Reminiscences of Catskill Local Sketches

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The substitution of the horse boat for the old scow Avas a sore grief to Ben, which, how- ever, he patiently endured so long as he had a sweep to steer by, but when he heard of the application of steam to ferriage purposes, he just laid down and rolled over. If, as some [ believe, men pursue their accustomed earthly avocations, in the spirit land, it is not impos- sible that Ben has taken service with old Charon on that Stygian feiTy Avhere both steam and horse poAver are supposed to be unknown
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While at "the Point" it may not be amiss to allude to a catastrophe Avhich occurred there, long after "Black Ben the fenyman" made his last trip, — from the shores of Time. It seems but yesterday, and yet, as I count back the years, I find that about twenty -five twelve-months have run off the reel since the sad occun-ence alluded to. — (As a literary friend of mine once pathetically remarked, "How tempus does fugit !") There was a spruce and rather consequential darkey, living at the Embought, named Sonce Ten Broek.


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