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[1]Onawaking，hefouhegreenknollfromwhencehehadfirstseentheoldmanoftheglen.Herubbedhiseyes—itwasabrightsunnyThebirdswerehoppingandtwitteringamongthebushes，andtheeaglewaswheelingaloft，ahepuremountainbreeze.“Surely，”
thoughtRip，“Ihavehereallnight.”
Herecalledtheocesbeforehefellasleep.Thestrahakegofliquor—themountaihewildretreatamongtherocks—thewoe-begoheflagon—“Oh!Thatflagon!Thatwickedflagon!”
thoughtRip，—“whatexcuseshallImaketoDameVanWinkle!”
[2]Helookedrun，butihe，welloiledfowling-piece，hefoundanoldfirelogbyhim，thebarrelihrust，thelogoff，ao-eaten.Hethegraveroistersofthemountainhadputatri，and，havihliquor，hadrobbedhimofhisgun.Wolf，too，haddisappeared，buthemighthavestrayedawayafterasquirrele.Hewhistledafterhimandshoutedhisallinvain;theechoesrepeatedhiswhistleandshout，butnodogwastobeseen.
[3]Hedetermiheseofthelastevening’sgambol，ahaodemandhisdogandguowalk，hefouiffis，andwantinginhisusualactivity.“Thesemouagreewithme，”
thoughtRip，“andifthisfrolieupwithafitoftherheumatism，IshallhaveablessedtimewithDameVahsomedifficultyhegotdownintotheglehegullyupwhidhispaniohepregevening;buttohisastoamountainstreamwasnowfoamingdoingfromrocktorodfillihbabblingmurmurs.He，however，madeshifttoscrambleupitssides，whistoilsomewaythroughthicketsofbirch，sassafras，andwitch-hazel，arippedupledbytheeviwistedtheircoilsortendrilsfromtreetotree，andspreadakiworkinhispath.
[4]Atleowheretheravihroughthephitheatre;butnotracesofsugremaiherotedahighimperablewalloverwhietumblingiheryfoam，aoabroaddeepbasin，blatheshadowsforest.Here，then，poorRipwasbroughttoastand.Heagaindwhistledafterhisdog;hewasohegofaflockofidlecrhinairaboutadrytreethatasunnypredwho，setheirelevatioolookdownandscoffatthepoormaies.Whatwastobedohemassingafeltfamishedforwantofhisbreakfast.Hegrievedtogiveuphisdogandguomeethiswife;butitwouldnotdthemountains.Heshookhishead，shoulderedtherustyfirelod，withaheartfulloftroubleaurepshome
[5]Asheapproachedthevillagehemetanumberofpeople，butnonewhomheknew，whierisedhim，forhehadthoughthimselfatedwitheveryoryround.Theirdress，too，wasofadifferentfashionfromthattowhichhewasaed.Theyallstaredathimwithequalmarksofsurprise，aheycasttheireyesuponhim，invariablystrokedtheirs.ThetreceofthisgestureinducedRip，involuntarily，todothesame，when，tohisasto，hefoundhisbeardhadgrownafootlong!
[6]Hehadheskirtsofthevillage.Atreranathisheels，hootingafterhim，andpointingathisgraybeard.Thedogs，too，notoneofwhichhereizedforanoldace，barkedathimashepassed.Theveryvillagewasaltered;itwaslargerandmorepopulous.Therewererowsofhouseswhichhehadneverseehosewhichhadbeenhisfamiliarhauntshaddisappeared.Strangehedefacesatthewihingwasstrange.Hismindnowmisgavehim;hebegantodoubtwhetherbothheandtheworldaroubewitched.Surelythiswashisnativevillagewhichhehadleftbutthedaybefore.TherestoodtheKaatskillmountaihesilverHudsonatadistaherewaseveryhillanddalepreciselyasithadalwaysbeen.Ripwassorelyperplexed.“Thatflagonlastnight，”
thoughthe，“hasaddledmypoorheadsadly!”
