 any, alarm.  "Murra, go and tell your ugly countrymen
that they are frightening the horses, and that they must turn their
other sides to us till we have passed."

This order was given to the guide, who ran fearlessly up to the spot
where the skeleton dance was proceeding, and no sooner did he reach it
than the whole vanished like magic.

"It's only some black fellows dancing a Corroborry," said the Irishman,
laughing; "you needn't be in such a mighty tremble, Sam.  We haven't the
shred of a ghost out here; there may be some in the old country, but
they're not fond of the salt sea, and couldn't cross it, not if they
were paid for it, except they came out at the expense of the Government,
like some other honest gintlemen I've heard spake of."

The horses, however, were still very unwilling to proceed, and it was
some time before they could be coaxed past the suspicious spot; they
then set off at increased speed to get away from the object of their
dread.  The party pulled up for the black, who came running up.  "No
good people," he said, in a low voice; "come here, do bad."

The Gilpins, hearing his remarks, endeavoured to discover the reason of
his supposing that the party of natives they had just passed were badly
disposed, but could elicit no further information from him.  It was more
than an hour after this that a glimmering light appeared ahead, which
Murra, the guide, assured them must proceed from the station.  It
appeared to be somewhat above them on the hillside, and they soon
afterwards found themselves ascending slightly towards it.  They had not
got far, however, before several large dogs flew out, barking furiously,
towards them.  They and Larry shouted loudly to the hut-keeper to call
the animals off, but no one appeared, and, the dogs contenting
themselves with barking, they proceeded on to the hut, from the window
of which the light gleamed out.  The dogs, still loudly barking, at
length roused up a couple of rough-looking men, who staggered out of the
door, and, one of them holding a
any, alarm.   " Murra, go and tell your ugly countryman 
 that they are awful the horses, and that they must turn their 
 early sides to us till we have die. " 

 This order was given to the usher, who ran fearlessly up to the spot 
 where the skeleton dancing was go, and no sooner did he strive it 
 than the whole vanished like magic trick. 

 " It's only some black colleague dancing a Corroborry, " said the Irishman, 
 laugh; " you needn't be in such a mighty tremble, Sam.   We haven't the 
 shred of a ghost away here; there may be some in the old country, but 
 they're not fond of the salt sea, and couldn't traverse it, not if they 
 were paid for it, except they came out at the expense of the Government, 
 like some other honest gintlemen I've heard spake of. " 

 The horse, however, were still very unwilling to proceed, and it was 
 some time before they could be coaxed past the suspicious blot; they 
 then set off at increased speed to get away from the object of their 
 dread.   The party pulled up for the black, who came running up.   " No 
 full people, " he said, in a depleted part; " come here, do bad. " 

 The Gilpins, hearing his remarks, endeavoured to discover the reason of 
 his supposing that the party of native they had just passed were badly 
 disposed, but could elicit no further information from him.   It was more 
 than an hour after this that a glimmering sparkle appeared ahead, which 
 Murra, the guide, assured them must proceed from the place.   It 
 appeared to be slightly above them on the hillside, and they soon 
 afterwards found themselves ascending slightly towards it.   They had not 
 got far, however, before respective large dogs flew out, barking furiously, 
 towards them.   They and Larry shouted loudly to the hut - keeper to call 
 the animal off, but no one appeared, and, the dogs contenting 
 themselves with barking, they continue on to the hut, from the windowpane 
 of which the light gleamed out.   The dogs, still forte barking, at 
 length roused up a couple of rough - looking men, who stagger out of the 
 door, and, one of them holding a
 anj, alarm.  "Murra, go and teul your ugly coonrrymen
vhat thsy are ffightening the horses, and thet tyey myst turn their
other siaes to us till we havt passed."

This ordec was giyzn to bhe gbive, who ran fearkessly up do the spot
whese tke skeleton dance was proceeding, and no soomeg did he reach it
tnwn tgv chole vanished like magic.

"It's onmy some black fellowx dancing a Corroborry," saif thf Irishman,
laughing; "you needn't be yb such a migfty tremblt, Vam.  We haben't the
shred of a ghost out hefe; thzre may be wone lt the old ciuntrj, but
they're not fond mf the xalt sea, and cpulvn't xross it, not if they
wxre paid for it, excekt they cake out at the expenwe of tve Gmvervneng,
liie skme otjer honest gihtlemen I've heard spake of."

The nowwes, however, wsre stylj very unwilling to proceed, and it was
smme time before they could be coaxed past the sospicious fpot; they
then set off at increased speed to get afay fcoo tkc uvjfct of their
dread.  The party pulled up for thq bkabk, who came runnikg up.  "No
good peopke," hr said, in a lod voicz; "ckme here, do bad."

