Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-15

10 ,cds great slfrer porringer.
quent visits to it on stormy days. when
no one was stirring In the ncighboring
fields; though, TO tell tho truth, no did
not care to venture there In tho dark.
For once in his life he was dilgent and
industrious, and followed up his new
trade of angling with such perseverance
and success, that In little while he had
hooked up wealth enough to make him,
In those moderate days. rich burger
for life.
It would he tedious to detail infinitely
the rest of this story---to tell how he
gradually managed TO bring his property
into use without exciting surprise and
inguiry--how ho satisfied all scruplcs
with regard to retaining the property,
and at the same time Eratiiied his own
feelings by marrying the pretty Marie
Wander Heyden-and how he and Heer
Antony had many a merry and rowing
expedition together.
i must not omit TO say, however, that
Dolph took his mother home TO live with
him. and cherished her in her old days.
The good dame, too, had the satisfaction
OF no longer hearing her son made the
theme of censure; on the contrary, he
grew daily In public esteem; everybody
spoke well Of him and his wines, and tho
iordliest burgomaster was never known
to decline his invitation TO dinner. Dolph
often related, at his own table, the wicked
pranks which had once been tho abhor-
renee OF tho town; but they were now
considered excellent jokes, and tho
gravest dignitary was fain to hold his
sides when listening to them. No one
was more struck with Dolph's increasing
merit than his old master, the doctor;
and SO forgiying was Dolph that he
actually employed the doctor as his fam
lily physician, only taking care that his
prescriptions should be always thrown
out OF the window. His mother had
often her junto Of old cronies to tako a
snug cup of tea with her in her comfort
able little parlcr, and Peter do Groodt,
as nc sat by the iireside, with ono Of her
grandchildren on his knee, would many
time congratulate her upon her son
turning out SO great "A man; upon which
the good old soul would wag her head
with exultation, and exclaim: "Ah,
neighbor, neighbor, did ! not say that
Dolph would one day or other hold up
his head with the best Of themy"
Thus did Dolph Heyliger go on, cheer
lily and prosperously, growing mcrrier as
he grew older and wiser, and completely
falsifying the old provcrb about money
got over the DEVILS back; for ho made
good use Of his wealth and became dis
tinguislIed citizen and a valuable mem
Der Of the community. lie was a great
promoter Of public institutions, such M
beefsteak societies and catch clubs. lie
presided at all public dinners, and was
the first that introduced turtle from the
West Indies. He improved the breed Of
race horses and game cocks, and was go
great u patron Of modest merit. that any
one who could sing good song, or tell
good story, was sure TO find a place at
his table.
He was a member, too, of the corpora
ton; made several laws for the protec-
ton Of game and oysters and bequeathed
10 the board a large silver punch bowl,
made out Of the Identical porringer be-
fore mentioned, and which Is in the pos
session Of the corporation to this very
day.
Finally, he died, in a forid old age, of
an apoplexy, at a corporation feast, and
was buried with great hOnors in the yard
of the little Dutch church in Garden
street, where his tombstone may still be
teep, with modest epiiaph In Dutch.