The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01
DERRICK YAX DAN.
~ I"IS '. IRViXG.

Among ih' mass IL valuali. i,fnma
Ni"n ar' r''unnlni,d Nv my respected h,n>.
man, the lat" B,rrII Van Blunt, cam
nrI">> another m1uu>cri"t ." the haml.
w'iIing "f Mr. NnlAcrt Van Gchicr, ,r,r.
ting In the t'nndr "f that fnni'v al Ma.
Iiru.rk. IN a frmrr numbvr UC III,
h"trLtrh"cler we've st forth some al the
-trv''ts'i's aud nnnnVanCrS W lHklI had ir>>t
that distinguished man " hen IN nitt"rnc>,
Nf spirit he turned his hlrk nI",, h- na.
tive lily aud hu led himself anl his ,icC
III the uneNnl"irl rcc">>r> ii Ma'incc,~k
The VaiiII> nS:r, S>inn~ al lIlr ri"nrcr>
who lIn'l ln"c"l,,I him, AMI " hn had EN-
'lcnV"'r'l {" IL Iiivr him Of lis teri iimic>.
Tnnkl,rl ia hi> mind long nlIrr these dill
CuliIc> had been adjusted The Iinslen.lcr
in thcS" acts uf hostility hnd been Que
El~~zrr C'ak = tail, Aiill. raw bonrd
New Eng'n' der, With n lace like pnIth.
1n"ni. a high m">e. ~irh eyes close t"scih.
~. and lH'king Al'ui.lT Er~ard, like
'h">" o( n lobster. lie wnS onr uf v"nr
hA''lh aided. close listed !i>Imlam,s, all"
never McnMe excited, ImI are endowed
with n"Iliing Perseverance aud imIMvn>.
Nnh'e lind.
To him T,uniS Won Gcl,ler bore a NOR.
IN! nmIipalhy, C'r lie had mt "niv laid
claim I" the lands an which the IIutrh.
man had settled, hut had nl'l,d the Car.
thcr insult of proving Ei> claim tn br Just
The claim might have been horne. but
the inSult WAS intnlrrablc. But if Ebrnr-
zcr hal powers of argument, the Untrh.
man had trnariIv Of purpose; aud the
warfare was carried nn Wiih cauIi0uS per.
severance On one side, aud On the either
With vehement aniIn">ity, backed by M
Ob>tinAry which hal never been known
10 Wild
IN the midst Of this turmoil he had M
ficnJ nor confident. except his. t:n>ty
negro Eyrk. who had grown up " Miih him,
had followed him in battle, and now shared
his exile. Together they used to patrol
the place, keeping wH'rhfnl eye on the
adjacent county, the old man recount.
ing the glO,ivS Of his native city, amd
thanking GMl that his only >On was .alc
in Holland, where lie could hear nothing
spdhen except his mother tongue, aRd
was beyond the communicating influence
Of the coIIdnerOrS Ul his beloved town.
At this tune the mOmolony nf his life
was interrupt ptel by Ihe arrival "r one her.
rick Van Dam, = distant kin>,nan, wllo
hnd recently retW UOA IrOm nhnUsd. lie
was q gallant, slalWaIt fellow, " about
thrcc-anh-twcntv. lie prrAGnI.4l hinIs'lf
one day tO the a>tOni>lIrd Grex Of TruniS
and the admiring ones Of RVck. ~iIhnut
n0ticC or S0rd If warning. III had been
so l"ng absent that the veteran did not
recognize linn, but inStinclivelv WSS :iri-
ing up his lOimE fnr battle. wien the !i.ht.
ringing lAu.l, "f his relative II le across
his ear, like II strain oG l"i,g Cn so'lcn mn.
sic. touching Snme chord in his heart
which had been lnhy MnSirmng. The Oli
man t"k hint his arms. aud with feel.
ing Of almost childish he~'lati"m, wrVt
upon his breast. The weakness WAS hut
InOnemtary. The next moment his mnI-
,tial spirit revived, aud he fmlhwith began
TO ca!ru'atc how Innch strength this rr-
cruit would add To his garrison. To his
kinEmnn he rec0unted his gIi, vancrS and
'deSEril'rd the I"'rs' Cuti"IS Uf the myrMi.
dOnS OG the nriglb.rhmMl with -, murh
CaTneStnrss. tlnt Ihr feelings If the voung
man were fai ly enlisted, aud he pledged
hiIUsrDC 10 stand by his nmi ut fiicMl
through ID,ick nn,l thin. H. MuutrL the
i'leA Oc defensive wN'I Inr". hut EnSsr>te,l
an immediate onslaught mImn the ri,eInv,
that they AlOVld be- sInitlcM III y aud thigh.
aud TINT particular AItrmtinn EhOnld hr
shown to the inlriaIigable EI"nvZ r Cwk.
lie pr"P">e'l m Gnck the city where he
dwvlI. The dim eye Of the veteran fairly
glowed to fnd nn ally ~ much after his
own hrart IIc applnuIed the spirit
which dictated the pIr'l'"silI"n. hut sug.
Gestrd AZ IN obstacle that there waS ~"
city tO sack.
"What can We dor Has he no proper.
tyr
"Yes, large lands and crops"
Has he any sOnSs will challenge
them!"
The veteran shOok his head. "lIe has
'but Onr chilh-a daughter"
els she hnndsomey"
Tennis replied that she was.
'"Say M uIOrei" Vas the prompt an
swer. j." III Make love to her. The thing
ia settlUdl"
TeuniS regarded his confederate with q
shrewdey& Whatever his thoughts may