[7]Itwaswithsomedifficultythathefoundhiswaytohisownhouse，roachedwithsileitoheartheshrillvoieVanWihehousegoherooffallenin，thewindowsshattered，andthedoorsoffthehinges.Ahalf-starveddogthatlookedlikeWolfwassulkingaboutit.Ripcalledhimbyhearled，showedhisteeth，ahiswasanunkinddeed.“Myverydog，”
sighedpoorRip，“hasfottenme!”
[8]Heehehouse，which，totellthetruth，DameVanWinklehadaltiorder.Itty，forlorn，alyabahisdesolatenessovercameallhisubialfears—hecalledloudlyforhiswifeahelonelychambersrangforamomentwithhisvoidthenallagainwassilence.
[9]Heh，aohisoldresort，thevillageinn—butittoowasgericketywoodenbuildingstoodinitsplace，ingwindows，someofthembrokeholdhatsas，ahedooraiheUnionHotel，byJonathanDoolittle”
.IhegreattreethatusedtoshelterthequietlittleDutofyore，thereallhsomethilookedlikearednight-dfromitwasflutteringaflag，onwhichwasasingularassemblageofstarsandstripes;—allthiswasstrangeandinprehensible.HereizedonthesigherubyfagGee，underwhichhehadsmokedsomanyapeacefulpipe;buteventhiswassingularlymetamorphosed.Theredcoatwasgedforoneofblueandbuff，aswordwasheldinthehandinsteadofascepter，theheadwasdecoratedwithacockedhat，ahaintediers，GENERALWASHINGTON.
[10]Therewas，asusual，acrowdoffolkaboutthedoor，butRiprecollected.Theverycharacterofthepeopleseemedged.Therewasabusy，bustling，disputatiousto，iheaedphlegmanddrowsytranquillity.HelookedinvainfeNicholasVedder，withhisbroadface，doubledfairloeringcloudsoftobaokeinsteadofidlespeemel，thesasterdolingforththetsofanelaceofthese，alean，bilious-lookihhispocketsfullofhandbills，washaralyabhtsofs—elebersofgress—liberty—Bunker’sHill—heroesofseventy-six—andotherereaperfeishjargontothebewilderedVanWinkle.
[11]TheappearanceofRip，withhislonggrizzledbeard，hisrustyfowling-piecouthdress，andanarmyofwomenahisheels，sooentioavern-politis.Theycrowdedaroundhim，eyeinghimfromheadtofootwithgreatcuriosity.Theoratorbustleduptohim，and，drawinghimpartlyaside，inquired“Onwhichsidehevoted?”
Ripstaredinvatstupidity.Abutbusylittlefellowpulledhimbythearm，and，risingontiptoe，inquirediherhewasFederalorDemocrat?”
Ripwasequallyatalosstopreheion;whenakaleman，inasharpcockedhat，madehiswaythroughthecrowd，puttiherightahhiselboassed，andplantinghimselfbeforeVahonearmakimbo，theonhise，hiskeeneyesandsharphatpeing，asitwere，intohisverysoul，demandediobroughthimtotheelewithagunonhisshoulder，andamobathisheels，aherhemeainthevillage?”
“Alas!gentlemen，”
criedRip，somewhatdismayed，“Iamapoorquietman，ahepladaloyalsubjectoftheKing，Godblesshim!”
[12]Hereageburstfromtheby-staory!aTory!aspy!arefugee!hustlehim!awaywithhim!”
Itwaswithgreatdifficultythattheself-importantmaninthecockedhatrestoredorder;and，havienfoldausterityofbrow，demandedagainoftheunknownculprit，whathecametherefor，andwhomhewasseeking?Thepoormanhumblyassuredhimthathemeantnoharm，butmerelycamethereinseareofhisneighbors，whousedtokeepaboutthetavern.
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