The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1907-03-21
THE NAN AND
TnE GHOST


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ne mans eyes wrsc open. hut be
eoald not see The room was dark
4 was niehstlIns and he had henn
dreaming
The Ghost stood Close beside hla
bed and gaHod AZ him steadily
Well. } am bore. said The uhost.
The man aroused almaelf. Prep
ping hia head on one hand. he kasea
hard through the blacknese lie could
aes nothIng 20 Ne laughed
And. who are your Il IA custom
aFy for strangers 10 have lntfnauc
gl0us before they converse And he
laughed again
~Yoa have se~n me before" said
the Ghost You need not pretend
that we are ntrAn@ss9~
etiat DO nor Rnow yon. said the
man we must observe the eonsen
tionalltlea, whatever we DO. and he
laughed again. rather ldiotlcally a. he
afterwards admitted 70 himself
When you are a. cid aud as tired
aa am you win not wonY about com.
ventionaiities. said the Ghast
Z. uant 90 know hew Ions yeu are
Hping ~ keep me toilinx Doat yoa
think have earned my reiSA~ef Don't
yoa think have served my timef
The man sat upright IN bed. Ne
vas wideawahe nov and the pupils
II his eyex regs dtlAted A feeling o1
horruf and terror-Almost cf panic
~ss 7tealsHg over hsm
AnEt a. you mean he eaeped
Who are youf From whence came
yuuy'
You know. you must khaw whn 1
an" said the Ghost "Yon cAnnnt
pretend that you have never sewn a.
heard .0f mo bef0rn
hut ! 90 not pretend said shw
man. his panic rsnlng higher Al hia
breath eamo IN Easps and his heart
beat audiely -Teli me. FOR nods nake.
who ara you and whence yoa came
VERY wef Listen. thea. poor fool.
! viil tell gca out u the nsshefuoss
regions of Oblivion ! came and The
Darkness viii swallow me again Iiut
or you might have enloyea tha sun.
iikht forever mlghi have known
shat ii saa 70 expand With TIE tuds
and % sing with the hirda might
have known an Joy. al hope. All
be4aty nui you. you. maodlln. wan.
aerlug idiot, sinplncd BY your eFnilsni.
drunken with your excesaes. have era.
aemhed me 10 eiernal darkness. eser.
nai oblivion
The mape breathing could nou ~
heard across The fpom.
isut who. pho arr you he almost
shouted
Very weil since you cannot hear
af see. nF understand. wlfl tel saa
Afe the Spirit 81 ybar Yonsh an
Ito Chest ~ Your ideals And | 4.
uand mY release hase hesn faish
fal loYai. aye, even lnyinW have
never deserted yon i0y an instant Eias
90 have abandoned nae Whs then
keep ne tn captivity Lei ne -.
BEG q thne' Release me- | have
aefved ny time. have a right q free.
aeme
The Ghosts voice breSs ne SO
81 sprlght IN bed
What 40 yoa 1z~saF be gAznsd
You SPEAK 10 Riddles % not under.
stand
=Ah. nov yoa have released me-
Sew ! am frce. FaresellT
The chests voioo tounded faint znd
fzFal9tant The mans pAnle returned
apos him sevcnfold Increased
You are lcavinNfr - cried
Yes. I am golnK aexer "a return
YeHf eonfesslon that ypa % longer
understand any references . the spirit
q feaf youth. she ghost - yenf ideals.
sAsalsss me from an responsibility
"a your gay. shall 80 mine
Hut STAY Please STAY I "a not
unaefnland Now ! know Cons haek.
come haekf~
The man rose from ~ I'D ana
stretched nui hia arms impiefiAsiy
i eaHHat iei y0u ~ Please nieaae.
come back Dear Ghost come hack
/ ehaaos live without 500
flat the light ~ q rs.4s eAf shine
Into lhe scsm and il HAn ooaId ses
assAlae except TIE ebasls familiar
e his daily vision Ara iAFsa him