The Empire County argus., 1855-09-15
Love, Garters, and Sausages.

About a hundred years ago, Young ladv of
Rotterdam, named Wihelmina Terschelling, was
riding on horseback through the village of Box.
meer, when her horse became frightened and ran
away with her The young man who accompa-
MED her and to whom she was betrothed, cried out
that he would give hundred ducats to any one
who would stop the horse.
The young villagers who were playing ball up
on the green near by, seeing a woman in danger.
threw themselves before the furious animal One
OF them was thrown down and wounded two 9TH
ers received contusons the horse fell and the beau
tiful Wilhelmina rolled in the dust. young man
who was passing Immediately threw his cloak over
the lady, before any else had time to perceive
finely turned leg and pretty garter.
Mademoiselle Terschelling. on being carried
home had time to reflect, and the result of her re-
hectlons was, that there must never be two men in
the world who had seen her garter. She sent for
her betrothed. and said: "Will you kill the man
who threw his cloak over me?o
wi h", |! What an enormity!n
81 thought you would refuse Then I shall
marry him When my life was in danger you Of
fered one hundred ducats to save me. This is the
price y'u set upon my hand. Here are TWEEN Y five
hundl ed. You have made good bargain
She sent for the stranger:
Monsieur" said she, 9 | am rich and Young
and (blushing prodgousy while adding one of
those hypocntcal paraphrases by which women
Pedh vi .htil peau'y ain nOl CONSIDERED repulS-
i've. wish to marry Immediately. see that you
are surprised. | will be frank with YOU | have
sent for you because you have seen my garter. You
have rendered me great service Monsieur. With
out you all the young men of Boxmeer would have
seen it, and could not have married them ALL
[ should have killed myself. But if you are not
free or am not 50 happy as to please you. shall
give my hand and my fortune to man who will
kill you. Do you accept yes or no."
es, thousand times yes! hundred thou
sand times. yes -
The marriage took place, and was like all other
marriages probably; we have particulars on the
subject. All the young men of Boxmeer in
vited to the nuptials and .umptuously fea>ted
A her death which took place IN the Course of
time, the following codicl to her Will Was found at-
fixed.
My farm situated on the borders of the Meuse
will remain forever. whoever may be the proprietor
Of it. subject to the following conditions every
year, under the penalty of forfeiture On the l3 h
of May. tables shall be prepared and tun of
strong beer and twenty ellis of the best sausages in
Rotterdam shall be served to the young men of
b' xmear, as token of gratitude that they saved
my life, and OF rejoicing that they did not see my
garter the l3,h of May. 1885,
Until the present time, that is, during hundred
years the wishes Of the testatrix have been pune
tually executed. But the present heir on the 18th
Of last May, attempted to elude them. Under pre-,
text of conforming to the decimal system, he gave
twenty meters of sausages instead Of twenty ellis
which made diff 4rence of four meters to the det-
riment Of the youth of Boxmeer.
Not to lose the fete they devoured the twenty
meters, under protest /" but this year they have
brought suit against the heir, and demand that
the case shall be decided before the 18th of May.