Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-11-12
Anneke Van
lVlnale'S vii
SicEy Of an 0ld Dutch
Town. ~

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
J IS city Of Schenectady. n. y. until
the batter Fart Of the nineteenth seen
tut was a sleepy Dutch village.
Z the early days. when the Indians
uAoI to come into Schenectady Il
d Use Of their pelts IN exchange for
VARIOUS artiessfue principal Of which
waS hrewater there lived in the town
young man named Hielcger van
Ifonp. He was in love with Anneke
Va Wrinkle, fine specimen Of Il
p'~h girl, who. when wearing all The
pe5#eoats she possessed. looked yer;
mugn Ike humnllug top.
iftne twenty miles from Schenectady
thu remains OF historical mansion
thu was occupied By Sir William J.hn
SOL prominent Ia colonial times. still.
Sseiid. A fur trader named Martin
smith lived in that region and made
nefuent trips to Schenectady in the
We 81 business. On one Of his trip
ne caught sight Of Anneke Van Win
klfFnd fell violently IN love with her
A fftghbor Of Hielegcrs told him that
he bad bet's Aik out for bis sweet
be II. for the Engnshman was then At
ne house begging her to 20 back with
hst 70 the Long house. as the residence
q III William Johnson was called.
This Is the only recorded case OF
Hitieger showing any animation. He
got up from his chair. dropping bis
Pile, which was shattered. and tstangu
LATED to Anueke's house. Smith saw
hita eoming. his eyes aiire. and with
d FELTON, withdrew Hieleger chased
out OF the town. and when the
foitaer returned his shirt was bloody.
i was supposed that the Duschmap
hal given the Englishr.-a nothing
nitfe than good trouncing until a
al ii came In from Johnson's to learn
wiat had become Of Smith. for be had
Co e 70 Schenectady for a day only,
AM though week had passed he had
nct returned. The fact that when
seger had come back from chasing
would be rival blood was on bis
r lining was proof to the Dutchmei
n be had killed Smith. A searcl
III made for the body. but 1t wa
found But this hadQIttlc weigh,
sst ~as ssil5f5oss'1' liias INC y & Ire
Ind buried it.
Hieleger was tried and convicted
The fact that Smith had disappenre,
after having been chased. that bloot
was on the shirt Of the man who ha,
chased him. was quite enough TO
those who tried Van Tromp withou
wasting words over any possible ex
PLANTATION. The Dutchman of that peri
cd was not imaginative or ingenious
What was before his eyes he saw; o
what might be behind his back he tool
no note. That Hieleger had killed th'
man who sought to take his sweet
heart from him they did not doubt
Some were inclined TO lenlency on ac
count Of the provocation, but thes,
were overruled by the wise heads VIII,
declared that murder was murder ant
that was all there was about It. S,
Hieieger was condemned to be hanget
one month from the day on which HI
was convicted.
Anneke received the verdict stolidly
At ieast she appeared to do so. though
her face was so fat that II Is not prob
able any change Of expression could
appear In her lineaments Neverthe
less she loved Hieleger. and her lovt
for him had been much enhanced or
seeing hin chase away the man who
bad thrust his attention upon her. Sh,
went to her home. sat down in the liv
ing room and. taking up her knitting
began to think. for Anneke could neyei
think unless her fingers were WORKING
the needles.
1t would be mistake TO suppose
that because Anneke's face was a.
round as an apple and her little eyes
were set above a pair of exuberanl
cheeks she had no power of thought
She had considerable thinking appara
tus-that is. for those times In the stu
pid Dutch town In which she lived
And she was not so slow In hel
thoughts as one would suppose While
she was knitting pair Of stocking.
she thought out o plan by which she
might possibly save her lover from the
gallows. 1t was not plan that would
rrnrx g., ourr 1th.~ ,Uo ~ ounonc ~.
other people. but for them 1t was admf
rably adapted. for the Schenectady
burgher was o man accustomed ts
moving in a single plane. Out OF thai
plane he at once became befogged anc
could not move at all
There was in those days one church
in which all the people Of Schenectady
worshiped. In Its steeple was CLOCK
that furnished them the time. The sur
might rise and set irregularly. but tbs
clock went right on Just the same. In
decd. II would haye been treason tC
doubt its accuracy. for It was the only
calendar IN the town. BY the hour Il
marked all things were decided. II Z
man promised to pay q sum OF money
In thirty days the expiration Of the pc
Rod was not marked by the fact thai
the sun had risen and set thirty times
but that the hnur hand OF the clocl
had noted the passage Of thirty days.
The people In Schenectady were used
tn those days to getting up ut @ in the
morning. One morning a large mum
Der Of persons awaking al their usual
time were surprised that they remained
awake an hour before the clock struck
8 But they were slow in comparing
notes. and even If they had done SO
they would not have suspected that