rip van winkle-第6章

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or　Spirit；　who　kept　about　the　wildest　recesses　of　the　Catskill

Mountains；　and　took　a　mischievous　pleasure　in　wreaking　all　kinds　of

evils　and　vexations　upon　the　red　men。　Sometimes　he　would　assume　the

form　of　a　bear；　a　panther；　or　a　deer；　lead　the　bewildered　hunter　a

weary　chase　through　tangled　forests　and　among　ragged　rocks；　and　then

spring　off　with　a　loud　ho！　ho！　leaving　him　aghast　on　the　brink　of　a

beetling　precipice　or　raging　torrent。

　　The　favorite　abode　of　this　Manitou　is　still　shown。　It　is　a　great

rock　or　cliff　on　the　loneliest　part　of　the　mountains；　and；　from　the

flowering　vines　which　clamber　about　it；　and　the　wild　flowers　which

abound　in　its　neighborhood；　is　known　by　the　name　of　Garden　Rock。

Near　the　foot　of　it　is　a　small　lake；　the　haunt　of　the　solitary

bittern；　with　water…snakes　basking　in　the　sun　on　the　leaves　of　the

pond…lilies　which　lie　on　the　surface。　This　place　was　held　in　great　awe

by　the　Indians；　insomuch　that　the　boldest　hunter　would　not　pursue

his　game　within　its　precincts。　Once　upon　a　time；　however；　a　hunter　who

had　lost　his　way；　penetrated　to　the　garden　rock；　where　he　beheld　a

number　of　gourds　placed　in　the　crotches　of　trees。　One　of　these　he

seized　and　made　off　with　it；　but　in　the　hurry　of　his　retreat　he　let　it

fall　among　the　rocks；　when　a　great　stream　gushed　forth；　which　washed

him　away　and　swept　him　down　precipices；　where　he　was　dashed　to　pieces；

and　the　stream　made　its　way　to　the　Hudson；　and　continues　to　flow　to

the　present　day；　being　the　identical　stream　known　by　the　name　of　the

Kaaters…kill。





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