The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-17


At the sea-bathing town of Schevenng, in
Holland, the population is composed princi-
pally OF fishermen, some of whom become
very wealthy. The sea is generous to them,
and Fortune seems to have taken their viii
lage under her protection.
Last year young lord, whose finances
were more shattered than his health, came to
take sea baths at Schevening, not by order of
his physicians, but to escape from his credit
ors, who pressed him rather too closely in
London. Here at Schevening he fixed his
retreat, aud in the ideness of bath life he
amused himself pour pissed Ie temps, paying
court To young g ri whose beauty was the
talk of the country all around. The lady took
the tender protestation of the young man
seriouly, and returned with sincere affection
the caprice Of which she was the object The
romance was about to be wound up by the
department. Of the young dandy, and the sban-
donment of this victim, when the father Of
the young lady interfered. He was q retired
fisherman o. Schevening.
One day the gentleman coming TO make
his customary, visit, met, instead OF her he
was seeking the father, who, without any
preamble, said;
81 know what is going on-you love my
daughter: very well; give her to you; marry
her"
+. AT this strange proposition, the young lord,
not Understanding his embarrassment, could
not conceal u violent burst OF laughter.
o.. The Dutchman remained uumoved, and
went on, after having shook the ashes from
his pipe:
IL know that you are a gentleman, and
this dispieascs me because do not like this
kind Of people. | know, too, that you have
not a sou, but that il of little importance;
am comfortable and can give my daughter a
pretty little dowry."
Atthe word pretty lille do,ery the young
lord made one Of the most dsdainful grima-
ces,
"Such as you see me-" resumed the unmov-
ed Dutchman, al own eight houses"
The young man cast his eyes around the
room, as If to measure the extent and value
Of a Scheveing house. The result of the ex-
animation was translated by another grimace
as disdalefu as the first.
The Dutchman, still unmoved, went on
seight houses-two at Scheveuing, six ut
the Hauge."
zs- The disdainful grimace passed off as If by
enchantment. The six houses at the Hague
merited his consideration.
-.s"As many houses Ships" continued the
father, "two fishing barks, and six lnerchart
ships trading to the Indies.'
An expression OF establishment mingled
with respect was painted on the face Of the
,Englishman.
"But take courage" continued the Dutch
man, emptying and re-6ling his pipe, 81 shall
give my daughter neither horses nor ships
they would trouble you too much; neither vii
1 give her my gardens at Harlem, nor my
pasture land near Utrecht, nor my Bred'
farms; no she shall have cash in hand, and
viii pass To her name six hundred thousant
aorins have in the bank at Amsterdam"
"Six hundred thousand forins," said the
young lord, '6fty thousand French franes."
ayes replied the Du,chman, putting out {
cloud OF smoke.
"Do you give this to your daughter-you
Scheyening fshermani'
-F"Oh."s answered the Dutchman, al hav,
not made all that by fishing, | have carrie,
on little trading, little piracy, a little ne
gro, dealing. This last article wounds you
liberal opinions, you Englishman, the parti
Fans Of emancipations, l suppose"
al" replied his lordship, IL attn a PARTIAL
OF the aorins."
avery well, then, take my daughter; wheI
shall we have the wedding!"
"To-norrow, if possible" replied the lord
without hesitation.
A few days after this conversation tn
young Schevening girl became a merchiones
and peeress of England, and the young lor
regiided his escutheon with the forms c
the Dutch fisherman.
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