Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-11-05

-eas asaDout1miudays-SAA repaired mn
mediately TO tho residence of Van El-
burg, who, when he saw them enter,
cried out -:
< s. g :. Al,, good mornilgA Meister Woer-
den I DHeVs aon 1ea Sfrom the Parlez-
0ous? In any case, you are welcomb. =
:. No, I flee from nobody. You know
/ have nothing to do with politics. I
come CON ,, to propose 9 good g speculation l to
meht for four hundred thousand her
rings, to be delivered within month.
Gan you furnish me with that number
III, Say three rweeks2p
cat what priooes I? . - ~
."T6n fogfnS d ..iohsand.p
"Ten forins Yes, I will furnish
Very we'll, and now to dinner; ]
alhihaIf ifamiahed., ,At fhestabieIwa viii
talklo another matter" :.
the marriage, but Van EIburg could
he had offered to give %lliBa daughter to
the. amount of a single silver. They
nevertheless decided that tho wedding
Should take place that day next week.
The following day., Woerden and his
son retured home. Hardly had they
left Brock when the yonng man asked |:
,,a, $ Then, b; sst father, youS ihye elanged
Glow SO 2"
aHave youInotT decid del1 to ACCEPT the
dowry offered by Meister Van Elbnrg p,
z Let me manage the matter in my
own way, my son, and ask no ques-
When the wedding-day came, Woer-
den and his son returned to. Brock.
Van Elburg received them kindly, but
he was 30 hurried and nervous that
William feared he had some bad news
for them. His father, however, Ind no
such misgiYings the old fox know too
well the cause of his colleagues dis
turbed manner.
3 What.is the matter, Meister Van
Eiburgg, he asked. withsa sardonio
smile. ss You eeem to be worried about
~
"Ah, my friend, I am greatly embar-
rassed. I must. speak with YOU"
'"What is it? Have you changed
your mind with regard to the marriage.
Speak frankly J; it is not too late"
"No no; it is another matter en-
tirely." s
"Well, then, let us first proceed with
the wedding-ceremony. Afterward I
shall be quite atyeur service"
The company, therefore, repaired to
n neighboring church, and in few min
utes the young people were husband
and wife. When they returned to the
house, Van Elburg asked Woerden to
go with him into his private room. /,
My friend" began Van Elburg,
when he had carefully closed the door,
in accordance with our agreement, I
should within two weeks from now de-
liver to you four hundred thousand
herrings. Thus far, however, i have
not been able to procure single one.
There are none in the market they have
been all bought up." y
"Certainly they have, I bought them
up myself" replied Woerden, smiling.
"But- but-how about my con-
tract?" stammered Van Elburg.
"Yon will fulfill it. Listen, friend
Van Elburg you will some day leave
your daughter handsome fortune; I
shall leave my son ut least as much it
is therefore unnecessary to discuss their
future. This, however, is not true of
the present. I.shall soon give my en-.
tire business to my son, while you give
your daughter only four thousand du-
cats. I could not oppose the wishes of
the young people; but when I consented
to their union, determined to compel
You to do your duty toward them.
With this object in view, contracted
with yCu for four hundred thousand
herrings. ut ten forins thousand, al
though then had all the herrings in
the market. Now in order to comply
with the terms of your agreement, you
must buy from me, and my price is fifty
horins thousand you have, therefore,
only to pay over to me the sum of six
teen Thousand forins, and we shall be
square,"
While Meister Woerden was arriving
at this mercantile deduction, Van Ell
hnrg regained his wonted equanimity.
"I see, see," said he, you are
clever tradesman. I am fairly caught.
and must bide the consequences"
Their conference ended, and the two
merchants reioined the wedding. COM
pany, as though nothing unusual had
occurred between them.
A week lster, Van Emburg went to
amsterdam, ostensibly to see his daugh-
ter. Now the tables were turned.
" ALI, meister, cried Woerden, on
seeing his colleague from Brock, +" I am
in o terrible dilemma. The time is an.
preaching when I must deliver the four
hundred thousand herrings, and not q
cask can find to put them in I"
"That does not surprise me-" an.
swered Van Elbtirgs smiling; "you
bought up all my herrings, and ]
bought up all your casks"
9--Jn view of tbe nrevalenca nc b;r5e