Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-06

but waiting Tor tho mystery
OF what shall be revealed"
Atlantic Jo4 March,
THE LONE CASTLE OF THE SEA.
A Reasntio Incident OF the Great In-
andatioa OF Holland. A. d. 142l.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.
Hon. ]. w. Dwinelle, tho counsel Of
Laura Fair, closed his lecture on Holland,
at Oakland. Tuesday night, with the fol.
lowing romantic and Impressive story
founded upon an innndation of the sea in
l42l, BY which. in one night, 100000 per-
sone and 72 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 of the Goth of Novem-
ber, in the year 1927, there was q grand
pageant At the castle Of the Count Of Mer.
weds. The King was holding his court at
Antwerp, and the nobility Of the province
had assembled to 60 forth in q body to
meet him. Foremost among them in
wealth aad power was the Count Van
Merwede. For several Gays he had On.
tertained his fellow mobiles a. his guests.
while their retainers formed large camp
about his castle. Aud now with banners
and trumpets, 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 granl cavalcade. All
seemed joyous and happy, but there were
two persons there vino were not happy.
Rudolph Van Arteveldt was the younger
scn Of nobleman whose possessions ad.
joined those of Count Van Merwsde. and
he loved Margaret Van Merwede. the
Counts only child.
AcRuEL FATHER IN THE WAY.
Need lsay that there was q stern and
cruel father in the way? When Rudolph
declared to the Count the mutual leve that
existed between the Counts daughter and
himself, the Count coult not resist his
scorn. He could not deny that Rudolph's
blood was as good as his own but taunted
him with bis poverty. "What, q psnni.
less boy ask in marriage the very richest
heiress in all the Netherlands? What an
absurd proposi,ionp And when Rudolph
pleaded that he would take his sword to
the wars and win riches and renown, tho
stern old Couut had hidden him beeone,
with much more emphasis than civility.
And Rudolph had taken himself away
from the rude paternal presence, with no
comfort except what he derived from
plain ring Of gold which Margaret gave
him when they parted, and tho few words
Of troth which she uttsred. lie had gone
to the sea shore, and there found q foster
brother dying, but who, before he died,
told him q secret of wondrous cave in
in Finland, on the sea coast, whose sandy
floor was mine Of the richest and largest
masses ofamber. Fitting out email YES.
gel. he had sought and found this precio ue
deposit had made four long voyages to
Venice, bringing her back rich diamonds
and chains Of gold and precious gems Of
tho East. This very day he had presented
himeelfagain to Count Van Merwede, and
told him what he had done. "You refused
me the hand Of your daughter four years
ago because l was poor. I am now rich.
or than the richest nobleman ia the Meth.
erlands, and besides know The secret of a
mine Of amber which is worth untold mil
lions. We love each other still j; give mo
your daug hter."
4 SECOND REpuLsE.
Now Rudolph Van Arteveldt under.
stood how to deal with amber mines, and
probably could have managed diamond
mine very successfully-if it were not
salted- but evidently did not know how
t. deal with the stern parent Of his below
cd. Perhaps there is no invariable rule
for dealing with etern parents. Perhspe
ono should deal with them ~ with dear,
capricious, lovely woman-pretty much
according to circumstances. But Rudolph
did not strike tho responsive cord in the
old Counts heart. Perhaps he was offend.
ed that Rudolph should speak of his sud.
don wealth in Dragging sort of way.
Perhaps he was afraid Of being patronized
by son.in-law. No matter how it was
tho old man took offense. What" roared
he; What, do you suppose that would
give my daughter to fellow who is en-
gagged in trade? You have given IN
your nobility, it seems, but shall no,
give up mine." Rudolph thought he had
something to reflect upon, and perhaps ht
also thought that he was not needed
there any more, for he retired; not how
ever, without
ONE SAD, SWEET INTERVIEW
with Margaret, for young lovers interview
!, ed each other in those days, occasionally
Az the sun went down Margaret l,oket
! toward the south, and could Just make on
, the banners where her father and hi
friends were encampcd for the night
l Then she looked to the west, where tn
towers Of bort stood out in clear, blao]
t relief against the golden sky, and sh
, thought Of her lover, whose ship LAY q
. anchor of the coast there. Then she sal
, her prayers, and prayed that Rudolp
right be always true and good, and be
J. father better; and then she betook herse
: to bed, and went to sleep, and dreamed
Rudolph. All good girls said their pra,
j.. ers, and went to bed carly, and dreame
J. of Rudolph, in those good old times.
All the evening the wind had been blow
ing harder and harder from tho ives
. When Rudolph reached bort, on his n
~ turn from Merwede castle, it blew sue
q gale that he could hardly get on board
], one anchor after another had been nut o,
G until they wero all out. Moro and MOI
a violently ragged tho hurricane, until III
is sea ran madly with the black waves an
10 tho white foam, which the noble shi
/. breasted triumphantly, but which bes