Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-01
WHAT CAME OF A DREAM.

grace is: damp fogs hung over the earth like
a pan. The mists rose from the low fens OF
Lincoln ard NOttinghamshire, the waters oozed
but and inundated the meadows, carrying
malaria in their train. Fields that in the merry
haymaking time children shouted through, gar
dens where grew succulent vegetables, all now
passive under the stagDaDt Hood. The 1nhabl-
Tants Of these shires had grown weary of this
state OF thirgs, and had tried how far digging
bitches and dykes all across the face OF the
country whuld alleviate this annual plague.
Their work proved fruiuess; abandoning the
effort. thCv sent call 10 the other side OF the
ocean. 10 the Princes OF drainage, the clever
Dutch. 10 come and help them. They came,
and this November great engineering was going
on: canals we're aug, deep dykes planned, every
means Of drainage these Dutchmen knew was
Iut ia use % redeem the Cars of North Lin
colnshire from the dread winter visitor, "the
waters" Sqlare-shOuldered, heayy-built Dutch
men smoked long pipes, and drank their
"SChnapI s. in the lodgings OF the small neigh
boring towns. They were silent, steady men,
most of then had a ''vrau" at home and square,
shOuldered little children. The Lincolnshire
lassies could not make many eonquests, and 80
the Lincolnshire lads having no cause for jeal-
Ousy, were very friendly with these clever
foreigners, Who were redeeming their land for
them. Every morning the Dutchmen, rolled
up in warn wraps TO keep out the cold, rode out
from the towns and villages 70 the open country
to superintnd the dykes and dams, and stayed
there till tie afternoons waning light warned
them to hasten home for 1t was evil travelling
at night access that swampy land.
There ws one stalwart Dutchman who had
no sfyrau" al home; he was better looking than
most of then; taller. slighter, and more iovisl;
favOrably daughter of the land. This pretty
lassie lived in quaint little village called
Grangely Superintendent village whose proud
rrSIUgative Is to stand not only on hill, but on
TIE only hill that exists for niles aroun;i 1t was
pretty steep pull up to the village from every
side, and rom its beacon on a clear day-when
10 rare thing Occurred-the spectator could be-
hold vast panorama lying at his feet. They did
say seventy churches and two cathedrals could
be seen FINN its summit, but that Lucy Metcalfe
could nOteertify; she was far too impatient and
frOhcsOme lass to have patience to count them
all. She N ght often be seen running up and
down the steep hill, playing with her younger
brothers and sisters, for Lucy was only eighteen,
and full Of youth and health.
John Aetcalfe was a respectable farmer who
sent his laughter To market every week with
produce, and no ones eggs and butter were 30
popular, no ones ducks and chickens 30 fat as
Lucy Mecalfe's; no eyes shone more brightly,
no hands were more quickly and pretty in taking
and giving change, no tongue more vivacious
and full Of gay repartee-
There we're several young farmers around who
had an eye on her, and thought what a good
housewife she would make, but Lucy tossed her
head, and pretended she did not see this admi-
ration.
One DAY, Meinherr Wilhelm Van der Roost
thOughthe would like a duck and some sausages
for his dinner, and wandering into the market to
boy, he came as far as Lucy's stall. and there
beeams fixture. For half an hour he stared at
her, contemplating pipe between his white
teeth; for another half hour he stared at her
EithOUt pipe-a sure sign that his mind was
deeply stirred, and then he drew nearer and
touched lat duck with his large thumb.
" Do you want duck, sir?n asked pretty
Lucy, Who, of course, had noticed him fifty-nine
MINUTES before, and had actually found means
to discover that the starer was the superinten-
dent the works in the North Lee Cars, and
one Ofthe chief Of the Dutch sent over.
