""^^^"^ "" "n^^^ mm m^IM vili;i!ii:::/ii>i;'iiii!t^^ — !((iplll'!!^i,i''' ii ,,, jiii^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ l!!ilitillii!i;i;;miiuiali;iiili!:'!::.<iiiiiUlU[;;uiiuii!!' ^^-^ ' ^^^ ./•"\ ^^. <^ c^- ^^ <% " V <:. .,-^•Jy^ c V^ v^ i^y v^' \^^ -^c^^ -^ ^y- s'-' v^" '^^ v^' x\^- "f- .<i> .f^ &0^ ,0 o \<^'^ X^'^' '^P, r.V -^ ^y- v^ s^^ ''^^ ,'v- \^^ v-^' ^ ^^X^ ^^'tSw^^ A B OO K OF NEW ENGLAND LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE i3g \\)t Same Sutljor HISTORIC MANSIONS AND HIGH- WAYS AROUND liOSTON. New and RevisedEdition. Crown 8vo. J2.50, OI.D LANDMARKS AND HISTORIC PERSONAGES OF BOSTON. New Edition. $2.50. AROUND THE HUB. Square i6njo. fi.25. ^ ^ BOOK A OF NEW ENGLAND LEGENDS AND FOLK LORE Cn IIrose anti Portrg SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE By Author of ''Historic Mansions and HighwaysaroundBoston,'''' "Nooks and Cortiers ofthe Nciv England Coast,^' etc. NEW AND REVISED EDITION Utf) Numerous illustrations BOSTON LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY 1901 ^ C<r|»Aji THP LIBRARY OF CONGRES& Two Copies Received SEP. 27 1901 „CopvniQHT Eimrv CLASS(i'-^XXa No. /7 7 ^6 COPY A. I Copyright1SS3, 1901, By Samuel Adams Drake. UANNIDVERSSOINTY•PRECSASMBR•IDJGOHEN, WUI.LSS.OAN.