Ghost of the glacier and other tales . vance what awaitedus. So long and so steadily had we moved forward, over-coming ever>^ obstacle and conquering every enemy, that wethought ourselves invincible. As we drew nearer to that land which now is called Jerseywe occasionally met scouts of our arch enemy the SouthWind. It became evident that a battle was before us. Wefor the first time began careful observations from the loftiesteminences occupied by our forces. Before us was a land of traditions. It had fought manybattles with the waves. Internal troubles at various timeshad rent it. In the ea
Ghost of the glacier and other tales . vance what awaitedus. So long and so steadily had we moved forward, over-coming ever>^ obstacle and conquering every enemy, that wethought ourselves invincible. As we drew nearer to that land which now is called Jerseywe occasionally met scouts of our arch enemy the SouthWind. It became evident that a battle was before us. Wefor the first time began careful observations from the loftiesteminences occupied by our forces. Before us was a land of traditions. It had fought manybattles with the waves. Internal troubles at various timeshad rent it. In the early ages of the world it had escaped,by the aid of some unseen power, from the bondageof the sea. Soon the forces called Rivers began their plot-ting, and they tore great rents deep and wide in thecomparatively level plain. Then the flood came inagain, but it was not able to recapture all that ithad lost. Againthe powerful friendof the land cameto its aid and asecond escapefrom the sea waseffected. Seven CHINCOPEE BRIDGE,HOPATCONG. ^1. ^-=!!?il»^^f GHOST OF THE GLACIER, such battles were fought before the sea, driven back in thelast encounter, gave up the tight. As a result of these battles and of the dissensions ofthe River forces, what once had been a level plain withthe Palisades and the Kittitiny mountains for its borderswas a region of mountains and valleys and plains. This land, as we now viewed it, was of decaying trees stood in legions. Btneath were carpets that oncemust have been like the emerald in hue. Now all wasseared and brown. Once they had been fed by neighboringstreams, but now these rushing rivers had cut great gorges LAKE HOPATCONG.
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