Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-30
OLD ROBINSON'S GHOST
On Two Parts)
Part II
(By Ward Garred)


the story was continued by Red as
follows:
"All right fellows, but first let's
take another round of old Jerry'S
spirits, it'll sort o'lighten the misfor-
tunes to which we are doomed to
fall
'Yessar boys 1 agree perfectly, we
sartenly had some time and when it
comes to reckonin, wal we were right
there, especially afore them thar big
sea masts.
"a few puffs of blue smoke were
issued forth from Reds pipe which
he held tightly between his teeth, for
a second or two and then the story
went on.
Nevertheless we had a few hours
sleep. Another pull at that ar soldier
Joe, before we begin our real civil
endin.
"Ah, kin express me thots freere1
now, as drop of the krater makes
the words slip easies."
AS near as 1 ken recollect, mates,
we slept about two hours in leeward
that ar log. But it only seemed
about ten minutes to us. Suddenly
like flash olitenin few queer
noises brot us both on our feet our
hair standin parallel to our ears and
seeming to grow an inch every Sec
ond but this didn't stop the noises.
They seemed to come from different
directions all to once kinder like a
monograph talkin to rock wall an6
echoin around over the hills for miles
to come; leavin very scarry atmos-
phere behind, and leave it to youl
uncle Red we were beginnin to gel
the skaro fever if there is such. New
ertheless before we had time to cal
calate the direction of the wind OF
count the stars in the heavens bant
Of, the skinniest lookin savages ap
peared above the horizon on theside
next the sea.
We Immediately took fright and de
cided to make 'em eat heel dust ant
perhaps we could way lay em in the
dark.
But our plans had no chance tt
come to action, for on leavin one ban(
behind we shortly ran face to face
wiz D04l.
tured thru a great hallobaloo on tn
part of them ding busted gauntlins.
Shortly after our capture the Who'll,
band Joined forces and we were thel
taken into a little ravine near tn
sea shore and were thar hitched VI
to couple othem large oaks, witt
mahogany bark. Three of the gaun
devils stood guard and tothers form
ed war circle around big fire OF
which was placed a large vat some
thing similar to, but many times rud
er than the one me old grandad uset
fur the purpose o'scaldin hogs in.
And to our great establishment VIZ
were not far off in reckonin the use
of it either. Because on the part
the savages their actions denoted
human broiled barbecue.
The fire continued to roar and reb
els continued to jabber and point a
us with apetitising and relishing &C
cents. AS Black Beard and those sea
dogs used to do their innocent prey
AS time passed on, things did moi
better their selves any, and finally
two of those large, lean, lank, speci
ments Of human nature came toward
us. We the fat porkers that were
soon to make the delicious Gambia
soup. And with their ivory tusks
bound us. But suddenly a swell; that
thar camp became as silent as the
ripping brook, all procedure stopped
and in less time than it would take to
tell it every member in camp was fly
ing with double speed down toward
the sea shore leavin us to stand help
less and wondering. Soon we per-
ceived a large hairy object standin
only a few feet away in the dusk. That
ghost! So near and yet so far; l say
Mates it would be a blessin if peo-
pie could only be dead many times
over, than to keep company with
ghost of an exile. But it was differ
ent with him he came up first to me
and then to Buck and took a good look
at the two of us. But we were more
SllrnriSed when ha heran to toll To