News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-08-28

and two days later they arrived at Ba
tavia. At last fourth boat landed hel
at Samarang. Here she found herself
in the abode of the Dutch Consul, ly'
ing on a couch which seemed to be toss
ing up and down, although on dry land,
till she thought she would be thrown
out on the floor.
She was just Iamenting the inatten-
tion of every one to her, when a young
man with fair mustache and straight
forward. looking blue eyes entered the
office of the Consul, who was busily
writing to catch the mail.
ST am expecting a young woman
from Europe, whom I have married by
proxy" said the visitor, "and have
come to make inquiries"
"She has just been brought here, F"
said the official, without stopping his
writing. "She is in a very bad state,
and you would do me favor by taking
her off my couch as soon as possible.
Leave your address and the baggage
will be forwarded"
The meeting of the pair may be i'm
agined. He timid, she a weakened,
PROSTATE ghost of her former self.
The young colonist was, however,
pleased with his acquisition, and hailing
two coolies, had his wife taken to the
Samarang depot. The train took them
half way to Diokiokarta, where two al
most nude men lifted the well-nigh in
sensible Nina out.
An hour later she was seated next to
her legal husband on the rough cush-
ions of two-wheeled cart, drawn by
two jogging oxen, which shook her ter
ribly. However, Nina felt better. She
looked up at her husband, and was
pleased with his appearance. Gun in
hand, he seemed to watch furtively
every nook and Granny as they passed,
but paid her no attention. This seemed
strange to her.
"You are very fond of sport, it
seems ?" she said, in semi-reproachful
tone. These were the first words she
had uttered to her companion.
ST never was so frightened at meeting
game as I am at this moment. This is
a lovely climate, and 1 hope you will
like the country; but it has one disad-
vantage. After six o'clock in the even
ing it is infested with tigers, who prowl
about in search of what they may de-
YOUR, so that it is best to remain at
home after that hour. However, we
have passed the most dangerous part,
and we are getting near home"
Poor Nina She no longer wished to
talk. She trembled from head to foot
At last they arrived at fine bungalow,
raised off the ground, to avoid the
snakes and adders, with verandahs all
around, On the steps stood pale, thin
old lady, who came forward, attracted
by the noise of wheels. She was Mina's
"What, my child, you here already ?"
cried the old lady, much surprised.
"We did not expect you until next
week"
1--WE had an accident on the way,
madame"
"That would delay rather than accel-
crate your arrival. However, here you
are that is the main thing. Be well
come, my child. You must be hungry" :"
"Oh. madame, only want sleep! If
you only knew what a journey I have
had -
"Don't make any excuses, my child.
1 will get your room ready at once, and
take you there myself"
An hour later Nina slept beneath the
waving Punkah, wrapt in sweet sleeJ
and pleasant dreams.
''Do you know you will have prett!
wife ?" said the mother on reioining he
son under the verandah.
at is astonishing how little she re
sembles the photograph your uncle ono
sent of her,"
eyes," said the young man, "she i
very lovely. would like to 60 early t.
the church, mother; because, after all
we have not been regularly married"
On the morrow, Nina came down al
pink and white. Did you sleep well
dear Anna? said her husband for th
first time kissing his wife's forehead.
But" said the young woman, smil
ing, my name is not Anna; my name
Mina-Mina CIaereboets. Had you al
ready forgotten it ?"
"What !' cried the colonist, pale a
death, "are you not Anna-Anna Tans
sens ?"
"Great God and you'-
81 am called Hans Van Hasselt
Don't you come from Edam Ism
, your father a cheese merchant ?"
"He is a gardener near HARLEM.
have married Micheels Maassen, cashie
, of the house of Van Meeruyt. He1
} is my certificate of marriage"
Hans seized the papers, with tremblin
, hand. and glanced over them hurriedl!
, "Mother," said he to old Mrs. Va
Hasselt, who at that moment entered
arrayed in her finest robes, ga misfol
tune has occurred. I made a mistak
at Samarang. The young lady belong
to another"
The matron was a sensible woman. /
moment she understood all. II We
certainly hard on her son, already thre
parts In love with woman who was M
for him, and whose husband woul
have to be found in an island fiftee
r hundred miles away, and he would hay
to be found before the real Mrs. Har
appeared on the scene, else she woul
have two daughters-in-law on her hand
r Without losing day, they started O
with Nina, VINO thought rest woul
never come to her. The only plan wf
to go to the Consuls of the varior
, islands till they heard news of the hapr
Maassen, to whom he would have to gi0
up Nina, to be replaced by the home
original of his photograph.
To less resigned natures the positIo
would have been insufferable, but the'
two contented themselves in the hapl
ness of seeing each other daily. Hal
q was more in love every day with Min
and she, alas often shed tear whe
, she looked up at the false Micheels.
Ten days had already elapsed in vlsi
| ing the ports most inhabited by Eur
Y Batavia, Cheribon, Tagot, Pc
9 alongon. The trio often became du
: for Nina still suffered at sea. EveI
place had been tried even to Sourabay
p and, alas it was chance which first ga