Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-22
DAVENPORT. SEPTEMBER "a. 1857
Love, Carriers, and Sausages

young lady of Rotterdam, named VII
helmina Terschcling, was riding or
horseback through the village OF Box
nicer, when her horse became fright
encd and ran away with her. The
young man who accompanied her. and
to whom she was Letrothd, cried out
that he wonld give one hundred du-
cats to any one that would stop the
! horse.
The young villagers, who were play
ing ball upon the green close by, see
ing woman in danger, threw them
selves before the furious animal. One
OF them was thrown down and wound
ed; two others received Commissions; the
horse tell, and the beautiful Wilhel
nina, rolled in the dust A young man
who was passing, threw Immediately,
his cloak over the lady, before any one
else bad time TO perceive finely turn.
ed leg and pretty garter.
Mademoiselle Tcrscheling, on being
carried home had time 10 reflect, and
the result OF her reflections was, that
there must never be two men in the
world who had seen the garter. She
sent for her betrothcd, and SAID, "will
you kill the man who threw his cloak
over me =
"Who, !! What an cnornity."
Il thought you would refuse. Then
shall marry him. When my life was
in danger, YOU offered one hundred dn.
cats TO sac me. This is the price
yon set upon my hand. Here are
twenty five hundred. You have made
a good bargain
She then sent for the stranger
Monsieur said she, II am rich and
young, and (shc blushcd Irodlgiously
while adding one Of those hypocritical
paraphrascs by which women speak of
their beauty am not considered re-
pulslvc. ! wish 10 marry immediate.
~. ! see that you are surprised. |
will be frank with you. have sent
for you because You have seen my gar
ter. lon have rendered me a great
service, Monsieur. Without YOU, all
the young men Of BoXmccr would have
seen 1t, and, AS | could not have mar
rcd them all, should have killed my
self. But if you are not free, OF IN
no, so happy as to please you, shall
give my hand and my fortune to a
man that will Kill YOU. DO Won ac.
ccpt, yes or no y
Yes, thousand times yes, hun
drcd thousand times, yes ~
The marriage took place, and was
Ike all other marriage probably; we
have no particulars on that subject
all the young men OF Boxmcer were
invited to the nuptiaIs and sunptuous.
~ Toasted.
At her death, which took place in
the course of time, the following codi.
cil was found To- her will.
"My farm, situated on the borders
of the Mcnse, will remain forever, who
ever may be the proprietor of it, sub.
lcct to the following conditions: every
year, under penalty OF forfeiture, on the
thirteenth OF May, tables shall be pre-
pared and "a ton of strong beer, and
twenty ellis Of the Best sausagcs in Bot
tcrdam, shalt be served to the young
men of BoXmccr, AS Il token Of graft
tudc that they saved my life, and of
rejoicing that they did not see my gar.
tcr,thc 18Th of MAY, l156."
Until the present time, that is, dun.
ing hundred wears, the wishes OF the
testatlN have been punctually executed.
But the present heir, on the 18th of
last May, attempted to cludc them
Under pretcNt of conforming to the de-
clmal system, he gave twenty meters
OF sausagcs, instead of twenty ellis,
which made difference of four meters
to the detriment OF the youth of Box
mcer.
Not to lose the fcte, they dcvoured
the twenty meters, 'undcr protest. but
this year they have brought a suit
against the heir, and demand that the
case shall be decided before the 18th
of Nav