The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-18


ing under the low-rooicd porch Of tho old
manor or gliding through holow-ccilcd cham
bor4 mOdernizcd. but preserving VOL the
spirit of the old builders even TO the thing Of
the great fireplace and the chiniz draperios Of
the high mantcls and low windows.
She fingers in one Of the upper chambers, ono
whose ceiling is lower than any OF the others,
and It's luticed window looks out over the pond
under the willows and says:
They say Gen Washington slept here but
believe he slept in a chamber OF overv old house
on the Hudson in the dcbatablc ground"
nan 100 as you walk or drive through the
sircaks Of sunshine and shadow made by those
tail cms oaks birch and beech trees surround.
Ing the largest and lordllc-t Of tho kingslqnd
mansions Is soon the slender hull and tapcring
masts OF the kngsland steam yacht The one
on which they and their friends went 10 Europe
last year or the year before 1t docs not matter
which,
i is manned Ny a Canadian crew.
N6t knowing nor having asked cannot tell
you. You must make that inquiry for your
Jaifray yacht That H. the Skylark. and il. too.
has Cnualign crew, and perhaps W Dry goods
prince called II Skylark because II brings him
10 town every summer morning before INC BIRDS
I'm his own home nest have opened their eyes
iu the rays Of the sun. He comes out Of the
durkug depths ~ those fragrant forest nislos
every morning while the fcnth"ry pines and all
the trees and shrubs and flowers are still drip.
ping with diamond dow. and. stepping on board
fast " all tnnt l. daintest and l. ~ spread for
him 20 pauakc Of a. he drops down tn river
reading the morning papers AMI preparing Tor
thu Office work IT the day
viii all these rich men catch the delicious
drowsy mnlady of Sleepy Hollow and bacon"
drramcr- ami spook -cers, No doubt, Forthc
the Influence of that region /. potent still in the
production Of strange stories.
Already they tell with latod breath the awe
some story IT that ofiror Of the United States
navy whose painful duty II was 20 purll mu-
TINY hy hanging one ~ his young midShipmen.
and though sustained i'm his action hy the See.
rotary oi Tho Navy. who was a near relative 81
H.aaN slEtN.f aaF ! liz
lie retired from the navy aud came
to this region oi palm and beauty 90 soothc the
sorrow ~ his soul. lie was cvcr sad
man. He took long. solitary rambcs and
horseback rides among the green knobs. tho
deep drlls the mountain Businesses and haunt
cl hoi'ow-. one day hc rode VI e. his
door Il was iu Ia" twilight, and his family.
gathered VA the porch tn groct him. lid not mo-
tc' ut first his position litlr bent forward and
lsrn-ping with tpth hands M" pommc Of his
.lile. nor could 'h"y distinguish In that haf
lsiit anil dark the iiNrine-s 0f hi- staring cN"-.
NOR tine paliur of hi- face. The horse stopp. az
the dpui-toI for his master 10 di-mount The
oil Commodore dld Mt move. HIS wife and
children ran to him IN vague fear " they know
not whnt tn discover when they touched his
body thu' hc WIS Stin stark dead How lc had
managed To keen MS, scat IN the death agony.
or why hi- stiilDued body had not fallen from
liis -terd. is mystery that gathers strength IA
il weird wonlor.wnrking power among the
dwrlleis i'm that Tx from year To- year.
Tho Hoadle-s llor-'man. too. was soon not
Am7.r-'n'- ono VIZ had meyer hcnrl tho
only few days In this country when the
uppariiion surprised him and sent him home
as white a. "a sheet one might ms hc came up
from the Post Onlcr whittier he had gono 10
got the family mail. And he had not stopped
rithrr. even to take drup Of hr,r on his way
home lie may have hncn learned in the Splok
lore Of his native land but he had never read
Washington lrving'- Sketch Book nor was ne
given ~ village gossip He NADINE -trayod up tho
Hollow nor formed single acquaintance among
thls. few remaining Dutch farmers at whose
frc-ides the ghosty legends Of the past ARE still
narrated with many modern supplement.
But he described the HendlrS- II ,ssian with
wonderful eXactne-- II detail
When that pedestrian or equestrian tour H.
made the tourist will doubtless hear too upon
mo- loss gray" authority than TINT Of Groffrcy
Crayun himself that lrhahod Crane made II
second appenrnure in the nrigl bprhood
II hi former exploits about thirty years ago.
or ~ any rui" n short time before th" death of
Mr. Irving. The story a- related 10y one pf the
dreamerS AMI spuok lore collectors OF Sleepy
Hollow runs thus
| On. morning H. Mr.. Irving was AT work In
| his study. his servant came il and SALT TINT a
| Of a man WAS in the porch and had asked {, ser
| Mr.. Irving. To the question what Is his name
the answer was returned
Tell Mr. Irving | am lrhahoi Crane"
Such n message brought out the gentle master
| Of Moolicrt's Roost al once. He was highly
amused rs well as somewhat astOundcd to see
man who might have SIT for lchabod's pOr-
| trait for /. q. G. barley.
Mr. Irving broke into laugh ~ ne took the
long, lean fingers 81 the new lchNbod IN his
| friendly grasp.