He never tried to bite anyone but one would n't want to meet the ghost of a dog even if one did n't believe in him . I knew there was no such thing as ghosts and I kept saying a paraphrase over to myself and the Golden Text of the next Sunday School lesson but oh , how my heart beat when I got near the hollow ! It was so dark . You could just see things dim-like but you could n't see what they were . When I got to the bridge I walked along sideways with my back to the railing so I could n't think the dog was behind me . And then just in the middle of the bridge I met something . It was right before me and it was big and black , just about the size of a Newfoundland dog , and I thought I could see a white nose . And it kept jumping about from one side of the bridge to the other . Oh , I hope none of my readers will ever be so frightened as I was then . I was too frightened to run back because I was afraid it would chase me and I could n't get past it , it moved so quick , and then it just made one spring right on me and I felt its claws and I screamed and fell down . It rolled off to one side and laid there quite quiet but I did n't dare move and I do n't know what would have become of me if Amos Cowan had n't come along that very minute with a lantern . And there was me sitting in the middle of the bridge and that awful thing beside me . And what do you think it was but a big umbrella with a white handle ? Amos said it was his umbrella and it had blown away from him and he had to go back and get the lantern to look for it . I felt like asking him what on earth he was going about with an umbrella open when it wasent raining . But the Cowans do such queer things . You remember the time Jerry Cowan sold us God 's picture . Amos took me right home and I was thankful for I do n't know what would have become of me if he had n't come along . I could n't sleep all night and I never want to have any more adventures like that one . CECILY KING .
PERSONALS Mr. Dan King felt somewhat indisposed the day after Christmas -- probably as the result XXXXX too much mince pie .
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