
door. I drew the sheet over nv
head, and lay there. trembling, not
daring to move. " .r
Something" continued the lawyer,
'sentered my room, and threw the
sheet over my face. I felt rather than
saw faint yellow glimmering light. I
could not move at first, but Ipresent-
]y managed to gain, a little courage. T
drew the sheet cautiously down from
my face, and-looked!" ~,-
"Well!" cried the bishop, excitedly.
elm the center OF the room," said
the lawyer slowly, "stood a. tall old
man. He seemed gaunt and worn
with age or hunger, a2d his long gray
beard hung half way down his breast.
He was dressed in a queer loose cloak
with a,cape, and he wore a broad
leather band about his waist. In one
hand he held a peculiarly shaped Ian
tern, from which flowed the yellow
light, making strange ghostly shadows
on the wall behind him. In the other
hand he held staff, the look OF which
was unpleasant. He stood still in the
middle OF the floor, looking at me.
Presently said, Whence art thou?"
What dost thou require?'
"And what did he say?" cried the
bishop, fixing his eyes upon the odd
expression Of the lawyers face.
HE "-replied the lawyer,
speaking in a hoarse whisper
said: Il beg yer pardon, sur. I'm the
Waterman OF the street, sur; an
thought 'twould be best for me, sur,
to come up an tell yer that yer front
door stood open! II we do be LAWN it
that way, sir, it's bad luck yell have
before the mornin''"
A ReVenReful Little Bird. "
In, spite Of the poet, "birds'' do not
Sin their little nests agree" but, like
some people, they have a general
reputation for amiability, without at
all deserving it. But it seems difficult
to believe that anything with so small
an allowance OF brain as a bird has
could find room in it's Uranium for ever
so small q bit Of memory, and even
mediate and carry out q plan of re-
venge. Yet this is known to be a fact.
Years ago, said an English writer,
found in my garden nest OF the
shrike. The young birds, four or five
IN number, were nearly Pledged. Hav-
ing heard a good deal of the preda-
tory habits OF the tribe, I was going
to wiring their necks. I had put them
on a hedge, and they sat quite still, but
looked so proud and self-possessed,
and the dark, glittering eyes that were
bent upon me with an expression OF
indignant surprise, said so plain
ly, "Have we not as good a right
to live as your" that my con
science smote me and I could not
find it in my heart to kill them. .
walked away to call nv daughter
and show them to her and when /
came back they were gone. H<"
One morning last year was in the
garden looking at my roses, when |
felt something hit the back of my
head Turning round not a little
startled, I saw a bird flying up to the
top OF a, high tree. When it had got
there, it said, "Check!!" Very soon
afterward it came down again, flap
ped it's wings against my head as it
had done before, flew up to an oppo-
site tree, and repeated it's "Check!'
At the first glance had seen that it
was shrike.
Since then, and for several days,
could never show myself bareheaded
In the garden Of a morning without
being assaulted or saluted In the
same manner, and I soon got quite
accustomed to it. When my head
happened to be covered I was left
alone; and neither my gardener nor
any other frequenter of the garden
was attacked. 1t is clear that the
bird must have been one Of the nest
lings Of the preceding spring or one OF
their parents, and that itremembered
me probably as the disturber OF it's
peace, not. with any feeling ofgratitude,
however, for having spared a life; I
might have taken, for it evidently hit
me as hard as it could. and there was
an unmistakable sound OF revenge I'M it's
cry.
He Marked Him.
It is only the dishonest trickster
who depends upon chicanery and So
called "sharp practices" to achieve
success in business. The true business
man builds upon honesty and integ-
rity, knowing that with such q foun-
dation the success he attains will not
fail at last.
or Thomas p Gone. the famous