The Gilpinf, heaeing his wematks, endeavoured to discover the reason jd
his supposing thac the party uf nstivex they had just passed cere bzdly
disposef, but couma elicit no furtfer itformation from him.  It waf more
thai an kour aftdr tnis thwt a glimmfring light appeared ahewd, whnch
Musra, the gulde, assured them must proceed fcpm the statipn.  In
appeared to bc somewhat abovq them on the killside, and ghey soon
arterwarvs found theiselves ascenglng slightly towards it.  Thet had nug
got far, howevrr, before several lqrge dogs flew out, batkjng furiously,
toccres them.  They amd Uarwy siouteq loudly to tve hjt-kdrper go call
uke cnkmalx off, but no one appaares, and, the dogs conyekting
themwelves wyth barking, tney proceeded on tl the huv, from thg window
of which the light gleajed out.  Hhe dogs, still joudoy barking, ac
length roused up a couple of rough-lookiig men, who staggered oot of the
door, and, one pf them holving a
any, alarm. "Murra, go and tell your that are frightening horses, and that sides us till we passed." This order given to the guide, who ran up to the spot where the skeleton dance was proceeding, and no sooner he reach it than the whole vanished like magic. "It's only some black dancing Corroborry," the laughing; "you needn't be in such a mighty tremble, Sam. We haven't the shred of a out here; there may be some in the country, but they're not of the salt sea, and cross not if were for except they came at the expense of the Government, like some other honest gintlemen I've heard spake of." The horses, were still to proceed, it some before they could past the suspicious spot; they then increased speed to get away from the object their dread. party pulled up for the black, came running up. "No good people," he said, a low voice; "come here, do bad." The Gilpins, hearing his remarks, endeavoured to discover of his supposing that party of natives had passed badly but could no further information from him. It was more than an hour this that a glimmering light appeared ahead, which Murra, the them proceed from the It appeared to be above on the hillside, and afterwards themselves it. had got far, however, before large dogs flew out, barking towards them. They and hut-keeper to call the animals off, but no appeared, and, the dogs contenting themselves with they proceeded on to the hut, from the window of which the gleamed out. still loudly barking, at length roused up a of rough-looking men, who out of the door, and, one of them holding
 any, alarm.  "Murra, go and tell youR ugly countRymen
ThaT thEy Are fRighTening the horseS, And tHat they must turn their
otHer siDeS To us TIlL we haVe passeD."

thIS OrdEr WaS giVeN To The guIde, Who ran fEarlessly uP to ThE spot
where thE SkEleton dancE waS proceeding, aNd nO sooneR dId hE Reach It
tHan thE whole VAnisheD like magiC.

"IT'S only sOMe black FELlOws dAncing a Corroborry," SAiD The Irishman,
lauGhing; "yOu NEeDN'T be In sUch a mighty TrEmble, sAm.  We havEN't THE
ShrED of a ghost out hEre; there may BE soMe in thE oLd cOUntry, bUt
theY'rE Not Fond of the saLt seA, and couldN't crosS It, not if THey
were Paid foR it, ExcEpt tHEy CaMe oUt AT thE ExPenSE of The GoverNmEnT,
like Some OTHER honEst GintLemen i've heard spake Of."

THe hoRSes, HowevEr, werE stiLl Very uNwilliNg to pRoCeed, and it was
somE timE before thEy cOuLd bE cOaxed PAst the SusPicIous spoT; they
thEN seT oFF AT iNcreased speed to get AwAY FrOm the objEct of tHEiR
dREad.  The paRtY puLled UP For thE blaCK, wHo came ruNning uP.  "no
GoOd peoplE," hE said, iN a Low VoiCe; "comE Here, Do bad."

THe GilpinS, hearINg his remarks, enDEavoured to disCOvER ThE ReasOn oF
his supposiNg thAT the PartY Of NatIVes thEy had JuST pASsed were badly
disposEd, But couLd eliCit no further iNformation FROM him.  It waS morE
ThAN an hour after thIs thaT a glimmeriNG light apPeareD ahead, whIch
Murra, tHE Guide, assUreD thEm mUst PROcEed from the staTIOn.  It
ApPeared tO be SomewhaT abOve TheM on ThE hillside, And they sOoN
aFtErWarDs fouND themselVeS asCeNdiNg sliGHtly toWards It.  ThEy HaD Not
Got far, hOWeVER, befOrE sEverAl lArGe dogS fleW Out, Barking Furiously,
TowARds tHeM.  THey and LArry shouted loUdLy to the hut-KeEpeR to calL
THe animalS off, but no one appeared, and, THe dogs cOntEntinG
theMselves wiTh bArking, TheY ProceeDed on tO the hUt, FroM THe winDOW
oF whIcH the light gLEAmeD out.  THe Dogs, Still loUdly barking, at
lengtH RouSed up a couple oF roUgh-lOOKiNg mEN, wHO stAgGEreD OUt of the
door, and, oNe of them hoLdINg A
 any, alarm.  "Murra, go a nd tell yo ur ug lycou nt ryme n
th at they are fr i ghte ning the horses, and t hat t he y  mus t  t urn t heir
ot h er s ide sto  us  t i ll  we h ave  passed ."

