The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-13
. ShiverY Tale of
Ghostly Revenge.
Compiled from the
Almost Veracious
Memoirs of Oliver
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ever We durn please, fer I'm a-goin L liant
aroun' here till daylight"
Clankl Clank. Clankl With a rattle and
a bang the ghost of Jonas slammed out of
the room and left her gasping with aggra-
walton. The idea The very ideal Jonas!
Jonas. that had never dared to open his
head to her in all these years. And he to
come and sass her like this. Oh, il was
past bearingI She would-but what would
she do, after all? Down in the celler
pandemonium broke loose. Barrels and
boxes and crooks and broken glassware
and old tin cans and WORKOUT stovepipes
were flying around in wild confusion and
making enough noise to nearly deafen her
She opened the cellar door and called down
TO Jonas in her old tone, the tone that
had always frozen him solid as a cake of
ice.
You Jonas" she threatened. EFF you
don't quit cuttin' up them high links I'll
Ill"
''Shet upi' roared the voice of the spook
An old tin pail whizzed UP out of the
darkness by way of emphasis, and Mary
Jane jumped just in time. She slammed
the door shut, lit the light and sat down
in the kitchen TO think it over. 1t was
nearly killing her to be beaten like this
While she brooded the rumpus broke out
in the attic and she groaned as she thought
of all the fine material there was UP there
to make noise.
"Drat his ornery hide!" snapped Mary
Jane, at last. There's only one thing L
kin do TO spite him. an that's to go an
sleep in spite O. his pesteration''
1t was easier said than done. however.
Jonas seemed to know just how to make
a noise monotonous, then break il with a
smash that nearly made her jump out of
her skin. At last she did doze, but awoke
with shiver to find that the covers had
been suddenly jerked off of her. A dia-
bolical chuckle explained the matter
How dye like it. Mary Jane?" he
tainted her. Dang it all, fer nigh on TO
thirty winters you hogged all tn kivers
an lef me t SILVER on tn edge o. tn
bed, an now I'm a-goin' L give we
taste o. yer own medicine. How dye like
it. hey. Mary Jane Naggin?'
Mary Jane made no answer. She just
lay and sizzled within while she shivered
without. The spook of Jonas stood there
before her very eyes and tied up the COW
ers in hard knots. then turned to go.
Excuse me a minute or SIGH, Mary
Jane" he remarked. Il got to do a mite
o. hantin' over t Squire Gassy's an Hen
Worley's an Dad Coopers an few more
tibet used L browbeat me aroun.' But don't
worry. Mary Jane, / won't be gone long
at a time"
She never missed him. A dozen times that
night she had just managed 10 drop into a
nap when the clank of that everlasting
chain woke her UP TO some new devilment.
The last time was when the clock started
in and struck eighty-seven without a
pause. At the eighty-seventh stroke there
was a sharp exclamation from the ghost,
a swift rattle of the chain, a clank of it
out in the yard and across the side fence
and she looked out of the window to see a
faint streak of approaching dawn in the
sky. Then she slept till o'clock.
Soon after breakfast Mrs. Jessap came
| over. bursting with news.
Law, Mis- Naggin, hev We heard what all
| happened las night?" she began Dave
| Benson's pigs run a-squealln' aroun' an
aroun' his house fer nigh onto a hour!
An that amt all! Somebody dragged
| rails down oyer tn weatherboard-
| in o. Squire Grassy's house till tn
family nigh about crazy! An that
amt all! Somethin' er ruther got into Hen
>
| like a steer an blowed SCOT all over tn
carpets an fixins! An that amt ALL
| Over L LATE Sproggles they was a noise
like tn shingles bein ripped offn tn roof
till young Dude Sproggles had four fits, one
right after tn other. An that amt all!
Every winder pane in Dad Cooper's house
was broke! An that amt ALL Every livin
| place where these doin's was a-goin' on
they heard tn rattle of a chain, an they
/ do say il was heard a-clankin' aroun' your
| house,
| "Well. fer tn lands sake" calculated
Mrs. Naggin, in polite but conservative
surprise.
| Mrs. Jessap looked hard at her. but Mary
! Jane Naggin never batted an evewinker.
you amt looking right pert, Mis- Nag.
| gin went on the caller. II b'lieve you're
gittin tn yeller janders. Aunt Marthy
| Peabody tole me a fine for tn yellel
| janders, las time l was out TO her place
You git nine sheep lice an cook EN- up ii
your eatin'-mashed pertaters is a gooc
way-an thataway you swaller 'em down
| When they git down in your stoma CHI they
come out O. tn pertaters an crawl onto
| yore liver. They eat tn coating off'n tn
liver-it's that coatin'. We know. that give!
| tn body tn yeller janders-an' then they
die an your yelier janders is all gone Blu
We must have jes nine. 1t takes jes' nine {
| cover a liver"
1T sounds mighty sensible" said Mrs
Naggin. rocking complacently. but then
hain't got tn yeler janders. I'm jes rui
down an feelin' peaked like havin so mucl
sickness in tn house"
Its more than that, Mary Jane. it's NOR
than that" said Mrs. Jessap. shaking he
head. You look Worried Eff you git II
any trouble let me know. eff it'll relieve you
feelins some"
"Thankyi' said Mrs. Naggin. rocking
comfortably. EFF / git in airy trouble to-
hefty fer me L shoulder I'll let we know
Mrs. Jessap looked hard at Mary Jan,
Naggin once more. but seeing no signs o
weakening she went home.
''Snoopin ole cat" said Mrs. Naggin al
Mrs. Jessap went away.
1t was true. however. that Mrs. Naggil
did look worried and yellow and nervous