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Trotting Cob in The Moving Finger

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1895
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Trotting Cob in The Moving Finger

OB "Hi--hey--hold up there, mare, will you? What did you say, mister? A light? Yes. That 's Trotting Cob, that is. The missus 'll give us a cup of tea, but that's about all. Devil fly away with the mare. What is it? Something white in the road? Water by ----. Thank the Lord, they Ve had plenty of r…

Record ID
2,282
Year
1,895
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Record ID
2282
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
Publication
The Moving Finger; Mary Gaunt
Published
1895
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
Trotting Cob
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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OB "Hi--hey--hold up there, mare, will you? What did you say, mister? A light? Yes. That 's Trotting Cob, that is. The missus 'll give us a cup of tea, but that's about all. Devil fly away with the mare. What is it? Something white in the road? Water by ----. Thank the Lord, they Ve had plenty of rain this year. But they do say there's a ghost hereabouts--a Trotting Cob, with a man in white on him? Lord, no, that's an old woman's tale. But the girl--she walks--she walks they say, and mighty good reason--too--if all tales be true. Hosses always shy here if they Ve at all skittish. Got that letter, Jack, and the tobacco? That's.

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