River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-14
THE LONE CASTLE OF THE SEA.
Romantic Incident or the Great In
nndntion OF lAoiia md. A. ID. 142I.
FROM the san Francisco Bulletin.


Hon J. W. Dwinelle, the counsel Of
Laura Fair, closed his lecture on Holland.
atOakland. Tuesday night, with the fol.
lowing romantic and impressive story
touGded upon an innndatiOn of the sea in
1921, by which, IN one night, 100000 per-
sons and - villages were DESTROYED, Of
which there are now no traces except a
single stone tower, standing alone in the
waters, called the tower OF Merwede.
On the morning o. the Goth Of Novem-
Der, in the year l42l, there was grand
pageant at the castle Of the Count Of Mer.
wede. The King was holding his court at
Antwerp, and the nobility of the provincs
had assembled to 90 forth in body to
meet him. Foremost among them in
wealth aad power was the Count Van
Merwede. For several days he had en-.
tCrtained his fellow mobiles as his guests
while their retainers formed large Camp
about his castle And now with banners
and truHsets, the count and his guests in
splendid array issued forth from the Dor
tails of the castle, and placed themselves
at the head OF the grant cavaleade. All
seemed joyous and happy, but there were
two persons there VINO were not happy.
Rudolph Van Arteveldt was the Younger
son of nobleman whose possessions ad.
Joined those ofCOult Van Merwede. and
he loved Margaret Van Merwede, the
Counts only child.
CRUEL FATHER IN THE WAY.
Need say that there was a stern and
cruel father in the way? When Rudolph
declared to the Count the mutual leye that
existed between the Counts daughter and
himself, the Count coulf not resist his
scorn. lie could not deny that Rudolph's
blood was as good as his own but tainted
him with his poverty. "What, penni
less boy ask in marriage the very richest
heiress IN all the Netherlands ? What an
absurd propositionw And when Rudolph
pleaded that he would take his sword 10
the wars and win riches and renown, the
stern old Count had hidden him becone.
with much more emphasis than ciyIlity.
And Rudolph had taken himself away
from the rude paternal presence, with no
comfort except what he derived from a
plais ring Of gold which Margaret gave
him when they parted, and the few words
OF tr0th which she uttered. lie had gone
20 the sea shore, and there found a foster
brother dying, but who, before he died.
told hlm secret OF a wondrous cave in
IN Finland, on the sea coast, whose sandy
Aoor was mine Of the richest and largest
masses Chamber. Fitting out small YES.
eel, he had sought and found this precious
deposit had made four long voyages 10
Venice, bringing her back rich diamonds
aud chains OF gold and precious gems of
the East This very day he had presented
himself again 10 Count Van Merwede. and
told him what he had done. "You refused
me the hand Of your daughter tour wears
ago because ! was poor | am now rich.
or than the richest nobleman In the Meth.
erlands, ana besides know the secret of "A
mine u amber which is worth untold mil
lions. We love each other still rive inc
youi daughter
SECOND REPULsE.
Now Rudolph Van Arteyeldt under.
stood how CO. deal with amber mines. and
probably could have managed diamond
mine very successiully--if IL were not
salted--but evidently did not know how
TO deal with tbe stern parent Of his beloy.
cd. Perhaps there is no inyariable rule
tor dealing with stern parents. PERHAPS
ono should deal with them a. With dcar.
capricious, lovely Womau-prptty murh
according 90 circumstances. Rut Rudolph
did not strike the responsive cord in the
old Counts ncarL PERHAPS he was offend
az ,A4t Rudolph should rrcuk of his sud-