The Ghaslly Voice Of Byagswood Hall

BY .lt)liN plCKENNA

Aiiv rtetnlee of Charles Dickens cnultl hate loltl Sir Humphiey that he was positively asking for 'l'llIllliI' hi nodding down on Christ- ma- hr 111 the niuniumental four- fVtlx1l'l iii his I-zivcrnous and gluniiii hell-cliziiiibi-in The whole I sci-lip l.iiilv invited huuutinli.

Hut llicre was no Such Dicken- Ainii aioiiiid Bahhilllttd H3” in me q-.i.imx- (il'llIl'lps'llll'P lust thcn. Ami i-it-ii lliltl ilii-rr lwcti. Sir lliimpliri-5 llunip-lii'ntli(-ixkiiuitey my immiix x lmixi iiiiziuiiiitivc P"l"i(' tlinisti-i, uoiiid liaic tItiii't- ed that gliosts unite stiiwly for till" pages of l)ti'kt-iix.

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Rut tlir l)itilwiisian ti--iilrl yziiil ll.'llI' llt'I'll Kiill'llt'tl A5 V5 i iiiiiiipliit-t tiiilaiiilx it;-is - itllrll

from out of the gloom ii disctii bodied ioire saitl. "Pig".

There was not enouith li::lit iii the iimiii for Sir Huniplircy in we whether the toil-e was indeed ili-- enilioilicil But it certainly soitiiil-"ii that way. y

Niiu, mt-ii Sir lliiniplirei's iiiu-i loyal t-ollcuuiies had to admit lllill rcpartee was not his strong Pf"'i' Ind on this fl('('aSI0l'I' the mint felling l'P.lt'lll1fltlli he could think Rf was. "LU-.'lil'

"Pig". said the voice Obllgllllb

"Hei'c"' said Sir Humphivy getting into his stride. And he fumbled for the switch of his bed- side lamp. its light told him what he had surmised. The voice was disembodied.

He reached for the bell-pull Then stopped himself. Suppose he did summon a servant. what could he tell him? That some- thing or someone had said "Pig" at hini.harl probably that he tboiiulit it had probably .

"linagination". Sir Humphrey Inorted.

The sound of his own voice was comforting. "Or the water pipes". lie. added aloud Ifor they WW9 given in nocturnal rumblingst.

He glanced around the empty room. He switched off the light. He sank hack into the pillows...

.the next moment -he was ; I W M h ,, . , M" -ivrim the hat" irickimi .i.. 3.311.. ii-ii-".i2.'fi..iiLLi .t..'"ii..m5 2.”.l.i.”i323i '.i".lf.i.e'5'”..'.i;'iif...I." .2 H" h""k "' hl” "elk plll't'). uou. Prime Minister?"

"Pm-.' m" "'l"' W” "pliallnli "i)o Pi-inir tliiiisier” if i-nu Sir Humvlirey barked "Damn it TN" '" llmlllnlamh olahorauonii nlftafllfall I Pitlrlle this spirit -all man I'm a politician not a "Pm" h'"l' dnmnmmn I. i I'm afraid l-blasted drnithologist. " He slop-

Tll'”'” W” "" ”"”h' MW" Hi "look here man" i-xpiod-idipcd "Just amlnute '.Il0 no ab-

this tinic He scattered in carafe. sir i.hmmhI.m' ..l-m rm .,0-mg mlsun"-.. ' l I ' ' ' "" """'"l” Nun"? box am I lrive my iiii:iit's rest ahii ln('l-l "Please Prime Minister" "W ”' T” P”: ””"”"g 'P'i"i iii-iiiaiit-i lllt ciirisiiiint lioliilav. iiinzeisunii begged. "If the wnii 5""'"""i.' Helm” M. had bpr"-lrlllnPflil)t alruddv gahhling izliiisl stirs any association. no matter "'m"'m "ll" as M grabbed Mr Blast it man the (iovernnieiit how tenuous. in him" mind. Iftiu mp hum wmh suhsidiscs you up to the hilt " must tell me."

