The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-18

e. was q ehrcwd man, and had many frisnis
in Tergou: he and his party took the matter
M, and Threatened to indict Gbyshrecht II bs
dill not Instantly refund, IN, ~ pressing him
hard on ono side, and the Clergy, whom he
had afrront,d. oN the other, Ghysbrechts S ruin
and disgrace imp ndsl.
Bat the Old ivx cJutfivcd TO give his foes tho
alp. Hcva, found dad in his bed enc morn.
In Z; not without some su. p,cisn cf hav'n. has-
tened m cxi, dcs rible for hiina,lf AMI oihcrs.
II heir, a distant relative a.a jut man,
deprecated sganl lal, anl accounted tC Pctcr oT
rather 20 Gerard, hi law ard man "
business, for every farthins due. Grr.ri and
Margaret then removed tO Rotterdam, takine
with them Peter, who Ect with more honor ia
~, cry than in 'he village, ard lad the glory
vi CURING several pCrsurag,CS amougt tho res, A
holthcu b'l5u uy 10 tho Duke lie lived TO
a great a.,y, ,l,rlshoi tcalcrly ly hgs good son
ml daughter lie soon Ca ~ to - aware
That they were not both hls children hy
blood.
Cc.ard and Margaret, like many that meet
IN youth more than their share of trouble on
julCl mere hdppur and tran lg,ity than falls
% ',r usual lot Drmsn.
III" Duke, on th' report Of h7 giant sent
tlmiHg messengers Tor Giles to com, to- Court.
Vain was all rcmuust.aucc. Tie Dukr's N1rl
wa, law. Catherine male Gill ready, wrcl-
ing bitterly. II was an irrcparahlo loss. Shc
could have spIr't Swhrlujt or tornUlis. She
hal two L,L,N sheep. But che had Tut ,ne
doai.
Giles was pctted and ledilcnoi. and invest.
ell with privileges. Item--on account or his
small size he was permitted 90 speak tho truth.
II sounded 81 old at court 1t !, a disarrecahe
thing at hest; but he ,uutrN cd 10 make 1t more
80 ~, believing it.
Sybrlndt achieved 4 brn,,,r mock vi,bou,
helm of halter, / fnrf-c, how. Correlis fro
from nil rivals and forgiven long 400 by hi,
mother. who clung 10 him m lrc and more now all
her brood wa scattered Waitcd. nnl waited and
waited for bis narcnts' Ic"casc Ilut bis motbcr',
sbr,wd word rnme ,ruc. Gro she and ber mnte
wore out this worthy rr,stcd away. At sixtv-
five he Law diving Of old age In his mothers
arms A hale woman Of cirhtv-siX, lie had
lain unconscious awhile; hut came 20 himself
in nrticulo mortis, and seeing hcr near him.
| toll her how he would transmotrify the shop
anil ntcmises IA soon NJ th,y shoiid be his
ayes my darling. saii the uoor Old woman.
soo,binrly. and In another minute he was claw
nlthat' clay was followed to Tho cray, by MI
the shoes he Ind waited for.
After his death the old connie were lonely.
Gerard pucssed as much and came for them,
and made thcm soil their shon anI ronls. and
1.-Two undcr his wing os he had once under
tl.its Ills bheugc was larue his heart
was larger. lie set thcm bv his chimney cor
| ner ami Lc and his v,od Marpnrct forced com
| forts on them thcv would by torco Of habit
| have denied Themselves. 1hcv sat some ycars
| hv Gerard's hearth, and fonilcd little headA
| and smiled at one another, and spoke of early
days, and grew like one another; and their win
kl;d faces had still a beauty, for they shone
| with lenigniiv. oh, happy eni of lives well
spent! All the passions gone, all the affections
| lrft. Good citizens these, and good spouses.
| They reared many children in prGbity and pie-
| ", ard never did holy wcdlock show holier nor
| moro lovely than in this AGED hanny pair.
| yhos, sulace IL had been for tLree,cote Years
and ten,
| Long and lon, before thislt,ls Kate hal left
her trouble h,hind her. There was too much
| nrucI in her Clro for A long abode ON earth.
| SLo smiled ,.p i'm rain. ano,h,r sim. IN.
rave her but few ioyt. so il wa. lust that death
sLouLJ coma ., b.r . iiLcrt his ,r,y.,. arJ tLn.