The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-28
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In Inc OlOeN tlIne WneN New lOrk !
was New Amsterdam there was Il fort /
where the new and beautiful customs |
house now stands. On little street !
not far east Of the fort lived Diedtich !
Ten BrOek-BrOek Is the Dutch for |
britches-a dyer. whose daughter An
neke was one Of the bellies Of the town. !
In those days in New Amsterdam every |
merchant lived over his store, and
those who practiced a trade had their
shops in the yard. The lower story of
Ten Brooks house was wide enough to
take In his watts without diScommOding
the family.
One night when there was fire on
bulls and bears daily devOur the lambs
in the stock market, 'Anneke saw q
young man OF her acquaintance, Wou
ter BECKER I'm the line of those passing
buckets, suddenly dart to the burning
building. shin up water spout and
rescue a child. The young girl was
filed with admiration Of the swain.
and under her encouragement he later
paid his court to her. Unfortunately
for the lovers. Ten Brock frowned up
on the connection, which is not sur
prising since young Blocker had no
place to put bride.
Nevertheless Anneke could not be
prevailed upon to give up Wouter. and
he continued his visits at the house,
while Ten Brooks choler continued to
rise. like the mercury climbing Their
mometer. One evening-it was past 0
o'clock and every Dutchman was in
bed-the angry father went into the
kitchen, where the lovers were sitting
hand in hand within the spacious fire
place, and exploded his wrath in the
face Of the sutton. WOuter arose and
backed out through an open door that
led into the dyeing room, Ten Brock
following and shaking his fist in the
youths face. Since Wouter was NOV
| ing In a contrary direction to his line Of
| vision, he could see nothing behind
| him. Suddenly his heels caught upon
a vat, and be went backward into the
| dye
When he emerged not only his
| clothes, but every square inch of his
! body, was as red rs the Indians from
whom the island OF Manna-hatta had
| been purchased Ten Brock surveyed
him, shrugged his shoulders, with an
Ugh" and, turning his back, left him.
The newly dyed man ran home and,
standing under the pump, received
enough water to wash off the I've had
it not been of the best and chung to
him like new skin.
The poor boy arose the next morn
| ing to survey himself in glass and
see that he was hOpelesSly crimson.
He went to chemist and begged him
to try to do something to remove his
color. The chemist gave him a bath
In which were certain drugs; but, alas,
when the bather emerged his crimson
skin had turned violet.
WOuter went home In despair. There
he found a note from Anneke appoint
ing a meeting on the bank Of the Hud-
son river for that very evening. Wou-
ter would gladly have stayed away. but.
feared his future happiness might de-
pend upon the meeting. The hour was
just after sunset. Anneke was waiting.
When Wouter stepped up to her and
she saw his violet hue she burst into
an uncontrolled at Of laughter. Wou-
ter. fncensed. turned on his heel and
left her to laugh II she liked till the
sounds reached the Jersey shore.
The next morning the unfortunate
youth went again to the chemist and
besought him to make another trial.
The chemist consented, but this time
Wouter came out the hue Of the grass
in the Bowling green. Rowling with
disappointment, he ran home. and who
should he zee sitting ON the stOop but
Anneke.
go away" he cried, covering bis
face.
Dear Wouter," she said, Il have
come to crave your forgiveness for
laughing ut you"
Wouter, treasured, advanced, at the
same time uncovering his face. As
soon as Anneke saw his green visage
she again burst into a At Of laughter
Wouter rushed past her and up to his
room, whore he locked himself In, and
nothing could induce him to come
forth till Anneke had gone away.
The chemist told Wouter that he
hoped at last to ind some chemical
substance that would act upon the dye.
changing 1t to skin color. Wouter gave
him another trial and came ont q bright
orange. Soon after this Apneke met
her lover walking between the fort and