V (HIP . . . .

u'lirr-lhmtlif: ii:i.i'Tli:i:i::ig';,n aha. H Dunglesiiinp lnlPrjl'f'lE(l met-k1v:; Sir Humphrey looked. uneasy. .” H" mow NT.” You dun IN? is a it-igr small siihsidy. Prints and when he spoke the gritty edge "um "M-smpfmhm, m y h A. y lvlinister thirdly enough-... i had gone from his voice. You may 'mmm.Q numb” "M3 H?” mm)" ill s i'Ill niitraiieoiis piece "of recall that about six months. ago I” mum W'mwr wuhnm lpmmngi fentlii-ivhcdiliitg i-xtravagancc there was some opposition - iil-in- hm M ham”? i"”,ud"S hellmicd sir lliiiiiplircy. 'il'”ltalllil0l'f'l1Cd and misguided. mark yiiu- Rm mp” N wast. has action And i want it Miw. H tn my Governmentiiorder banning

. t M” to handle. ' teijv -well, Priine Minister , the-importation of turkeys for

m ll H stulied Diniizlcstrnp (iii-istmas and strictly hmitinz Sir lluniphrcy ii.-it-ed iiiip.:itient- their production at home. But. . ." ly up and down his bed chamlieri "Thalia it. that's it”, Dinglesirop

tohe

Q DlllllIlL', exaspci-nit-illy at a cizzar iinterrupted eagerly. "it all fils ilinglestrop hurl been poking now." and sniffing about the place for "Look here”. iiaid Sir Humphrey.

"are you trying to tell me that this spirit fellow seriously wants me to i f'l'pPiIl these very necessary tir- dt-rs?" "it would appear so. Prime Min- istcr. There's no other reasonable

dam nearly hzili an hour Iiurine to hr mime Minister wiiiiiiiiiiwhivh How he had simi mithiiic. l,,.(”.mm: U, fa”, pansy And sllllng; at-kntiwleiiuiiii: Mr liuiiiphi'c) s ",1 ,h,. Nme '"f hl: bed 5;, qiiesiions with a llfllllli .iiiili- lllIlllDlll'f'). reiiictantly ;i(-kmiw. Now he wns Klllilllllli nroiiitd twin"; ,0 i,,n,5e” mug for me the rich is of the hcilwlir taliivi ill”-i time in his life. he wits face "9 5i"3'L'l"P""'l "P -"ml in l"5.expl:-inatiiin." to face with the supernatural. lm-lllfl was a. sudden i'"IWy 04 'l"' "But. my good man. I can't he- Veil. thorc were ways in'dt-al PW M-Wkellnl-' Pr'””"il'"":lilt" lievc that tho spirit world or what- is-it.i the siipcrnatural. just like P'”.L- P V1 lever you call it is bothered Rhoiit nmlhin: rise ll.1dn't he bee it I 1'7 - - - "W - - 'i"'W1 ""b'l"W i political issues.” compelled against his bcllpr Jmlgn. . were you l'I";ltllI.tL' llllk hcliirti ;.iiu mmii to agree to an outrageous W(''" l" 5l0i'l1 hf -'”kNi- siilisidy lor SIGPASAP iihus liad ”Y'” i W33 Bi" '" "10 '"''”" "l

Al the same time you donii KIPI

CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR'S

GREETINGS FR is. comm-Y

him personally. Iii that clear?" "Yes. sir. immediately. Sir." The telephone clicked

enre. "For",

sleepy voice.

just can't take spirits."

of Bagswnod Hall.

pig larnier chaps until I :-peak to

into sil-

said the now far-from "He's been at the bottle and no mistake. some people

in a dusty attic under the rafters Dinglestrop was speaking stcrnly to the ghost

the n.'itioii's headline-writcrs made 3” rmmnueahlc The Society for the ol Ghosts. Polter-

all that": wniitlcrliil has that to do with this confoiiiirled ghost? ' Diiiizir-slroii ignored the qiii--iiiin.

l we

he had conjured up in medieval incantation had done the trick.)

"I repeat. this is extremely ir- Poigular". he was saying. "A: for an I can make out you have no

legitimate association with this. house. You simply turn up out of

montod gran;

by till all! bands at"i:.';....,"""',;.i'.'. "!m”' "h III the late- Vicltorln at in. gmwm Ha ."

DIHSIHWP ill-rritetat the now of explanatlm. "But how did you mm" ” PM '0 NI 'nIr. bird. da'lrr;nntlon' buainoli "

. uynlnd .. chance. Doctor. You no nllmtll: heal haunting gimmicks are put- ented- Rollin: your skull down me P9"''" 3311037. Chain rhttling. hI:llld' - effects.

V91? oua guarded by their intention. so I tlinugn: up this disiolntod words technique. Ab- Iolutely meaningless. I thought the very lack of meaning would make it all the more eerie."

