Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 240
ne and grumble. Down in the valleybelow these noises roseupon the night air witha soul-freezing effect, andthose citizens who hadfirst said Pooh! or Pshaw — nonsense ! were scared out of theirseven wits. The next day theMayor summoned thetown-council, and held ameeting behind lockeddoors. The… … Just thena wild shriek washeard faintly in thedistance, and the Mayorstopped short, turned pale,and remained silent untilthe echoes died away. Then he began again: Gentlemen — this most extraordinary oc-currence, of which no doubt— here a secondwail of distress made him catch his breath; andthe…
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