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THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1889.
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1 WABHIHQTOI I1VIH0.
tin Minfr firvlTil . Atk t,. t ft..
or Uelphs companion seemed te cause
Universal satisfaction. Many were the
trrcctillCS at tlie rlrrr fttrin nml kn nln.
tatiens in the streets; the dogs bounded
liofero him, the boys whooped as he
passed, everybody seemed te knew An
tony Vnndcr Heyden, Delph followed
en in silence, admiring the neatness of
J ids worthy burg; for in thoee days Al
bany was In all its glory, and Inhabited
almost exclusively by the descendants of
the original Dutch settlers, for it bad net
ns yet been discovered and colonized by
the restless people- of New England.
Everything was quiet and orderly, c very
thing .was conducted calmly and leis
urely; no hurry, no bustleL no struggling
and scrambling Ter existence. The grass
grew utieut the Un paved streets and ro re
Uyved tliecye by its refreshing verdure.
The tall sycamores or pendant wIIIewb
Blinded the houses, with caterpillars
swinging by long silken strings from
their branches or moths fluttering about
like coxcombs In joy at their gay trans
formation. The houses wcre built In the
pld Dutch style, with the gable ends
towards the. Street. The thrifty house heuse
witu w;is seated en a Iwnch befere her
uefjir. in cIemj crimped cap, bright flow
ered gown nnd white apron, busily cm cm
pleyed in knitting. The husband smoked
his pipe en the ppposite bench, and the
llttle (let negre girl. seated en the step
at her mistress' feet, was industriously
plying her needle,' The swallows sported
about the caves or skimmed along (he
Streets and brought back seme rich
booty for their clamorous young, and
the llttle housekeeping wren (lew In and
.eutuf nLillputlau houseor nn old hut
nailed against the wall. The cows were
coining home, lowing through the
streets, te le milked at their owner's
deer j nnd if, pcrchance, theie were nny
loiterers, sonie negre urchin with a long
goad was gently urging them home
wards. As Delnh's companion passed en he re
ceived a tranquil nod from the burgers,
and a friendly word from their wives,
nil calling him familiarly by the name of
Antony; for It was the custom In this
stronghold of the patriarchs, where they
had all grown up together from child-
uoeu, 10 can every ene by the Christian
name. The liter did net pause te have.
us usual jekcs wiui inem, for he was
impatient te reach Ills home. At length
they urried at his mansion. It -as of
some magnitude, in the Dutch style, with
laige Iren figures en the galle3 that gnve
the date of its erection nnd bhewed that
it had been built in the earliest timeB of
the settlement,
The news of Hecr Antony's arrival had
preceded him, nnd the whole household
was en the lookout. A crew of negrees,
Inrge nnd small, had collected In front of
the house te reccive hhn. The old, white
headed one:, who had grown gray in his
service, grinned for joy nnd niade many
awkward liews nnd grimaces, nnd the
httlu ones capered nhuut his knees. Hut
the most happy lielng in the household
wns u little, pluiiie, blooming lass, his
only child and the darling of his heart.
Bhe caine bounding out of the house, but
the bight of a btrnuge veung man with
her rather called up, for n moment, all
thobashfulncssef a homebred damsel.
Delph gazed at her with wonder nnd de
light; never had he ceen, ns he thought,
anything be comely in the shape of
woman. She was dressed in the geed
old Dutch taete, with lengstnysnnd full,
ehert petticoats, be admirably adapted te
show and set e'f the female form. Her
hair, turned un under a binall round cap,
displayed t!.e fullness of her forehead;
elm had line, blue, laughing eyes, a trim,
slender waist, and soft swell but, In n
word, bhe was it little Dutch divinity,
and Delph, who never bleppcd half way
in a new Impulse, fell desperately in loe
with her.
Delph was new ushered into the heuse
with n hearty welcome. In the Interior
was a mingled display of I leer Antony's
taste nnd habits nnd of the opulence of
Id i predeccsenrs. The chambers wcre
furnished with geed old iiiahegiiiiv, the
bcaufets and cupboards glitter? with
embossed bilveriuul painted cliin.i. Over
the pallor fireplaee was, as usual, the
family coat of cvinn, painted and framed,
abeve which vv us a long dmjc few ling
piece, llnnked by nn Indian peeeii and n
K)wdcr horn, The room was da.erctcd
with many Indian articles, f.ueli 3 iiiea
of icace, tomahawks, seulning I::.lvc3,
hunting pouches and lielts of tViitnpuiii;
nnd there were various kinds if fishing
tackle and two or three low Ihu pieces in
thocerners. Tlie hoiibeheld niVi...iemcd
te Ihi conducts, in seme iiichh.iic, after
the master's humors, correct"! ie.lias,
by u llttle nuiet niunageuient of tlie
daughter's. Tner was n degree of pntri
nrclial .-UnpllcJry and geed humored
indulgence. The Degrees wne into tlie
room .-itheut being called, merely te
leek at their uinstcr and Lri of his ad
ventures: they veuld stiyud listening nt
the deer until he had unleliexl a btery,
and then go off cv n bread grin te repeat
it in the kltnliTii. A couple of iH't negre
Idiildren-v-iwu' pitying aleut the deer
with the dogs, unit charing '.villi them
their bread mid butter. All the domes
tics loeke-.' hearty nnd happy, and when
the table wus ret for the evening repast,
tlie varkty uud abundance of geed hoiibe heiibe hoiibe
eold luxuries lore testimony te the open
handed !lKrulity cf the lieer elid the
uotable lwiisewifcrv of his daughter.
In the evening thore rtrepiKtl in sev
eral of tlie worthies of the-' place the
Van nennsellucrs und tbe Oansoveorts
nnd the ltoscbeoius und ethers of Antony
Vnndcr Heyden's intimates, te hear an
account or his expeditien: for he was the
Siudbad of Albany, Brd ids exploits and
nd ventures were favorite topiciief con
vention among the Inhabitants. While
these sat gossiping together nteut the
deer of the hall, and telling long twilight
stories, Delph m) cozily seated enter
taining tlie daughter ou a window bench.
