The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01
WHOLE NUMBEIRl 4 :
Ell DORADO COUNTY, SATURDAY, 1861.

determined to make an eGoI at iniimids'
tim.
"Lonk We, Sirrah!" said he, "we've
come for Mrs. Cock, and Mrs. Cock We
will have"
Trunis made no other reply than the
volume Of smoke which he pulled hon
his lips.
q IIy thunder sir :" exclaimed S'tb.
waxing angry. " I'll storm The house"
"Stoim und be d-d!" was the curt
reply.
Seth PinchOn was evidently puzzled;
for, from what he knew Of the iron char
actcr Of the Dutchman, he iclt sure that
any such attempt would draw upon him
n ntliSrhnrge Of firearms from the l"Sleged.
In the meanwhile. Mrs. Cock, from her
perch in the cOck.l"ft, was nj one m"'ncnt
urging "n the attack, Mt anOlher be>t0A-
ins torrents Of abuse IN her capl0rS and
on the discreet pusilanimilv 0i Ebcnezcr,
who kept beyond RANGE OF the N ti''r'y.
While the pcrplcXitv Of the br>lr2rr>
was at its height, aud Seth was on the
point of Suggesting hn-eX exchange Oi pllS.
oncis. by way Of compromise. nj! parties
were startled hy the clailcr Of hOOl>. Tile
next moment, the M 'sScngcr who had de-
livcrcd Scth's letter dashed up at full gal
/ lOp, aud shouting Il the top Of his lungs.
lie brought word that the piiSonrr mad
escaped, aud, what was worse than all,
had carried of F,erloVe witI hinL
The uln0ar was pro'li.iouSi Ehcncz"'
forgot his frnr "f gunpOw,lcr, and Iush"l'
up tn communicate the news 10 Srth, and
IL 1,
lady in the cnck-loft, while loud below
Of satisfaction hurst from the lips Of T,u.
mis- in the SeCond story, echoed IN Stent"
Iian tones by Ryck from the dormrr
window.
Seth was for starting OF nt once in pur.
suit, aud would not listen 10 anything
which spoke "f delay.
"But, think ol Mrs. Cock" put in Eb-
cncZcr "What about her y
"D-n Mrs. Cock !" was the rough an.
swcr.
Mrs. Cock caught the words, and her
rrjoind was ShriIl aml sIInrp but Seth
headed il not. lie was already on his
way to Burkram. Deserted hy his ally,
Ehrncz"r wa Ciin Ia make good his re-
treat. But TcuniS hailed him:
"When Derrick is safr, III send back
that baggage in the cock loft. But i( any
harm happens 10 him, she III II swing, II
there's tree ut Mnlinrcork which will
bear her weight. DC of now, or III set
the dog un you"
Ehcnczcr waited no second bidding,
and disappeared, followed bv his servant,
leaving Mrs C"rk unce more to the Ten
der mercics Of her captnrS, md mimiul
Of wrath against her intended Son.in law.
Seth PinchOn and his intended fi,hrr.
in.law instituted vigorous sc:irh fnr the
fngitivrs, bnt they could learn nol!,ing OF
them. Seth was furious wilh di>appOint.
mrnt, and Ehenr2cr was ncOnsOlable for
the loss Of his child.
At the end of week, Tcuns Van Gel.
der received dispatch from De, rick. II
was written from one Of the towns on the
Hudson River, aud informed him OF his
marriage with the fair Frecl"vc.
On the receipt Of this, Mrs. Cock wns
discharged from custody, and Onrc more
returned to her d0lnicil, from which she
forthwith expelled Seth PinchOn. The
warrior attempted to resist, but il was
idle. lie found that the tongue Oc Mrs
Cock was kccner than any weapon that
he had ever encountered, and nfier Scvcl. !
sharp SkirmiShcs, in which he WAS zig.
nally defeated, he deserted the iIvld.
As time rolled on, Ebcnczrr's anger he.
gan to a6atc, and Mt last he sent an invi
tatiOn to his son.in-law I" bring his wife
to Buckram. His wrath had been sub>il.
ing for some time. and became completely
cxlinguished when news reached him That
Derrick Ind unexpectedly inherited the
property Of Rip Van Dam, the great land
holder Of Manhattan.
Derrick accepted the invitation; but
there was little conGcnalitv between him
and his father in law, and most of his
time was passed with TcumiS Van Colder.
A(ter the return oC the two to the city,
the Grud between Tennis and EhenrHer
was revived, and was kept up Gntil Tcu
mis- slept with his fathers.