Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-07

stopped Wflle 6eidorp selected several pieces
of rope from an old box near the door Stone,
and When he had concealed these about his
person, he took from the same box bundle
which he placed under his arm, and then
started on for the street. With quick steps
they made for an old beat house near the wa
ter, which they entered.
Here Geldorp opened the bundle he had
brought, and took therefrom one of his wife's
dresses. Then he called one Of his followers,
who answered to the name of Martin Kieffer,
and directed him to put the dress on. Mar
tin was a fair. faced man, not far from thirty
years of age, and Katrina's gown fitted him
very well and when he had put on the cap,
and the apron, and the neatly trimmed ker-
chief. he looked very much like a buxom
Dutch mad or mstron.
While these things were going on by the
shore of the North River, our friends upon
the opposite side OF the island were about sit
ting down to supper. After the meal was
finished, William Van der Veer, as was his
custom, strolled out into the garden, and took
a turn down the street towards what is now
called Whitehall. He was upon the point of
turning back towards the tavern, for he wish
ed not to go alone so far away, when he heard
a deep groan, as though from some one in
distress. He searched and found female sit.
ting upon the green turf bv the fence, appa-
rently in the most trying agony. He bent
over and asked her if could assist her.
" OIL! " the woman groaned, with both
hands pressed hard upon her bosom. " am
suffering from sudden fit. l might have
died here had you not come
g Shall | help you to the taverns 1t is
only few steps" said Willem, placing his
hand kindly upon the sufferers shoulder.
l. = i,
here few steps and my boy is i'll it. Our
home is in Breukelen, and ifyou can help me
down there he viii row me across. You will
not leave poor woman here to die !
"Of course not. Here-can you help
yourself at all ;"
With considerable effort Willem managed
to get the woman to her feet, and then he
helped her down towards the water. 1t was
where Whitehall-slip now is that the boat
was represented to be and as they neared the
water Willem saw a boat as his companion
had said. 1t was secured to a rough pier of
logs, and only the stern was visible. The
woman appeared to grow stronger as she APP
preached the spot, for her step was quicker,
and her deep grooming ceased.
g I've had Que or Two Of these spells be-
FORE" she said, as they left the street and
turned down on to the pier. "They don't
last long. however. though they are bad
enough while they do last. All here's the
boat. Now, if my boy has gone.
AT this moment Willem was sure he heard
splashing in the water, as though some one
were coming up BY the side of the pier. He
started to where he could look over the edge
Of the logs, and he was sure he saw three
men coming up from the boat. He started
back to ask what this meant, but before he
could speak the seeming woman caught him
by the arms and, with wonderful exhibi.
ton of strength, hurled HIM to the ground.
The youth struggled with all his might tore
gain his feet, but ere he could do so two
stout men were upon him. A bandage was
bound quickly over his mouth, lashings were
secured upon his wrists and ankles, and then
he was lifted over the outer edge of the pier
He felt himself taken by two men, and in a
moment more he was deposited in the stern
sheets of the boat. He tried hard to cry out,
but his mouth was efectually stopped, and
his struggling only resulted in additional
pain. Ere long those upon the pier jumped
on board and then the boat was pushed off
William contrived to gain sitting posture,
and his first object was to see who had been
his captors. There were four men at the oars,
one at the helm, and the one in female attire
Az
vidual who had so easily thrown him on the
ground was not woman. Those at the oars
he knew not. He turned his head SO as to
gaze up in the face of him who sat al the helm,
aud he at once recognized the features of Gas.
per Geldorp. The shades of night were fast
settling down over the scene, but William
could see that face plainly enough On went
Cne ooat-the little town of Ne1y 4msterdam
was lost in the gloom-end at the end of
some fifteen minutes they stopped where a
large rock made out into the water. The
youth heard sound that startled him with a
new terror. 1t was the deep, 4utteral voice of
an 1ndian and it asked =
g Haze you brought our victina 20
William heard Gedorp answer, i" Yes"
and shortly afterwards he was lifted from the
boat into long, narrow canoe. He could see
the forms of half dozen savages through the
gloom, and he knew that he was in their
craft. He saw the red men and the white
men converse a few moments together, and
then the former leaped into their canoe and
pushed it off. The prisoner made all the
signs he could to have the bandage removed
from his mouth-he groaned and shook his
head-but they answered him not.-Six
broad paddles were Piled by stout hands.
and the light bark skinned over the water
taken-he could see the fort in the distance
he could see lights flashing along the shore
below the tavern-and he wondered if those
who carried them were not searching for them.
But the scene was not long in view. Across
the bay the red men urged their bark-down
through the Narrows with the tide--along the
shore OF Staten lsland-up the bay, and up
the river Of the Raritan. The giant trees now
formed leafy canopy overhead, shutting out
the stars and tlre way was dark as Erebus.-
But on they went--and as they went they talk
ed In their own strange tongue-and Willem
understood enough to know that they spoke
OF blood, of fire, and OF revenge
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ly interesting story can be found in the New
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August 9th, and in it you will the continual
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