Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-20
ADAMS UNHAPPY GHOST.
Nobody Seemed to Care for His Opin.
ion on Modern Politics or the Phil
ippipes,

Il made UP my mind said the re-
porter, that if the ghost ever appear
ed in my bedroom again | would over
come my fears and speak to it. instead
of burying my head under the covers,
as l did the first time. Well. sir. sure
enough. the next night. exactly at H. I
heard a faint noise by the bed. and I
looked around. There sat the specter in
chair. l sat straight up and said,
with some firmness, although my voice
trembled:
who are YOU?
Il am nobody in particular now"
said the ghost; but l was Adam"
Adam who?"
Had no family name. There was but
one family of us, and they all knew
me. l was the first man, you know.
You must have heard of me-"
Yes, indeed" said the reporter.
I'm sorry / can't shake hands" said
the ghost, but you might as well try
to shake hands with d fog bank as with
me. It's not sociable. / know, but L
can't help it,
20, never mind" said the reporter;
I'm glad to see you. all the same"
Your name is Johnson, isn't it,
asked the specter.
NO; my name is Jackson" replied
the reporter.
"Pshawt' said the ghost. i was
locking for man named Johnson; put
my eyesight is so bad that couIan
read your, doorplate distinctly Inc
worst of it is, too, that l can't wear
spectacles; nothing substantial enough
to hitch them to. l wish some OF you
people would invent an eyeglass tn'tt
can be worn by near-sighted ghosts.
You'd confer a genuine benefaetlon on
the folks in the other world.
"What was your business with John-
son? Perhaps l can--
well. in the first place,I understand
that he is one of committee appoint
ed to get up statue of me LOT the
town Of Elmira. | have been in to see
that statue. and l want to ask Jofn-
son where he got the idea that l useo
| to wear a straw hat and side wiiiskers
want to know, also, what aueiiori'y
he has for giving me Roman nose
| Hadn't you one of that KIND
| why, man, the Romans hadn't in
Itroduced that variety of nose in my
time, And Johnson has had me repre-
scented with a huge serpent lying al
lmy feet. Now, what was the use OF
dragging up painful "reminiscences o.
| that kind? Why not let the matter
drupo Hanged if l like it,
IT'S an outraged
| Between ourselves said the spec,
tier, locking his misty fingers over hi:
1knee, II don't thihk much 81, the Statue
business, anyhow. Do you know &ha,
| they did, 100 stingy tcl make a ffesl
piece of sculpture ont or a" blpck o
marble, they bought up d Second hant
statue; OF Benjamin Franklin at auc
ton, and hired a many to work it owe
into me! Doesn't look particle lik'
Ime. Anyhow, Franklin was no kint
of a man to make me out of. A com
mon kind of fellow, a sort of popuilst
opposed to the wealthy classes, WASH
hep
I'VE consider him quite respectable.
"Another thing ! wanted with Jonn
son was to see II can't make arrange
meats with some reliable Spiritualis
me dunn. I've been crowded out II
, the cold now for about 1000 years, will
no chance to participate in anything
Now. I'm the man that started tli!
world. / gave it sendof. and j
really does seem pretty hard that
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