The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-30
MISTAKEN FOR LINOoLN's GHOST.

An Evidence of the Resemblance of
Senator Cullom TO the " ar President.
From the st Louis Globe Democrat.
The resemblance of Senator Cullom Of
Illinois to President Lincoln has been re
marked on many occasions. This resem-
blsnce not long ago led to laughable incl
dent.
One Of Mr.. Cullom's senatorial associates
had pressing communication to make to
the senator from Illinois late one evening
several weeks ago, and despatched trusty
African, black as the ace OF spades and
with brain as dark as his face upon the
commission. 1t was so late, indeed, that
every one had retired when the faithful
son of Ham rung the door-bell at the Gull
lom mansion.
After repeated ringings some one thrust
his head out of a second-story window and
demanded to know who was making the
disturbance
II wants to see Mass'r Cuiiom, sah,n said
the colOred messenger on the doorstep.
What do you want of him at this hour
Of the nightp asked the person in the
second-story window.
II hab a message TO- him, sab from Sena-
tor Blank" replied the African.
Just wait moment and I'll come down, u
said the voice above
After few moments delay the light in
LhO NoobAOulo WG1b OH bl6 door was
opened, and tall gaunt figure In a flow
ing night robe stood revealed in the dim
light.
The colored man advanced to enter. when
a more critical glance at the spectral ap-
partition before him made him pause.
Snatching his hat off his head, he stood
aghast with eyes extended as wide as sau-
GERS and his mouth open, holding the note
out at arms length, every muscle of his
body apparently in culver of excitement.
I Senator Culom, without noticing the
| messengers strange manners, took the
note. read it by the hall light and dis
missed him.
There was a precipitous descent Of the
steps and the sound of running feet, and
when some time after Senator Blanks door
was opened, it revealed the horror-sJricken
ashy-gray face of his colored porter, ali
out OF breath, and quaking with unaccount-
able excitement.
"What in the world has occurredp' cried
the senator.
$50 de Lo'd Mass'r Blank9 I dom seed
de ghost OBJ President Lincum!"
'The ghost of President Lincolni You
must be crazy"
NO. sab, not crazy. Sure as I'm Twin.
don seed his ghost. l went right smack
| to Massr Culloms house, an a man talk to
me from a winder, and den de do opened.
an dar, all in white, stood the ghost of
| President Lincum. He took de note an
waved his ham, an you betl l dom git
away from darn
The senator smiled. "How do You know
1t was President Lincoln's ghosts" he asked.
''Fo' de Lo'd, sab, guess l know Presi-
dent Lincum when see his sperrit. Didn't
l see him de time OBJ de wah cherry day heah
in Washingtonp
| Next time the two senators met CuIlom
was told about the scare he had caused the
simple-minded messenger, and he enjoyed
the joke.
/ When. few days afterward, Pompev
was again sent on a similar mission, this
time at the solicitation of the Illinois sens-
tor, Cullom invited him into his study.
where he handed him cigar and engaged
him in a friendly conversation.
"Mass'r Cullom, !" said the darby. smil-
ing radiantly, now that he had been per-
suaded of his mistake, 'you dom give me
the wustest scar, sab, eber had In all nv
bon days. Fo' sure, sab, l thought You
was de ghost Of Mass'r Abraham Lincum
when you stood out dar in de hall. ali
dressed in dem white gowns dat made Won
look JUS like great, big angel"
Cullom laughed heartily, gave the sable
faced ghostseer another cigar, and then dis
missed him in possession of much more ga
rene state or mind than on the occasion of
| his first visit