The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-10-31
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there lived near bowling Green = tlc4l
Dutchman, Gerrit Ten Brock, whose
daughter An5 Bns the apple Of bic
eye. Annek seventeen, and her
father thought 1t high time that he
should arrange a marriage for her. for
in those days girls were married much
younger than now and had very little
to say in the choice Of a husband.
Zen BroeI; was engaged IN the fur
bn mess with one Ten Eycke. Ten
Eycke buying furs In Albany which
Ten Brock sold in New York. The
two Tens were not only partners IN
business, but bosom friends. One day
Ten Brock wrote his partner:
Anneka is now old enough TO be mar
ried. What has become OF your son
Peteri i remember him a. . little boy.
and he promised to be mas looKlnR
man. except that his ears, wnien were
very large. stuck out pinEularly from MS
head His mother was trying 20 alter
their position / trust she SUGGESTED.
However, this has nothing to do with
what have In mind, As ! said. Anneka
10 old enough to be married. WHAT 90
you say to uniting our business for an-
your son 20 my daughter?
To this Ten Eycke replied;
Your plan Of marrying my son 20
your daughter is n very good one Ihe
only trouble in the way 10 the defect you
mention. Peter Is very sensitive about II,
and fear / shall not DO able 20 peFsuAGdS;
him 10 marry any one, However,, VIII
see what can do in the matter.
Aftor much coaxing Peter was won
over to the plan. a betrothal was
made By letter. for ships sailed lntTe.
uuently between New Amsterdam and
Albany in those days, and the Journey
was too troublesome TO be taken when
Il could he avoided. At least this WIS
the reason given by the parents Of the
contracting parties The real reason
was II was feared II Annekn after see
ins her bctrothed should have time to
net before the wedding she would re-
fuse to be married. AnnekR was bro
ken hearted over the matter. though
her father could not find out whether
1t was the deformity that troubled her
or that she had lover OF whom no
knew nothing.
However, he paid no attention to his
daughters repugnance to the match,
and It was arranged between him and
Ten Eycke that Peter should come
down to New Amsterdam on the sloop
Katrina, leaving Albany on the 5th Of
October, 1885, for the purpose OF being
married. Every preparation was MADE
for tho wedding-thc parlor swept
clean, the dining room and kitchen
(they were one) scrubbed and no end OF
cakes made. At II o'clock in the morn.
Ing OF Oct. young nan appeared az
the front door, gave loud rap ana
when admitted announced himself as
Peter Ten Eycke.
When Gerrit Ten Brock saw his enor-
nous ears, nearly the size OF dom
keys. and how they stuck out on each
side, tapping when their owner
walked, his heart misgave him. How
could he inflict such deformity upon
his daughterP His neighbors would be
forever laughing at him. In their
sleeves IL not openly. Nevertheless a
Dutchman OF those days never gave up
a purpose. Gerrit had no thought Of
receding from his plan. but a natural
tenderness for his only child Induced
him to comfort her.
1--WE Will not hasten matters, my
dear" he said. Tomorrow viii be
time enough for the wedding. or, II you
like, next week. Meanwhile you will
become accustomed'-
III must marry him." said Anneka.
'let It be at once"
"what-as soon as be has arTivedT
Eyes. am ready now"
every well, my child, since you Wish
IT."
1t was a strange wedding procession
that walked up what is now Broadway
to the church. Tho ears OF the groom
Mapped In the wind, and the towns
people crowded the Wedding party to
get view Of him, not scrupling to
vent their mirth In loud gufaws. In
the church the dominic had q hard
time to keep the people from unseemly
behavior and buried through the
service 80 rapidly that few heard the
words, and u the couple had been
Hans and Mary instead Of Peter and
Anneka no one would have known the
difference. When the twain were pro-
nounced man and wife and they had
turned and faced the people 70 leave
the church, the groom put his hands to
his ears and. to the surprise Of every
one. pulled them OF.
For time there was silence. after
which came az intervals explosions Of
laughter as the phlOgmatiC Dutch
men one after another got Il into
their heads TINT the man had worn
false cara Meanwhile the bridal cou.
Pile started down the aisle, the groom
grinning from ear to ear, the bride
smiling contentadly on bis arm.
At the door Cert Ten Brock came
running up 70 them to ask what u all
meant, but Was stopped By . stranger
who appeared on the scene with earS
somewhat larger than the usual size,
though NOT especially noticeable. He
announced hlmselt az Peter Ten Eycke,
"And who are Jour asked GerrtE
Of the groom.
"SLldshlpman Jack someraet Of his
na5estya ship Terrible. have Loved
your dauehrer since cams into port
q week ago and, hearing that you
wanted sop-ln-laW with donkey cara
concluded 70 accommodate yoAs
Now. GoFrit Ten Brock had been
very much troubled about his aon,in.
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