St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-03-08
Marrying q Nobleman.

Nesting on the banks OF the ESOpus
Creek. at its confluence with the Hud-
son, IFS ''long dock" cleaving the shall
lows of the river for half mile, and
Saugerties light standing like a faithful
sentinel at its water gate. beautiful for
situation in its environment of noun
tain, valley and river, and the JOY Of
many loving and loyal heart, old
Saugerties presents an inviting field
for investigation alike to the lover of
natural beauty, the antiquarian and the
bustling utilitarian, intent only upon
the excitement and business of the
present day. Here the storied CatskillS,
with lordly curve, sweep nearest the
Hudson; here are the foot hills. minia-
ture mounta ms, forest crowned and
beautiful; here are lovely reaches,
where for many miles the eve may see
the flashing river with its ever chang
ing panorama, and here does our own
Esopus linger at our feet in its Journey
from its far away mountain home
And what wealth of antiquarian relic
and lore may not be found i'm the low
browed and broad-beamed old stone
man lions that so plentifully abound;
relies of the old colonial days. the birth
PAGES and homes of the ancestors
OF many of our present inhabi-
tants, around whose memories are
woven many a weird and fanciful tale
of romance, adventure AID danger.
Stories of the dark and bloodr DAYS when
our beautiful borders were the coverts
and II ng places of savage beasts
and st II more savage tribes, and when
every mans house was really his castle
where. when occasion required, he could
from within the stout Topped walls repel
an attack and defend his dear ones. In
these ola and hospitable honies dwelt the
kiersteps, the Overbaughs, the Mynder-
ses and the Shoonmakers Some old Hol-
landers from the Zuyder Zee. some Of
erman descent, some refugees from
the Rhine and Palatinates, with here
md there a sturdy Hessian hireling
who. finding it impossible to conquer |
he new country, found it a pleasant |
,lace to settle in: these and many 9TH
RS found homes in the shadows of our
and by the sd. of our river,
md their descendants fOl m large and
influential portion of our population to-
lay. A recent event in the Schoonma-
,er family has directed after ton 10 the
act that its accomplished daughter,
'aiss i-eda NJ. Schoonmaker, had welded
asuneulshed German nobleman, and
,,t,,,."e o"entess of Crockow II NAV
= your readers to hear the roman
a. VI TINS yo !ng American girl.
M ipeiie" hy desire for greater
i advantages and cultu e
nan ner own home afforded crossed
he ocean. entered = school for the cdu-
.atiop of young ladies. under the pat
onadee Of the En- press of Germany, who
became her friend. and favored her with
N autograph letter Of womaniy syn pa
ny. In fiaie she tecame the protege
{ the COUNTESS Of Crockow, q lady Of
reaitil and high position. who wished
} adeot her ~ her own; but the young
i4iyearned for her own friends and
er pleasant home on the Hudson. and
enriched by her experience of
reign travel, to win distinguished hon. .
5 in the literary world. beco ming the .
inter- of a large and admiring circle Of :
ends, regular attendant of the !;
urch of her ancestors and faithful
acher in the Sunday-school. After
e death of the Countess. and he an
opriate period of mourning had ex-
red, the bereavcd nobleman longed n
: the sympathy and companionship Of u
e young American, and offered to Q
are with her his rank and fortune, an ii
er TO which she did not lend a deas G
r, and so the piqu~nt. grace ul and b
reeable Saugerties girl is now Coun- q
S of Crockow, with all the hopors E,
q dignitics which the name implies );
sangerties IN. ~ Cor. 4l5any Jour. b.
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