Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-11
the YANKEE
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VI Tue kSsothtiObdfy "dT tIds adioi
Whitney. Yankee peddler. passed
through the Mohawk valley on his
way 20 Albany. The day was Sunday,
and there was a law among the Dutch.
men OF those parts that no one should
travel On that day. Moreover. there
was as much antipathy between Dutch
men and Yankees as there Is between
cats and mice
How the Dutch ever left Holland to
make homes In new country beyond
the sea no historian has ever ex.
planned. for when q Dutcbman was
once settled anywhere he never
moved. Not 80 he Yankee. He
would take up piece of land, improve
1t. sell It. and go somewhere else.
Well exclaimed one of the deacons
of the Dutch church. see that Yankee
travelling on the Lords day! Was
over such blasphemy? Let US take him
before Justice Van der D0nk who will
doubtless mete ont his punishment"
$50 they took Aaron before the JUS
tice. He was sitting under an apple
tree near his house with glass of
schnapps beside him and a long clay
Pipe In his mouth. This is not mea-
TONED as an unusual position FOR tho
great man, for all the long day he sat
in no other.
AS Aaron was taken before him the
peddler saw pair Of blue eyes look
, ing at him from a window In the
house There was something in the
young girl who owned them to attract
: him. and there was that in the red
dler's spry step and twinkling eye TO
catch her fancy. =
What you travel Sunday for"
asked Van der Donk. taking his pipe
out Of his mouth and looking sternly
at the peddler.
I'm goin' to Albany. and from there
down east. have sold my wares and
want TO 60 home"
Him." said the Duichman. "ynn
stay here till TOMORROW. don't want
you to bring the wrath OF tic Lord
down on u.s.
| The ,peddler threw OF his pack. max
/ ing virtue of niece ssity. At lcost
that was the appearance Of Il. Really
he was quite willing to remain over
awhile that he might look upon the
, fair face CT the justices daughter Kat
, rina.~ who had looked upon him out of
! her blue eyes. And the girl was equal
ly DESTROYS of seeing more CT TIE cI-
4; gaging peddler. who. leaving his pack
! fer security. went OFF 10 the o,h=r end
. of the apple orchard and wai,rt for
the girl to come to him. never for a
moment doubling that she would.
And she did She had been long de-
strons of pouring out her dissatisfac-
ton at the HE she led to some person
| in whom she had confidence. and she
i; felt sure. she could confide In the
Yankee. She told him that her father
compelled her TO do all the work,
while he smoked and drank schuapps:
that she had a thousand dollars in a
, bank at Albany. left her by her moth
, err, for which her father was trustee.
., snd that he would not let ncr have T..
The peddle- told her that she needed
husband 10 work for her. and she
would find this much easier and pleas
! anter than working for some one else.
{ Now. the justice. thinking the ped
! dler in a hurry to so Oh when the
shades Of night came down. !ntimat-
Ell that for consideration he would
rass him.
.; The Yankee declared that Sunday
ended at sunset. The Dutchman
, secuted such Theology. maintaining
/, tina; Il lasted till sunrise the next day.
The Yankee finally consented to pay.
The Justice, who either could not
write or vas too fat OF tco lazy to
write. or could moi write In English
' IL well as IN Dutch, told the sanEee
to write q pass. =