A Fear-Full “E” Pistle to My Grandchildren

Dear Grandchildren: Were you ever afraid? I know you were. One of your cousins, little curly redheaded Peter, told me in confidence that he was terribly afraid in his dark bedroom, so his mother allowed him to have a small light plugged in the baseboard plug. That gave him just enough light to distinguish the walls, ceiling and furniture, but not too much to sleep well. I asked him what he had been afraid of, and he said, “I don’t really know because I do not believe in spooks and hob-goblins...