Dingleatrop snorted. "Do you mean to stand there in your or-lo. hlasrn and tell me that you've never heard of the Pig Marketing (Prosecutions) Report sad the Turkey! (Limitation of Importa- tion and Production) Order?" "Eh?" said the ghost. Dlllxlestrop went on "You know perfectly well that no ghost is all lnwetiy to Interfere in.political is- sues. -

"But I didn't mean to". said thci Ehost. ”I just picked the words at random."

"Well. whether or not you realiz- ed their significance. you've upset the Prime Minister and the whole Cabinet." Dinglcstrop said.

"But not the farmers who ti.-re going to lose their homes." sdl(l. the ghost lnningly. "Nor all me; people who will get turkey - eleliy if it is I bit late for Christmas " There was a pause while ihci ghost looked pleadingly at Dinuii--i strap and the latter stroked his chin reflectively. . "Look here", said Dinglesirup. "I'm prepared to believe that youi didn't appreciate what you wcrri doing and Tm also prepared toi forget the whole incident so furl as SIGPASAP is concerned. (in one condltion. . .

"Yes?" the ghost said eagerly. "It's this”. Dinglestrop cuntin-I iied. "That you arrange in hnunti

Bagswood Hail again in the pearl

future. . . .

"Oh yes". the ghost agreed.

. .and". Dinglestrop ivent on slyly. "that. you alter your lines

slightly. I would suggest. 'Diiiglu.-strop. subsidy. damna- tion'. . ."

Although early observed as a least. the English term Crlsle.s Mass tChrislmasi is said to date from 1038.

Merry Christmas

and A Happy New Year TO ALL

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on the shores of new England ban- ned Santa Claus u a Popinh inven- tion. but the Dutch of Now An- sterdam (now New York) wol- coated and honored old Santa. Tradition. in fact. bu it that the figure of St. Nicholas presided an the figurebead of the ship that brought the first settlers of Man- ltnttan Island. and he was esteem- ed the patron saint of the city. giving his name to the first church built within its walls. A: the little village grew into a town. the yearly celebration of Christ- mas was indorsed by the author- ities. and the whole business of the to "W Sulptnded. not

only for one day but for nnvaral l

days in succession. even all un- necessary housework being laid aside until the end of the holiday season. Churches and houses were

trimmed with evergreens. and these. as a rule. were not re- moved until Cnndlemns,

Santa Claus . in the minds of the Dutch youngsters. was ; m. tund rosy-cheeked old man. with a low-crowiied hat. a pair of Flemish trunk hose and a pipe of surprising length, who drove his reindeer sleigh loaded with

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nowhere, and scare the daylighis out of the Prime Minister or all people. And just at n time when SIGPASAP was considering ap- proaching the Government for an increase of subsidy." he addevl to

himself. The ghost said. "Did I really scare him?" it sounded pleased.

Then noticing Dinglestrop's (leap. eninn frown it hurried on: "At this time of year, Doctor. there's at. ways rather a mix-up with us ghosts. We've rather not to take whiit we get in the way of haunting lissiilnmcnts. Naturally. all of the old iitltely homes and caslleii Iind

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. H. , 1. i huh h d -, cannot. tit'l(lr, see it at this tax a ier uman or morn ones. .Iml,iInirrlf.I 6, ' ' 3" . . (tho? Vlllulllr :I('(l:l.tl1lQll-U do wiiii the wine in iiuini. Iliit 5" dHUmDhTP.VedWI5 Silent. Hey I h , mlM)A' PH”M" 13” WIICCI FOFNIIII ; Remain wall You pm. Vii you must ktioii. ii is H i'epoi'l Cl'””' 3h-'lt”f("l lY ll "10 PM 0i n I r Sr:-Linn ailll ;ltIltllit'li l)lWfllfl(' table in lnr-I Wlllfll is to he iiiililislicd won Hui ""Wh(f0tlid Fr:llN- l35l he 3Pf;lWt- i Throughout My il,,n,g,,,. ,, ,,.,-y priygtp int.-uceritiiiz the case M lhlli a dim-nl in. VIP . amnaion. . y y - plinnr lallllvfi. A sleepy voice datiifriol tarincrr who are swim: to ('l'.3;'fli'3 Y;:"ly53'g;' D'I"K'95"”0':,' F. i M”. llurv Fniittir. Prop. Sl.RVlCl:, STATION 7'"

