Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1881 — An Ohio Spook. [ARTICLE]

An Ohio Spook.

“A tall and willowy spook,” according to a local paper, has .taken possession of the hitherto quiet town of Greenfield, O. It is unquestionably a spook of the feminine gender, because it has an extraordinary habit of hug-

glng modest young men on the dark streets and of fottowfag other young men who are cii route to see their beat girls. A few evenings since, at one of the churches where a revival was in still blast, the minister took advantage of the excitement in regard to this affair and most vividly and forcibly did he present Mother Shipton’s prophecy wherein is mentioned that this mundane whirligig is going to wind up in 1881. But the reverend • gentleman went one better than the mother, and settled the date as June 28. Then, with rare power, did he lay before the minds of his already terrified audience his opinion that this sombre-hued spectre was an ambassador from the Almighty sent to warn the pqpple of the n lamess of the grand amaahup and for them to be ready to get their tickets to the heavenly land, so that when it did come their lamps would be trimmed and burning. After 7 o’clock in the evening not a boy, girl or un- . accompanied female is to be seen ; on the streets, and It is also noticeable that there are a number of business houses putting up shutters somewhat earlier than usual. i