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accidents with horse-flesh heretofore mentioned ; but 

 when it became necessary to buy a pig, my judgment 

 was indispensable, and I was compelled to drive to 

 the place of his residence which was the haunted 

 house. I did not know that it was haunted, and, 

 being well aware of the decorum that requires the 

 master of the establishment to &quot; tool&quot; his coachman, 

 no matter how much more competent the latter may 

 be, I took the reins, and dashed in grand style along 

 the entrance to the door. Leaving the coachman at 

 the animal s head, I walked to the pig-pen, which was 

 in the rear of the house, and there was soon en 

 grossed in admiring the beautiful little creature that 

 I have already described. Many minutes were de 

 voted to the contemplation of his innumerable fine 

 points, and I was only aroused by the noise of a 

 struggle, shouts for help, and a clatter of hoofs. In 

 stantly running toward the front, I arrived just in 

 time to see the heels of Dandy Jim for such was 

 the animal s name disappearing round the corner, 

 and to help my groom, who was lying on his back in 

 the road, upon his feet. 



It seemed that the horse had stood perfectly quiet 

 for several minutes, then became uneasy, began to 

 tremble, and turn his head with a wild look over his 

 shoulder. In spite of the efforts of the coachman, 