He had already get en lutimate terms,
for theso weni net times of false rcserve
and idle ceremony; nnd, besides, there is
reincthing wonderfully propitious te a
lever's cuit in tlie delightful dusk of a
long r.uuiiucr evening; it gives coumge
te the most timid tongue and hides the
blushes of the bashful. The stars nlone
twinkled brightly, and new nnd then a
fire'ly strcrjued I1I3 transient light befere
tlui window, or, wandering into the room,
Uew gleaming about the ceiling.
mp
What Velph VfUirnend,
What Delph whlspcitd in her ear that
long biuumer evening it is hnposslble tc
say, his woribwere ee low nnd ixidi3tincl
that they never reached the car of the
historian. It is probable, however, thai
they wcre te the purpe&e, for he had (
natural talent at pleasing the ecx, and
was uevcr long In company with a petti
coat without pajing proper court te It.
In the menntiiue tlie visitors ene by ene
deiarted; Antony Vander Heyden, wlic
Iftttl fjirly-talked himself silent, cat nixb -i
iliiicr nlnnrt in lti't rh:iir liv tlm dner rlir n
he was huddeuly ureused by a hearty
lamie wiui which ieipii iieyuger uau
ungunrdetlly rounded off ene of hU
periods, and tthkli triiecd tbreugli tlie
titill chamber lile the rcjiert of u pistol.
Hie llerr btarted up. rubbed his eyes,
failed for liv'hbJ, and observed that it
iteLJ i?$i' -w ma
MK
was mgn ttme te co te bed; theuch, en
parting for the night, he mutracd Delph
heartily by tlie hand. looked kindly in
Ids face, nnd shook his head knowingly;
for the Ileer well-remembered what he
himself li.iil been at tlie youngster's ngc
Tlie clumber in which our here was
ledged was spacious, and paneled with
oak. It was furnished with clothes
presses nnd mighty chests of drawers,
well waxed and glittering with .braM
ornaments. Thcse contained ample block
of family linen, for the Dutch house
wives had always a laudable pride In
shew-lng off their household treasures te
6trangcrs.
Delph's mind, however, was tee full te
take particular nete of the objects
around hinij yet he could net help con
tinually comparing the free, open
hearted checriness of this establishment
with the starveling, sordid, joyless
housekeeping nt Dr. Knlppcrhausen's.
bull there was something that marred
the enjoyment the Idea that he must
take Icave of his hcartv host and pretty
hostess nnd cast himself ence mere ndrift
mien the world. Te linger here would
felly; he should enlv get deeper In
leve: nnd for a peer vnrlet like himself
tensplrc te the daughter of the great
Hecr Vander Heyden it was iniiduesste
think of Mich n thing. The very kind
no Hint the girl hadbhewn towards hhn
jireuipted him, en reflection, te hasten
his depaiture: It would be a peer return
for the frank hospitality of his host te
cntaugle Ida daughter's heart In en in
judicious attachment. In a word, Delph
was like many ether young rcabeners, of
exceeding geed hearts nnd giddy heads,
who think after they net, and act differ
ently from what they think; who mnke
excellent determinations ever night and
forget te keep them the next morning.
"ThU Is a line conclusion, truly, of
my voyage," said he, as he almost burled
himself in a sumptuous feather bed, and
drew the fresh white sheets up te his
chin. "Here am I, instead of finding n
bag of money te carry home, launched
In n strange place, with scarcely a stiver
in his iieclici, and what Is worse, hnve
jumped nshore up te inr cars in leve Inte
the bargain. However," lidded he, after
fome pause, stretching himself nnd turn
ing himself in bed, "I'm In geed mmrtera
for the present, nt least; se I'll e'en
enjoy the present moment and let the
next take care of Itself; I dare say all
will work out, 'somehow or ether, for
the best."
As he Bald thcse words hn re.iehml out
his hand te extinguish the candle, when
he was suddenly struck with Astonish
ment and dismay, for he thought he
beheld the phantom of the haunted
house staring en him from a dusky part
of the chamber. A second leek reassured
him, as he perceived that what he had
taken for the 6pectcr was, In fact,
nothing but a Flemish portrait that hung
In a bhadewy corner just behind a clothes
press. It wits, however, the prcclse
representation of his nightly visitor the
same cloak nnd belted jerkin, the eame
grizzled beard and fixed cve, the name
bread, slouched hat, with a feather hang
ing ever ene 6ide. Delph new called te
mind the rescmblance he had frequently
remarked between his host nnd the old
man of the haunted house; and was fully
convinced that they were In doiue way
connected, nud that Dome especial destiny
had governed his voyage. He lay gaz
ing en the portrait with almost ns much
awe as he had gazed en the ghostly
original, until the shrill heuse clock
warned him of the lateness of the hour.
He put out the light, but remained for a
long time turning ever these curious
circumstances nnd coincidences in his
mind, until he fell asleep. His dreams
riarloek of the nuture of his waking
lieughts. He fancied that he still lay
gazing en the picture, until, bv degrees,
it became nnlmated; that the figure do de
Bccnded from the wall and walked out
of the roem: that he followed it and
found himself by the well, te which the
old man pointed, smiled en him, and
disappeared.
In the' morning when Delph waked he
found his host standing by his bedside,
who gave him a hearty morning's salu
tation nnd usked him hew he had slept.
Delph answered cheerily, but took occa ecca occa
bien te inquire about the portrait that
hung against the wall. "Ah," said Hecr
Auteny, "that's a portrait of old Killian
Vander Spiegel, ence a burgomaster of
Amsterdam, who, en seme popular
troubles, abandoned Helland and enme
ever te the pro.ince during the govern
ment of Tcter Stuyveuint. He was my
ancestor by tlie mother's Bide, nnd an
old micrly curmudgeon he was. When
the Lnglldi took possession of New Am
sterdam in 1001 he retired Inte the
country. He fell Inte a melancholy,
apprehending that his wraith would be
taken from htm and that he vv euld coiue
te leggary. He turned nil his property
Inte cash, and used te hide it nway. Ha
was for n jear or two concealed ir.
various places, fancying himself bought
after by the English, te strip him of his
wealth; and Anally was found dead in
jii.i bed ene morning, without nnv one
being able te discover where he had con
cealed the gieater part of his money."