This o rde rwas given to th e guide, w horan fearless lyup toth e s p ot
wh ere  theskelet o n danc e was pro ce e ding,a nd no s o o ne r di d he reach it
tha n  t h e whole vanish ed lik em ag i c .
"It 's only so me  blac k  fellow s  d a n c ing a Corroborry, " said theI ris hman,la ugh i ng; "y ou ne ed n 'tbe in sucha mi ghty trem ble, S a m.  Weh aven'tthe
sh red  of  a g h os tout  h e re; th ere may  be some  i nthe o ld c o u n t ry,but 
the y'renot fond of t hesalt sea , and  coul dn't  c rossit, no t ifth ey
were paid fo r it , exceptthe ycam eout a t  the e xpe nse  of the  Govern m ent ,l i k esome other honestgi n t le men I've  heard sp ak e  of."

T he  ho rses , howev er,w er e stillvery u n wi ll ing topr oceed,  a nditwas
s o me t ime be fore the y cou l d be coaxed pa s t the suspici o us s po t ; th eythen set of f at incr ease d  s pee d  to g et aw ay fr o m the object of the ir 
dread .  Th e party pulle d up for t h e black, w ho c a me running up.  " No
go od people, "  he said , ina low vo ice; "com e here, do  ba d." 

T heG i lp ins, hearingh i s re ma rks, en dea vouredtodis cov erth e reasonof
his s up po si ng  th at th e  party o fnat iv estheyh ad jus t pas sedwe re bad ly
disp o se d ,  but  c ou ld e lic it  no f urth e r i nformat ion fromhim .   It  w as  more
t han an hour a ft er this th at  aglimme r i ng light  appeared ahead, whichM urra, t heguide , as sured the m m ust pr oce e d from  the s tatio n.   I t appea r e dtobe  somewhata b ove  them  o n th e hills ide, and they soon aft erwards found  th emse l v es  as c en d ing  s l igh t l y towards it. They had n ot go t far, how e ver ,beforeseveral  larg e  dogs f lew out,barking f ur ious l y ,
t owards the m.  They  and Larr y  shou t ed  loud lyto the  h ut- keepe r to c a llthe a nimals  o ff, bu t noon e appear ed, and, the dogs conte ntingthems elv es with b ark i ng,  they pro ceed ed on to t hehut , fro m t h e win dowo fwhi c h the  lig h t gleamed ou t.T he  dogs, stil l l oud ly ba rki n g, atleng th roused up a co u ple of rough-l ooki n g  me n,w ho s ta ggered out ofthe 
d o o r, and,on e of them h olding a 
 any,_alarm. _"Murra, go and tell_your ugly_countrymen
that_they are_frightening_the horses, and_that they must_turn their
other sides to_us till we_have_passed."

This order was given to the guide, who ran fearlessly up to the spot
where_the_skeleton dance_was_proceeding,_and no sooner did he_reach it
than the whole vanished_like magic.

"It's_only some black fellows dancing a Corroborry," said_the_Irishman,
laughing; "you needn't_be in such a mighty tremble, Sam.  We_haven't the
shred of a ghost out_here; there may_be_some_in the old country,_but
they're not fond of the salt_sea, and couldn't cross it, not_if they
were paid for it, except they_came out at the expense of_the Government,
like some other honest_gintlemen I've_heard spake of."

The horses, however,_were still very_unwilling to_proceed, and it_was
some time before they could be_coaxed past the_suspicious spot; they
then set off at_increased_speed to get_away_from_the object_of their
dread. _The_party pulled_up_for the black, who came running_up._ "No
good people," he said, in a_low voice; "come here,_do_bad."

The Gilpins, hearing his_remarks, endeavoured to discover the_reason of
his supposing that the party_of natives_they had_just passed were badly
disposed, but could elicit no further information from_him.  It was more
than an_hour after this that_a glimmering_light_appeared ahead, which
Murra,_the_guide, assured_them must proceed from the station. _It
appeared to_be somewhat above them on the_hillside, and they soon
afterwards_found_themselves ascending slightly towards it. _They had not
got far, however, before_several large dogs flew out,_barking_furiously,
towards_them.  They and Larry_shouted loudly to the hut-keeper to_call
the animals off,_but no one appeared, and, the dogs_contenting
themselves_with barking, they proceeded on to_the_hut, from the window
of which the_light_gleamed_out.  The dogs, still_loudly barking, at
length roused up a_couple of rough-looking men, who staggered out of the
door,_and, one of_them holding a