The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-10-06

rising in his cheeks and his ears the glow
of that evil counsellor which is called
! wrath.
Now what is it again." he demanded;
fare people going mad here?"
"Oh, sirl sirp' cried the servant, rush.
ing into the dry room, with much paler
face, and with much more frightened
mien than Craeke had shown.
WELL" asked Cornelius, foreboIing
some mischief from this double breach of
the strict rule of the house.
"Oh. sir, fly! hyl quick?' cried the SER
want
Fly! and what for?'
''Sr; the house is full Of the guards of
the States.'
"What do they want?'
They want you"
"What for?'
ITO arrest YOU"
ARREST me? arrest me, do you say?'
"Yes, Sir, and they are headed by a
magistrate
whats the meaning Of all this% said
Van Baerle, grasping in his hands the
two bulbs, and directing his terrified
glance towards the staircase.
They are coming up they are COM
ing upl' cried the servant
"Oh, my dear child, my worthy mas
teri" cried the old housekeeper, who now
likewise made her appearance in the dry
room, take your gold, your jewelry, and
fly, hy!'
but how shall l make my escape,
nurse? said Van Baerle.
Jump out of the window.
Twenty feet from the ground"
But you will fall on six feet of soft
soil"
ayes, but I should fall on my tulips"
Never mind, jump out"
Cornelius took the third bulb, APP
preached the window, and opened it, but
seeing what havoc he would necessarily
cause in his borders, and, more than this,
what height he would have to jump,
he called out, Never" and fell back
step.
In this moment they saw across the
banister Ofthe staircase, the points Of the
halberds of the soldiers rising.
The housekeeper raised her hands to
heaven.
AS to Cornelius Van Baerle, it must be
stated TO his honor, not as a man, but as
a tulip-fancier, his only thought was for
his inestimable bulbs
Looking about for a paper in which to
wrap them up, he noticed the fly-leaf
from the Bible, which Craeke had laid
upon the table, took it without, in his
confusion, remembering whenceit came,
folded it in the three bulbs, secreted them
in his bosom, and waited.
At this very moment the soldiers, pre-
coded by a magistrate, entered the room.
"Are you Doctor Cornelius Van
Baerle?' demanded the magistrate (who,
although knowing the young man very
well, put his questions according to the
forms of justice, which gave his proceed
ings a much more dignifed air).
81 am that person, Master Van Spen>
men," answered Cornelius, politely to his
Judge, land you know it very WELL"
Then give up to us the seditious pa
pers which you secrete in your house
"The seditious papers," repeated Corr
neius, l,lie dumb-iounded at the impu>
talion.
Now don't look astonished IL you
please"
81 vow to you, Master Van Spennen,"
Cornelius replied, "that am completely
at loss to understand what you want
Then l shall put you in the way,
doctor" said the judge; give up to us
the paper which the traitor Cornelius
De White deposited with you, in the
month of January last.
A sudden light came into the mind of
Cornelius.
"Halloa! r said Van Specimen, "you
begin now to remember, don't your"
"Indeed do; but you spoke OF seditious
papers, and have none of that sort"
"You deny il tLen?"
Certainly do"
The magistrate turned round and took
rapid survey of the whole cabinet.
Where is the apartment you call your
dry-roomy' lie asked.
"The very same where you now are,
Master Van SPennen."
The Magistrate cast a glance at small
note at the.top of his papers.
"All right" he said, like man who is
sure of his ground.
Then, turning round towards Corneli-
u.s. he continued, will you give up those
papers to me2'
but cannot Master Van Specimen;
those papers do not belong to me. they
have been deposited with me as a trust,
and a trust is sacred"
Doctor Cornelius" said the Judge,
''in the name OF the States | order Won
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