The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-26
And Uncle Larrv procesdsd:

And Uncle Larry Larry proceeded; mn. -
Salem and clock struck twelve the
rival ghosts began wransling before Raps here.
there and everywhere, ringing bells banging tam
bourines stunning banjos sailing about the room,
and all the other manifestations and maeralizations
fore. The only difference Eliphalet could
stronger flavor in the spectral profanity and this Of
course; was only vague impression Tor he ala not
actually hear a single word He waited awhile In
appear 10 him. At last he got his dander and he
on the table. and asked for silence AS he
felt that the spoos listening to him he explained
the situation TO them. He told them he was in love-
ana that he could not marry unless they vacated the
house He appealed them old friends, and he
laid claim their gratitude. The ghost had
been sheltered by the Duncan family for hundreds
ing in the little old house at salem for nearly two
He Suggested that thew had better SEht it out then
with him all needful weapons And he pulled out his
yoI G pair Of ghotgqRs pair Of 1geIng-sords
@ & o oo o on 6 s s v hs pack ~
cards and bottle Of poison telling them that they
@ 10 avoG eaHase taey might cut the earaS 10
anxi0usy for their reply For little space there was
shiyerng in one corner Of the room. and he remem
sounded Ike a frightened sigh when he made the
Scared Then R Was ana mat certain WSS SaT
the titular ghost We're drawing himself up with OF
things because he never saw the ghosts but he felt
from the corner where the family ghost stood
hnd hs Ses G SE pb % was
Plain enough that he had not long been the head Of
hf That one OF hs oos edg he T
against a woman I1liphalet said he had never sug-
T Tgst woman, ana All he wanted was that the
the voice told Elphalet that the other ghost was
- What? said Dear Jones. sitting up suddenly
f You don't mean to tell me that the ghost which
os,Th0see, the very words EIiphalet Duncan
for the answer. All at once he recalled the tradi-
9e the s goa s ns s e that
never thought Of the sex Of spooS but there
no sooner was this firmly hxed in E!iphalets mind
must be married-fOr then, there would be no more
tons and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. more dark seances with
s s aps hna OS o ana no m and oanlos AZ
the corner declared that the Duncan WRATH voice IN
them, pleaded and persuaded and coa&ed W and
confess. course. that he did know how to get
corner sravey told him there need be no non dia ne
spiritual chapiains Then the rs time the house
Sh9s sPSdkf 0T Se% sgs eRs oe and With
trastsd sharply with the broad scotch speech
% have forgotten that she But this did
case clearly, and he told her she was not married
G fo e S s B had Res9
drew attention to the grsst disparity in their ages
years old. while she was barely two hundred But
bucked to. and coaxed those ghosts into matrinlony-
AfterWard he came 10 the conclusion that they
willing coaxed, but at the time ne thought heN,
had pretty hard work to convince them of the al
did succeed asked Baby Van Rensselaer, uik
a woman's interest in matrimony.
He did" said Uncle Larry. HE talked the wrath
of Duncans and the spectre house
Salem into matrimonial engagement And from
he they ne more troublA
with them. Theyf rival ghosts no longer. Thev
were married by their spiritual chaplain the very
sam that Eliphalet Duncan Kitty IN
front OF the railing of Grace Church The ghosty
bride and bridegroom went ct
bridal tour, and Lord and Lady Duncan down 10
the little old house at Salem TO pass their honey,
moon"
Uncle Larry stopped His cigar again.
The tale OF the rival ghosts told. solemn ST.
lence fell the little party deck OF the ocean
steamer broken harshly by the hoarse OF the
fog horn