Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-10-13
From the Courier dcs Etats Unis.
LOVE AT A WATERING PLACE.


AT the sea bathing town of Schevening, in
Holland, the population is composed princi.
pally of fishermen, some of whom become
very wealthy. The sea is generous to them
aud fortune seems TO have taken their village
under her protection.
Last year a young lord, whose finances
were more shattered than his health, came to
take sea baths a, Schevening, no, by order o
his physicians, but TO escape from his credi.
tors, who pressed him rather too closely in
London. Here "A, Schevenng he fixed his re-
treat, and il the idleness Of bath life he anus.
ed himself, pour passer le Temps, in paving
court to Il young girl whose beauty was the
talk of the country all around. The lady
took the tender proeslatons of the Young
man seriously, and returned, with sincere
affection, the caprice of which she was the
object. The romance was about To be wound
up by the departure of the young dandy and
the abandonment Of his victim, when the ia
ther of the Young lady interfered. ETe was a
retired fisherman of Schevening. One day
the gentleman coming TO make his customary
visit, met. instead of her he was seeking, tue
father, who, without any preamble, said
81 know what is going on, YOU love nv
daughter; very well, ! give her To YOU
marry her"
AT this strange proposition the young lord.
notwithstanding his embarrassment. could NOT
check violent burst of laughter.
The Dutchman remained unmoved. and
went ON, after having shook The ashes from
his pipe.
81 know that you arc gentleman, and
this dispeascs me, because do moi like this
kind of people. know, too, that YOU have
Inn ttut &c Of IitI, n
am comfortable, and can give my daughter
pretty lil,le dowry."
Al the words pretty lille dorry, the Young
lord made one of the most disdainiu grima-
ceS.
"Sucli as you see me,'' resumed the un-
moved Dutchman, ~ own eigh, housesn
The young man cast ali eye around the lit
tie room, as if To measure the extent and val
ne of Schevcning house The result of the
investigation was translated by another gri.
mace disdain(uI as the first.
The buchanan still unmoved went on -
Slight houses, two al Schevening, six at the
Hague"
The dsdainful grimace passed off az if by
enchantment. The six houses at the Hague
merited considerations
'As many houses as Ships" continued the
father, 1.-TWO fishing barks, and SIX merchant
ships trading To The lndeS.'
An expression of establishment MINGLED
with respect was painted on he face of the
Englishman.
''But take courage" continued the Dutch.
man, emplying and re-f!Ing his pipe, 81 shall
give my daughter neither houses nor ships.
they would trouble you too much, neither
will give her my gardens at Harlem; nor
my pasture lands near Utrecht, nor my Brena
farms, no, she shall have cash in hand, and |
Will pass to her name six hundred thousand
ffnrins have in the Bank of Amserdam"
''SIx hundred thousand norins,' cried the
young lord, "ffiy thousand pounds sterling
twelve hundred thousand French francs ~
'.Yes," replied the Dulchman, pulling out
cloud Of smoke.
''Do you give this 20 your daughter, you
Schevenng fisherman 20
"Oh," answered the Dutcbman. 81 have
not made all this by fishing, ! have carried
on little trading, "a little piracy, a little ne
gro dealing. This last article wounds your
liberal opinions, you Englishmen, the parli-
sans of emancipation. suppose
81" replied his lordship, 81 am partisan
of the norins''
''Very well, then, take my daughter When
shall we have tie wedding 20
"To-morrow, if possible" replied the lord
without the slightest hesitation.
few days after this conversation, the
young SchevenIng girl became marchioness
and peeress Of England, and the young lord
regilded his escutcheon with The forms Of
the Dutch fisherman.