Telegram-herald., 1890-05-04

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ana scaas~ AL crazy nznslon ssS Is
tinxgishsd froaa 4I4T. - a grove II sln-s
.aa sycA1lsFes Lhzs seemed % wave
hospitatAs invitation. While fss weep-
inz ~illo.s vita their cznk. dropping
foliage resembling falling waters. gave
a. idea Of os.olness. thai rendered Il "a
attractive spot during the heats of sun
uaer
Here. therefore. as said. resorted
naAay Of It's Cd inhabitants of Tie Nan
kalIoes. ~hsre. - h-l- soEne played al Tie
sAurts board and quoits and aInePins.
others smoked deliberate PEe. and
TALKED over public Affairs.
IL wzs Ga clustering sutomnL after
lOon that wolfert made hls vlsiE 70 the
inn Ihs grove of slns and wLlO~s
was stripped " IL caves. whlch shlIled
In nlsthng eddirs about the helds-
The nlnepln allsy w.s deserted, FOR the
premature chilliAezs Of the day had
driven the company within doors As IL
was Saturday afternoon. the hsbitud
club was u session. composed principally
OF regular Du.ch burgers, though min
gled occasionally with persons Of various
character and country, as Is natural II
q place II such motley population
Beside the fireplace. aud IN huge
leather bOtt0med arm chair, sat the dc
tator OF this hIlle world. the venerable
Rem, or. a. IL Was pronounced, Ramm
Rapelye. de was man Of Walloon
race. and illustrioas for the antiquity Of
his line, his great-grandmother having
been tho first white child born IN the
province. But no was stll more Illus
trious for his wealth and dignity; ne had
long alled the noble Office OF alderman,
and was a man TO whom the governor
himself took of his hat. he had main
tanned possession Of the leather bottomed
chair from time imn emorial; and had
gradually waxed in bulk as he sat in bis
SCAT Of government. until in the course
OF years he filed its whole magnitude.
His word was decisive with his subjects;
for he was so rich a man that he was
never expected 20 support any opinion
by argument. The landlord waited
on him with peculiar officiousnesS;
not that be paid better than his
neighbors, but then the coin of rich
man seems always TO be so much more
acceptable The landlord had always a
pleasant word and joke 70 insinuate in
the ear Of the august Ramm. II is true,
Ramm never laughed. and. indeed, main
tanned mastif like gravity. and even
surliness Of aspect, yet he now and then
rewarded mine host with a token Of ap-
probation; which, though nothing more
nor less than a kind CT grunt, yet de-
lighted the landlord more than broad
laugh from poorer man
This viii be rough night for the
money diggers," said rline host. as
gust Of wind howled round the house,
and ratified at the windOwA
What, are they at their works again?
said an English half pay captain. with
one eye, who was . frequent attendant
a. the inn.
AYE, are they" said the landlord,
"and well may they be. They've had
luck of late. They say great pot of
money has been dug up in the field, just
behind Stuyvesants orchard. Folks
think it must have been buried there In
Old times, by Peesr Stuyvesant, the Dutch
governor"
Fudge" said the one eyed man Of
war, as he added a small portion of
water 10 a bottom Of brandy.
"Well. you may believe or not, as you
please" said mine host. somewhat net
tied; "but everybody knows that the old
governor buried a great deal of his
money at the time of the Dutch troubles,
when the English redcoats seized on the
province. They say, too. the old gentle
man walks; aye, and in the very same
dress that he wears in the picture which
hangs up in the family house"
Fudge said the half pay officer.
Fudge. if you please. But didn't Cor
| ney Van Zandt see him at midnight,
stalking about in the meadow with his
wooden leg. and drawn sword in his
I hand. that flashed like fire? And what
can no be walking for, but because peo-
pie have been troubling the place where
he buried his money in old tines"
Here the landlord was interrupted BY
several cultural sounds from Ramm Ra-
pelye, betokening that be was laboring
with the unusual production Of an idea
| As he was too great man to be sighted
by q prudent publican, mine host re-
spectfully paused until be should deliver
himself. The corpulent frame Of this
mighty burger now gave al the symp-
toms OF a volcanic mountain on the point
of an eruption. First, there was q GER
tain heaving Of the abdomen, not unlike
an earthquake. then VAS emitted cloud
/ OF tobacco smoke from that crater, his
mouth. then there was a kind Of rattle
I in the throat, ss If the idea were working
7 ia way up through a region of phlegm'
Ineu there we're several dlsJointeG me1l-
/ bers Of a sentence thrown out, ending tn
a cough. at length his voice forced its
way in the allow but absolute tone Of a
man who feels the weight Of his purse,
I II not Of his IDEAS. every portion Of his
speech beng marked oJ q testy puf Of
I tobacco smoke.
who talks Of Old Peter stuTvesant's
alkinEi-puT-Hs people no respect
T for Persons'-pufT -puf-PeteT Stuyvs-
sant Knew better vsat - do With his
money than - 5uTy is--pVd-I know the
Ssuyvessns fsmily-pafT-evsry one Of
them--PUf-not more respectable fam
ly il the provi1os-paG old stalders-
puf-vsrm boasehoiders-pgf-uone
of your upstsrts-puf-Pu1-pu5.- -
Dent ak - ne - Peter StlIyvs<ant's
-s4xing-puf-paf-puf-puf.