WikeIm faneied he had been quite unObserved.
but Aen men are 50 dense about these things.
lie found Lucy very pretty, and ON nearer in
sIecton her figure was so slim, her hair SO dark
and Eayy, her eyes Of so beautiful blue, and
thereWere so many fat ducks to choose among,
AID such savOry heap Of salsages to look at ,
thaths marketing took quite another half hour
Lucy was very patient, though she used TO be
sharp enough sometimes 70 haggling or undecided
customers. Meinherr's broken English was very
hardtO understand, and the noise in the market
so geat that Wilhelm had 70 come behind the
EtsI to be cOmprehended at all.
CHOW Is 1t your ducks are so fat 2" 1--WE win
notify you with the DUtchman's bad English;
81 don't know; they get better Fed than the
others, perhaps
And how is il you are 30 much fresher md
roSer than the other girls ?'
@Oh! We get fresher air, you know. live al
Gnngely-suPer-Montem."
Where That's very hard nams-Grange-
Gnnge-."
Lucy laughed merrily and made him repeat
the name till he could say it right; that took
cute ten minutes.
@And where Is this favored viIlageP"
the Cars, have YOU not seen church tower on
around"
"Ah! Yes, Of course have; and that Is
Grangely-super-Montem. L. your name 50 hard
tOpeak?''
"Oh, no. 1t is Lucy"
"Lucy; an, that Is not 50 hard, but soft, soft as
your fat ducks. Lucy-what ?''
"Metcalfe."
"Oh, the harsh English L win not try to say
me s,sn . VIII stop at Lucy: And should see
went to-"
81 would go to the high tower to breathe a
deep dTaught Of the fresh air that makes You &C
Iosy. May i come and look for you? Iwant 70
Know how TO make sausages like these; they are
50 gOOdv' -
&But you haven't tasted them yet.D
All, but / know"
ACannOt your wife, Mrs. Van der Roost-oh
What long hard nsme-make sausages?" asked
Perhaps she could if had ever found her
but have no vrau at home, Lucy"
suppose you were TO take your duck and e
now, have 70 be busy, suggested Lucy.
Wilhelm had no excuse ready, so after ten min
uies more over the change, no slowly departed
That evening the Dutchnan smoked a grea
many eonte mpla Plat, pipes. The duck and sau
Wait til next market day for another Mex
DTnlng, when he got % the Cars, he looked al
20 The square tower OF Grangely- super Monten
CHER duck.
In tine he fetched great many and left hi
heart behind instead, though he did not find thi
out At once; and it was longer still before b.
Eade the discovery that he had carried on Lucy
n its place.
IL was December; the dullest DAYS of all III,
year were at hand. wilhelm wished the bi,
drains were all dug and full Of the slushy waters
hat he might return 10 his beloved Holland Will
his pretty English Lucy and her recipes for IA
ducks and sausage-meat- But neither Of thes,
wishes seemed likely 70 be fulfilled.
AS regards Lucy, great obstacle had arisen
Her parents would not hear of their daughter
he apple OF their eyes, the light of their old age
gong 10 aforeign land, a lsnd-because to then
onknoTn-fuN Of all sorts of horrors and fraw
backs, with a strange man, whose lingo NM
zIed them, and who might have half a dozeI
wives lOr arght they knew. So Heinherr Wii
netIn an Ger Roost was hunted away with 4
Noney o. ncrth-country abuse, and such sever,
H9uneuOns Were laid upon Lucy AGAINST eve,
speaking 70 this Dutchm man again thsf tha io-.-.
were in despair. -'s S-e fo'er'
But Lucy was wise; she never yava h,,,, =,
for moment; she meant to 20 20 Golland -vs.i
him, come whtt would, vet she did not sav :,
She kept at home 30 qniet and dociIeIy. An
appeared 20 have forgotten Wilhelm 80 sesIIv
lat her mothers fears were allayed; and thouSl
she would not let Lucy 90 90 market any more
or even out OF the village, she grew quite kin
again. -
Lncy's birthday was at hand. IA a revyar,
Ior her good conduct, her mother gave her lea v
20 AJAX all her friends 70 the tes-psrty Inc
ciapped her hands with delfuhf d., -