The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-04-04
4 YANKEE
TyJTTY
1t Wos Perpetroted Tuo
Hundred Years
Ago
BY F. A. mitchell


lass almost Immediately into Conue,.ti-
cut realize the difference between a
twentieth and seventeenth century
transition over the same route
There was no more similarity be-
tween the settlers of Manhattan ISLAM
and Connecticut than between pump
kin and clay pipe. The Dutchman o.
New Amsterdam was II good naturel.
easy going person made rotund by
drinking sChnappS aud composed him
self by the smoking Of much tobacco
The Englishman of Connecticut was
long, lean party given to the selling of
various articles Of his own raising or
manufacture. which he had the faculty
Of selling TO others for good HOnc.f
He has been aCcused-unjustly, OF
cOurse-Of making nutmegs OF wood
and selling them for the real article
Hence the name of the Nutmeg State.
One morning toward the close Of thu
seventeenth century Walter Ten Eyck
young Dutchman OF New Amster-
lam. thinking that ali the selling should
cot be done by the Yankee to the New
AInsterdamerS. set out from the city
FOR Connecticut with d load Of peitiieS
On his back that he hoped to dispose OF
IN his neighbOrs there Trudging along
ht. load called the Bouwerie- since
corrupted 70 Bowery-he crossed the
Harlem river by ferry-a newfoundland
proceeded Gu his way. After d few
lays travel he reached the village Of
Stamford. There he displayed his pelts
u the market place.
There were plenty of would be pur
hasers for them. but they all preferred
TO trade rather than to buy for cash
Walter held out for some time. refus
! ing to take what was offered him. but
at last feeling sure that he would not
get any money from these hungry look
, ing persons, consented to trade. When
| the day was ended be had parted with
his skins and had instead a dozen
I pumpkins. one Of the first clocks mad"
! IN the province ana a dozen pairs Of
, <1lSpen,lers cut from the skin of Il deer
Walter looked ruefully at his various
| articles wondering how he was TO take
mem to New Amsterdam and what h"
would do with them when be got them
| mere Suddenly he heard woman
| rOice say:
Are your goods for SaleT
Looking up be saw a CIR! with 8
,,ieasant face regarding his stock.
Not in Connecticut be said -
should only trade them for others that
| have not the means Of transporting
a my home i'll New Amsterdam. II
here is anything among them thai
J GU want help yourself"
1 Noticing that the girls eyes were FIX
| I'd Oh a pair OF beaded moccasins. Wal
ar handed them to her She took then,
,s if undecided whether to accept them
Where 90 you stay tonightF she
asked
THAT do not know thought of
| ,si1ing leave to sleep in the meeting
| IouSe.
| think my father will take you IL
| He is Pardon Weatherby. | am Pa
| fence Weatherby. We will give you
| shelter in return for what you have
| given me-"
Walter looked at his pumpkins ami
other articles. wondering Whit b.
should do with them. Then he picked
| ~ the clock and, taking it under his
| arm, leaving the rest of the articles
| where they were. he went away with
| The girl He was received by her ia
! Their and mother, who, noticing that he
al oil M t<rh
have money, so they babe him wei
| come He spent the evening with Pa
| ticDce very happily, for she was Il
| good girl and seemed to be much pleas
! ed with the young Dutchman AT bed
| time he was shown into q room which
il il did not have the spick and span
| appearance of the rooms of his home
| in New Amsterdam. was not uncOm
| Portable.
| That night when Pardon WeatherbA
and his wife were going TO bed the
| vile said TO the husband:
| 1T seems that our neighbors have
taken everything the young man has
! and unless he has little money for
| his travels there is nothing left for US
| but himself. Patience is Of an age to
| marry. and there is none of the young
| men here to whom | would care to give
her or whom she will marry. Mayhnp
we can hold on to him for her
Spoken wisely" said Weatherby
Il could myself get what he has with
out trouble, but for an affair such as
you suggest woman is the best man
| ager leave it to You
When Walter came down from his
room the next morning he found a
| good breakfast awaiting him. after
/ he had eaten he proposed to settle for
! his entertainment and took from his
| purse some silver pieces for the pul-
pose. What was his establishment
when the woman declined to take
them and invited him 10 remain with
hem as long as he liked
Walter was at loss TO know whai
his liberality meant Ee certainly
lid not suspect that whereas the
townspeopie had taken his skins. the
10man was planning to take his own
SKIN with his live body in it fol her
daughter
Walter spent some time at the Wealth
arbyS. He found sitting up to Patience
5ar more attractive than trading wit9
the people Of the settlement, and he
was in no hurry 10 get back to New
Amsterdam. 1t was not long before he
was caught IN Dame Weatherby's net.