New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-12


forget 1t, making me promise that would
keep my eyes open as passed through the
world, in the hope of meeting with my
grandfather's Pipe.
! ] was twenty-one years old when | lost
my mother, and came into the possession OF
a sum of money sufficient to enable me 10
begin life. i connected myself with wor-
thy man in the grain trade He was quite
wealthy. and had taken a fancy to me: L
| was with him q year when | became In love
| with his daughter. should have mentioned
| that his name was Peter Krummacher, and
| his daughter was called Augusta. We loved
| each other from the first, and went to HIM
and frankly told our mutual feelings he
listened to me quietly, and when L had
finished he said:
1.-THE only objection 1 make to you is that
| you have not enough money to wed my
daughter. Don't misunderstood me, ad-
mire your character, and could give my
daughter dover large enough to MAINTAIN
you both handsomely, but don't choose to
enough TO keep her in the style she now
lives, you may take her, If she is willing.
That is all have TO say. Good day"
This was a great blow to my happiness,
for it was unexpected. / went to Augusta
and told her all.
"Have courage" she replied, 81 will
wait for you until am an old woman.
| NDaG 90 you pEOpOSot
| ~ will go to some other place where
money is made faster than in Bavaria, and
as soon as have accumulated enough will
return TO you, nay darling, if you will re-
main true to me-"
"Have faith, have courage she an
swered
l dissolved business with Peter kram-
macher, and went to France. | did not fad
| things as good there as ! did in my own
| l. nd Z IN EnnIonH WnpSa cuH
| worse.
Back I went to France, and fortune IA
vored me. was one day sitting in cafe
/ at Bordeaux, when some sailors came and
| called for wine, sitting down at small
| table. They were all Frenchmen, and soon
became very noisy in their talk. All at
| once one of them pulled pipe out of his
| pocket, the sight Of which all but made me
faint The fellow commenced to smoke my
| grandfatheI's pipe. 1 scarcely knew how
| to act, was so afraid of betraying my feel
| ings. Could the diamond still be concealed
in that old pipef Oh. what tumult reigned
in my heart at that moment!
| called for wine, and after filling my
! glass sent the bottle over to the sailors.
| They looked over to me and nodded as they
| drank. Then one of them spoke to the
others, and they beckoned to me. went
| over to their table.
| ''Sit down." they said; "you seem like q
clever fellow. What is your countryp
told them l was citizen of the world,
though was born in Holland.
Then they all laughed and slapped me on
| the back with good humOr.
/ ordered more wine of the best quality,
| and we soon became good friends.
And so you come from Holland r. fe-
marked he with my grandfather's pipe.
"No, indeed,"I replied; 81 only said Z
was born there. l have lived In Bavaria
| ever since l was q child"
"You wouldn't be aAy the worse for being
| a HOllander," replied the sailor. 81 had a
messmate Jabn Hooft he was called, though
L never knew whether that was his true
name or not, but better sailor 1 never
knew; yet he would get drunk. Last voy-
age he fell overheard at The Hague and was
drowned. Poor fellow, this was his old
pipe.
"You ought to smoke a better pipe than
that" said; "that's nothing but chunk
of wood"
81 saw beautiful pipe" he replied, sin
shop on the quay. would like to have
such a one, but it cost too much money.
Twenty francsi just think of it." he was
speaking to his comrades.
"Bahi' 1 answered, "twenty francs is q
mere bagatelle. Let us go and see it,"
pardon me-" he said. shut could not
accept such gift if you intend to purchase
~ huu NO wluhcu db tLc ObHclb
"That's sharp fellow" l thought. ''but
I'll be smart also"
"Come along" cried, taking him by the
arm.
Here, garcon, bring us another bottle Of
your best wine, and you, nay friends, drink
away until we return"
l paid for the wine, and the sailor took
my arm and we sailed forth.
you are noble-hearted fellow" ne
said.
"Bah" reioined, "when one meets good
company it is no merit to be generous"
THANK ycu," he replied.
We soon came to the shop and pur-
chased the pipe, and l presented it to my
friend. He was delighted.
How can l thank yOu9" he said.
"What a beautiful present! shall take
much pleasure in smoking it, and will
always think of you when do so. Well.
shall not trouble jams old pipe much now"
All! / know what you shall do. You
will give the old pipe to me. 1t will recall
our meeting. It's nay fancy, you know"
You wouldn't smoke an old log like
that :" he replied, gazing at me with an
expression of wonder.
it up by my bed, and think of you, ray fine
fellow, when L look upon it,"
He grasped nae by the hand with grip
of iron. Take it" he said.
The next moment it was in my pocket,
and l would have wrested with giant be-
fore l would have surrendered it.
We found the sailors at the cafe still
drinking wine. l ordered something to eat,
and we all had good dinner. Then they
shook me by the hand and went away
They were worthy men and big-hearted.
L seemed to fly over the pavement as
hurried to my lodgings. Looking the door
drew forth the pipe, and commenced to
try the knots. None of them moved. The
one ! was searching for had doubtless
grown stiff with ape. At length l found it,
for it started little. Then tried it again.
exerting all the power in my fingers. 1t
Yielded and, as unscrewed it, out fell the
large brilliant diamond of my grandfather,
Jacob Vanderheyden.
Talk of joy! No man can estimate my
delight at that moment. | saw Augusta in
all her radiant beauty, and Peter Krum
macher giving her to me as my wife.
hurried to Amsterdam; it was the best |
place in Europe to sell diamonds.
A week later and had sold the gems for |
10000 francs. My grandfather had been
correct in his estimate of its value.
Back l went to Peter Krummacher and |
showed him my money. |
Il will keep my word" he said. You |
shall return to me in the grain business. |
took the old fellow by the hand and danced |
ioE very JOY. Augusta duU ulybe were |
married, and up to this hour we neither of |
us have regretted our act. Peter Krum- |
macher died few years since and left us
his great wealth; but had it not been for |
this old pipe things might have turned out |
less happily for the grandson Of Peter Yam
derheyden.
The Boston Fire-A Little Story fbous n !
Merchant and n Grateful Thief
From the Boston Advertser.I
The fund of incidents of the fire is not, 6y I
any means. exhausted, and new and inter |