The Beauties of Washington Irving Washington Irving The Beauties of Washington Irving Table of Contents The Beauties of Washington Irving.........................................................................................................................1 Washington Irving..........................................................................................................................................2 THE INN KITCHEN.....................................................................................................................................4 THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM..................................................................................................................5 A WEST SUNDAY IN A COUNTRY INN................................................................................................12 AN OBEDIENT HEN−PECKED HUSBAND............................................................................................14 A DESIRABLE MATCH............................................................................................................................16 A RIVAL......................................................................................................................................................17 AN INVITATION........................................................................................................................................18 A DUTCH ENTERTAINMENT.................................................................................................................19 WAR............................................................................................................................................................21 ENGLISH STAGE COACHMEN...............................................................................................................22 THE WALTZ...............................................................................................................................................23 DUTCH TEA PARTIES..............................................................................................................................24 COSMOGONY,...........................................................................................................................................25 DUTCH LEGISLATORS............................................................................................................................29 THE LITTLE MAN IN BLACK.................................................................................................................31 MY AUNT CHARITY................................................................................................................................34 WILL WIZARD...........................................................................................................................................37 STYLE.........................................................................................................................................................39 FRENCHMEN.............................................................................................................................................41 THE WIFE...................................................................................................................................................42 TO ANTHONY EVERGREEN, Gent.........................................................................................................46 Showing the nature of History in general;...................................................................................................47 DIRK SCHUILER, AND THE VALIANT PETER....................................................................................51 Description of the powerful Army...............................................................................................................53 Of Peter Stuyvesant's expedition..................................................................................................................56 How the People of New−Amsterdam..........................................................................................................60 In which the Troubles of New−Amsterdam appear to thicken—................................................................62 THE WIDOW AND HER SON...................................................................................................................66 STORM AT SEA.........................................................................................................................................69 JOHN BULL................................................................................................................................................70 CONSEQUENCE........................................................................................................................................75 THE COCKLOFT FAMILY.......................................................................................................................76 CONVERSION OF THE AMERICANS....................................................................................................80 TOM STRADDLE.......................................................................................................................................82 SLEEPY HOLLOW.....................................................................................................................................85 ICHABOD CRANE.....................................................................................................................................87 SUPERSTITION..........................................................................................................................................89 THE BROKEN HEART..............................................................................................................................90 Footnotes......................................................................................................................................................92 A WRECK AT SEA....................................................................................................................................94 LAND...........................................................................................................................................................95 GENIUS.......................................................................................................................................................96 A CONTRAST.............................................................................................................................................97 LETTER FROM MUSTAPHA RUB−A−DUB KELI KHAN,...................................................................99 A warlike Portrait of the great Peter—and how General Von Poffenburgh distinguished himself at Fort Cassimir.............................................................................................................................................102 i The Beauties of Washington Irving Table of Contents The Beauties of Washington Irving THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE, A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.....................106 BOOK MAKING.......................................................................................................................................107 A DUTCH SETTLER'S DREAM..............................................................................................................109 THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE..............................................................................................................110 DOMESTIC SCENE..................................................................................................................................114 MASTER SIMON......................................................................................................................................115 PERSEVERANCE.....................................................................................................................................116 A DOLEFUL DISASTER OF ANTHONY THE TRUMPETER.............................................................117 THE GRIEF OF PETER STUYVESANT.................................................................................................118 The dignified Retirement and mortal Surrender of Peter the Headstrong.................................................119 MORNING.................................................................................................................................................122 THE AUTHOR'S ACCOUNT OF HIS HISTORY OF NEW−YORK.....................................................123 WESTMINSTER ABBEY.........................................................................................................................124 MASTER HENRY HUDSON...................................................................................................................125 MASTER ROBERT JUET........................................................................................................................126 A DUTCH VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY..................................................................................................127 LETTER FROM MUSTAPHA RUB−A−DUB KELIKHAN,..................................................................128 AUTUMNAL REFLECTIONS.................................................................................................................131 THE FAMILY OF THE LAMBS..............................................................................................................133