The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-03-03

vain did the burgOmaster, the justice, the doc
tor, the priest each in his turn, invite him to
dinner or tea; he invariably begged to be ex-
cused. In consequence of all this some people
regarded him as desperate; some thought he
must be Jew and third party declared with
great solemnity, that he was magician or sor-
cerer. grew to be eighteen, twenty years old,
and still the man was always called in the city,
"The Stranger"
It happened, one day, that some people came
to the city with collection of strange animals
The troop which showed itself on this occasion
in Grunwiesel was distinguished by the posses
sion of a monstrous orang- outang, nearly as
large as man. which went on two legs, and
knew all sorts of cunning sleighs of hand 1t
CHANGED that its performances took place in front
of the strangers house. When the drum and
fife sounded he made his appearance, at first
with visible yexation, behind the dark dust-be-
grimmed window of his residence Soon, how
ever, he grew more amiable and opening his
window, to everybody establishment, looked out
and laughed heartily at the orang outang's gam
bols Nay, he paid so large piece of silver for
the entertainment, that the whole city talked of
it.
The next morning the collection of animals
went on their way They had scarcely made
league on their journey, when the stranger sent
to the post-house demanding, to the postmas-
ter's amazement, post-chaise and horses, and
set forth by the same gate and on the same road
taken by the menagerie. The whole city was
furious at not being able to learn whittier b e was
going. 1t was night when the stranger again
returned to the gate in the post-chaise. A per-
son was sitting with him in the vehicle, with his
hat pressed closely down over his face, and his
mouth and ears bound in silk handkerchief
The gate-keeper considered it his duty to speak
to the second stranger, and demand his passport
His answer was surly and growled out in some
un;ntelligible language.
{" 1t is my nephew" said the stranger polite
ly, putting several silver coins into the gate
keepers hand he understands very little Ger
man. What he said just now was swearing at
our being delayed here"
All if he is your nephew, sir" answered
the gate-keeper, " of course he can enter with
out passport. He will live in your house, no
doubt ?"
Certainly" said the stranger "and will
probably remain with me long while"
The gate-k keeper made no further opposition
and the stranger and his nephew passed into the
city The burgomaster and the whole town
were much displeased with the conduct Of the
gate-keeper He should at least have taken
notice of the nephew's language it would then
have been an easy matter to decide to what ma
ton he and his uncle belonged. The gate-keeper
asserted, in reply to these complaints, that it was
neither Italian nor French, but had sounded a
good deal like English and, unless his ears had
deceived him, the younger gentleman had said
distinctly, "Ros- bif |" By this the gate-keeper
helped himself out of his scrape and, at the same
time assisted the young man to NAME for
nothing was talked of now in the city but the
young Englishman.
The young man, however, was no greater fire.
quenter of the bowling green or the tavern than
his uncle was but he furnished the people much
food for conversation in another way. 1t hap
pened now, not unfrequently, that in the hither-
to silent house would be heard frightful uproar
and shrieking, so that the passers-by would stop
before the house in crowds, and gaze up at the
windows The young Englishman would b
seen dressed in a red frock and green trousers,
his hair erect and his appearance indicating
terror, running with great speed through the
rooms, from window to window, the old stran-
ger pursuing him with hunting-whip in his
hand and often failing to overtake him. But
it sometimes seemed to the crowd below that he
had succeeded in catching the young man; fore
they could hear, issuing from the rooms above,
cries of anguish and sounds of blows. The la
dies Of the city took such deep concern in this
cruel treatment Of the youthful stranger, that
they induced the burgomaster at last to take
some notice of the affair He wrote letter to
the strange gentleman, in which he alluded in
vigorous terms to his harsh treatment of his
nephew, aud threatened him, in case similar
scenes continued to transpire, with taking the I'M
fortunate young man under his especial protec-
ton.