When hia host had left the room,
Delph remained for seme tlme lest In
thought. His whole mind was occupied
by what he had heard. Vander Spiegel
was his mother's family name; and he
recollected te have heard her speak of
this very Killian Vnndcr Spiegel ns 0110
of her ancestors. He had heard hcreav,
tee, that her father was Killlan'fl right
ful heir, only that the old man died
without leaving anything te be inherited.
It new appeared that Hecr Antony wan
Iikcvvise n descendant, and perliara an
heir nh-e, of this peer rich man; and that
thus tha Ileyllgers and the Vander Hey
dens wcre remotely connected. "What,"
thought he, "if, after all, this is the in
terpretation of my dream, that this la the
way I uin te inake iny fortune by this
veyage te Albany, and that I am te And
the old man's hidden wealth in the bot
tom of that well? Dut what an odd,
lounil-abeut mede of communicating the
matter! Why tlie plague could net the
old goblin have told me about the well nt
once, without pending me ull the way te
Albany te hear a eterythat waste6end
me all the way back again?"
These thoughts passed through lili
mind while he was dressing. IIe de
scended the etalrs, full of perplexity,
when the bright face of JIarie Vandci
Ilcydrn suddenly beamed in cmilcs upon
him, nnd eeemed te give him n clew te
the whele mystery. "After all," though!
he, "the old goblin is in the right.- If 1
nm te get Jiia wealth, he mcnn3 that J
shall marry Ids pretty descendant; thui
lieth branches of the family will be again
united, and tlie property go en in tin.
prejcr channel."
Ne sooner did thh idea enter his head
than it carried conviction with it. He
was new all iuipaticnee te hurry hack
nnd bocuie the t remain, nhlch, he did
net doubt, lay nt the IkiUeiii of the well,
and which he feared every moment
might Ik discovered by seme ether ier ier
sen. "Who knows," thought he, "but
this night walking old fellow of the
haunted heuse may be in the habit of
haunting every initer, nnd may glve a
hint te KniO shrewder fellnw tlinn mr.
self, who will take u shorter cut te the '
well than by the way of Albany?" He !
wished a thousand times that the bal- '
blhiK old ghost was laid in the lied Fen, I
and hh rambling iiertrnit with hini. He I
was in n iterfect fever te depart. Twe I
or three days elapsed lefore nny opper
tunity presented for returning down the
river. They were ngen te Delph, not
withstanding that he was basking in thu
smiles of tlie iirelty Mai ie, mid daily ga
ting mere and 1.1010 enamored.
At length the very sleep fieni which
he had Uin l.iui'kedevt rt-eard prepared
te make mil. Delph made an ay.'l.wnid
ujnilegy te his host for his sudden de
paiture. Antony Vander Hrydeu was
son ly nstetiKliHl. Hi had "conceited
half 11 dneii excursions into the wilder
ness; nnd m Indi.inu were actually prc
liaring fern r.rand expedition te one of
the lakes. lie f- ! IMpli aside, and ex
erted lih eloquent e t.i ii t him te abandon
nil Iheiifditj of I ti 11. nnd te remain
with luui Lul in v.iin. ui.d heat length
gave up the ntttm.it. observing "that
it was a thousand pities no fine a young
man should threw himself nway," Hit r
Antony, however, gave hhn n hcartv
bhaku by tl.e band nt jarliiij', with 11
favorile fowling pure, nnd nn invitation
te COIIIU (e llM UlUUl uhctKtVAr liu re,
vtsltcd Albany. The pretty little Marie
aid nothing; hut as he gave her a fare
well kiss, her dimpled check turned pale
and a tear steed in her eye. Delph sprang
lightly en beanl of the vessel.
They heisted sail; the wind was fair;
they sjien lest sight of Albany nnd Its
green hills nnd embowered Islands. Thcr
wcre wafted cayly past the Kaatskill
mountains, whose fairy heights wcre
bright and cloudless. They passed pros
perously through the highlands without
nnv molestation from tlie Diindcrberg
goblin and his crew; they swept en
across Havrrstravv bay and byCroten
Point and through the Tanpaan Zoe nnd
under the Pnlisadoes, until In the after
noon of the third day they saw the
promontory of Hobekcn, hanging like n
cleuld In the nir, and, shortly after, the
reefs of the Manbattecfl rising out of the
water.
Delph's first care was te repair te his
mother's house, for he was continually
goaded by the idea of the uneasiness Bhe
must experience en his account. IIe was
f'ltizllng his brains as he went along te
hlnk hew he should account for his nb nb
sence without betraying tlie secrets of
the haunted heuse. In the midst of these
cogitations he entered the street in which
his mother's heuse was situated, when
he was thunderstruck nt beholding it a
heap of ndnn.
There had evidently been n great fire,
which had destroyed several large houses
nnd the humble dwelling of peer Dame
Hcyligcr had been involved in the con
flagration. The walls were net se com
pletely destroyed but that Delph could
distinguish seme traces of the eccne of
his childhood. The fireplace, about
which helmd often played, still remained
ornamented with Dutch tiles, illustrat
ing passages In Bible history, en which
he had many a time gazed with admira
tion. Among the rubbish lay the wreck of
the geed dame's el bow chair, from which
she had given 1dm se many a whole
seme precept, and hard by it was the
family Bible -with brass claspsnew,
alls! reduced almost te a cinder.
Fer a. moment Delph was overcemo by
this disninl Bight, for he was seized with
the fear that lib mother lind perished in
the flames. He was relieved, however,
from this herrible apprehension by ene
of the neighbors who happened te ceme
by, and who Informed him that his
mother was yet allve.
