from his other occupations by
persons desiring to be trans-
ported across the river, by a blast
from a horn which hung from a
tree near at hand, the rate of fare
for foot passengers being three
stivers of wampum.

Here, too, was the “Cage”
and the Whipping-post, where
Van Twiller was wont to practice
his favorite mode of punishment
for mild offenses, that of hanging
the culprit suspended by a girdle
around the waist in mid-air for
as short or long a time as the
offense might seem to warrant.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
     

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