The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-07-21

ter the room where he sat with his daughtt
Clotilde. fos7sT yHr 81 ts7sis'r neis .Fe
""Gocd morning, Mynheer werden," sal
he, taking ifs friend warmly BY the hant
"Hsve You been frightened out of your goo
city by the French, that you honor me 8
early with friendly visiti" .f qs
!" "Not at all. Van Elberg.' said the othe1
81 care nothing about the French, and as
never meddle with politics, It is quite imma
terial to me who governs our town. But
came 10 make you a proposal. have un
dertaken to furnish the Commissariat fou
hundred thousand herring on this da
month, and i wish to know If it would b
inconvenient to procure them for me in thre
weeks r. e 6e stef 4e+a ,5r. isi.ias.
"At what price ?" asked his friend.
"Ten guilders per thousand"
Ten guilders," repeated the other, mus
ingly. "You shall have them"
draw out the contract, them" sa,d Wer
den, "and when Il is signed shall be hap
py to partake of your hospitality. for my
ride has given me an appetite" Then turn
ing to Olotilde, he continued, "I have com,
to arrange another matter, too, which W.
can discuss after dinner"
1t was in vain that during the evening
Werden, tried every way to change his
friends resolution respecting his daughter.
fortune. After a long discussion he was OBJ
served to give up the point, and the mar,
riage was at length fixed for the following
week. ID - al5f.tt !sst q
Next day, when Wilhel m and his fathe,
returned home, the former could not re,
fpain from expressing some curiosity con-
cerning the cause Of his sudden change ir
his prospects. FsgT
eWhat do you rnean!" asked his father
..Haye you not given up the point about
his daughters fortune9'' rtsscs
Il should have thought you knew me
better replied Werden, looking slyly at
his son. "But no matter-it is suficien,
that you marry the girl you like"
Once more at home, the merchant shu,
himself in his Office until evening, when he
appeared with ! package Of letters 8, which
were Immediately sent by pest q
On the day appointed for the marriage
Wilhelm and his father arrived at Brock
where they found large party of friends
and relations assembled to meet them -
Van Elberg welcomed them with cordial,ty
but there was an expression of care and en-
harassment on his face that at first made
the bridegroom fear some fresh obstacle te
his happiness. The elder Werden, how.
ever, in no, way shared bis sons anxiety
for he could give tolerable good guess al
the cause Of his hosts great uneasiness.
"Mynheer Van Elberg," he exclaimed
"what can he the matter. are you unwelle''
"No, my dear FRIEND" replied the other
mot i'll. bat in the most unpleasant dilemma
possible. would wish to speak to you
Immediately in private"
sis it anything respecting the marriage"
asked Werden. If you wish to be of
your word there is still tlme.'
Not for the world" @
In that case we will proceed to the
church at once. You know like to do
things regularly, and as came here to see
my son married, we win finish that busi-
ness first, and then shall be happy to
hear what you have to say"
There was no remedy; and it was NOT un-
til after the happy pair had been made man
and wife that Van Elberg could succeed in
his friend alone.
81 am bound to deliver you four hundred
thousand herring in fourteen days." said he,
and not single Ash can get ct any
price,
Werden could not refrain his laughter.
I dare say not. I bought them up long
Ago." M
In that case. Of course, the contract is
It an end said Van Elburg. looking doubt.
fully at his friend.
by no means, or at least on certain con.
dit:ons. We have this d.y united our
children Van Rlbere, and shan some day
leave them our fortunes when we die
But as regards the present, matters are less
lhirly arranged. Nv son receives . c.nital
business vb;le Won on,v .;vs ,onr d.r.h
ter four thousand duc.t. N,v a. Ala
not like to make them unhappy by refusing
nv consent to thar MARRIAGE T tho,,oht vo.,
and cou,d settlc ths m.,ter = ero;hs-
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