Excerpt from The Testing Fire A black dog! Said the occupant of the buggy, who was the pastor of the Calvary Church, of Dothan, Rev. William Durham, as he drove the still frightened horse past the fallen negro. Don't be afraid, Meg, he went on, speaking gently to his horse; that black rascal can't hurt you now. Someone has given him just what he deserved, I'm sure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.