The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-07-15
eLOUe Stories
OfGreqt Novels
No. IO6-LEGENDOF SLEEPY
HOLLOW.
Albert PdySOn TerhuDe
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Ichabod Crane was the raw-boned,
superstitious schoolmaster OF the old
Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow.
The quaint Hudson region was n
hotbed Of superstition in those days.
But the one superstition above AL
others which seized upon the imasi-
nation OF Ichabod Crane was that OF
the Headless Horseman,
According to old beliefs the Head ,
less Horseman used to gallop out OF,
the churchyard at midnight on an
ink-black steed and ride through the.
surrounding country. Ichabod USED
to tremble when he CHANGED to be
out late at night lest this spectre
overtake and destroy him,
Then Ichabod fell in love. He fell
IN love with pretty Katrina Van Tas-
sci, daughter Of the richest farmer In
Sleepy Hollow.
He was somewhat in love with.
Katrina, but he was Overwhelmingly
ing to inherit. And he began right
diligently to pay court to her.
SO lovely a girl had not waited for
sultors until Ichabod met her. Ka-i
trina was the belle OF the place. Many
neighborhood swain was wooing
her.
Foremost Of all Ichabod's rivals
was big Brom Van Brunt, nick
named 'Brom Bones" Brom was
an athlete OF much prowess and he
yearned for a. chance to thrash the
lank schoolmaster into renounotng
all claims on the fair Katrina.
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risk his life in q night. So Brom
was forced to content himself with
playing all manner of practical
Jokes on him, hoping to make him
1 ridiculous in Katrina's eyes or, if
possible, TO scare him out OF tho
village.
One evening a quilting party at the
Van Tassels. brought every lad ana
lass for miles around to Katrinas
home. There. with the rest, came
Ichabod Crane, respondent In his
best suit Of shiny black. He hired
a drowsy plough horse, Gunpowder
by name, and rode to the party In
style.
After the dancing was over the
guests began to tell ghost stories.
And the favorite tale was that OF the
Headless Horseman. Even brave
Brom Bones confessed he dreaded
meeting the spectre.
At midnight Ichabod started FOR
home. He rode cautiously along the
moonllt road on his plough horse,
keeping a sharp lookout for ghosts.
Suddenly he heard the clatter Of
hoofs behind him. Ichabad looked
about and saw that a gigantic rider
was pursuing him on a black horse.
BY the vivid moonlight he could see
the horseman was holding something
under one arm, and the thing he
held was his head! He was the
| Headless Horseman!
Away galloped Ichabod in panic
terror. And close at his heels raced
the Headless Horseman. The pursuer
drew closer. AS Ichabod, in fright,
glanced around again he saw the
Horseman lift his head in both hands
and hurl 1t at him.
That was too much. Ichabod felt
the spectre's flung head bump against
his own scalp. And he fell from his
horse, unconscious from fear.
As soon as he came to his senses
Ichabod fled from Sleepy Hollow; nor
did. he ever reappear there. Thus he
never knew that the Needless Horse
man was -Brom Bones and the
ghastly head" was nothing but a
pumpkin. Brom himself did not tell
the story-even after he had married
Katrina.