88 ANNALS OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



She verily believes he had a forked tail, but 

 that hind-legs he had none. The man fat 

 very ftiff and upright, and continued his 

 fhouts (which from what I can make out 

 from the Girl's imitations of them much 

 refembled the war-hoops of the Indians), un- 

 til he turned the corner by the Boarding- 

 fchool, where fhe loil fight of him. But he 

 was again vifible to her naked eye at the 

 foot of the hill -, when fome fleet falling, 

 he wholly difappeared. 



The poor Girl, exceedingly terrified, 

 awakened the family, and was ordered to go 



to Dr. , to take oath of what fhe had 



feen ; which fhe did. 



Being one of the firfl who heard of it, I buf- 

 tied about, and got a good deal of information 

 concerning the progrefs of the phaenomenon, 

 and think I can afcertain at about what rate 

 lie travelled. 



As the clock ftruck eight, Mary Jenkins 

 faw him on the brow of the hill. 



Mamfelle 



