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Dandy Jim became satisfied, and allowed a rustic to 

 catch him. 



Here was a pretty family horse afraid of a ghost 

 when all respectable families teach their children 

 that there are no such things as ghosts; running 

 away under supernatural, and without even the ex 

 cuse of mortal, terror. I felt like shooting or selling 

 probably the latter, on % economical principles- 

 Dandy Jim, but eventually concluded to repair, or, 

 more properly, remake the wagon. I could only 

 have sold out at a great loss and I so rarely rode 

 behind him. 



Dandy had several peculiarities of temper besides 

 his fear of ghosts. He did not like steam-engines 

 if he had known how many people they kill, he would 

 have been entirely justifiable ; so one day, when I was 

 crossing the track after having been to make a visit 

 to a friend for no one visits oji foot in the country 

 Dandy Jim saw the engine approaching. That 

 was sufficient ; he immediately rose on his hind legs 

 and pawed the air. This might possibly have con 

 tented him, but the leather straps, which were not 

 intended to stand such a strain, gave way, and the 

 wagon came upon his heels. What then happened I 

 do not precisely know ; he seemed to fly ; occasion 

 ally he would appear to rise above the trees, and 