Tlie geed woman hed. Indeed, lest
everything by this uuloekcd for calamity;
for the nopulace had been be intent upon
saving the fine furniture of her rich
neighbors, that the llttle tenement, and
the little all of peer Dame Hcyligcr, had
lieen suffered te coiuume without inter
ruption, nay, had it net been for the gal
lant assistance of her old crony, Peter de
Oroedt, the worthy dame and her cat
might have shared the fate of their habi
tation. As It was Bhe had been overcemo with
fright nnd affliction, and Iny ill in body
and Biek at heart. The public, howevcr,
had showed her its wonted kindness.
The furniture of her rich neighbors being,
ns far as possible, rescued from the
flames, themselves duly and ceremoni
ously visited and condoled with en the
injury of their property, and their ladies
commiserated en tlie agitation of their
nerves; the public, at length, began te
recollect something nbeut peer Dame
Ueyllgcr. She forthwith became ngaln
a subject of universal sympathy; every
body pitied mero tlinn ever, nnd If pity
could but Iinve been coined into cash cash
geed Lord I hew rich she would have bccnl
It was new determined, in geed earn
est, that something ought te be dene for
her without delay. The dominie, there
fore, put up prayers for her en Sunday,
in which all the congregation joined
most heartily. Even Cebus Greesbcck,
the ulderruan, and Mynheer Mllledellar,
the great l)uti merchant, steed up In
their iews, and did net spare their voices
en the occasion; nnd it was thought the
prayers of such great men could net but
have their due weight. Dr. Knlpjicr
hauscn, tee, visited her professionally,
nnd gave her abiindnnce of ndvice
gratis, and wns universally lauded for
his charity. As te her old friend, Peter
de Groodt, he was a peer man, whose
pity and prayers nnd ndvice could be of
but little avail, se he gave her all that
wa3 in his power he gave her shelter.
Te the humble dwelling of Peter de
Groodt, then, did Delph turn his steps.
On his way thither, he recalled all the
tenderness nud kindness of Ids simple
hearted parent, her Indulgence of his er
rors, her blindness te his faults; and then
he bethought hltnsclf of his own Idle,
harum-scarum life. "I've been a sail
ccapegracc," said Delph, shakiug his
head eorrevvfully. "I've been a complcte
eink pocket, that's the truth of It! liut,"
added he briskly, and clasping his hands,
"only let her live only let her live and
I'll show myself indeed n Benl"
As Delph approached the house, he
met Peter de Groodt coming out of it.
The old man started back nghast, doubt
ing whether it waa net a ghost that steed
befere him. It being bright uavlight,
however, Peter seen plucked up'licart,
callslled that no ghost dare show his face
in such clear sunshine. Delph new
learned from the worthy sexton tlie con cen con
etcrnatien and rumor te which his mys
terious disappearance had given rise. It
had been universally Ivelleved that he
had lieen spirited away by theso hobgob
lin gentry that infested the haunted
house; and old Abraham Vandezer, who
lived by the great Imttonweod t tecs, at
the three mile stone, affirmed, that he
had heard a terrlble neise in the nir, ns
he was going home late nt night, which
seemed just as if n flight of wild gcese
were overhead, passing off towards the
nerthwaid. The haunted heuse was, in
consequence, Icxikcd irjMn with ten times
mero awe than ever; nobody would ven ven
ture te pass 11 night in it for tlie world,
nud even the doctor had censed te make
his expeditions te it in the daytime.
It icqtilrcd seme preparation before
Delph's icturn could be made known te
hh mother, the ioer soul having be
wailed him ns lest; and her spirits hav
ing lieen sorely lneken down by n mini
Ur of comfeiteis, who daily cheered her
with bteries of ghosts, nnd of ieople car
ried nway by the devil. He found her
confined te tier bed, with thoothcrincin theothcrincin thoethcrincin
ber of the lleyliger family, thu geed
dame's cat, purring beside her, but sadly
bingrd, and utterly despoiled of theso
whiskers which were the glory of her
physiognomy. Tlie ioer woman threw
her iinns about DeIjiIi'h neck. "My lieyl
my boy! nrt thou still nlive'" Fer 11 time
me seemed te liave forgotten nil her
losses and troubles, hi her joy nt his re
turn. Kven the Bnge grimalkin showed
indubitable signs of joy at tlie return of
the youngster. She saw, perhnps, that
they were a forlorn nnd undene family,
nnd felt n touch of that kindliness which
fellow sufferers only knew. But,' In
truth, cats are a slandered jicople; they
have mero affection in them than the
world commonly git cs them credit for.
The geed dame's eyes glistened nsshe
6aw ene being, nt least, U-slde herself,
rejoiced at her beii's return. "Tib knows
thee! ioer dumb least!" bald she, smooth
ing down the mottled coat of her favor favor
Ite; then iccellectlng herself, with a
melancholy shake of the head, "Ah, my
peer Delph!" exclaimed she, "thy mother
can help thee no longer! She can no
longer help herself! what will beceme
of thee, my peer bey'e"
"Mether," said Delph, "don't talk in
that strain; I've been tee long n charge
uiien you; it's new my part te take care
of you in your old davs. Come! Iioef
geed heart! you, and I, nnd Tib, will nil
6ee better dayB. I'm here, you see,
young, and Bound, and hearty; then
don't let U3 despair. I dare say things
will all, somehow, turn out for the lest."
While this scene was going en with
the lleyliger family, the news was car
ried te Dr. uiperhausen of the safe
return of his dix-iplc. Tlie little doctor
scarcely knew whether te rejolce or l
sorry nt the tidings. He wus happy at
having the foul reports which had pre
vailed concerning his country mansion
thus disproved, but he grieved nt having
his disciple, of whom he had supiesed
himself fairly diseneiiniWrcd, thus
drifting back, a heavy charge upon his
hands. While he was balancing iktween
these two fcclingn, he was determined
by the counsels of Fran llsv, who ad
vised him te take advantage of tlie
truant absence of the yeungbtei and
phut the deer uiien him ferever.
At the hour 0 led tiiiie, UjcreXwe-
wncn It was supposed the recreant dis
ciple would seek Ids old quarters, every
tiling was prepared for his reception.
