Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-14

cious Freight himself. in his favor.
His daily duties done. the boy had ex-
hibited a very noticeable desire for Sc
c%lusion, in peculiar contrast 10 his so
ciability al other times. but as home
sickness was not a raAe complaint on
board the Great Gerrit no one bothered
particularly about him or suspected
that his little green box contained the
key L his behavior
Let the articles Of ordination be
read" said the director.
Removing his c~onical, widebrimmed
beaver hat Van Dyck took a parchment
therefrom, and addressing himself to
Flip, whose novel position made him
undecided as to whether he was stand
ing on his head or his heels, proceeded
to read the decree of the Noble, High
and Mighty Lords, the Lords States
General of the United Netherlands
your Most mustrious Sovereigns," etc,
creating Petrus Stuyvesant the director
general of their maiesties' province of
New Netherlands.
The document concluded, the COVER
nor took Flip by the hand. Now, my
little burgher." said he, you and the
unicorn will see if we cannot find these
skulking subjects Of their majesties."
Shaking in every limb Flip led the
mighty man up the Here STRAIT as far
- the present Wall street, which was
the northern boundary of the ancient
city of New Amsterdam. Dinglegen,
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lowed, by the governors orders. at a
little distance
The houses appeared to be deserted
and noe a soul was upon the streets
Passing through an open wooden gate,
they entered adense thicket of oak and
locust trees, from which proceeded the
laughter of and children and
the harsher voices of men. The COVER
nor laid his fingers on his lips and the
twain crept cautiously forward. In a
few moments a unique spectacle pre-
sented itself to the indignant eyes Of
the director.
Seated in a circle on the grass of a
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 the blue windows of her innocent
soul. But the excitement was too much
for her, for when Cousin PETER, 10 the
amazement of the children and the de
light of their parents. after many a
Come, puss; come, tissy, tissy, tissyl"
prevailed on her ladyship TO Jump"
poor Elsie hid her sweet face in her
hands, and Flip heard the words, min
gled with sobs:
''Oh, Cousin PETER, wasn't her man.
ma good to teach her that before she
diedT'
As the director strobe into their
midst his rage had obtained complete
mastery over him. So, furious was be
at his novel welcome Tor lack of III that
il 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 filed per
haps with fond -recollections of the
table legs of dear old Utrecht, hat cat
stalked over TO him and actually pro
ceeded, in the good old fashion which
has 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 laughedl Just think
of it-langhedl nay, noaredl
Arrest that caitiffT" Numbered the
governor. 'Salus populi supremA EFT
lex (the first Law is TO consult the peo-
pies welfare), Van DingIegen, let the
gibbet also purify the city of this pot
walloper at sunrisel 1 come to ye as a
father" continued the irate director,
land ye shall find, like a good father.
how wei I can chastisei"
With his natural foot he sent the i-
reverent ghmalkin spinning a dozen
yards. She fell st is perhaps unnecessary
60 sayD upon her feet cast upon her
foe a look Of supreme diSdain and the
neTt moment was regarding the scene
from the security of an oak bough-
Hogbrook. the cobbier. now began
to whimpen "Mayit please the stad-
houder," he stammered, New Am
sterdam has had governors before, but
never a cat, and when this lad told
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