Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-06


~ the time of which, We write ihis Island Ne
syopoiis, the foremost city of America, Was IN It's
sTsddIing clothes IL Dutch iabr. small and
veal, btIt Of great prOwc.s--lnd bore the good
old name Of NV 4 asTEEoAN. The Dntch West
India Company held the charter, and W iiiiam
Eisft was the Governor Of the Colony. The In
ian were settled on al hands of the Dutch ad-
. ventiirerS and. under an the circumstances OF
the times II iva wonder that thefc were not more
troubles than there serc. la the dark night
The wntchnan OF the pale-faces, who chaueed to
staId upon au emtncuce, could turil his gaze in
no direction without meeting the dim light Of
tIit. Indians campfire. Aud 50 Oh all hands,
save to the sea. board. the fires stretched Away
FROM vale TO vale, and from bin to hih-likc
beacon.lights Of great nation, bounded oniS by
the wave dashed shores at the continent.
Thus were the affairs of New Amsterdam. AT
the tiuic when our story opens. Some i,Oble
men had settled therp, and they had brought
their virtues with them: but bad men had come
too: and 50 vice and crime reared their HYDRA
/ heads IN contrast.
II Was s calm, pleasant day in july, in the
I year 1910, Elose hp- the head Of what IS now
known as Coeniies-Slip, stool the city tavern Of
/ Ee%-AmSttrdam. II was 4 plain wooden bull
ding, rooted with bark and straw, with d sort Of
I garden in front. within which Sannette, my
! good hostess, had supposed only flowers would
spring mp; but at the present time she was nota
. little surprised 10 observe that where she had
I piaIt ID "Queens dsiSy' a huge pumpkin vine
had lnade its appearance; and in the pretty beds
{ where she had set her peona rnDtS she had the
modification 10 young cab5ageS springing
/ up on nli hands. th-thc good oil burgher
| and host, jacob Van der Donck, had an eye to
/ the prOfitsOf that bit of ground. And there he
stood on this pleasant July day, With his hands
clasped behind him. aud his pipe in his mouth,
complacently viewing the result of his garden
! ing. He was Il short, round bodied man, some
| forty years Of age. with broad humorous face,
| and u calm sly twinkle OF the small grey eye,
which Observation-Disclosures aud good nature when
needed, and which at the same time seemed to
indicate that he could be very if occasion
should require.
"Jacob Van der Doack, uttered his wife, APP
preaching him unobSsrVed, aren't you apattern
OF sweetness and love-"
/ "Iiood Nannette," returned Jacob. with -
SMILE 'it gives me pleasure TO answer such queS
tons when put by yonr o@n sweet lips. am
''Ycs you are. Dyes. Of course you arc.
1t was very kind "fyou to pull up my flowers
! and plant these cahbagcS, and pumpkins, and
turnips, wasn't it: Very kind
Certainly. What de NE keep tavern for? Is
it TO see flowers: No It's to feed the hungry
and what better sign, than food growing di-
rectly in front nfOur houscy Plant thy flowers
in pots. and snt them i'll the window, and thou
shalt See tlcm often, for Hvc:s thou art often
CT ri the window than anywhere else.
Nsnnctte did not reply Immediately, for she
could not quickly make up her mind whether 10
he angry, or 10 laugh at her husbands wit. She
was Flemish born, and Of exceeding good nature;
and moreover loved her liege lord with strong
affection. However. she had just made up her
mimi 10 SMILE and await her turn to put back
the joke, when person In the street attracted
her attention To such u degree that she ut once
forgot the cause Of dispute wild. her husband.
"Looi, Jacob" she whispered, starting close
to her companions side There is Casper Geld
DRIP again, watching our house. What can he
want. lie WAS here yesterday in tie same " az,
and so. too oil the day before. don't like it,
The host tlrneias his WIFE, spoke. and he saw
t;eldnrp standing upon the opposite side Of the
street, aud seeInina,ly intent upon gazing into the
sccond.st0ry windows Of the tavern; bur the lat
ter as soon Us he saw that lie was noticed moY-
led quickly away aud was soon lost to sight by
the tIrn 81 the street
''Namncttc. spoke Jacob. after some moments
Of thought, ';list looks suspicious What cail
he have TO call him watching around here"
''phat's what I'd hike to know, responded the
good wife, With shade Of doubt upun lIcr fca-
lures. az the governor did his duty ne woultln t
be peeping around honest peoples houses"
Aftcr this the worthy couple turned themselves
to thinking, and at length Jacob said -
"CaSper GeldorF doesn't come here for moth
ing-thsts certain
"Ay: what can it be, Jacob: He was WATCH
ing the chamber windows, added the wife, with
tnuch of new intelligence in her Ione. and
NOW remember. she contiritei, with her head
bant in thought; "that he WAS looking in the
same direction yesterday"
''Fhen he may be watching our new guests"
81 think so Jaco'i.''
"And if he is watching them, it can't be for
any good, continued the host thoughtfi!ly.
"Nobcdy ever heard of Casper Geltlurp's do
ing any good yet, " the wife returned quite en-
Iphatically.
True true" uttered the host at the same
time thinking hard. True Nannette. He is on
~ up to crime and mischief always; aud if he
has his eye fixed particularly upon ybodv.
it must he for evil Hes surely got his eye iiN-
Cd now upon Van der Eecr. Van der Eeer is;
our guest and we must warn him. IN to our
guests at once, and if there is danger they shall
know it.
Within one of the chambers Of the City Tav-
ern--for so the humble inn was calIed-sat Pc
ter Van der Veer. He was well-formed man.
with frame of medium size, and dressed in n
garI which betrayed both wealth and good taste.
In years lie past the first half century oflifc
and the silver touches were thickly Sprinklc'l
upon his head. His features were regular and
well.detined marked by strong cast OF intelli-
gencc. and softened by the light Of kindness aud
humanity. He had hecn for some years engag.
cd in tile Dutch East Indian trade, and had
amasSed much wealth. Close by him ut one OF
the windows which overlooked the perverted gar
den and the street. sat his wife Theodora. She
was small in frame, with light hair aud blue eyes
and retained much of the beauty of her youth.
She had been one of the most beautiful maidens
of Amsterdam, and she was nov one of the
handsomest matrnnS Of the new town. She was
not far from fifty years of age, though most PEG.
pie thought her younger. She was a warns
hearted, generous woman. and needed only TO be
known to be loved. Though she had only been a
month la Sew-Amstertam. yet she had made
rome warm friends where most people more rcadi
ly make enemies. She had taken Two sick Indi.
ans to her own apartments and nurSed them, aud
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