JOSH BILLINGS ON GHOSTS.

Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1881, Page 3

JOSH BILLINGS ON GHOSTS.

» A ghost ia about fiv© ieet sevei inches in height, and weighs from four ouucos to six ounces. 'lhey are of «■ ( mask uline and femii.ine uatai, principally former. They aiut airaid ov n. 'thing, and will bang around v giav. yard a?, caieless az a schoollioy wih hnng around a norchard in greei apple time. They ara like a grate; iwniiy other things in this world often he.aid ov but seldom seen. } will give 150 dollars to see a ghost, Mild 250 dollars more to own one j bu i . want one kaught whole and hot hurt. Mi friend, I'hineas T. liainutu, will take a whole drove ov them it '.he same price i«er ghost, and loi juanel about the gender 'I herefore, bring yout ghosts. Ghoata allwus dress in a wite uite i>owu sort of rig ttd am thr> quickest/ that evtr havt b*©u trotted out yet. their oidinan is in a mile, a s^kund, but it is -t.tiil, for a purao, they can beat this handy. 1 would like to ate «.ne gi. iv publik for mutiny — private time i> allwus tmspihh us. W hi don't some of our agricultural hoss-tio aasosia^buns uller a yhasc puss he« for all yhoats ? It would draw like a mustard plaster in tha mouth of August.