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( 4 ) ſtared, and then offered to turn ſhort back; then the gentleman looking forward to ſ what was the matter, and if he could obſer what the horſe was ſcared at, ſaw two bro ſtaring eyes, which, as he ſaid, looked hi full in the face.

Then he was heartily frighted; but this time he heard his man Gervas com up. When Gervais came near, the firſt thi he hcard his maſter ſay, was Bleſs me is the Devil! at which Gervais, a low spirit fellow, was as much frighted as his maſt however his maſter a little encouraged to he his man ſo near hin, preſs d' his horſe on more, and called a load to Gervais to co but he, as I ſaid, being frighted too, ma no haſte; at length with much ado his maſt: ſpurring his horſe again, got over the brid and paſſed by the creature with broad ey which (the light a little increasing) he affirm poſitively, when he was paſſed, was a gr black Bear, and conſequently muſt be Devil.

Tho' Gervais was near enough, yet fe- ing his maſter would ſet him to go bef he kept as far off as he could: When maſter called he anſwered indeed, but not come on, at leaſt did not make haſte; but ſeeing his master was gone and that he himſelf was then obliged to - low, he went on ſoftly, and when he c to the bridge, he ſaw what his maſters h