Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-05
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THE FLYING DUTcHf1AN.
BY SaPtain MarryaL
BY captalD Marryat

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at an immediate explanation of this affair."
for everything appears so contradictory.
"And must, until 1t Is explained. will
follow you into your own room; a cour-
tesy you must not expect from my noble
friend, who is not little indignant at
your treatment of him."
The commandant went out, leaving the
door open. Philip and Krantz followed;
the former retiring to his own apartment,
the latter bending his steps after the COM
mandant to his sitting room. The con-
fusion which whirled in the brain of the
commandant made him appear most ridic-
ulous. He hardly knew whether to bs i'm
pcrative or civil; whether he was really
speaking to the first mate Of the vessel, OF
to another party; or whether he had in
suited noble, or been cajoled by cap
tain Of vessel. He threw himself down
on his sofa, and Krantz, taking his seat
In chair, stated as follows:
"You have been partly deceived and
partly not, commandant. When we first
we might receive, we concealed our rank;
afterward 1 made known to you the rank
Of my friend on shore, but did not think
1t worth while to say anything about his
ttuation ca board Of the vessel. Tho fact
d, - ycu may we'll suppose Of person Of
bis dignity, he was tho owner Of the fine
chip which was lost through the interven-
ton Of that one eyed wretch; but Of that
By and by. Now for the story. About ten
years ago there wasA great miser in Am
sterdam; he lived in the most miserable
way that q man could live in; wore moth
Ing but rags and having been formerly
seaman, his attire was generally Of the
description common to his class. He had
one son. to whom he denied the necessaries
OF life, and whom he treated most cruelty.
After vain attempts to possess portion of
his fathers wealth, the devil instigated
tho son to murder the old man, who was
one day found dead in his bed; but as
there were no marks Of violence which
could DO sworn to, although suspicion fell
upon the son, the affair was hushed up,
and the young man took possession Of his
fathers wealth. 1t was fully expected
that there would now be rioting and
squandering on the part of the heir, as is
usually the case: but, on the contrary, he
never spent anything, but appeared to be
as poor-even poorer-than he ever was.
Instead of being gay and merry, he was,
In appearance, the MOST miserable, down
cast person In the world; and he wandered
about, seeking crust Of bread wherever
he could find 1t. Some said that he had
been inoculsted by his father, and was as
great miser ss his father had been; 9TH
ers shook their heads, and said that all
was not right.
"At last, after pining away for six or
seven years, the young man died at an
early age, without confession or absolu-
zion; in fact, he was FOUND dead IN his
bed. Beside the bed there was paper ad-
dressed TO tho authorities, in which he ac-
knowledged that he had murdered his fla
Their for the sake of his wealth, and then
when he went to take some of it for his
expenses on the day afterward, he found
his fathers spirit sitting on the bags Of
money, and menacing him with instant
death II he touched one piece He return
ed again and again, and found his father
. sentinel as before. At last he gave up
the attempt to obtain it: his crime made
him miserable, and he continued in pos
session without daring to expend one six
pence OF all the money. He requested
that, as his end was approaching, the
money should be given to the church OF
his patron saint, wherever that church
might be found; II there was not one
then that church might be built and en-
lowed. Upon investigation it appeared
that there was no such church in either
Holland or the low countries for you
know that there are not many Catholics
there); and they applied to the Catholic
countries, Portugal and Spain, but there
again they were at fault; and 1t was dis
covered that the only church dedicated to
that saint was one which had been erected
BY Portuguese nobleman in the city Of
Goa, In the East Indies The Catholic
bishop determined that the money should
be sent to Goa; and, in consequence, it
was embarked on board Of my patrons
vessel, to be delivered up to the first Por-
tuguese authorities he might fall in with.
well, signor, the money, for better Sc.
curity, was put down into the captain s
cabin, which, of course, was occupied by
my noble friend, and when he went to bed
the first night he was surprised to per-
ceive q little one eyed man sitting OH the
boxes.
"Merciful Saviour!" exclaimed the COM
mandant, what, the very same little man
who appeared hera this day?"
THE very same, " replied Krantz.
The commandment crossed himself, and
Krantz proceeded: "My noble patron was,
as you may imagine, rather alarmed; but
no is very courageous in disposition, and
he inquired of the old man who he was,
and how he had come on board.
"'I came on board with my own
money, replied the specter. 1T is all my
own, and shall keep it. The church
shall never have one silver of it If can
help It
"Whereupon my patron pulled out a
famous relic, which he wears on his bosom,
and held it toward him; at which the old
man howled and screamed, and then most
unwillingly disappeared. For two more
nights the specter was obstinate, but at
the sight of the relic he invariably went
of bowling, as II in great pain, every time
that he went away invariably crying out,
'Lost-lostl'-and during the remainder
of the voyage he did not trouble us any
more.
"We thought, when our patron told ud
this, that he referred to the money being
lost to him, but it appears he referred to
the chin. indeed IL was yerv inoonsiderate