Page 30 - Adventures of Peterkin Paul

Just as though the thermo meter'd dropped down to Hut little Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
z e r o ; Though he ran tike the wind, found ’twiis no use at
Then, Ins heart beating loudly, he covered his f;iee all.
The footsteps grew louder behind, and at Inst
H e suddenly found himself caught anj held fast.
Whereupon, faint with terror, he sank lu Jiis knees,
And in piteous accents besought, ’* O sir, please,
Good, kin<{ Mr. Ghost, lei me go! O ,pleatedo 1
I am sure 1 would t£o as much, gladly, for you ! !l
liut just then Lite Ghost spoke and soothed his alarms,
And he found he'd rushed into his own brother's
arm s.
“ W hy," cried John Henry Jack, “ What does this
mean, my lad? O,
f see, H al ha! ha! Why, sir, that's your own
shadow / ”
And, sure enough, when lie uncovered bis face.

With his hands, and trudged on at a much (wicker
pace.

But little Miltiades Peterkin P:iul
Had not gone many steps, when lie thought, “ After
all,
I may be mistaken ; perhaps 1 mistook
Some old stump, or a ronik, or the cow, for a "spook,1
Why, what amtd 1 be thinking o f ! '1 Then, growing
bolder.
He ventured to cast a "lancet over his shoulder.
When what was his wonder and Jiditot to find
That the spcctre was following him d ost behind.

For one momecft Miltiades Peterkin Paul,
Was so terribly Frightened he thought he would Fall,
l’hen he flung his checked apron up over "his head
To shut out the dread sight, ami ingloriously lied.
But, alas 1 by the footsteps behind he soon knew
That his ghostly pursuer began to run, to o ;
And he uttered a shriek, and sped on without know­
ing, Our hero saw plainly that such was the case.
(With his eyes covered up), just which way lie was W e ll!" said little Miltiafles Peterkin Paul,
going, “ Please don't tell our Abiathar Ann,— that is a ll! "