The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-05-03

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Our story il told. We havt
givon the truth OF history, and tolt
exactly why Abraham Lincoln, tho
humane President OF tho United
! States, was killed.
LEGENDS OF TIIa HUDSON.
Pho Story Of tho Flying Dutchrnan ono
tho Hehdlcss horsenAn'
Tho Tappan sea, before "Surny
sido, on the Hudson river, hes its
legends. One Of these is match
for that Of tho phantom ship Of The
South Atlantic. Il thousand sailors
havo declared that they have seen
chat ship and its master when pass
ing the cape OF Good Hope. The
story is that n plucky Dutch captain,
hnying long breasted headwinGs,
swore foarful oath that no would
beat around ths capo, if it took him
until the day OF Judgment Ho has
boon beatinY etor since-a phantoro
known as tho Flying DuCchmnn.
Rambont Van Dam, registering,
young Dutclni'an Of Spuyt don Duv-
Sel, crossed the Tappan sea on Sat
nrday night in his boat te attend
4 quilting frolic on its westcrl rhorc.
He drank, danced and cnrouscd
until midnight, whel, 10 entered his
boat to return, He was warned that
It WAS on tho verge of Sunday morn
ing. He swore iearfu! oatb that
nc would not land Until ho ranehctl
Spuyt dea Duyvel, if it took hi,n !,
month of Sundays: Flo pushed
from shore, and WAS ilcvcr seen after
wards but he might be heard by sail
ors nd believing iandsmon plying his
ours ovor the lonely waters ut mid
night IN neycr>enLing voyages be.
tween Spuyt den Duyvcl and the
western shore-the Flying Dutch
m.n Of the Tappan Scn.
Beyond the broad grassy bay just
above Tarrytown, where WAS once
deep water for the anchorage Of
large vessels, may be seen Castle
Phlhpse, and little further on.
quaint looking bl'lding of stone
and brick. with small curo;,,
close by II cemetery. This is the
famous Sleepy Hollow Church that
figures i'll Irvings legend. 1t was
built in 1899 by Frederick Philipsc,
tho first lord of the manor, and
Cntharine Van Courtlandt in corn.
men'oration Of their marriage In it,
according to the legend, Ichabod
Crane, the Connecticut sclIo ,lmastcr
led the singers of psalmoly on the
Sabbath and ncar it flows the
placid Pocantcco. at the bridge over
which, by the church, Ichahod had
his Gireful encounter with the
goblin known as the "Hradlc%s
Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" The
Legend is too we'll known to need
full repetition here. Suffice it to
say that lchabod loved Katrina Van
Tnsstk and SO did Brom Bones, a
stout young Dntchntn. Ichabol
fingered one night Mt the breaking
up of a party at Van Tasscls to say
a soft word or two to Katrina, and
then mounted his lean horse, Cum
powder. and departed for home
Nenr the bridge he discovered II
horscluan just behind him, who
carried his head on the pommcl Of
his saddle. Ichabod sprrrcd on,
and when he htd crossed the bridge,
and Thought himself safe, he looked
back to see the goblin vanish At
that moment the spectator rosp in
the saddle and threw his head Mt
Ichnbod. In another moment the
schoolmaster lay sprnwling in the
dust, and Gunpo&der, pnrsucr, and
the dreadful missile all passed like II
whirlwind. A broken pumpkin was
found at the spot tho next morning.
Shrewd people gncsscd that Brom
wna the "houdlcss horscmnn' on
That occnsion. Ichnbod was never
heard Of afterward, and Broin mar
riod Katrina
Scene, buthctr's stand.--1ulch
err "Come, john bo lively, now;
break tho bone in Mr.. Browns chops
md put Mr. Smiths ribs in the bns--
ket for him" John {brishly)s YAH
right, sir jnat ns soon MS Two Sawed
eli Mrs. Nlnrphy's leg"
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AN Illihois juror stuck for "not
gMlty" III case where he was posi-
two that the prisoner was guilty.
The man owed him forty dollars.
and if he Went to prison how could
he pny'
"Minnio has bccn to see me- to
day" said little iivc-ycar-old, "ahd
she behaved like little lady" IT