Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-11-24

ding, ind bobbins, and bowling, and
pretending to be on yood terms with
every songster OF the grove.
As ichabod jagged slowly on his
way, his eyes ever epeu to ever, symp-
tom of eutinary. abundance, ranged
with delight oveEth he treasures of jolly
autumn On all sides he beheld vast
store of apples, some hahgiug in oppres.
sive opuleuce on the trees, some gath-
cred into baskets and barrels for the
market, others heaped up in rich piles
for the cider press. Further on he
beheid great fields of Indian corn, with
its golden ears peeping from their lea
fy eoverls, aud holding cut the promise
sofcakes aud hasty pudding; and the
yellow pumpkinsiyins beneath thems
EtarninS up, their fair round bellies to
the sun, and giving ample prospects of
he most iuxurian. pies and anon lie
passed the fragrant buclwheat fields,
breathing the odour of the bee hive,
and as he steheid them, soft an,icipa-
tions stole over his mind Of dainty slap.
jacks, well buttered aud garnished
with honey or treacle, by the delicate
aud little dfmpled hand of Katrina
Van Tassel.
Thus feeding his mind with many
sweet thouShts aud 'sOgared supau.i-
TONS he journey ed along toe sides of
a. range ofhills which look out npou
some of thegedliest scenes Of the nigh
ty Hudson. The sun gradually whee-
led his broad disk dowa into the west.
The wide bosom Of Tarpsn Zee lay
motionless and CLASSY, excepting that
here and there gentle uadulat,ea wa.
we'd and prolonged the blue shadow OF
distant mountain; u few amber clouds
fioated in the sky, wi;hoat a breath OF
air 10 move them. The hoEzon was
fine golden tint, changing gradually
int0 pure apple green, and from that
into deep slne OF The mid heaven
A slanting ray fingered on the woody
crests of the precipices that overriding
some paris Of the river, giving greater
depth TO The dark gray and purple OF
their rocky sides. A sloop was loiter-
ing liz the distance, dropping slowly
dawn with the tide, her sa,is hanging
useiessly sgainst the mast, and as the
reflection of the Sky cleaned along the
still water, 1t seemed As II the vessel
was suspended liz the air.
1t was towards evening that Icha.
bod arrived at The castle OF ileer Van
| Tassei, which he found i',songed with
The pride aud flower OF the adjacent
country. Old farmers, spare ieath-
ern faced race, in homespun chats ADD
small clothes, blue stockings, huge
shoes, and magnificent pewter buckles,
Their brisk withered little danes III
close trimed caps, long waistei shur,
gowns, homespun pettieoate, with scis~
snrs ana pincushions, and gay calico
pockets, hanging on the outside. Bnx-
ON iasses, almost as antiquated az
their mothers, excepting where straw
hat, iiue ribband, or perhaps white
frock gave symptoms Of city iunova.
ions.
The sons, in short square skirted
coats. with rows of stupendous brass
buttons, aud their hair generally
gueued in the fashion of the times, es.
pceiaIly if they could procure an eel
skin for the purpose, il being esteemed
throughout the country as a pu.elit
nourisher and strengthener or the
hair. -
Brom Bones, however, was the be.
70 Of the scene, having come TO- the
gathering on his favqrite. steed, Dare.
devil. a creature, like himseif, full of
mettle and mischief, aud ~bieh no one
hut himself could manage. He was in
in ct nnted FIR ursf arr;po r;o,,a -:
mails, given to all kinds Of tricks, which
kept the rider in constant risk Of his
neck, and held lrac;able, we'll bro
Ken horse, as unworthy lad Of spir,
it.
Fain would I pause to dweN Upon
the world of charms that burst upon
the eoraptured gaze of my hero, as he
entered lie state parlor Of Van Tass-
ELS mansion. Not those Of the beyy of
buxom Iasses, with their luxurious dis
play Of red and white but the annie
charms Of o genuine Dutch country
tea table, in the sumptuous time If au-
tunn- such heaped up platters of
cakes Of various and almost indeserj-
bable kinds, known only to experienced
Gutch housewives. There was the
doughty doush-nut, The tender DIV
kock, and the crisp and erumbiini1
cruiler; sweet cskes and short cakes,
ginger cakes and honey cakes, and The
whole family OF cakes. And then there
were apple pies AID pumpkin pies
not to mention slices of ham and smo-
ked beef. together with broilsJ shad
d IL. t. n