Delph, having talked Ids mother lute n
eta'0,0 tranquillity, sought the mansion
of his quondam master nnd rained the
knocker with a faltering hand. Scarcely,
however, had It given a dubious ran,
when the doctor's head, In a red night
rap, pepped out of emit window, nnd the
housekeeper's, in a white night cap, out
of another. IIe was new greeted with n
tremendous volley of hard names nnd
nrml language, mingled with invnluable
pieces of advice, such as are seldom ven
tured te be given, excepting te a friend
In distress or a culprit nt the bar. Inn
few moments net n window In the street
but had its particular night cap, listen
Ing te the shrill trcbloef Frau TUyand
the guttural creaking of Dr. Kntppcr
hauscn; nnd the word went from win
dow te window, "Ahl here's Delph
Hcyligcr ceme' back, nnd at Ids old
pranks again." -In short, peer Delph
found he was likely te get nothing from
the doctor but geed advice a commod
ity se abundant as even te be thrown
out of the window; se he wns fain te
beat a retreat and take up his quarters
for the night under the lowly reef of
honest Peter' de Groodt.
Tlie next rooming, bright nnd early,
Delph wns at the haunted house. Every
thing looked just ns ha hnd left it. The
fields were grass grown and matted, nnd
It appeared as if nobody hnd traversed
them since hlsdcparturc With iwlpltat
ing heart he hastened te the well. He
looked down Inte it, nnd saw that It was
of great depth, with water at the bottom.
He had provided himself with n strong
line. Biicli as the fishermen use en the
hanks of Newfoundland. At tlie end
was a heavy plummet nnd n large fish
hook. With this he began te sound the
bottom of tlie well, and te nngle nbeut
In the water. IIe found that the water
was of seme depth; there apjcaml nlse
te be much rubbish, stones from the top
having fallen in. Several times his hook
get entangled, and he cauienear break
ing his line. New nnd then, tee, he
hauled up incre trash, such as the skull
of a horse, an Iren hoop, and 11 shattered,
Iren bound bucket. IIe had new been
several hours employed without finding
anything te repay his trouble, or te en
courage hhn te proceed. He began te
think himself a great feel, te be thus de
coyed into n wild goeso chnse by mere
dreams, and was en the, point of throw
ing line and all into the well, and giving
up all further angling.
, "One mero cast of the line," said he,
"and that shall be the last." As he
sounded, he felt the plummet slip, as it
were, through the futcrbtlces of loeso
stones; nnd as he drew liack the line, he
felt that the hook had taken held of
rxuncthing heavy. He had te uianage
his line with great caution, lest it should
be broken by the strain iqieii it. Ily do de
grecs the rubbish that lay upon the nrticle
which he had hooked gave wny; he drew
It te the surface of the water, and what
was his rapture at seeing something like
silver glittering nt tlie end of hia line!
Almest breathless with anxiety, he drew
it uii te the mouth of the well, surprised
at Its great weight, and fearing evcry
instant that his hook would slip from
its held and his prie tumble again te the
bottom. At length he lauded it safe Iw
side tlie well. It was it great silver por
ringer, of nn ancient form, richly em
bossed, and with armorial beatings,
similar te theso ever his mother's man
telpiece, engraved en its side.
Tlie lid wns fastened down by several
twlhtsef wlre; Delph loosened them with
a trembling hand, nnd en lifting the lid,
beheld! tlie vessel was filled with bread
golden pieces, of a coinuge which he had
never seen before! It was evident ha
had lit en the place where Killian Vauder
Spiegel had concealed his treasure.
Fearful of being seen bv ceme strag
gler, he cautiously retired, mid burled
Ids pet of money In a secret place, Hn
new spread tcrrible stories about the
haunted heuse, anil deterred every ene
from approaching it, while he made fro-
Jt teas a great itlrer jmrrtngcr,
quent visits te Hen stormy days, when
no ene was stiiring in the nelghltering
fields; though, te tell the truth, he did
net care te ventuie there hi tlie dark.
Fer ence In his life he was diligent and
Industrious, and followed up his nuw
trnde of angling with such ersovcrance
nnd success, that In 11 little while he had
hooked up wealth enough te mnke him,
in theso modcrate days, a rich burger
for life.
It would lie tedious te detail minutely
the lest of this story te tell hew hu
gradually managed te bring his prejierty
lute use without exciting surprise anil
Inquiry hew he satisfied all scruples
with regard te rttaiuing the prepeity,
nud nt the eame tiuie gratified his own
feelings by marrying thu pretty Marie
Vander Heyden and hew no and Hecr
Antony had many a merry und roving
cxiKxlitlen together.
I must net emit te nny, however, that
Delph took his mother home te lite with
him, nud cherished her hi her old davH.
The geed dame, tee, had the satisfaction
of no longer hearing her son made the
theine of censure: en the ceiitruiy, he
grew dally In public adeem; everylwdy
speke well of him and his wines, and the
lordliest burgomaster was never known
te decline his invitation te dinner. Delph
often related, ut disown table, the wicked
pranks which had ence been the nblier
rence of the town; but they were new
considered excellent hikes, and the
gravest dignitaty was lain te held hia
sides when listening te them. Ne ene
was 111010 struck with Delph's increasing
merit than his old master, the doctor;
and se forgiving was Delph that he
actually employed the doctor as his fam
ily physician, only taking cam that his
prescriptions should be always thrown
out of tlie window. His mother had
often her junte of old cronies te take it
snug cui) of tea with her In her comfort
ablu little parlor, nnd Peter de Groodt,
us he sat by the fireside, with ofie of her
grandchildren en his knee, would many
n time cougrutulate her njxm her son
turning out se grent ninnii; iqieii which
the geed old soul would wag her head
with exultation, and exclaim: "Ah.
neighbor, neighbor, did 1 net eay that
Deinh would ene day or ether held up
Ida head with the U-st of them'r"
Thus did Delph lleyliger go en, cheer
ily nnd prosperously, growing merrier as
he gievv elder and witer, nnd completely
falsifying the old pietcrb nbeut money
get ever tlie devils liack; for he made
geed use of his wealth and liecame n dis
tinguished citizen and n valuable mem mem
Urel the community. He was u gieat
promoter of public institutions, such iw
Itcefsteak Beeietiesaiid catch clubs. He
presided nt nil public dinners, nnd was
tlie first that introduced Initie fieni tlie
West Indies. He implored the breed of
rucu herscfiniid gnine cocks, nud was co
great 11 ialren of modest merit, that any
enu who could ring 11 geed bong, or U II n
geed story, was sure te find a place ut
his table.
