CHAPTER VIII.
Mat Olmstead, the Town Wit--The Salamander Hat--Solar Eclipse--The Old Hen and the Philosopher--Lieutenant Smith--Extraordinary Meteor--Fulton and his Steam-boat--Granther Baldwin and his Wife--Sarah Bishop and her Cave 87
Mat Olmstead, the Town Wit--The Salamander Hat--Solar Eclipse--The Old Hen and the Philosopher--Lieutenant Smith--Extraordinary Meteor--Fulton and his Steam-boat--Granther Baldwin and his Wife--Sarah Bishop and her Cave 87