New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-01

pattc!llilh III tllt tuS Sdlu VI
the earth. 1t is enough to remind Of Buffers !
verses:
T si n pE ' b p ,. II: 1 as sy h n
They live As if they had been run aground
A g w ,;s :hey are n, s nw1 S and dr%wd
In Which men 10 not Ers but 90 a5roud.''
Let us 20 in and see what the interior Of the cot
tage can show Us.
4 comfortable little kitchen indeed the fire just
sufficient to make the great pot that hangs over it
simmer: the fireplace lined with blue and white tiles,
intended to represent Scripture history. as indeed
after sort they do. There is Isaac bound and lying
upon the altar while Abraham levels at him mon
srous blunderbuss into the pan Of which the angel
is about to empty jug of water There is the judg-
| ment of Soomon-the king is attTed in a full bot
toned wig while the officer wears the habit OF the
Amsterdam blrgher guard. Taere is the marriage OF
Tobit, celebrated by gentleman in ruff and bands.
As to the dresser its pewter dishes gsten like siiver
the red tiles of the door loo, if it imposs
bility that speck of dirt should have fallen on
them. while the great black oak table, with its
curiously carved legs shines with brightness that
suggests hours and years OF patient rubbing and gen
| erations OF deceased housemads. There are one or
two engravings, such as they are the burgomaster
of LcyGen Offering his body for the food Of the en-
ragged and t.ising multitude, but declaring that he
had not to surrender the town to the Spanlalds
and that by Gods grace he would keep his oath the
murder OF William Of Orange, by Behazar Geraarts:
and portrait of the then Stakeholder, afterwards
William III. Of England.
But it is too bad to have been so long in describing
the ROOM and as yet to have said nothing of its young
mistress who is working by the fireside. ELSIE van
Kampcn is the old Waterwarden's only child her
mother died at her birth and she has indeed been
sunbeam in that little house. Rather tall, with her
fair brow and fair complexion, and blue eyes of her
country there is brightness in her eye and an arch
ness in her smile, which her from the besettlng
fault Of the beauties OF Holland, tameness and IN
sipditv. But her face is rather sad and well 1t
may be. Her lot is thrown in very troublesome times
distress and danger gathering round her; three
tourths of Holland are in the hands of the enemy,
T,,,, l,,-t Na,,I lin
tide OF war into Muiden itself There is step on the
garden walk she starts up, and the door opens-a
tall strong built man enters throws Oft his dripping
cloak and folds her in his arms.
"Well. fathcr!
at is too true. is the reply. i" The French are in
full advance Oh Naarden They say the place cannot
hold out day, and thel-it is our turn
And what do you mean to do =
81 stay here, French no French. It shall never
be said that old Gerard van kampen lett his post
: without orders. But you must to Amsterdam, and
e that by tomorrow at latest. -
" But. father, cannot leave you here; | will not
indeed. fit is your duty to stay by the sulces 1t i
mine to stay with you.
+ You must not think of it, Elsie The French sol
e dcrs arc devils in human form. have heard of doing
of theirs at Woerden, which makes ones blood rul
cold 60 YOU must, and that by daylight tomorrow
and shall step out and hold counsel with the res
t how We may lest send the there by land or b.,
sea. By noon tomorrow there must be nothing bu
: men in the place.
must stop moment to explain as briefly as ma.
be how affairs then stood i'll Holland. Louis NV
IS claiming the United Provinces in right Of his wife, a
e a portion of the Spanish monarchy, poured an arm,
Is of 10 900 men, under Condo, Turenne and Luxenl
bourg. from the southeast. Guelderand, Overysse!
and the province of Utrecht were oTerrun The CIT
of Utrecht opened its gates. Town after town. fort
10 ress after fortress captured scarcely an hour bu
brought intelligence to Louis then keeping his cour
in villa in the pleasant village of Ducbergen of som
n new conquest His ally our Charles II was strainin
N an exhausted exchequer to equip, fleet capable
80 tb,t,f 10 uutar and
they can be called-which were proposed to til
Dutch almost involved their humiliation as a sepi
rate people,
70 900 men, but the greater part had never bee
under fire. and the whole were demorallzed by su
N render upon surrender and retreat after retreat
allies tried TO bride him to desert the cause of h
lg country by Offering him the independent crown of tt
Id province of Holland. on cannot hope, said the.
ut :. otherwise to escape seeing the ruin Of the Unite
lie Proyinccs.' g That he replied, lies in my ow
hands shall die in the last ditch before that rul
"a comes.
"a Gricved, terrified, perplexed, Gerard was tn
IL Eollaudcr in one respect he never lost his appetit
Little taste had poor Elsie for her supper that e'enl
but her father seating himself with great oellbera'
r at the table, and tortifyng himself by his accustomt
m DRAM commenced fearful attack on the good brow
at bread and welIcured bacon which adorned it, cnttl
a slice after slice OF both and the other repens
H. ING his tankarl more than once, and concluding
reas with still vigorous assault on the PurmercI
h cheese.
ed Come, Elsie said he, You must keep up 20
spirits. and be glad that We have refuge so he
at hand. How long Amsterdam itself will he 81
att God only knows but it is safe at least as yet yo
full good aunt will be glad to give you 4 home, kno
he till find lodgings for us both there.
j.. is you am thinking Of father. Ii those ter
the bic French come herc-what will become OF you
40, Il shall he safe enough, child I'll warrant y
aid that have taken care of myself before. When tn
cat are fairly on the road from Naardcn, shall be oil
that to Amsterdam but there reasons why.
II, ia hnrp Get what things want
nm eethcr and remember that You will most likely ne'
in see again what You left behind dare say shall
his ont for 4 couple OF hours"
49, Now ut that same time, and not so very iar tr
She that same place, there one who was thinkin!
nn Oh how iondv and anNiouslv of Elsie. And 81
ah right had Eghert Nandenvede to let his thoughts "
der to the cottage that lay at the dyke side, and
Fireplace with its scriptural tiles, and the dear Il
ing tress of both. For she not his own ATTAIN
= bride? And. when peace should be made, was he
ma to bring her back to his snug little farm near Wee
ana to be the sunshine there that She had been IL the
tage of her birth: Bat not now was he i'll that ia
on There had been heavy firing all day from the No
ious east: night had closed in but still the rear and
was flash Of the French cannon startled the darkness
Int was understood that Naaren was at the last eStFt
:" ty: all day long the road to Amsterdam had t
thronged with flyers and now, close undeE the Il
cart church OF St Laurence some OF the aves' heift
new the little town assembled, and held ANXIOUS
Ay bate as to the possibility OF any defence: i1S
1t it Vandenyeldc was among Them The night had CT
ed. 1t was chilly after the ram, anu il ilre l'lS
ON kdled i'll the market place tire" all.2Stlc sunu
live on the tall brick tower of the church anu the Step
r gables and the quaint bargeboards OF the surrot
Suddenly the sound of 4 horse hoof on the \
the den road Five minutes suffice to bring in the r!
$ for and to tell the news. NAaTdeh laI nIen
Mt of that very moment the atr"cit!eS vi WL
{ thn heinz acted all over again. Defence. VINO ct
dream Of defence? BY this time tomorrow Mu
mcr- will be in the hands Of the French BY TINS time
rIp,t day after tomorrow Amsterdam itself.
NrI,O and Frinrt idle at NeeSp. llt lid