He was a member, tee, of the corjioni cerjioni corjieni
f ion; made several laws for the protec
tion of gameund oysters nnd U-qucalhcd
te the beard n large silver punch lewl,
made out of the identical porringer lie
fere mentioned, nnd which is in thu ios ies ios
sessien of the corporation te this very
day.
Finally, he died, in a florid old nge, nf
1111 apoplexy, nt a cor'wrntien feast, nud
was hurled with gieat lieners hi (he ynid
of the little Dutch church in Gardtu
strut, where his tombstone may still be
ffCPi rvjll' a modest epitaph Jn 'Hitch,
,
try nw menu mynheer Justus IJonsen.nii
nncieut nnd excellent poet of the prov
ince. The foregoing tale rests en better au
thority than most tales of tlie kind, as I
have It nt second hand from the lis of
Delph lleyliger himself, lie never re
lated it till towards the latter part of his
life, nnd then In great confidence (for he
wns very discreet), te a few of his par
ticular cronies nt Ids own table ever a
supernumerary liewl of punch, nnd,
r.trange ns the hobgoblin wrta of the
story mny seem, there never was n single
doubt expressed en the subject by nnv of
his guests. It may net Iw niulss, befere
concluding, te ebserve that, in addition
te his ether accomplishments. Delph
Hcyligcr wns noted for U-ing the ablest
drawer of the long bow in the whele
province.
THE PEACH YELLOWS.
Tw of the Inllnf( fljrreptamt of the
Trii llliea-.
Tlie literature of peach yellows Is a
medley of contradictions. All sorts of
views have been formulated and many
theories have been built en a very slen
der basts.
Among the facts believed te be well
established nre:
That yellows has been confounded
with ether diseases of the pench, espe
cially in New Jersey, where the borer
nnd root nppls nre very pruvaleut. That
genulne peach yellows appeared in the
vicinity of Philadelphia prier te 1701.
Since that time this country has never
been entirely froe from this disease. That
it was prevalent en the Atlantle coast
long before it appeared In the west.
That It has extended northeast, north
and northwest much mero rapidly than
south. That it id new mero or less prev
alent from Massachusetts te Georgia nnd
westward te Lake Michigan and the Mis
sissippi. That the disense spreads from
centers, usually appearing llrst In locali
ties thickly set with orchards. That the
first cases of yellows in any district nre
usually in young trees imported from
infected localities; and ovcrywhere it la
the same destructive mnlady.
There nre two leading symptoms of
true peach yellows, of which prematura
ripening of the fruit Is llrst in the order
of time. The mero violent the attack
the mero early nnd numerous will be the
prematures. A second symptom Is the
striking out of unnatural sheets from tlie
main branches nud sometimes from tlie
stem of the tree. Thcse nre long nnd
slender, nnd usually issue from the upicr
side of the branch. They have a sickly
leek, though tough and clastic.
Slixk nml He I en.
In our orchards we frequently meet
with it tree having an unsightly enlarge
ment, where thu top was budded or
grafted upon the stock, and nppurently
just nt the Kint of union, but in reality
abeve it. The catise of this bulging is
obviously the use of stock which grew
slower than the variety worked upon.
An instance of this kind is illustrated
in Onrdetier's Chronicle (see cut) nnd rep
resents n peach
tiee budded upon
d n m s e 11 plum
stock. The soft
weeded pen eh
grows faster than
thu harder dam
son, nnd seen
swells te a large
bulging nnd un
sightly growth.
Often such trees
die off when com
paratively young,
nnd the weaken
ed growth and
eariy doeny
might be attrib
uted by the Inex
perienced ebserv.
DnrECTivn union of
cr te seme mis
6TOCK AND SCION.
management en
the part of the gardener, while the fault
rests with the propagator who selected
an unsuitable variety of wildings no
stock. Tha swelling does net take place
until the budded sorts attain the slze of
tlie stock in diameter, therefore gener
ally after tlie tiee has left the hands of
the nurseryman. There is net much
danger iu this respect in budding
peaches or peach Bleck, but in n general
way it is well te liear in mind, that
stock nnd top should be suited te each
ether (n rate of growth.
filnkhiK Kcnly Set Trert.
That it Is 1111 ndvantage te have nevvly
set trees btnkcd firmly until new roots
have Isbiied is net tt matter of question.
Fer doing this completely we knew of
no Utter method than that shown iu tl.e.
annexed engraving from Popular Gar
dening. --vir
staking; a tiieb kiiuii.y.
Three stakes nre driven obliquely, as
shown, and te meet nt enu point. Tids
is easily dene by binding the trues te 0110
side u trifle. At the lop of the stakes a
band of canvas or leather is wound
around the trunk and Is slit down at
these places. The Haps thus formed are
tacked ever the tops of the stakes.
Ilclieri from Acrlctilturt.1 BtntleiM.
In New Hampshire Experiment sta
tion's test ninety-llve euiids of mixed
milk run through the separator yielded
cream that raude just as much butter as
100 pounds set in shallow puns.
Several of the stations are making
compuratlve tests of tlie various appli
ances used hi raising cream. Tests of
the various churns will fellow. The
New Hampshire station started this
movement.
A caw of black ret In a large vineyard
was attributed by a uicmUr of the an
nual meeting of tlie Western New Yerk
Horticultural society te the use of barn
yard manure, the ammonia from the
new inauure being thought te injure the
new canes.
Seed clever is, ycer after year, ene of
thu most profitnble crejKi of the farm,
where the conditions are favorable te its
growth. The crop of the country is
never be large us te glut the market.
