MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LAND

By Charles M. Skinner

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE HUDSON AND ITS HILLS

RIP VAN WINKLE

CATSKILL GNOMES

THE CATSKILL WITCH

THE REVENGE OF SHANDAKEN

CONDEMNED TO THE NOOSE

BIG INDIAN

THE BAKER'S DOZEN

THE DEVIL'S DANCE-CHAMBER.

THE CULPRIT FAY

POKEPSIE

DUNDERBERG

ANTHONY'S NOSE

MOODUA CREEK

A TRAPPER'S GHASTLY VENGEANCE

THE VANDERDECKEN OF TAPPAN ZEE

THE GALLOPING HESSIAN

STORM SHIP OF THE HUDSON

WHY SPUYTEN DUYVIL IS SO NAMED

THE RAMAPO SALAMANDER

CHIEF CROTON

THE RETREAT FROM MAHOPAC

NIAGARA

THE DEFORMED OF ZOAR

HORSEHEADS

KAYUTA AND WANETA

THE DROP STAR

THE PROPHET OF PALMYRA

A VILLAIN'S CREMATION

THE MONSTER MOSQUITOE

THE GREEN PICTURE

THE NUNS OF CARTHAGE

THE SKULL IN THE WALL

THE HAUNTED MILL

OLD INDIAN FACE

THE DIVISION OF THE SARANACS

AN EVENT IN INDIAN PARK

THE INDIAN PLUME

BIRTH OF THE WATER-LILY

ROGERS'S SLIDE

THE FALLS AT COHOES

FRANCIS WOOLCOTT'S NIGHT-RIDERS

POLLY'S LOVER

CROSBY, THE PATRIOT SPY

THE LOST GRAVE OF PAINE

THE RISING OF GOUVERNEUR MORRIS

THE ISLE OF MANHATTOES AND NEARBY

DOLPH HEYLIGER

THE KNELL AT THE WEDDING

ROISTERING DIRCK VAN DARA

THE PARTY FROM GIBBET ISLAND

MISS BRITTON'S POKER

THE DEVIL'S STEPPING-STONES

THE SPRINGS OF BLOOD AND WATER

THE CRUMBLING SILVER

THE CORTELYOU ELOPEMENT

VAN WEMPEL'S GOOSE

THE WEARY WATCHER

THE RIVAL FIDDLERS

WYANDANK

MARK OF THE SPIRIT HAND

THE FIRST LIBERAL CHURCH

ON AND NEAR THE DELAWARE

THE PHANTOM DRAGOON

DELAWARE WATER GAP

THE PHANTOM DRUMMER

THE MISSING SOLDIER OF VALLEY FORGE

THE LAST SHOT AT GERMANTOWN

A BLOW IN THE DARK

THE TORY'S CONVERSION

LORD PERCY'S DREAM

SAVED BY THE BIBLE

PARRICIDE OF THE WISSAHICKON

THE BLACKSMITH AT BRANDYWINE

FATHER AND SON

THE ENVY OF MANITOU

THE LAST REVEL IN PRINTZ HALL

THE TWO RINGS

FLAME SCALPS OF THE CHARTIERS

THE CONSECRATION OF WASHINGTON

TALES OF PURITAN LAND

EVANGALINE

THE SNORING OF SWUNKSUS

THE LEWISTON HERMIT

THE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELL

THE SCHOOLMASTER HAD NOT REACHED ORRINGTON.

