The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-04-11
Love, Carriers and Sausaecs.

About one hundred wears ago a Young
lady OF Amsterdam, named Wrlhelmina
.IerscheIing, WAS riding on horseback
through the village Of Boxmeer, when
the, horse became frightered and ran Al
way with her. The young ruan who ac.
companied her, and TO whom che was be,
trothed, criod out that he would give a
Hundred ducats 20 aoy ore that would
stop the horse.
The young villagers who were plavirg
Dali upon tbs green near bv, seeing a
'w2man in danger, threw themselves be.
fore the furious animal. One Of them
was thrown down and wounded, and two
others received contusions; thu horse rell,
and .he beautiful WIhelmina rolled in
the dust. A youne man who was pass
ing Immediately threw cloak over the
lady before any one else had time to per
'e've finely turned leg and pretty gar
ter.
Mademcisel's rerscbsling, on being
carried home had time 10 reflect. and the
result OF her reflections was that there
must never be Two men in the world who
had seen her garter. She sent fo. her
betro,hed and said
"Will you kill the mn who threw hi,
cloak over me T.
No, MIL, I cannot stain nv hands
with the blood oF fellow creature"
She then sent for the Young man WHO
threw the cloak over her. lie promptly
appeared in her presence.
"Monsleur," said she, II al, rich and
young ('he 5lushed prUdi giouslv while
adding one Of those hypocriti,al para.
phrases by which women speak Of their
beauty. am not considered repusive
1 wish to marry Immediately. | see
that YOU are surprised. will be frank
with you. l have sent TO you because
yo" have seen my garter. You have
rendered me great service Monsia ur.-
Without you all the young men of Box.
meer would have seen it, and as could
not bave married them ALL should have
killed myself, But if you are no, free,
orr am not so happy as to please you,
VIII give my hand and fortune to a man
who will Kill you. Do you accspt =
Yes or no 7"
Yes, a thousand times. yes ~.
The marriage took place, and was like
all other marriages, probably =; we have
no particulars on tha subject The young
men OF Boxmeer were invited to the nup.
tails, and snmp:uously feasteG.
At her death, which took place in the
course Of time, the following codicil was
found in her will
"My farm, situated on the borders OF
the Meusa, will remain forever, whoever
may be the proprietor OF it. subject to
the 10 lowing conditions: Every year,
under penalty Of forfeiture, on the 18th
OF May, tables will be prepared and
turn OF strong beer and twenty ellis of
the best sausages shall be served to the
young men ia BoxDeer, as n token OF
gratitude that they did no: see my gar
ter on the 18th Of May, 1856.
Until the present time, that is, during
hundred years the wishes OF the re.ta
trlx have been punctiliously executed.-
But the prssen, hsir, on the 18Th, of last
May, attempted to eIude them. Under
Pretext Of conforming to the decimal sys,
tenn, he gave twenty meters Of saussges
instead ot twenty ellis, to the delrimeut
Of the youth Of Boxmeer.
Not to lose, they demurred the twenty
meters "under protest )" but this year
t1ey pave brought suit against the heir
and demanded that the case be decided
before The 18th o! May next.