The Scandal About tlie Illuci.
Miss Tire Thirty I lave you heard th
scandal about the Illuesl
Ilk Th e Th cnty Ne, dear. What U it t
Mlk Tne Thirty-Why, he went out el
town en (intended hushics nnd eame back
MLss Tne Twenty And caught her vvlth
MIs Twe Thirty Ne, dear. They cau jU
him with
Tliey ct their heeili go clesn together thai
It l liiqiobsihle te hear another word, tt.it
Francisce l'et.
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FAKM AND GAKDEN.
SUBJECT8 THAT WILL INTEREST
AGRICULTURAL fttAOEnS.
Important Peliiln In (toning Winter vrtimt.
Hew te Scrnrti I'rnmiit V-(eUtl,m y m
Cairrul anil Thorough reparation or the
Belt
Tlie Importance of fine pulverization
of the soil in preparing for the wheat
crop is well known.. One of the advant
ages of it line preparation is hi avoiding
deep planting. Farmers who deem it
necessary te give touch depth te their
sewing in order te get down te the mois
ture ere suffering a less evcry year.
rid. I OEUMlNATtON OP WIKTEIl WHEAT.
A satisfactory nnd instructive experi
ment, teaching n valuable nnd durable
lessen may be made, says Country Gcn
tlcnmn, by preparing thoroughly a strip
of laud, nnd especially with a mellow sur
face, and Bowingthe grain en It just deep
enough te germinate freely; nnd en an
other strip without geed preparation Bet
ting the tulien of the drill six Inches or
mero In depth, nnd then observe the
difference.
Or the exerlnient may be tried en a
mere Unfiled scale. The seed covered at
n moderate depth will start at ence and
grew freely, ns shown by Fig. 1; the
deeply covered seed will be nevcrnl davs
longer hi coining up, the time will be
lest, and befere it can get n strong held
of the soil it must threw out a nuw set
of roots nearer the surface, as In Fig. 3.
In experiments mnde by Country
Gentleman, seed burled ene Inch deep
cmne up In six days, two inches deep In
seven days, and four inches deep Iu ten
days. A month later the 0110 inch plants
were stronger than the two inch and
much stronger than the deeper plantings.
Fid. S. COMI'AIlATirK RTIte.NO.Tlt OF DEEP
AND BIIAIXOW TLANTINU.
Tlie figures in the second cut show
the comparative strength of the deep
and shallow planting ns these crops
approach maturity. Ne Invariable rule
can lie given for the beBt depth. It must
vary with tha character of the soil und
of the season. If the surface soil is
moist enough, 0110 inch would lie butter
than two, nnd two inches better than a
greater depth. lint if u sulllcicnt prepa
ration bus been given, it is only en the
lightest soil that 11 greater depth than
two Inches will be required. With
rough land and rleds, It may be neces
sary te give 11 greater depth.
Gardeiiera have found It Imjiertant te
firm the soil in order te insure the ger
mination of ilue seed sewn slightly be bo be
lew the surface'. Fer large seed this
operation Is Jess essential, but eases may
occur when with a dry or loeso will, roll
ing the ground may Ihi of much use.
Put whenuvcr resorted te, advises the
authority quoted, the farmer should
carefully ebserve If it makes the parti
cles of soil adhere together, iu which
c.'ibe it will de mere harm than geed.
The samu care must be used whether te
sew lofero or after rain, where the
farmer has the choice.
If the soil is gianular or cloddy a
shower mny nld in making it mellow
when worked and better lilted te com
press all thu sides of the heeds. On such
laud, bowing before rain may Icave the
seeil lying loosely nmeng the clods. Dut
a long anil heavy ralu may render the
soil unlit te be worked, and preceding it
would be u belter lime. It is absolutely
necessary for the farmer te use his judg
ment lu nil cases of the kind.
TVlint Other Huy.
"Let any dairyman who finds it neces
sary te keep several skimmings of cream
tocellect enough fern churning submerge
it until n sulllcicnt quantity is obtained,
then ripen it all nt once, mid my word
for It he will find a safe, practical and
profitnble solution of the oxidation, ccra ccra
Hen, stirring bugbear," says Jehn IJeyd.
Kxumliiw young fruit trees of nil
kinds, and if borings or sawdust are
seen en the ground hunt for the liolenud
prebe out the grub with a piece of wire,
advises American Agriculturist.
Any laud upon which water stanfia
mere than twenty-four hours after a
rainfall, howevcr heavy, is pronounced
by excellent authority te be unlit for aiiy
orchard without thorough tlie draining,
and net safe even with it, because there
is always the risk of the tiles being ob
structed with roots, nud the trees be bo be
ceming unthrifty in consequence
A horticultural and a botanical con
gress will both be held In Paris during
thu mouth of August this year, hi con
nection with thu International exhibi
tion. An agricultural congress will be
held during tlie month of July.
FACING HIVES.
A llee Kecrr Tell In Which Direction
IIcuIiIvh bliuulil I'rent.
In which direction ought beehives te
front, i3 u question of importance imd
ene that does net nppeartuhaveruafcW
much consideration from agricultural
writers Tlie opinions based en (icrseual
experience and cxpicsscd recently by nu
Iowa bce keeper iu The American Dee
Journal will be of interest te apiarians.
He says:
I would net advise setting shade trees
very thick. It is fieni personal experi
ence that I write. I have been uxjri
meuling hi this direction for about ten
years, nud I think that I have ceme te a
conclusion that is satisfactory te me. I
cannot control my Itecs in a het or sul
try, cloeo place, for they will hang out
en the fronts of the hives and at a less
of honey, or nt my expense. The better
tlm honey tlevv the warmer is the iuside
of the hive, be it would be well for us,
cv n In this latitude, net te choeso tee
hut n place for thu hives. If I should
huvuuny sIh'h) ut ull it would le in any
direction except south.
