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Nay
,
his
busy
fancy
already
realized
his
hopes
,
and
presented
to
him
the
blooming
Katrina
,
with
a
whole
family
of
children
,
mounted
on
the
top
of
a
wagon
loaded
with
household
trumpery
,
with
pots
and
kettles
dangling
beneath
;
and
he
beheld
himself
bestriding
a
pacing
mare
,
with
a
colt
at
her
heels
,
setting
out
for
Kentucky
,
Tennessee
,
—
or
the
Lord
knows
where
!
When
he
entered
the
house
,
the
conquest
of
his
heart
was
complete
.
It
was
one
of
those
spacious
farmhouses
,
with
high
-
ridged
but
lowly
sloping
roofs
,
built
in
the
style
handed
down
from
the
first
Dutch
settlers
;
the
low
projecting
eaves
forming
a
piazza
along
the
front
,
capable
of
being
closed
up
in
bad
weather
.
Under
this
were
hung
flails
,
harness
,
various
utensils
of
husbandry
,
and
nets
for
fishing
in
the
neighboring
river
.
Benches
were
built
along
the
sides
for
summer
use
;
and
a
great
spinning
-
wheel
at
one
end
,
and
a
churn
at
the
other
,
showed
the
various
uses
to
which
this
important
porch
might
be
devoted
.
From
this
piazza
the
wondering
Ichabod
entered
the
hall
,
which
formed
the
centre
of
the
mansion
,
and
the
place
of
usual
residence
.
Here
rows
of
resplendent
pewter
,
ranged
on
a
long
dresser
,
dazzled
his
eyes
.
In
one
corner
stood
a
huge
bag
of
wool
,
ready
to
be
spun
;
in
another
,
a
quantity
of
linsey
-
woolsey
just
from
the
loom
;
ears
of
Indian
corn
,
and
strings
of
dried
apples
and
peaches
,
hung
in
gay
festoons
along
the
walls
,
mingled
with
the
gaud
of
red
peppers
;
and
a
door
left
ajar
gave
him
a
peep
into
the
best
parlor
,
where
the
claw
-
footed
chairs
and
dark
mahogany
tables
shone
like
mirrors
;
andirons
,
with
their
accompanying
shovel
and
tongs
,
glistened
from
their
covert
of
asparagus
tops
;
mock
-
oranges
and
conch
-
shells
decorated
the
mantelpiece
;
strings
of
various
-
colored
birds
eggs
were
suspended
above
it
;
a
great
ostrich
egg
was
hung
from
the
centre
of
the
room
,
and
a
corner
cupboard
,
knowingly
left
open
,
displayed
immense
treasures
of
old
silver
and
well
-
mended
china
.
From
the
moment
Ichabod
laid
his
eyes
upon
these
regions
of
delight
,
the
peace
of
his
mind
was
at
an
end
,
and
his
only
study
was
how
to
gain
the
affections
of
the
peerless
daughter
of
Van
Tassel
.
In
this
enterprise
,
however
,
he
had
more
real
difficulties
than
generally
fell
to
the
lot
of
a
knight
-
errant
of
yore
,
who
seldom
had
anything
but
giants
,
enchanters
,
fiery
dragons
,
and
such
like
easily
conquered
adversaries
,
to
contend
with
and
had
to
make
his
way
merely
through
gates
of
iron
and
brass
,
and
walls
of
adamant
to
the
castle
keep
,
where
the
lady
of
his
heart
was
confined
;
all
which
he
achieved
as
easily
as
a
man
would
carve
his
way
to
the
centre
of
a
Christmas
pie
;
and
then
the
lady
gave
him
her
hand
as
a
matter
of
course
.
Ichabod
,
on
the
contrary
,
had
to
win
his
way
to
the
heart
of
a
country
coquette
,
beset
with
a
labyrinth
of
whims
and
caprices
,
which
were
forever
presenting
new
difficulties
and
impediments
;
and
he
had
to
encounter
a
host
of
fearful
adversaries
of
real
flesh
and
blood
,
the
numerous
rustic
admirers
,
who
beset
every
portal
to
her
heart
,
keeping
a
watchful
and
angry
eye
upon
each
other
,
but
ready
to
fly
out
in
the
common
cause
against
any
new
competitor
.
Among
these
,
the
most
formidable
was
a
burly
,
roaring
,
roystering
blade
,
of
the
name
of
Abraham
,
or
,
according
to
the
Dutch
abbreviation
,
Brom
Van
Brunt
,
the
hero
of
the
country
round
,
which
rang
with
his
feats
of
strength
and
hardihood
.
He
was
broad
-
shouldered
and
double
-
jointed
,
with
short
curly
black
hair
,
and
a
bluff
but
not
unpleasant
countenance
,
having
a
mingled
air
of
fun
and
arrogance
.
From
his
Herculean
frame
and
great
powers
of
limb
he
had
received
the
nickname
of
BROM
BONES
,
by
which
he
was
universally
known
.
