Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas<br><br>The sound significant to the ear Of the stag causes a quick change in his air and attitude. Springing clear of his couch and bounding a score Of yards across the prairie he pauses to look back upon the disturber Of his dreams.<br><br>In the clear moonlight Of a southern sky he recognizes the most ruthless Of his enemies - man. One is approaching upon horseback.<br><br>Yielding to instinctive dread he is about to resume his ?ight when something in the appearance Of the horseman - some unnatural seeming - holds him transfixed to the spot.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.