The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05
BROTHER GARDNER ON GHOSTS.
The Mystery Of Certain Appearances Under
CertnIn Circumstances.

Copyrgm 1899.
1T has cum to my knowledge" said Brother
Gardner after the meeting had been opened in
due form. dat sartin members Of dis Lime
kiln Club am trubblcd wild scein' ghosts an
hoarin' strange noises. l hev ben told dat
Shndig Watkins has received three distinct
warnins dis spring to prepare hisself fur &c
grave: dat Kurncl Cabiff can't sleep fur hearn'
death tick in do wall at de head OF his bed {:
dat Giveadam Jones am all broke up by hearin'
whispers ut midnight. an dat Elder Toots
wakes up moas' cherry night an secs a spook
wild fiery eyes glarin' at him ober dc fut O. his
bed. hev got few words to say on dis sub
lick OF ghosts. an | want de members O. dis
club to lisscn wild all DER might.
Il am now siyty-ono vars old. an reckon
! hev had us much experience wild ghosts an
SIGH as any oddcr man of yo'. used to believe
in EN-. Oar was time when I'd hev bet my
mewl agn n peck Of beans dat ghosts was a.
playin' baseball under my bod cherry night OF
do var. lay dar an heard warnins an death
ticks an whispered voices. an got up in de
mawnn' feelin' dat l was not long fur dis
world. Bmeby began to fisgcr. an it WASH t
n week bero' | solved de mystery. l made out
about as iollcrs.
III yo' am six weeks behind on yo'r house
rem, yo' will Sc" a Spo3f looHin ut yo' oher de
y @'i am s v IL 10 do about il. 'N' "''
IF 20 has bin rhootin' craps and lost do
two doll lars de ole man mad saved mp to buy
Il par O. shoes. yo'll li'ar EhOsty footsteps ali
ohcr dc cabin fur throe nights rnnnin'. io'Il
also h'ar, from do oe woman doorin' de day.
dc day and had discovered a honcoop which
promiscd to pan out well d, fust dark night. /
should listen miGhliy h" RI w when got e bed
it to moan dat id better let dem twenty-five
chickens atone. cause der was q spring gun
dc tick | reckon I'd chance 1t. though I'd go
powerful slow an feel all around 10 do dark
iii white man Gums along in do mawnin,
slick fur u dollar an half an continner to sot
sr9uSd yo Il y" li fsS v s1ds'y yS mrkS
wi "iit ga Samuel Shin sholld borrow Two dollars
in cash q ms whfh bee he cant possibly d" an
n n hs I'd see s ghosts at night. Dsy wouldn't
re ghosts from 10 graveyard; but ghosts
Conscience. bar, am muffin real. about it.
Y9ye done sHnth hin mean an 70, feel con.
sn r Tao t. oeH Eve ms as e.
aiearsd OF spooks Hei 60 to bed to sleep as
sound as brick. spooxs won't have no use
Fr?m de tine on n shall hsy an out fur
fur sich odder memhers Of dis club as may
tNko to seein ghosts an heaarip warnins.
sufficient reason for expulsion but 1t will 20 q
long ways toward maxim me feel sartin dat
sich pussons d"an reflect no particker credit
brother Jones arose and tried to square
himself by explaining that what he took to
d" nothing but tho lnbored breathing OF his
brind!ed dog, under the bed. and that he had
so reported. hut Brother Gardner raped for
"Sot down, Rruddcr Jones! Oar am no
0ueshun befo' de house. lo' hev heard what
same as de rest. At De next meetin shall
arrange wild Sir Isaac Wal pole to move dat by
law No $50 be amended to read so dat any
at midnight by spcert shall stand accused
de same as II he had busted into de museum
II. QUAD.