From it can be seen the city of New York with its spires, and glancing across the river you behold the fields and towns of New Jersey; and turning to the westward and northward, you see the spurs by which the Kaatskills descend to the plains ; and turning to the east you behold hill and dale, wood and meadow simply charming. Washington Irving must have often climbed its summit. Sleepy Hollow winds along beneath its feet ; to the west of it gleams a shaft in Sleepy Hollow Cem-

THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT.

etery, near by the plain and simple slab that marks the grave of the modest and gentle author of the " Legend."

Near the foot, southward, lives J. R. Stevens upwards of eighty years of age, in full possession of all his faculties. He married a Miss Davis, descended from Wm. Davids, born in 1707 (the name having been corrupted). Her parents had owned the place long before ; here she was born and brought up. They cannot remember when the family of the Davids first came in possession of it. The house is old fashioned, with the same doors as stood there during the Revolution. At one time it was occupied by four or five English soldiers, who, returning after a raid, amused themselves by hacking with their swords the doorway casings. The front door has five or six deep hacks now, and the inner door two. In the south sitting-room is a door leading into the kitchen with a small pane of glass inserted in it, which was used in old times when slaves were kept to peep occasionally at the little darkies, especially when there was any disturbance.