The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-11

land Calling on that day was dis
continued generation ago, and if old
Father Knickerbocker should come
back on Jan. he wouldn't know what
to think
The housewife WIS accustomed
once week to open her parlor, scrub 4
ii, sweep it, dust it and, having re-
moved every speck OF dirt, shut II up,
lock st, put away the key aud leave
II ill the next cleaning day, when the
process was renewed.
Now, theSe lived In New Amsterdam
a Dutchman Of the name OF Heinrich
Van Olden. whose daughter, Annake.
was the pride of his heart. She was q
plump maiden of some ,eighteen~sum'
mers, looking for all the world in her
dozen petticoats like Il tea bell, her bust
| forming the handle and all below the
waist the ringing part. Her mother
was frugal woman who having mar
tied poor man, found hArself obliged
to seek a home In new country In
stead Of living in luxury in an old
me Consequently she arranged a
match between her daughter and Pc
or Van Yrankin, ,Aho was thirtys six,
T. he was a day, and far too old for a
liaiden only half his age For" the
lrl reasoned, "wheu I am as old as
re is now he will twice my age,
| " seventy-two. and when ! am sew
nty-two he win be hundred and
orty four"
Frau Van Olden was not sufficient
y bright to contravert this mathemat-
cal demonstration, but she insisted on
he match all the same, declaring thar
| would be an advantage, since Van
rankin would likely die long before
lis wife, leaving her his property and
ears Of independence
| The last New Years day before the
| English relieved the New Amsterdam
)utchman from governing themselves
| MI changed the name Of the Town to
| Jew York was being celebrated as
| Usual Every housewives parlor was
| pen to the friends OF the family and
| Many bottles of Scheidam schnapps
| we're SET up for callers
Well. that night, after every Dutch
| nan in New Amsterdam had called on
very putchwoman living under the
hadow of the fort Frau Ten Eyck
l vas greatly worried because her SON
Ieilegar didn't come home Though
| It 8 o'clock every light in the town
lad been put out, the young man had
lot turned up. His father went out
o ring the fire bell, and when those
leepy watchmen who responded came
ach with his bucket, Ten Eyck told
hem that his son was missing and he
cared the youngstcr had fallen in the
,ond where the TOmbs now stands
been spirited away by some Indians
Who had been drinking schnapps dur.
ng the day on the bowling green.
Every Dutchman said "Jah" and
vent back TO bed
For week the people of, New Am
terdam hunted high and low for young
EN- Eyck. The pond was dragged
he wood beyond that wall which gave
Is name to the financial center OF
lmerica was searched and the slips on
he East and Hudson rivers were
watched with the expectation that the
,ody might rise. But no Heilegar Ten
| 1yck appeared
One week from New Years day Frau
Van Olden unlocked the door Of her
)arlor and, with broom. brush and
luster, entered it for the purpose Of
diving II the periodical cleaning. Over
he baniste on the floor above her
luugter. Anuake, was looking down
lpon her anxiously The housewife
vas engaged in raising MS large a
yclone Of dust as possible Her
daughter listening TO the swish Of her
broom ana the rolling Of the furniture
is it was moved to uncover the dirt
heard her mother give Shrek,
The cry acted as a spur ON the girl,
who ran down the stairs and into the
parlor. The missing Heilegar Ten
Eyck was craving out from under a
sofa. while the housewife stood, broom
In hand regarding him with infinite
surprise
Are you living or dead?' asked
Frau Van Olden.
The young man looked piteously at
Annake
Mother" said the girl, "Heilegar
was calling here on New Years even
ing. Just before 9 o'clock | left him
10 go for something | wished to give
him, aud while | was gone you en-
tered
Il hid behind the sofa" interrupted
the 20 ng man. "You came in, blew
out the candles and, going out. locked
the door. / have been here ever since
"Why lidnt you knockY asked th'
frau "Ipw have YOU lived here
week withtut food"
Il didn't knock, fearing TO start
scandal, and Annake has let food dowr
the chimney from the roof.
Really, mother put In the girl
we didn't ''now what 10 do, SO We
put off doing anything til now
We'll" sale the mother you twt
must be marr u az once. Don't stil
Iron hcro till tho dnminie comes"