Легенда о Сонной Лощине
Found Among The Papers Of The Late Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Nay,hisbusyfancyalreadyrealizedhishopes,andpresentedtohimthebloomingKatrina,withawholefamilyofchildren,mountedonthetopofawagonloadedwithhouseholdtrumpery,withpotsandkettlesdanglingbeneath;andhebeheldhimselfbestridingapacingmare,withacoltatherheels,settingoutforKentucky,Tennessee,—ortheLordknowswhere!
Whenheenteredthehouse,theconquestofhisheartwascomplete.Itwasoneofthosespaciousfarmhouses,withhigh-ridgedbutlowlyslopingroofs,builtinthestylehandeddownfromthefirstDutchsettlers;thelowprojectingeavesformingapiazzaalongthefront,capableofbeingclosedupinbadweather.Underthiswerehungflails,harness,variousutensilsofhusbandry,andnetsforfishingintheneighboringriver.Bencheswerebuiltalongthesidesforsummeruse;andagreatspinning-wheelatoneend,andachurnattheother,showedthevarioususestowhichthisimportantporchmightbedevoted.FromthispiazzathewonderingIchabodenteredthehall,whichformedthecentreofthemansion,andtheplaceofusualresidence.Hererowsofresplendentpewter,rangedonalongdresser,dazzledhiseyes.
