Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-07-18
Loue. Gsrtars and f;arsaeas

About a hundred years ago $ young Indy
Of Amsterdam, namtd Wilhelmina Terschel-
ing, was riding on horseback through the
village OF Bexmeer, WHEN her horse became
frightened and ran away with her. The
young man who accompanied her, and to
whom she was betrc;hed, cried out that he
would give hundred dncats TO any one that
would stop the horse.
The young VILLAGERS who were playing ball
upon the green near by, seeing woman in
danger, threw themselves before the furious
animal. One OF them was thrown down and
wounded two others received Commissions !:
the horse fell, and the beautiful Wilheling
threw Immediately his cloak over the lady
before any one else had time to perceive o
finely-tu!ned leg and pretty garter.
Mademciseile Terscheling, on beiDg car
ried home, had time to reflect: and the result
of her reflections was that there must never
be two men in the world who had seen her
garter. She sent for her betrothed and said,
"Wiil you kill the man who threw this cloak
over me-"
"Who, II What an enormityp'
81 thought you would refuse. Then l
shall marry him. When my life was in dam
ger you offered one hundred duoats to save
me. Here arc twen.y five hundred. You
have made a good bargain.'
She then sent for the stranger. 'sMon-
seur," said she, 81 am rich and young, and
she blushcd prodigiously while adding one Of
those hypocritisal periphrascs by which wo-
mn speak Of their beauty, am not consid-
cred repulsiye. | wish to marry Immediate
ly seq that you are surprised. will be
frank with you. lhaye seat for you because
you have seen my garter. You have render
cd me great service, Monsieur. Without
youall the men Of Boxmeer would have seen
| it, and rs could not marry them all, should
have xiii myself. But If you are not free,
or am not SO happy as to please you, l
shall give my hand and fortune to man
who will kill you. Do you accept? Yes or
no y''
eyes, q thousand times yes! a hundred
thousand times yes I"
The marriage took place, mil was like all
other marriages probably; we have no par
ticulars on the subject. All the young men
Of Boxmcer were invited to the nup.ials and
sumptuously Toasted.
At her death whish took place in the course
of time, the following cod;cii was found tc
her will:
"My farm, situated on the borders of ths
Mouse, Will remain forever, whoever may
be the proprietor of it, subject to the follow.
ing conditions. Every year under the penal
ty of forfeiture, on the thirteenth of May, ia.
bles shall be prepared, and tun of stron;
feer, and twenty ellis Of the best sausage il
Rotterdam, shall be served 10 the young mel
of Boxmeer, as a token of gratitude that the,
saved my life, and Of rejoicing that they di
nat see my garter, the 18th of May, 1867
Until the present time, that IS, during
hundred years, the wishes Of the testatri
have been pune uaily executed. But tn
present heir, on the 18th of last May attemp
ted to e'ude them. Under pretext of con
forming to the decimal system, he gave TWEEN
ty metr. sof sausagcs instead of twenty ellis
which makes a difference of four metres t
the de;rimeut of the youth of Bo1meer.
Not to loss their fete, they devoured th
twenty metres ''under protest." but this yea
they have brought sui against the he'll
and demand that the case shall be decide
} before the 18th Of May.