L, l i-5”-'.'t h -' .i. w a ' . . sec. es. M . tl'iIhniit rrliminarie: the voice '.s 7'7""? M""5l9l'- .Ch”ilml8 lhmlls Prruiiire Healer N” l F""""9 BVHKE i lm rial Products YN' P l 8;. V 4 ., , . i i P9 of Sir lliimplirrr crackled "Who'll .i;,. . In -nadnmnany hfl Nun”. - Cllriifnias Vhone 30-4 l . in.- how Ill Sl(;I'ASAP'."' 52:8" ” G. '”""'"'"F5l R"'"f""”.' 5"0S'.E' "'4 biiiiriu l'h--me lfl v Red Point .S”.-.-- i . Mnrlcy s ghost. in Dickens. "ml y y "SWIPASAP. you ninny S for. , chs'le:f;h. aglunl Hr Hungphrefgi l t , , -' 'w is ' in o . - - I Itiini.l. l for inaiir. G for gross- 3" W3: Din le:t:';" wlh'(":'b'3)k: the n,,,,py 5,". ),.,,, y HASSEY-HARRIHFERGUSON nuziicencr P for.for.." ll ' s 3 i V y i "uh?

Hull P SONNY Mr mp I""K'Ihc disposuesu-ii of their farms - t ' p t M'"y T" -4” ligation of Ghosts. Pnilergeists." MIN, H", W,” M ,0 mmph. Wm y .' 50'" pl""""""" Inn" Clirisfmru j .

l kmw Thai H dnnds fan the Y('rVy'llFll1Il!(l(ld rcqiiireincillslihmshrl l lhoud "kl: '0 law". and l ""'” "" "”'' "l "7. of the in. VarItelIn' Act ” . mi-k-'-I W "m M i C hm"-GU i i HAPPY NEW YEAR

"Um-tor Oswald Dingle.-itrop of on wanna WW HI: mar Amt. H',, m' l” R” """'3- D""ise' ”"PP7 'V"" Y"" F. J. '17 Kb: lg cbinu in with lliilineh College. Oxford. sir" I . -... - WI” ' "'99- . To All Our .

I - ..-nu," 1" him down here tinny Was I1 "N. Asked DIM! 95lF0P- Sir Humphrey resumed flis nius- (-mtam'" R Q? 503 Ullkll D you and S. yonn In 0 niondcrfal

lii:n'” crackled Sir Humphrey.

"Rut. sir..."

”l,onli heir. I presume you wish to remain my personal lPPrrt.'ti'x ”'

"I shall arrange with the Air Ministry to have Doctor Dingle- slrop picked up by helicopter within the hour, sir."

there you are, Dingiestrop." said Sir Humphrey. "a voice. a load of gibberish about pig: and birds and damnation and an ab- lllltllely empty room ”

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"It was nothing of the sort" thiintiered Sir Humphrey "You've been taken in hy all this drivel the Opposition liavn hr-en SDl'Cl'll1lIl'.' around. It is meant to put in thrirl place a lot of cocky fnimers who: think they know more about pill marketing than the Government And when R few more of them have been thrown off their farms they'll come into line.

"But whats this got to do w.'lh this gIiost"" he concluded.

"A great deal. if the theory form- ing in my mind is correct. Prime Minister". said Dlngk-strap

"Ynu he went on, "the dis-i tiiitzuishsd churn:-ti,-.istic of Cllflib mu ghouls - and Dickens made the point most telllngly in his 'CIrIltnInu Carnl' - is that they do not haunt simply for the sake of '- 'ng. Their object is to warn the - if you will forgive the expres- sion - hauntee. To give him a last chance to make amends." went on. Ilmost as I: "The anod-

niiv-at din h his one is quite. Quito rpm-ta:-leii Iilnted Utah!

in: as Dinglcstrop left the room Outside the bedroom door Dingle- strnp paused. He heard a telephone being lifted. On it bedside tnhle in fnr-off Lon- don l very private telephone jangl- ed. For the second time that night

n iIireD.V Wire t"Wuui'i the silly old buffer loin in let liirri have any sir-ep'.'"I slid "Sir"

Sir Hiimphreyr voice crackled "I want this cunfldentlal memo circulated to all cabinet ministers. ' on the day following the Christ- mas recess in will meet to discuss Pig Marketing Act with a view In nmendlnents and pnaulbk

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