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


poor Velvet died three years ago, but
here is-the precious freight Of the
Great Gerrit-her babyr'
AT this information the child almost
cried with sorrow and delight Another
boat being now about to leave the
ships bow COrzin Pieter put Elsie on
his shoulder. snd, with his green bo1
under his arm, ran up the Here STRAIT
az fast as his burdens would allow.
Poor Flip was considerably ont Of
sorts. OF a thoughtful, nervous TEN
permanent, he was peculiarly sensitive
10 the rebuffs which less impressionable
children early learn to disregard The
surly cobbler appeared to him ''black
bogie," effectually barring the road
which leads from infancy to manhood.
while Cousin Pieter became the swash-
buckler. whose duty in life it is to give
practical illustrations Of the superiority
Of muscle and impudence TO brain and
good manners
a harsh and stern voice at his side
reused him from his ruminations:
'Ho, Dinglegenl Ho, Van Dyck !
A pretty reception, thisl Where, think
ye, are the peoplei In sooth, genus
ignavum. quod tecto gaudet ct umbra,
as Juvenal hath il; "A lot Of drones
that in the shade sleep away their
daysr"
The speaker was a man Of medium
height and somewhat slight build
whose thin, austere features were al
once those of a patrician and soldier
Nature had put upon him her stamp Of
superiority, of which ne by no means
appeared to be unaware. There was a
certain kindliness in his quick, blue
eyes, but it was a sort of kindliness
which gave the impression that behind
II lurked the power TO make a noun
tain trembIe. This remarkable man
and than Governor Stuyvesant there
are few more remarkable in our pre-
Revolutionary history had but a sin
gle leg of flesh and blood, one side OF
his nervous frame being supported by
a limb Of wood, with heavy silver
bands. In conversation he had a pc
culiar habit Of throwing in an occa-
sional phrase OF Latin, which might
have proved a source of some perplexity
but for the free translation which usu.
ally accompanied it.
''This Is singular affair."" said Van
Dyck. They must have heard your
axoaIlapnvfa or,1po
''If not, sharply replied the director,
with the blessing of God well drill
their ears"
Flip's knees trembled as he heard this
threat; but priding himself as he did
upon his loyalty he felt it his duty to
throw what light he could upon the
situation. Fearing that his courage
would evaporate If he thought longer
upon the matter he fell upon his knees
before the man Of iron, his heart beat
ing wildly, and rnttled off string OF
sentences about Hog
brook, the Quakers, the green box and
Cousin Pieter, concluding with an ex.
preston of his qualification that the
director general was not a unicorn, as
had been stated by the stowaway.
In the hustle succeeding the casting
of the anchor Cousin Pieter's flight had
not been impeded, and that the un-
pardonable rudeness of the people of
New Amsterdam in absenting them
selves at this momentous time was in
some manner linked with young Van
derspiegel's previous arrival began to
dawn upon Stuyvesant and his aids.
Perhaps" suggested Van Dyck,
''the scamp has frightened the city
with this unicorn story, and they are
afraid to approach your excellency"
The rage that thrilled every fiber Of
the governors frame changed his pale
cheeks to "A crimson hue, but his won
derful self control enabled him to speak
In a tone which was n strange con-
trast to the tenor of his words.
ivan Dinglegen," he said, "let this
Vanderspiegel be hanged in chains at
sunrisew
without a trial, my lord governorr
Certainly not" replied the irnperi-
Gus Stuyvesant You forget, vice
that have already tried and
convicted him 4"
Dinglegen had learned sufficient of
his superior's disposition 90 restrain any
desire TO argue the matter. Yet he had
felt very sorry for the lad from the mo-
ment that hunger had compelled him
TO reveal himself. Pieter's cheerful
vein had borne him creditably through
the rough labor to which he had been
on the ship, and had impressed
all, with the exception OF ''The Pre-
cious Freight himself, In his favor.
His daily duties done, the boy had ex-
hibited very noticeable desire for Sc
clusion, in peculiar contrast TO his so
at other times, but as home
sickness was not rare complaint on
board the Great Gerrit no one bothered
particularly about him or suspected
that his little green box contained the
key TO his behavior.
let the articles of ordination be
read" said the director.
Removing his eonical, widebrimmed
beaver hat Van Dyek took parchment
and addressing himself 10
Flip, whose novel position made him
as 60 whether lac was stand
ing on his head or his heels, proceeded
b read the decree Of the Noble, High
and Mighty Lords, the Lords States
General OF the United Netherlands,
your Most Illustrious Sovereigns," etc.