On thy ether hand earlv snriiiirls vare
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try ing; at this time of the year we snOuM
de nil we can te save the old beet, for tt
we nccemplisli this, ether things being
favornble, we will have plenty of breed,
and plenty of bees te gather the clever
honey. Fer hours In the spring of 1898
I watched, with much interest, the little
bees fly from the cozy and well protected
apiary, en which the direct rays of tha
sun rested, causing the Ws te take wing
In great numbers. Over the willows
they flew, with the temperature at 45
degs., though there wcre clouds at times,
and chilly northern breezes. It my bees
had been en the north side of the wtl
lows, they would net have been out,
taking the chances.
I had ene row of hives fronting north,
and where the cool breezes could strike
the cntrance; these bees did net dwindle '
te nny extent, while theso In the sun,
and facing south, though protected from
the wind, dwindled down en the average
of one-third of the bees. Thus it may be
seen that if the white clever had yielded
a surplus, I would have been the loser of
hundreds of pounds of honey. In short,
I think qulte positively, Hint it Is net best
te carry liees from any repository, and
front their hives te the south, in a sunny
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CARE OF A HORSE'S FEET.
Keeping tlie tloeti Clean A Popular Fal
lacy When te Shee Pint.
Tlie hoofs should be kept clean by Us
ing "picked out" as often as possible te
prevent nny dirt or hard substance being
buried In the Assures of the feet They
should be examined from time te time
(say evcry six or eight weeks) te de
tect nny defects of slmpe that might be
taking place,
A popular fallacy Indulged in by
many is that wet, soft greundnnd even
manure yards are the best places te
keep young horses, and some even
have the frogs and soles pared thin te
allow the moisture te penotrate mera
easily. Ne greater mistake exists, for
the preservation of the hoof depend te
a great extent upon the toil the animal
was i cared en. We find the best footed
horses are theso bred ou dry soil, and
that l undoubtedly the kind of ground
best adapted te the healthy growth of
horn. Yeung horses require plenty of
exercise, nnd unless tliey nre allowed it
the growth of the horn, etc., is sure te
be defective.
In icply te the query when ought a
herse te be first shed, the senslble reply
seem te be: when the work rcquiro4jeja
1110 animai wears me uern away raster
than it forms, , in ether words, se long
as the horn of the feet can stand tha
wear required, It will need protecting
(shoeing). Moreover, If young horses
wcre net shed se early, they would net
be worked se hard, nnd fuwer would be
ruined hi their youth, as is loe often
the casa at the present tlme,
The principles of preserving the horn
lire: (1) Te keep it ns dry as posslble, (3)
te keep the animal ou n dry fioer or bed,
(3) cleanliness keep the feet well "picked
out," und never use that filthy stuff
"cow dung" for "stepping" the feet, (4)
prevent tlie feet becoming tee dry or
brittle by en emollient hoof dressing,
Fattening Sheep.
On the subject of fattening sheep one
of our widen, vvake farmers says: "A geed
grain for fattening sheep is shelled cera
oiie-liulf , barley or rye one-quarter, and
eats one-quarter. Years, of experience
satisfied us that it pays, unless the mills
are very remote, te have all grain ground,
even for sheep, and the finer the better.
The process of resalivatien will be just aa
well iierfermcd with meal as with grain.
There is much grain that will escape tha
act of regurgitation nnd romasticatlen.
and, most important consideration of all,
the particles of grain have te be reduced
cither by the mill, the teeth or tha
stomach, iiiflnitcslmally before tliey will
lend themselves te the great work of
nutrition. We would have, cernmcal .
ground nearly as line as wheat Heur If
Iossible; then the waste will be reduced
ten minimum and the process of all
mentatien will be promoted."
Fer Heat Iti-mill In flutter Making.
It is generally conceded that for best
results in butter making, where the milk
is set in deep cniiH, the milk should be
E laced in the creamer aa nearly as paesi paesi paesi
loet the temperature at which It la
drawn from thu cow, there being a con
siderable less of fat in skim milk if the
mlllc is allowed te cool te any great ex
tent before being set. Of lite there lias
been considerable controversy as te
whether it is udvisable uuder any condi
tions te warm the milk befere setting,
and as tc the limit of temperature be
yond which it is net safe te go.
Mr. I. P. Roberts concludes, as tlie re
suit of Investigations at the College of
Agriculture at Cernell university, that,
first, there Is a less of butter when tbe
milk is allowed te cool mucfi below the
normal heat of the cow befere being put
In the creamer; second, while there may
net be any very great increose of batter ''
when the milk Is heated, there is no risk
of Injuring the quality of the butter by
incorporating an excess of cascine, even
when the milk is heated as high as 135
degs.
Filling the Alie.
Professer S. Jehnsen, of Michigan, al
ways keeps n mini in the silo te insure
the Bilnge being leveled and solidly
packed. Soinetlilnk that this careful,
solid ".lacking is unnecessary, but the pro
fessor says: "I am convinced, after years
of experience, that when this has been
most carefully attended te, everything
else being equal, we have had the beat
ensilage. It U well te threw the cool a
sllaga from the corners and abeutat
walls of the silo into the center ntiave
place it with that which iswariuctifcr-
preservlng an even temperature,'1
.rshad
ever-
A Convenient Fence f 'dU
Ohie Farmer furnishes the '
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but it is
Ing sketch of u useful and canj ahueat
rail fence. Oak petts 7J fcrMie will be
SJi feet in the ground and lo,cuuse for
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USEFUL AND CURAI'FOST AND RAIL FISCE
After the pests are set, place ilat stones
or chunks of weed ut the sides of the
pests, en the ground; lay the rails ea
these, lapping them nbeut six Inches at
the pest. Saw pieces of the same length
as the pest abeve the stoneor chunk, and
wlre them te the jwst at top and bottom,
ns shown. Seven or eight rails te the
panel inake a geed fence.
At the Wisconsin dairymen's aanaai
meeting Professer Kobcrtsen said he had
proved there was a less iu churning
cream sweet rather than slightly acidi
fied. In 100 parts of butter iu cream W
wcre obtained in acid cream, while but
77 parts were secuil ) tvet praam,- ,,.
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