JACK WELCH'S DEATH LIGHT

THE LADY URSULA

FATHER MOODY'S BLACK VEIL

THE HOME OF THUNDER

THE PARTRIDGE WITCH

THE MARRIAGE OF MOUNT KATAHDIN

THE MOOSE OF MOUNT KINEO

THE OWL TREE

A CHESTNUT LOG

THE WATCHER ON WHITE ISLAND

CHOCORUA

PASSACONAWAY'S RIDE TO HEAVEN

THE BALL GAME BY THE SACO

THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

THE VISION ON MOUNT ADAMS

THE GREAT CARBUNCLE

SKINNER'S CAVE

YET THEY CALL IT LOVER'S LEAP

SALEM AND OTHER WITCHCRAFT

THE GLOUCESTER LEAGUERS

SATAN AND HIS BURIAL-PLACE

PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MAN

THE LOSS OF WEETAMOO

THE FATAL FORGET-ME-NOT

THE OLD MILL AT SOMERVILLE

EDWARD RANDOLPH'S PORTRAIT

LADY ELEANORE'S MANTLE

HOWE'S MASQUERADE

OLD ESTHER DUDLEY

THE LOSS OF JACOB HURD

THE HOBOMAK

BERKSHIRE TORIES

THE REVENGE OF JOSIAH BREEZE

THE MAY-POLE OF MERRYMOUNT

THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER

THE GRAY CHAMPION

THE FOREST SMITHY

WAHCONAH FALLS

KNOCKING AT THE TOMB

THE WHITE DEER OF ONOTA

WIZARD'S GLEN

BALANCED ROCK

SHONKEEK-MOONKEEK

THE SALEM ALCHEMIST

ELIZA WHARTON

SALE OF THE SOUTHWICKS

THE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISH

MOTHER CREWE

AUNT RACHEL'S CURSE

NIX'S MATE

THE WILD MAN OF CAPE COD

NEWBURY'S OLD ELM

SAMUEL SEWALL'S PROPHECY

THE SHRIEKING WOMAN

AGNES SURRIAGE

SKIPPER IRESON'S RIDE

HEARTBREAK HILL

HARRY MAIN: THE TREASURE AND THE CATS

THE WESSAGUSCUS HANGING

THE UNKNOWN CHAMPION

GOODY COLE

GENERAL MOULTON AND THE DEVIL

THE SKELETON IN ARMOR

MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET

LOVE AND TREASON

THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN

THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL

THE OLD STONE MILL

ORIGIN OF A NAME

MICAH ROOD APPLES

A DINNER AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

THE NEW HAVEN STORM SHIP

THE WINDAM FROGS

THE LAMB OF SACRIFICE

MOODUS NOISES

HADDAM ENCHANTMENTS

BLOCK ISLAND AND THE PALATINE

THE BUCCANEER

ROBERT LOCKWOOD'S FATE

LOVE AND RUM

LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE SOUTH

THE SWIM AT INDIAN HEAD

THE MOANING SISTERS

A RIDE FOR A BRIDE

SPOOKS OF THE HIAWASSEE

LAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMP

THE BARGE OF DEFEAT

NATURAL BRIDGE

THE SILENCE BROKEN

SIREN OF THE FRENCH BROAD

THE HUNTER OF CALAWASSEE

REVENGE OF THE ACCABEE

TOCCOA FALLS

TWO LIVES FOR ONE

A GHOSTLY AVENGER

THE WRAITH RINGER OF ATLANTA

THE SWALLOWING EARTHQUAKE

LAST STAND OF THE BILOXI

THE SACRED FIRE OF NACHEZ

PASS CHRISTIAN

THE UNDER LAND

THE CENTRAL STATES AND THE GREAT LAKES

AN AVERTED PERIL

THE OBSTINACY OF SAINT CLAIR

THE HUNDREDTH SKULL

THE CRIME OF BLACK SWAMP

THE HOUSE ACCURSED

MICHEL DE COUCY'S TROUBLES

WALLEN'S RIDGE

THE SKY WALKER OF HURON

THE COFFIN OF SNAKES

MACKINACK

LAKE SUPERIOR WATER GODS

THE WITCH OF PICTURED ROCKS

THE ORIGIN OF WHITE-FISH

THE SPIRIT OF CLOUDY

THE SUN FIRE AT SAULT SAINTE MARIE

THE SNAKE GOD OF BELLE ISLE

WERE-WOLVES OF DETROIT

THE ESCAPE OF FRANCOIS NAVARRE

THE OLD LODGER

THE NAIN ROUGE

TWO REVENGES

HIAWATHA

THE INDIAN MESSIAH

THE VISION OF RESCUE

DEVIL'S LAKE

THE KEUSCA ELOPEMENT

PIPESTONE

THE VIRGINS' FEAST

FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY

FLYING SHADOW AND TRACK MAKER

SAVED BY A LIGHTNING-STROKE

THE KILLING OF CLOUDY SKY

PROVIDENCE HOLE

THE SCARE CURE

TWELFTH NIGHT AT CAHOKIA

THE SPELL OF CREVE CIUR LAKE

HOW THE CRIME WAS REVEALED

BANSHEE OF THE BAD LANDS

STANDING ROCK

THE SALT WITCH

ALONG THE ROCKY RANGE

OVER THE DIVIDE

THE PHANTOM TRAIN OF MARSHALL PASS

THE RIVER OF LOST SOULS

RIDERS OF THE DESERT

THE DIVISION OF TWO TRIBES

BESIEGED BY STARVATION

A YELLOWSTONE TRAGEDY

THE BROAD HOUSE

THE DEATH WALTZ

THE FLOOD AT SANTA FE

GODDESS OF SALT

THE COMING OF THE NAVAJOS

THE ARK ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS

THE PALE FACED LIGHTNING

THE WEIRD SENTINEL AT SQUAW PEAK

SACRIFICE OF THE TOLTECS

TA-VWOTS CONQUERS THE SUN

THE COMANCHE RIDER

HORNED TOAD AND GIANTS

THE SPIDER TOWER

THE LOST TRAIL

A BATTLE IN THE AIR

ON THE PACIFIC COAST

THE VOYAGER OF WHULGE

TAMANOUS OF TACOMA

THE DEVIL AND THE DALLES

CASCADES OF THE COLUMBIA

THE DEATH OF UMATILLA

HUNGER VALLEY

THE WRATH OF MANITOU

THE SPOOK OF MISERY HILL

THE QUEEN OF DEATH VALLEY

BRIDAL VEIL FALL

THE GOVERNOR'S RIGHT EYE

THE PRISONER IN AMERICAN SHAFT

AS TO BURIED RICHES

KIDD'S TREASURE

OTHER BURIED WEALTH

STORIED WATERS, CLIFFS AND MOUNTAINS

MONSTERS AND SEA-SERPENTS

STONE-THROWING DEVILS

STORIED SPRINGS

LOVERS' LEAPS

GOD ON THE MOUNTAINS