La Junta tribune., 1915-02-27
A Dutch Girls
Choice
Being . Story Of New
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Amsterdam. Dow the great city Of New
York. and nved ON Wall street Anne.
whose father was an oysterman and
owned the lot on which BE- lived. never
dreamed that n she could return to life
after . couple Of centuries she would
see the struggling sbanties about her
home replaced by tall buildings and
the street full Of people. rushing hith
er and thiiher In such hurry ~ was
never seen In the old Dutch town.
Al the time Anne lived In Wall
street even the wall or palisade from
which II was named had not yet been
built But there was cattle guard
just north Of her humble abode com
posed of the branches Of trees for the
purpose Of keeping the cows and the
pigs and other animals within b0unds
II wss no great walk for her to 20
down TO the river on the east OF the
river on the west
Anne vas drawn In both directjons
having 4 lover. . young man owning
small farm st the foot Of King
since the revolution Of the colonies
called Liberty while near the
foot Of Wall street dwelt another
wooer. . sailmakes. Nicholas Oothout
the farmer. was . Dutchman. while
Samuel Monk. the saiimsker. was m
EngIishman Each man Possessed Ger
sst,, ..Sr. rs . us... ..~.. sA~ S,sh.e Mnnk
owned plot Of ground near the foot
Of Wall street. or. io speak more cor.
rectly. what was nfterward called Wall
street. and the town was growing In
that direction. hut bis sweetheart
spoke or understood very little English.
snd Oothont. being n Dutchman. could
pour lore into her ear. while his rival
must le content "a look what he felt
Both men were young. Of good habits
and equally attractive or unattractive.
according 10 tnsie.
10 tho-e days stnod Q windmill to the
westward ~ where Anne lived. near
the present corner Of broadway and
Wall street. and on summer EVENING"
Anne used io meet hss lsutrh sovss
there sud. stttine assiss lts great
wings. listen iU his tnl~ of love. N0rth.
eastward Of her home was the Collect.
= Isoni. aud on Otbes eveninss she aud
the Ensiishman would sit ON the hank
holding hands. while Monk looked 1t
her wistfuily. The windmill and the
pond have both long since disappear.
esi tas have the three lrrsona TO wh0G
this story relat~s'. but old prints Os
them remain among the New York
Historical soclrty's records
Anne's father favored Monks suit
because the plot u ground be own.
rd was Increasing In value. while
Oothout's little farm on the North nv.
er seemed de~tined 20 remain f0reves
Q farm. There was then No use fos
nm avenue extending nosfhward. aud
broadway did not rrsch - fsr ~
Wall street. THE hank os the Hudson
contained no buildings. while th~
street on the East river wns belns
built uion. md the sliu~ OF docks con.
tsining the shipping were located
there. Had these IropIe lived cen
turtles instead VI .corsp Of years Dot.
houts farm would have won old In
Hr~re's approl,ation tO the owners
suit for the hand VI Ills daughter. for
today The sast side In New York 10 Of
little value cvmpnrssi with that far.
thrr west They not only lived live.
too sbort To take In these changes. tut
AnLs was of u marringrabie age aud
would not fctnaIn "a.
While II WIS known that De Hcerc
favored Monks suit. no one knew
which of her two lovers Anne pre-.
fcrn-i. for one evening she would be
ss~n sitting under the Winsa u the
windmill with Oothout. the neys on
the innk of the i'ond with Monk. Upe
day she wcssid te cut In 4 boat 90 the
North river With the farmer On Q trip
TO communis~w. on the Jen<y shoss.
the nsSt skIminlng The East etvse 10
the dIrrrtiou oe Heii Gsse. Even hes
father did s0e kpow whtrA oue os ehe
two nses she would sccspa. Tree. shoes
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