The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-07-24

They had lot long been liberated
when they were at 1t again, but this
time old De Here took the matter uI
and promised the magistrate that there
should be no more breaches Of the
peace on his daughters account. fol-
he would answer for II that she decid.
ed between her suitors Immediately
They were let of, Oothout promising
not to come east Of the Presbyterian
| church on Wall street. between what
Is now Nassau street and Broadway,
while Monk agreed to keep east of
what was later Hanover street. This.
however. was temporary restraint to
last till the little Dutch girl should
stop the war permanently by choosing
one or the other Of the contestants for
her hand.
When Anne was told by her father
that before noon on the morrow she
must come to decision she vowed she
would do no such thing. But her ia
ther told her that he had given his
word and the town authorities would
stand the quarrels Of her lovers no
longer. They were not blamed, for it
was well known that 1t was her action
that had brought on the trouble and
kept 1t alive. Indeed, she was given to
understand that If Oothout and Monk
fought again on her account she would
be put in the pillory.
This threat brought the stubborn girl
around. She promised her father that
hn 10 i'm mir nv
next morning which sutton she would
accept That night she sank out Of
sight into her feather bed much trou-
bled. She was really committed to
both her suitors. and this was the
cause OF the bad blood between them,
for each. having her promise to marry
him, regarded the other as an intruder
upon his domain.
Anne found her feather bed condu-
Give to thought and she thought to n
purpose. The next morning she told
her father to summon both her lovers
to the house and she would decide be-
tween them. When they came she
caused a cessation Of the angry
glances darted between them by tell
ing them, first in Dutch and then In a
combination of Dutch and English,
that she would light two candles at
the same moment, the one represent
ing Oothout the other Monk. Which
ever candle burned the longer she
would marry the man it represented.
Each man having considered him
self accepted for time. there was
prospect that the matter must be
fought out TO the death Of one or the
other But Anne Gained them by Civ
ing each glance. causing him to
think whichever won was her pref
erence The candles were brought in.
Anne put them together to show that
they were of equal length. then set
one on a sideboard for Oothout and
the other on the mantel for Monk.
having lighted them as nearly as pos
sible together.
1.-THE candles will burn about two
hours" she said 1T is not best that
you two men should remain here all
that. time, for one or both might be
tempted to do something to make the
others candle barn more quickly. Go
away in the direction of your respec-
tive homes. and when the clock strikes
the hour of noon return. The candles
will then be nearly burned out"
SO Oothout went to his farm and
Monk to his sail loft. but neither did
any work, both listening for the sum-
mons to return and learn his fate.
At II o'clock the two men were seen
approaching. the one from the west
the other from the east. Oothout pass
ed into the house first and. darting an
anxious glance to the candles, turned
his eyes upward. saying. st. Nicholas
be praised" for his candle was half
an inch long and was burning bright
ly, while the other was faring within
the socket. Monk came in n moment
later and, seeing that he had lost. gave
Anne despairing look, turned and
left the house.
Then reaction came over the
Dutchman. II have won" he cried.
But what have | won! Only half a
heart at most and perhaps no heart at
all. II may ue yOu prefer NY iiN"l'
who has lost. 1t may be you love mel
Their of us. This must be. or you
would not have left your choice TO
chance"
Anne took him by the hand and led
him to the candle that was still Civ
ing a steady fame. There she pointed
on the candlestick to few white
grains.
"Wet your finger" she said. take up
some OF these grains and put them on
your tongue.
Nicholas did so and pronounced them
salt
do you not know" added Anne,
that salt on the wick of candle
causes il to burn more slowly"
Her lover understood and clasped her
in his arms.
On the site where stood the De
Here shanty a century later lived a
historic character. When Wall street
became the fashionable residence
street of New York Alexander Hamil-
tons house was No. 33. From there
after he was killed in duel by Aaron
Burr his body was carried to Trinity
churchyard, not a quarter Of mile
distant. where Il still lies under the
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