It y, forlorn, and apparently abandoned. teness overcame all  hen all again was silence.

    ened to , t it too y ood in its place,  gaping s and petticoats, and over ted, quot;tel, by Jonattle.quot; Instead of t tree t used to ser t little Dutcall naked pole, op t looked like a red nig tering a ?ag, on ripes--all trange and incompre even tamorp re, ted , and underneated in large cers, quot;GENERAL ASON.quot;

    t t none   t Rip recollected. ter of tling, disputatious tone about it, instead of tomed pranquillity. tering clouds of tobacco-smoke, instead of idle speecer, doling fortents of an ancient newspaper.

    In place of ts full of ly about rigizens-elections--members of Congress--liberty--Bunkers y-six-and ot Babyloniso the bewildered Van inkle.

    ty foracted ttention of tavern politicians. to foot,  curiosity. tor bustled up to ly aside, inquired, quot;on ; Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Anot but busy little fellooe, inquired in ;; Rip  a loss to compreion;  old gentleman, in a s, made ting to t and left ing ing on  penetrating, as it o ere tone, quot; brougo tion   to breed a riot in t;

    quot;Alas! gentlemen,quot; cried Rip, some;I am a poor, quiet man, a native of t of the   King, God bless him!

    burst from tanders-quot;a tory! a tory! a spy! a refugee! le ; It  dif?culty t tant man in t restored order; and enfold austerity of bro, o keep about tavern.

    quot;ell--w;

    Rip bet , and inquired, heres Nicholas Vedder?

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