The Opelousas courier., 1891-08-08

1 II ClilStLSh ~ an SSI4Sub va uASA
parents, after many g Come, puss;
come, tissy, tissy, tissy" prevailed OF
her ladyship to Jump poor Elsie bic
her sweet face in her hands, and FliE
heard the words, mingled with sobs.
"0h; Cousin Pieter, wash't he
mamma good to teach her that before she
died."
As the Director strobe into their midst
his rage had obtained complete mastery
over him. So furious was he at his
novel welcome Cor lack of it) that it wa:
some moments ere he could speak. He
| motioned with his left hand toward the
stowaway (Fllps hanc- was retained IL
his right, and that worthy was i'm,
mediately seized by the sailors.
Then occurred one of the most pain
fully ludicrous scenes that could we'll be
chronicled.
Focusing her great yellow eyes upon
tne wooden leg OF tho representative OF
their High Mightinesses, and filled per-
haps with fond re3oIlections of the table
legs of dear old Utrecht, that cat stalked
over to him and actually proceeded, in
the good old fashion which has been
froTl time immemorial, to sharpen her
laws on the most sacred peace of wood
q the uniyersei
And Hogbrook, the cobbler, leaned on
his musket and laughed just thlnS OF
it-laughed nay, roared!
stArrest that caitiffP Numbered the
Governor, i" 'salus propuli suprema est
lex {the first law is to consult the peoples
welfare). Van Dinglegen, let the glib
bet also purify the city of this potwal-
loper at sunrise! | come TO We as a
father" continued the irate director,
''and ye shall find like q good father
how well | can chastisew
With his natural foot he sent the if
reverent grimalkin spinning a dozen
yards. She fell lit is perhaps necessary
to say upon her feet, casting upon her
foe a look of supreme disdain and the
next moment was regarding the scene
from the security of an oak bow.
H%ogbrook, the cobbIer, now began to
whimper! ''May it please the stadhou-
DER he stammered, 'New Amsterdam
has had Governors before, but never a
cat, and when this lad told US it was not
the Quakers, but only a new Director
"Hark ye, fellow" interrupted Stuyve-
SAINT, whose eyes had followed the tortoise
shell to her retreat, 'syou carry your
pepper box bravelys Bring me down
yon beast and We are pardoned."
"And | will add five Dutch ducats to
his pardon" said Van ngck, sif he puts
a ball through her head"
There was a loud cry as the cobbler
knelt on the grass and laid his musket on
its rest. Elsie had tainted! Van Dyck
ignited a slow match and handed it to
Hogbrook, who took steady aim at
Velvct's baby.
And now, if you please. We will &C
knowledge that tears were raining down
Flip's white face.
It 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 Groot2"
ssstep in, Excelleney. He has passed
a comfortable night. The leeeh has cut
the ball from his shoulder. It is but a
flesh wound"
"Saint Nicholas be praisedi Ha, Van
d~erspiegel, have you found your land
legs yeti Come, Elsie; my dear; | will
not kiss you if you cry! Flip will soon
be better, won't you; Flip?"
Eyes, Director, 2 q weak voice replied,
sshut after all I am not a man yet, be-
eause-because | cried so when he was
going to shoot pussy"
"Why, as to that, I don't mind say
ing that | cried myself--afterwards.
there you are, with your tail as
thick as your neck. Come, we must be
friends. What a soft coat you have. I
wonder if the little sweetheart I have or
dered from Holland will be one half as
handsome. Ha, | thought you would
the jealous deputy Of their High
M~ightinesses. See, Flip, she has come to
my arms. | was very angry, but it is
over now. It wasn't a iatterlng recep-
ton, was it, Flip2 Il has gone down on
tn. records that Governor Stuyvesantawas
received by the populace with the ring
ing of bells and the firing of cannon, for
posterity must never know that he vase
not the most precious freight of the
Great Gerrit. - homGs Frost, IN Mw
York Herald.