The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-05-17

SIlceE loss VI GlulC,-lG dlu Ills WIG
having arranged their matrimonial
preliminaries while she was knead-
ing a tray-full Of dough, at the
same time that he was fitting a
hinge to the kitchen-door. He
therefore scowled upon Betsey's
sweethearts so ominously, that the
young men in the course Of time
were afraid to visit his house. One
by one, they all relinquished their
hopes Of marrying his daughter,
until she had but one aspirant left,
good-natured, simple hearted
young fellow by the name Of
Christian Kinkel, or as he was more
generally called, Kris. Kinkel. He
had offered himself as an appren-
tice to old Koselhantz,. and his
proposition was under considera-
ton, W. n a discovery was made
which or.ead dismay through the
neighborhood, and threw Kris. Kin
kel into a shaking ague,-the first
case Of that disease ever known on
Crimm's Creek, so notorious in af-
ter years for its generation. The
discovery was this: AS Kris. Kin
kel was passing Mr.. Koselhantz's
orchard, one morning about the
break Of day. he saw three young
fellows Of his acquaintance stand
ing near an apple tree, in attitudes
that excited his astonishment.
They were as stationary as the
trees themselves, yet all seemed to
be making great exertions. One
apparently trying to lift a large
bag upon his shoulder; another to
bite into an apple, but with no bet
ter success than if it had been
stone; and third was in the act Of
throwing a club into the branches
of the tree. Kris. watched them
for few moments, and perceiving
that they had no motion in their
bodies, rushed off to acquaint Mr..
Koselhantz with what was going on,
or rather standing still in his
orchard. He had proceeded but a
few PAGES, when he saw the old
man approaching. Hastily conceal
ing himself, Kris. heard him up
braid the young men for their dis
honesty, and explain to them, that
he was not Furnishing them through
anger for the loss Of the fruit, but
because he detested the crime Of
theft. He told them, that he was
now going to release them under
the hope, that they would profit by
the unpleasant experience, to which
he was compelled to subject them.
Then, with q wave Of his hand and
muttering a few words in German,
the enchanbnent was dispelled. In
stantly, the fellow with the bag
filled with apples, as it now ap-
peared,. threw it upon his shoulders
and sank down exhausted under
the weight Of it; the one with the
apple at his mouth bit large piece
out; and he with the club threw it
against limb, and was knocked
down by shower of horse apples,
Kris. could bear no more. He ran
bowling through the woods, and
when he arrived at his home a chill
seized him, which returned every
third day for year, in spite Of all
the herb-teas that could be con.
cocted; then brought on an enlarge
ment Of the spleen fever-cake),
with a complexion such as the Gu
cumber takes on in September; and
finally developed merciful dropsy
that took him off. .
Poor Kris. Kinkel!
AS might be supposed, after it
became known, that old Kosel-
hantz possessed the power of con-
verting people into stone, few per-
sons approached his domicil who
had no particular business with
him. He had, however, quite work
enough to do, for a report reached
the Dutch Forkers, that a large
body of troops under the dreaded
Tarleton was advancing towards
Broad River; and the citizens, in
their first paroxysms of alarm, car
ried their guns to Koselhantz for
repair, not so much with the in
tention of resisting, as not knowing
what else to do.
Before l can proceed further in
this story it is necessary to intro
duce to the reader a character fated
to play no unimportant part in it.
This was a turkey-gobler, by the
name Of Spitzebube Qittle rascal, in
Enn1ich\ Ho Uoc tho only turkey