The sun., 1900-12-16
GHOSTS TALK THINGSOVER
1EAlxD AT Az ANIMAL MEETFN0 or
THE fOS0.rINE.DEAD

How They scoG ~ the Am bitions,tNs Pieas-
ures sad Evsn the sin, Of Corporsai
Erfsteuos Happy In their Emsncipa-
uon FROM Condition They Once
Ds~wed Indispsnssbis 10 Hsppines'.
! The Ghosts Union was holding a meeting
for the discussion Of the new eieht-hour
law. tho over-ttme clause and the allotment
OF walks FOR tho coming year. Tho mem-
bers had this caucns toward tho clcao OF each
year. vhen matters recurring attention me
up for discussion. Tho Master Ghost, who
haunted only the best families. pre'crrtng
country houses In Tuxedo and westche.ter
for his regular beat always presided on these
occasions. DE had been dead more than
hundred yenrs and was competent and
experienced phantom to whom tho others
looked up with much respect. Ills discourses
were a ways interesting: In fact his tyle was
fascinating whom he became enthu siast!c.
he began to speak In low tone that sounded
like wall
IT Is indeed proud moment he said:
when . OF the nitod brotherhood Of
Ghosts look back over the past century
and reflect on what we have achieved. when
one thinks OF the ghosts of hundred years
arc crude meodranatic wralths who ac-
| compi he'd nothing except their sra smodic
, arrear a1ces on terraces at midnight without
| OF few servants we have much to con-
| gracilate ourselves upon without union
such ms we have founded these rasnles would
have been impossible. The almlcSs wander
I Ing ghost OF "a century ago hls given p ace
| TO tho educlted ghost who realizes that
united we are mighty force compelling.
/ ruling humanity and ever advancing and
becoming stronger. We haze made mighty
| strides toward the future when people will
realize generally that only ghosts are real
and that the bodies inhabited by spirits are
more tombs of flesh. blood and bones that
! fail 70 decay vhel we leave them
| Then we shall really rulc'" exclaimed the
eSo,t Of an ac1or who hai bean popular
| fhtv years ago. For instance. take my own
experience. Each night visit thn theatre
where young Rah"tnr ia playing II inict
| 1ke audience sDplautr tho public throw
| roses at MA feet the women fall in love with
! him He thinks 1t ia his genius. Bah. II
4 i l He plans each day what he will do In
the nis!Its performance. new bits that lie
viii add: new tones. Il gesture omitted, a
, smile, sich. But when niSht comes and
J." trcadS the bosrdS he forgets all re has
planted t. do. lie THINKS thea ne Is n R1mict.
tSat he l. Inspired. In reality. arn acting:
the applause the flowers. the sInitel are all
for me. My existence now is one ooutinuous
in M beloved AIT tie desire OF my Ne
worked for. striven for bIt never fully realized
''t.l now. when fooilsh moit,ls call me dead |
Why, sornetmoa | III on my own erdve
and cAuchie wIen rea TO tombstone
Yours j. indeed an lntere4tirg waIs.' said |
tho chost ~ a great beauty who had been a [,
t'7-tin virginia at tao tim" ~ tho Revolution. |
A for me | cannot be SAID 20 have a regular |
walk. dance. fit. ! hoLt here ard there. |
from boudor II balcony. Sometimes ! |
Inner In the b'oomv check o. a paf,ormaii |
ard ton I'm or 70 . rout or n dance. dwelling |
in to dimple' of some famous belle and en-
cha tin. all who speak with hn". She listnn |
u whispered compliments that are all ma1-t |
for fae. Sometimes play tricks on pretty |
sr!7. and who1 they look In their mirrors
t.ey find me gone and weep 'or me Bu; !
II Is thr life lovel Tho eNct'ment, the
f7tt"-v used - dream Of such heaven.
with adorerS ever at nv foot"
And now that YOU havo no feet" began
the \ tor ghost, who was something of a wit
Think when was coopei ur in one per-
sonalitv. forced 70 yio.d T. tho whlns Of n
boiy that had - be fed and bathed and tended
"a most useless. helpless body It was"
'hri a most beautiful one. said the ghost
OF tlr old beau. boviny gaintly. But
really. my dear. now lttlc living people realize
ls1vo the bodied exist,pce' 1t ia Owing
Wit out wings. hearing without ears. know.
ing. seainc---
All but feeling" said the ghost Of q great
sinner.
POOH What's feeling. after allf' said
TIE. y nant)n cf n dream: it hampers one
So. The constant var with ones hnser nature
wears rs out, oven though we triumph. What
Is ore life? We live thousand lives
1t is exquisite 70 realize our power said
the ghost OF dead love. The bodies that
held ~ were lii,o Dungeons in which We wer"
doomed To torture. Never shall forget the
night wnen | broka from nv she'll II was
woman, poor. deserted, III. alone. She lay
dying in a miserable garrett. | struggled,
hu't"rcd fcro"ly like bird beating against
the bars of n cage. but .h" held me- cruelty to
ner For she had the desire 20 live that sho
might forgive. Finally she turned and looked
rp to the sky through the dingy pane. Then
felt the first ecstatic thrill OF freedoml I
leaped scared. foated up-up to the stars,"
"On earth you would never talk that way"
said the ghost Of n poet; you would sell it."
Now" said the ghost ~ the dead love, Il
go TO tho flres.de OF the un'orGiven one.
dwell in his heart. lie has grown rich and
m children are about him and friends and
wealth and luxury. But he fears me and
"A humorous idcs prevalent upon the stupid
old earth, said the ghost Of the great sinner.
IS that all ghosts are respectable"
Aripple oi laughter foated on the air sound
ing like a wind blowing through the trees OF
a ST vey ri,
For my part. I've crowded more genuine
villany into one hour as ghost than mortal
could accomplish in what they call a lllc-
time inspire great crimes, aid In the per
formnncc ~ dark deeds I spend delicious
hours with bank robbers and In tho souls of
murdcrers; revcl in crime not tho mere per-
Torrance Of II clumsily done-but an the
germ the very spirit of sin"
Yes said the ghost OF a nun. and bars
or cells cannot imprison you now. In life I
would be narrow-minded enough to hate you,
but knowing the broad and beautiful charity
Of ahostdon am forced to respect you
The ghost of n fool spoke then: "If 1 could
only tell them" he sad. my thousands of
brothers upon the earth who grope on in their
Iay taA1 70 IN ,,,a ,ha,