The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-05-17
Tommy's Ghost,

disconnected gtted uneasy finally
he said Aunt Margaret there such things ghost~ HIS
turned him sharply and replied Naa boy putting
such stuff your head?" Od Aunt Mandy
startled expression his young SWELL aan
old busy body simply ed Saying this she picked up
and into the house leaving Tommy think what had
Just told him 4.ss#&@+']
While he musng Johnny Rowel came along singing
stray which grew road
sde FINALLY be spied Tommy sitting dsconntY fence
ey old what your DOING counting lice
NAV amt John Rowels he replied cooy Well don't
hinges about just joking said maker as he
cawed beside Tommy who had pulled bis very
eyes to prevent Johnny seeing them.
We Tom said John who bound for kind of
saon you been through them We if
you an noticed the indifference his companion you shore
cau yer don't get killed monty
YOU take pevice be said trying wise "Pshaw
Tommy Magret said there things ghosts
We aunt Margaret don't know everything than do
thing do know shore great big white duck
didn't sign of head hit shore didn't Saying
he scrambled off the fence for he his mother the distance
that he would much from
he seen lettering by the way-sde.
Johnny abunt departure Tommy trying not to be-
eve Johnny had said But being supersous nature and
having heard several murders being committed place he
half inclined believe what he had heard spite bis
waning.
Just few minutes after Johnnys departure sa the hired man
along wagon his and seeing Tommy
out Tom YOUR you immediately as she
lis stay herself tonight and your Pa until
ate So saying the horse strike with the whip
soon of sight.
have got go through those thought
fear grppd his heart but of go home
ghtful thoughts would his mind instead of all the
courage he imagined that he possessed. ~
Tommy afraid home by yourself I with you"
whispered twnng her soft white his No
No. exclaimed Tommy pushing her from him. Pm afraid
be afraid of should like to know And with PROUD
ar ode OF down the road Tommy only eight years old
m cF!A IT afconate father and mother The was
lust ct throwing golden lights the landscape Tommy
ed that at this ghost suppoedto his appearance
how the best get through that swamp"
mused Then his face frightened if thought
him shall close my real tight and then I'll
any ghost if there should be one."
Tommy beautiful mother the paror working some
brodery the picture of distress Opposite
Mandy with large bundle Of newly washed coth Can't imagine
what is keeping Tommy Mandy yon? really alarm
m his long He should have ago" said
Mrs Marshall looking down the road the direction which
come lovely brown fast filing with Now
Misses you ho I'll hunt dat chile and F monty
Quick too the old negro felt sure her red
bandanna handkerchief fitted properly her woody
sure wish would Mandy Sobbed pretty Marshall
CHOW you hush dat cause ole Mandy
fail in anv thing undertook and se wne bring dat chile
said the large put OF clothes on
her head Marshall sat with watching old negroes
Mandy picked her carefully rocks on
the road as FASTENED Tommy ought to
be spanked he ought causing muttered
the old lady iourneyed her By this she
nearing the swamp 'Now don't zacy lax 90 through dat
swamp but and Mssis would Tor dat youngun
and now Use said Mandy as she
tnued to hurry before grew very es don't LAX to
90 through swamps wild wide open SO gwne
pit her words action her progress
slow indeed Dese closes shore CITING heaby she took
her long from the clothes which
mountain her head.
At that sharp blow abdomen send
g her prawn i'll the middle of the road The falling
every direction She presented frightfu
de Iawds What da? exclaimed aunt Mandy as she
scrambled knees in time little boy running with all his
MIGHT Oh good Lawd please sabe old Mandy Use monty
niogah I'll shore be better will sabe
aved the negro Truth finally dawned OLD and she
hunting her clothes which srewn all road
nz Toumy das zacy who hit wuz Gle
his self upsettng respectful coored lax His Ma
,w ouoh spank dat boy tell he bistered" about fifteen
clothes picked and she
time Tommy had reached home and completely breath
Marshall and asking between Tommy