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[1]Onawaking，hefouhegreenknollfromwhencehehadfirstseentheoldmanoftheglen。Herubbedhiseyes—itwasabrightsunnym。Thebirdswerehoppingandtwitteringamongthebushes，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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