The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13

/ ALegend Of Old NewYork !


vss Now Amsterdam there was Iort
where the new and beautnui customs
hol;se now stands. On q little street
NOT far east Of the fort lived DledrlcH
Ton proek-Broek is the Dutch TOT
br,tcbes-a dyer, whose daughter An
no,-a was one of the bellies Of the town.
In those DAVIS in New Amsterdam every
merchant lived over his store, ana
those who practiced trade had thelr
shops in the yard. The lower story Oh
ION Rroak's house was wide enough to
+,l-a in his watts without discommod1ng
the family.
One night when there was a nre on
what IS now Broad street, where the
bulls and bears daily devour the lambs
in the stock market, Anneke saw q
vo,,nc man Of her acquaintance, Wou-
ter Blocker. in the line of those passing
buckets. suddenly dart to the burning
building shin up water spout and
rescue child. The young girl was
filed with admiration Of the swain,
and under her enc0urag cement 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 BECKER 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 Zen Brooks choler continued to
rise. like the mercury climbing a Their
nometar One eyening-it was past
o'clock and every Dutchman was in
| bed-tlle 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 suitnr. Wouter arose and
backed out through an open door that
ie.I into the dys,ing room, Ten Brock
following and shaking his fist in the
ycuths face Since Wouter was NOV
ing in a contrary direction to his line Of
vision. he could sec nothing behind
him. Suddenly his heels caught upon
a ;at. and he went backward into the
Gyc.
When be emerged not only his
clothes, but every square inch of his
body. was as rel as the Indians from
whom the island of Mannahatta had
teua purchased. Ten Brock surveyed
him. shrugged his shoulders, with an
'sT.hr and, turning his back, left him.
Tila newly dyed man ran home and
standing under the pump. received
enoagis 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
lug to survey himself in glass and
see that he was hopelessiy crimson.
He went to a chemist and begged him
10 try to do something to remove his
color The chemist gave him bath
in which we're certain drugs; but, alas
when the bather emerged his crimson
skin had trrned violet.
Wouter went home in despair. There
he found a note from Anneke appoint
ing meeting Oh the bank of the Hud
SOD river for thai very evening. Wou-
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
All uncontrolled fit of laughter. Won
ter, incensed, turned OIL his heel and
lcft her to laugh if she liked till the
sounds reached the Jersey shore.
Tie next morning the unfortunate
yoatl went again to the chemist and
tesought him to make another trial.
The chemist consented but this time
Woslter came out the hue OF the grass
n the Bowling green. Howling with
disappointment, he ran home, and who
should he see sitting on the stoop but
Anueke.
eco away" he cried, covering his
face.
Dear Wouter," she said, II have
come to crave your forgiveness for
laughing at YOU"
Wouter, reassured advanced, at the
same time uncovering his face AS
soon as Anneke saw his green visage
slie again burst into Il fit Of laughter.
Nouter rushed past her and up to his
room, where 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 find some chemical
substance that would act upon the dye,
changing it to skin color. Wouter gave
him another trial and came out bright
orange. Soon after this Anneke met
her lover walking between the fort and
the junction OF the Hudson and East
rivers. She was hurrying to him to
sue for pardon for her apparent want
OF sympathy. The afternoon sun struck
his orange countenance, and again she
failed for laughter
After this Wouter gave up trying to
fihd anything to change his color and
determined to try to wear it away.
Taking boat, he pulled down through
the bays till lie came to what is now
cailei Coney Island There he strip
PED and rolled and scraped himself in
the sand every day for seven weeks,
living on berries he found on the main
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