Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-03-21
HE WAS POLITE.
Gus Ha-kin- Met . Chest II NJ was Yer,
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Gus Hawkins was a refu -mer.
Gus wanted to reform our methods Of
treating ghosts
why. I don't SEE I said to him one
day don't see but we treat ghosts
properly enough
~Praps you'd like TO be treated like
. ghost YOURSELF WI en- n man gets IN
sight of re hev him tIke to his laigx
an run. heys When 4 wonan sees We
hev her scream an Il int away lest ex
If she had Seen a mouE e. Ev'ry human
bein '~skeddadlin' the minute he comes
in sight of We. an If he's To scat TO
skeddadle pIumpin' down on his knees
and face an prayin' the Lord To deliver
HIM How'd re like it,
% We'll. Gus. il would be rather hard
Il wish I could sec n ghost once. an
I'd show him that there is y little
p~oliteness left in human III r. after
all NOoodys ever bern killed By a
ghost; nobody's ever been cheated BY
a ghost; nobody's ever been inSultef
10y a ghost. IN every ghost I ever
heerd Of has behaved like Il perfect
gentleman I'd like n meet one I'd
GAgsN AANA AA4N q II kE a. T. tE n
gentleman as he
Well. last May Gus did meet one
after all While he was passing
through the Spruce Hollow graveyard
he saw n ghost sitting with his legs
crossed on squire Perkins Tombstone.
"Hullo-- said Gus
~HullO-- said the Ghost
Kinder damp AM cold out here.
amt it, said Gus Come down to
my house over the hiII an. get some
supper an n hot cup er tea an then
we'll have a little ak together
We'll. if you'd jest ez SION. well 20
into this tomb here. sasi the Ghost.
Il shall be kinder hashfaf in a house. I
hain't been into ooe for 80 lo1g. I'm
more u~ei to tomb
All right 20 sheadr- said Gus. and
they entered the tomb
Lets sit down on this coffin 10
gether. said the Ghost. an have \
riee little talk
jest what would suit me. said
Gus
sit up little closer. said the Ghss.
I'm cold
Glad tn 'couanosiate We said GuS.
a. he nud<ed mp as close as he could
get
Let ne put my arms 'rocnd re an
see II ] ant yit thoroughly warmed
mp for once. said the Ghost. throwing
his arms around ssus as he spoke
do you know said the Ghost.
you're the Only fellow tina has ever
understood me sinc~ I've heer dead I
like you iou're 4 trump hut youT
exeuSe me Jest a minute Do vou
know | feel that there IS something
the r-atter with my body IN the dfth
grave down there You excuse me a
minute while ~ and Sc. Sit right
where you are and III he back in n
iufy an well have a nice talk sogeth-
er
Gus sat still and the Gross vanished
He sat for i've minutes, still the
Ghost did rot return
At the end Of ten minutes he rot up
and walked out in Sea-vh Of the Chest.
He looked at the fifth grave bat il
was u~1dIsturhed aEsi the grass was
growing above il lux,1riantIv.
We'll cant waS here all night
ssd Gus Lets see. what time i it,
Bat Gus had no cans Of telling
what time Il Uas-hiS watch was zone
He discovered that ty feeling in mis-
icft-h1na vest Poeke-- Also a roll Of
bills was gone He discovered this BY
feeling in his right-hassd vest pocket
Well thought ther ghus, was aw-
full afectivuit when he put his srms
rOun me. said Gus -HuIIos whu.'S
thisT-
just here Gzs stopped down and Lift
ed up a sheet
.tiuess the ghost has been undreSSin-
hiSselt. said Gus
When Bill >tives was carried to laif
two months later for stealing n horse,
Guss watch vas found on his person
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