Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-26

sented itself to the indignant eyes OF
the director.
Seated in a circle on the grass Of
little glade was the entire population Of
New Amsterdam. and in the center Of
the circle, at one end of a piece Of
thread. was Cousin Pieter on his hands
and knees: at the other end Of the
string. to which was attached a bunch
Of leaves, a beautiful tortoise shell cat.
Flip readily discovered Elsie in the
charmed circle All her babyhood
seemed to be spread upon the grass be
fore her, and every pleasure that can
light up the eyes of "A child fairly danced
In tie blue windows of her innocent
soul But the excitement was too much
for her, for when Cousin Pieter, to the
amazement of the children and the de-
light Of their parents, after many
"Come, puss; come, tissy, tissy, tissy"
prevailed on her ladyship to Jump"
poor Elsie hid her sweet face in her
hands. ard Flip heard the words min
gled with sobs:
"Oh. Cousin Pieter. wasn't her mann
ma good to teach her that before she
| diedp
As the director strobe into their
midst his rage had obtained complete
mastery over him. So furious was he
at his novel welcome (or lack Of TT that
it was some moments ere he could
speak He motioned with his left hand
toward the stowaway clips hand was
retained in his right, and that worthy
was Immediately seized by the sailors
Then occurred one of the most pain
fully ludicrous scenes that could well
be chrOnicled.
Focusing her great yellow eyes upon
the wooden leg Of the representative of
their high mightinesses, and filled per
haps with fond recollections of the
table legs Of dear old Utrecht, that cat
talked over to him and actually pro
ceeded, in the good old fashion which
mas been from time immemorial, to
sharpen her claws on the most sacred
piece of wood in the universal
And Hogbrook, the cobbler, leaned
on his musket and laughed Just think
of it-laughedl nay, roared
ARREST that caitifTl' thundered the
governor Salus populi suprema est
lex (the first law is to consult the peo-
ple's welfare), Van Dinglegen, let the
gibbet also purify the city of this pot
walloper at sunrisel come to ye as a
father" continued the irate director,
land ye shall find like good father,
how well | can chastise."
With his natural foot he sent the ir-
reverent grimalkin spinning a dozen
yards. She fell ct is perhaps unnecessary
TO say upon her feet, cast upon her
foe a look of supreme disdain and the
next moment was regarding the scene
from the security of an oak bough.
Hogbrook, the cobbler, now began
to whiUper. ''May it please the stad-
houder," he stammered, New Am
sterdam has lad governors before, but
never n cat, and when this lad told
us it was not the Quakers, but only a
new director'--
"Hark ye, fellowl" interrupted Stuy-
vesant, whose eyes Lad followed the
tortoise shell to her retreat, "you carry
your pepper box bravely. Bring me
down yon beast and you are par
| doned."
"And ] will add five Dutch ducats to
his pardon" said Van Dyck, If he
puts a ball through her head"
There was loud cry as the cobbler
knelt upon the grass and laid his mus
ket on its rest. Elsie had faintedl
Van Dyck ignited a slow match and
handed it to Hogbrook, who took
steady aim Mt Velvet's baby.
And now, il you please, we will ac-
knowledge that tears were raining down
Flip's white face.
1t all happened in a second. Flip
dashed down the governors hand and
rushed forward. Bang went Hog
brooks musket, and
How is your little boy this morning.
Mynheer Grootp
Step in, Excellency. He has passed
comfortable night. The leech has
cut the ball from his shoulder 1t is
but flesh wound. "
saint Nicholas be praisedl Ha,
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