Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-01

oAAo casC AhSA titn NAit uNttSt Sllut tbC-
count. She saw him growing up Q fine,
tall, good loo'iny youngster, and she
looked at him with tie recret pride of
mothers heart. IL WINS her great desire
that Dolph should appear like o gentle
man. and all the money she could save
went towards helping out his pocket and
his wardrobe. She would look out of the
window after him as he sailed forth In
his hest array, and her heart would ycarn
with delight; and once, when Peter do
Grocdt, struck with tho youngsters gal.
liant appearance on a bright Sunday
morning, observed, "Welf, after all,
Dolph docs grow q comely fellowr' the
tear Of pride started into tho mothers
eye. "Ah, neighbori neighbour ex.
claimed she. 'they may say what they
please; poor Dclph will yet hold up his
head with the hest Of them"
Dolph Heyliger had now nearly at
tanned his one-and-twentieth year, and
the term of his medical studies was
just expiring, yet II must be confessed
that he knew little more Of the profes-
sion than when he first entered tho doc
tors doors. This, however, could not
be from want Of quickness of parts, for he
showed amazing aptness in mastering
other branches Of knowledge, which no
could only have studied at intervals. He
was, for instance, n sure marksman, and
won all the geese and turkeys ut Christ
mas holidays. He was bold rider; he
was famous for leaping and wrestling;
he played tolerably on the fiddle; could
swim like fish; and was the best hand
In the whole place at fives or ninepins.
AL these accomplishments, however,
procured him no favor In tho eyes OF the
doctor, who grew more and more Grabbed
av,1 tnk tho h.,s
premiership approached. Frau Ilsy,
too, was forever finding some occasion
to raise a windy tempest about his ears;
and seldom encountered him about the
house without clatter Of the tongue; so
that at length the jingling of her keys,
as she approached, was 10 Dolph like tho
ringing of the prompter's bell, that gives
notice of theatrical thunder storm.
Nothing but the infinite good humor Of
the needless youngster enabled him TO
bear all this domestic tyranny without
open rebellion. II was evident that tho
doctor and his housekcepcr were prepar.
ing to beat the poor youth out of the
nest the moment his term should have
expired; q shorthand mode which the
doctor had OF providing FOR useless dis
ciples.
Indeed, the little man had been rem
dcred more than usually irritable lately
in consequence of various cares and vex-
atoms which his country estate had
brought upon him. The doctor had been
repeatedly annoyed by the rulnors and
tales which prevailed concerning the old
mansion. and found 1t difficult 10 prevail
even upon the countryinan and his fam.
lily to- remain there rent free. Every
tint .ie rode out To the farm he was
teascd by sonic fresh complaint cf
strange noises and fearful sights with
which the tenants were disturbed ut
night, and the doctor would come home
fretting and fuming and vent his spleen
upon the whole household. II was In
deed II sore grievance, that affected him
both in prids and purse. He was threat
cned with an absolute loss of the profits
OF his property; and then, what a blow
to his territorial consequence to be the
landlord of haunted housed
1t was observed, however, that with
all his vexation the doctor never proposed
to sleep in the house himself; nay he
could never be prevailed upon To remain
In the premises after dark, but made the
best Of his way for town as soon as tho
bats began to fit about in the twilight.
The fact was. the doctor had n secret be-
lief IL ghosts, having passed the early
a, "ehtEfe in country where they
Tary eU%na %sn q"S S"v he ,ndsss SsS oss ass
seen the. sgvil upon the Hartz mounta ns
in Germany.
At length the, doctors vexations on
this head were brought to crisis. Ono
morning, as he sat doing over volume
In his study, he was suddenly started
from his slumbers by the bustling in Of
the housekeepcr
"Here's fine to dor cried she M she
entered the room. Here's Claus Hop
per come In, bag and baggage, from the
farm, and swears he'll have nothing more
to do with it. The whole family have
been frightened out Of their wits: for
there's such, racketing and runmaging
about the old house that they can't sleep
quiet in their beds!"
''Donner und blitzen!" cried the doctor
impatiently; will they never have done
chattering about that house? What
pack of fools, TO let a few rats and mice
frighten them out of good quartersr'
"Nay, nay" said the housekcepcr,
wagging her head knowingly, and piqued
at having good ghost story doubted,
"there's more in it than rats and mice.
All the neighborhood talks about the
house, and then such sights have been
seen in it! Peter dc Groodt tells me that
the family that sold you the house and
went to Holland dropped several strange
hints about it, and said they wished you
JOY of your bargain and you know
yourself there's no getting any family to
live in it,"
Peter de Groodt's a ninny-an old
woman" said the doctor pcevishly. "lll
warrant he's been filling these peoples
heads full Of stories. It's just like his
nonsense about the ghost that haunted
the church belfry rs IN excuse for not
ringing the bell that cold night when
Harmanus Brinkerholf's house was OH
fire. Send Claus To me-"
Claus Hopper now made his appear
ance-a simple country lout, full OF awe
at finding himself in The very study of
DR.. knipperhauscn, and too much en-
barrassed TO enter into much detail Of
the matters that bad caused his alarm.
lie stood twirling his hat in one hand,
resting sometimes on one leg, some
times ON the other, looking occa-
sionally ut the doctor, and now and then
stealing fearful glance at the deaths
head that seemed ogling him from the
top of the clothes press.
The doctor tried every means TO per
suade him to return to the farm, but
all in vain; he maintained dogged
determination on tho subject; and
ut the close Of every argument or
solicitation, would make the same brief,
inficxible reply, "Ich kan NIGHT, myn-
hcer." The doctor was "little pot, and
soon hot" his patience was exhausted
by these continual ycxations about his
estate. The stubborn refusal of Claus
Hopper seemed to him like flat rebellion;
his temper suddenly boiled over, and
Claus was glad to make "A rauiI retreat
to escape scalding.
When the pumpkin got TO the house
keepers room, he found Peter do Groodt
aud several other true believers ready 10
receive him. Here he indeinniiied himself
for iLn rC.lrainl Ln Ind luIurcl In liz