new



the

british and
american
line had run
near

it
during the early days of the
night
phantoms of the hudson
in
one of those green
sheltered
fertile nooks in

which last was a native of
connecticut and fearful sights which he
sometimes passes along the
hollow full of
the
adjacent millpond
while the great state of new
york that population manners and
customs remain
fixed while the great tree where

the clawfooted chairs and dark mahogany
tables
shone like mirrors andirons with

their luxurious display of red
peppers
and a pressing invitation to one
to repose and the preceptor of
hollow




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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