He
was
famed
for
great
knowledge
and
skill
in
horsemanship
,
being
as
dexterous
on
horseback
as
a
Tartar
.
He
was
foremost
at
all
races
and
cock
fights
;
and
,
with
the
ascendancy
which
bodily
strength
always
acquires
in
rustic
life
,
was
the
umpire
in
all
disputes
,
setting
his
hat
on
one
side
,
and
giving
his
decisions
with
an
air
and
tone
that
admitted
of
no
gainsay
or
appeal
.
He
was
always
ready
for
either
a
fight
or
a
frolic
;
but
had
more
mischief
than
ill
-
will
in
his
composition
;
and
with
all
his
overbearing
roughness
,
there
was
a
strong
dash
of
waggish
good
humor
at
bottom
.
He
had
three
or
four
boon
companions
,
who
regarded
him
as
their
model
,
and
at
the
head
of
whom
he
scoured
the
country
,
attending
every
scene
of
feud
or
merriment
for
miles
round
.
In
cold
weather
he
was
distinguished
by
a
fur
cap
,
surmounted
with
a
flaunting
fox
’
s
tail
;
and
when
the
folks
at
a
country
gathering
descried
this
well
-
known
crest
at
a
distance
,
whisking
about
among
a
squad
of
hard
riders
,
they
always
stood
by
for
a
squall
.
Sometimes
his
crew
would
be
heard
dashing
along
past
the
farmhouses
at
midnight
,
with
whoop
and
halloo
,
like
a
troop
of
Don
Cossacks
;
and
the
old
dames
,
startled
out
of
their
sleep
,
would
listen
for
a
moment
till
the
hurry
-
scurry
had
clattered
by
,
and
then
exclaim
,
“
Ay
,
there
goes
Brom
Bones
and
his
gang
!
”
The
neighbors
looked
upon
him
with
a
mixture
of
awe
,
admiration
,
and
good
-
will
;
and
,
when
any
madcap
prank
or
rustic
brawl
occurred
in
the
vicinity
,
always
shook
their
heads
,
and
warranted
Brom
Bones
was
at
the
bottom
of
it
.
This
rantipole
hero
had
for
some
time
singled
out
the
blooming
Katrina
for
the
object
of
his
uncouth
gallantries
,
and
though
his
amorous
toyings
were
something
like
the
gentle
caresses
and
endearments
of
a
bear
,
yet
it
was
whispered
that
she
did
not
altogether
discourage
his
hopes
.
Certain
it
is
,
his
advances
were
signals
for
rival
candidates
to
retire
,
who
felt
no
inclination
to
cross
a
lion
in
his
amours
;
insomuch
,
that
when
his
horse
was
seen
tied
to
Van
Tassel
’
s
paling
,
on
a
Sunday
night
,
a
sure
sign
that
his
master
was
courting
,
or
,
as
it
is
termed
,
“
sparking
,
”
within
,
all
other
suitors
passed
by
in
despair
,
and
carried
the
war
into
other
quarters
.
Such
was
the
formidable
rival
with
whom
Ichabod
Crane
had
to
contend
,
and
,
considering
all
things
,
a
stouter
man
than
he
would
have
shrunk
from
the
competition
,
and
a
wiser
man
would
have
despaired
.
He
had
,
however
,
a
happy
mixture
of
pliability
and
perseverance
in
his
nature
;
he
was
in
form
and
spirit
like
a
supple
-
jack
—
yielding
,
but
tough
;
though
he
bent
,
he
never
broke
;
and
though
he
bowed
beneath
the
slightest
pressure
,
yet
,
the
moment
it
was
away
—
jerk
!
—
he
was
as
erect
,
and
carried
his
head
as
high
as
ever
.
To
have
taken
the
field
openly
against
his
rival
would
have
been
madness
;
for
he
was
not
a
man
to
be
thwarted
in
his
amours
,
any
more
than
that
stormy
lover
,
Achilles
.
Ichabod
,
therefore
,
made
his
advances
in
a
quiet
and
gently
insinuating
manner
.
Under
cover
of
his
character
of
singing
-
master
,
he
made
frequent
visits
at
the
farmhouse
;
not
that
he
had
anything
to
apprehend
from
the
meddlesome
interference
of
parents
,
which
is
so
often
a
stumbling
-
block
in
the
path
of
lovers
.
Balt
Van
Tassel
was
an
easy
indulgent
soul
;
he
loved
his
daughter
better
even
than
his
pipe
,
and
,
like
a
reasonable
man
and
an
excellent
father
,
let
her
have
her
way
in
everything
.
His
notable
little
wife
,
too
,
had
enough
to
do
to
attend
to
her
housekeeping
and
manage
her
poultry
;
for
,
as
she
sagely
observed
,
ducks
and
geese
are
foolish
things
,
and
must
be
looked
after
,
but
girls
can
take
care
of
themselves
.
