The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-16

kirk having noticed Il speck on metal
platter. removed it and got herself
ready to receive visitors. while Lena.
sat up stiff as ramrod. her pettieoit~
protecting her from any near approach
on the part of any Dutchman VIII
might have imbibed too much scbnapls
Whether or no her heart was fiutterifg
with the hope that Jacobus Harden
brock. the sutton of her choice. would
call before the other two. there is no
record; for in those days no Dutch cir,
ever was known to show emotion. The
only sign of interest in the matter ap
parent was her sitting in a window that
gave her vision IA clean sweep of the
north face of the fort. the windmill and
the Hudson river There she sat watch
ing those who approached the house.
1t was about IL o'clock that Cornel
ius Van Kortlandt appeared Van Kort
landts height measured exactly five
feet four inches and his girth four feet
five inches. as in the case of Governor
Van Twiller. He came up the roadway
that is now street between the Gus
3
looking like a humming top standing
! upright on its peg. and hammered with
the huge brass knocker on the Van
Buskirks' front door. A rosy red in
duced by Holland gin decorated his
/ nose and cheeks, and he was very gar
/ rulous. He said that he had been call
! ing at the Onderdonks'. where he had
& irl- ho dfiYa no
I with Van Zandt, whom Ii was evident
I he was trying to put under the table
! This information brought scowl to
the brow of Frau Van Buskirk. and
+ Lena gave evidence of being Interested
Van kortlandt passed on to other calls
and young Peter Van Corlear took his
place at the refreshment table. where
he and the lady of the house We're alone
together. Frau Van Buskirk said to
him in a low voice:
Peter. if you will go to the Onder-
donks' and bring Wtnant Van Zandt
here l will throw aIl my influence to
you that you may have our daughter
to Wife
Peter put the forefnger Of his right
it was a bargain and left the house.
At the time Of this agreement Lena
was receiving the call of Carous Van
dergrieft and she. too. made bar
gain. She agreed that if he would find
Wouter Ten Eyck and keep him away
from the house till set of sun she
would marry Carolus. provided her
parents would give their consent.
Thus it fell out that Van Buskirk by
trying to delay his wife's favorite for
their daughters hand started contest
between himself and his wife and their
daughter. each in behalf of the sutton
favored. While the father and mother
were playing. the one to delay, the
other to hasten Van Zant's coming. the
daughter was scheming to delay Ten
Eyck. Lena knew that so long as her
father would continue to put schnappS
before Van Zant the young man would
yield TO no other persuasion. If. there
fore she could delay Ten Eyck quite
likely her own choice Jacohus Harden
brock, might come along in good time
and win her.
Unfortunately for the success of her
plan JacobuS took it into his head to
have a game of bowls on the bowling
green There was an inn directly o.
posite. and after every game either
beer or SChnappS was served. and.
though Jacobus was a temperate ma D..
he was exceedingly fond of bowls ANA
since it was New Years day was not
averse To- 81 small celebration. ID was