, and thus
enabled him to pull the harder, till the steady, silent tug upon
the reins tamed down the steeds. Her residence at Belleville, N.
J., had no near neighbors, stood back from the road, and was
nearly hidden by trees and shrubbery. The old stone structure,
dating back to 1700, was known as the "haunted house." Being very
large, with barn, sheds, and several out-houses, it was specially
attractive to stragglers and burglars. Stories had been long
afloat of outrages perpetrated there, among which was a murder a
century before, with a burglary and robbery more recent. We had
not been long there, when one night Angelina, waked by suspicious
noises, listened, till certain that a burglar must be in the
house. Then, stealing softly from the room, she struck a light,
and explored from cellar to attic, looking into closets, behind
doors, and under beds. For a slight, weak woman, hardly able to
lift an empty tea-kettle, thus to dare, shows, whether we call it
courage or presumption, at least the absence of all fear. None
of the family knew of this fact, until an accident long after
revealed it.

Some years after this, when visiting in a friend's family in the
absence of the parents, she often took the children to ride. Upon
returning one day, she said to the cook, "Maggie, jump in, and
I'll give you a ride." So away they went. Soon a by-road struck
off from the main one. Turning in to explore it, she found that
it ran a long way parallel to the railroad. Suddenly Maggie
screamed: "O missus! I forgot. This is just the time for the
express, and this is the horse that's awful afraid of the cars,
and nobody can hold him. Oh, dear, dear!" Seeing Maggie's fright,
she instantly turned back, saying, "Now, Maggie, if the train
should come before we get back to the turn, do just what I tell
you, and I'll bring you out safe." "Oh, yes, missus! I will! I
will!" "Mark, now. Don't scream; don't touch the reins; don't
jump out; 'twill kill you dead if you do. Listen, and, as soon as
you hear the cars coming, drop down on the bottom of the wagon.
Don't look out; keep your eyes and mouth shut tight. I'll take
care of you." Down flat dropped Maggie on the bottom, without
waiting to hear the train. Soon the steam-whistle screamed in
front, instead of rear, a