Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-08
SsGert Gale.
Frou the -Sew Eeieetio Nasazlne-
LITTLE BAREFOOT.
FROM TIE CIR ia y. OZS b EIeTHOLD
9z1s AUERBACH' q r
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AUTHOR oF : oS THE InGuTs, TIE VILLA
kS cS IaE RHISE.y ERE, ETC. -EG
t'i cHAPTER III. sis

on TIVE TR-,E NEAR THE OLD HOME
In the d.y before AZ S0ul's. Black sia.
ram saio To the chilarcn:
'N1w go air; gather ash berries; we riil
want them to>morrow at tie churchesrd
1 know where TO find them said Dalni
Win joy, aa,i ran, 81 faI out ~ the VIII
hse that Amrcl eor'd harily overtaks
'hinis When She reachesf- tie old house,
ne wss aires ly up the tree, aud bastced
her 10 come mp t" -h,in, knowing all the
wni.a 'iiAt sac could not lie psacke,l or
the red berries and threw them oloxn into
hir sisters iar. She begged hin to pun
olfihe branches with them. rs she wished
50 iaake a wreath. lie said: 4 won't 10
IT, amt yes iroa That titae- no berries
Cane down except on branches.
: Hear r.iiss~ ,i.e fsparrSws are ss'oIaisg,'
DAM cried from lheTres; they are angry
because we are taking tlseir food from
lhen;' sAhd when ~ last he had plucked
them iii o;I: he sA.,-sf swsil never come
''e.sa &c ysa NJ tiieessyou win ,rr'n..iiseT ine
SUinc.hing. i-f -i-. sas >fsAfs
That you viii never ts@ rsar>,at : sls:c.
lie Grsirr's wii. gave you. as'lesg as |
Tvs. wi,EyoG: .,...,. >,
80.
inen 4 neve' win .conle down sgaiI1'
AS you please sill a4,.;-cf. 'aI.i went
al asta hesasi berries. S---------
rns.@he 81, siis..ah q. ~ All f<.T1JssMad a
pill. fIwoo,i. tniinias swresrs, and per
IA. osii-aii ii:e ,iins 10 see.r Dan,i woulfi
not t.coohir dosp II last, -s;hs rut lt,QH,
and u1spsaksbic anxiety caacs over her
oa account OF Dami.. she. .rau bacS. Dam
! 's4s ;;;iia.g 2 iriie. OF a bocsh. K aIi..g
asains' lhc trunk of thesese, ,Si,.l lis
arms fsl'lgt GiQ ncrs7 77vtif .
.22'he - yuya 10 nsi sgs u sfp y?S yy5at Fou
wish, c!ic'l Amsci. And in a moment
Daali stood b side her on the ground. =
II Agme Naraun scoiied The child for
rrllsiaS aszyfe III out OF The i,srriesihiend
ed 10 be uscl at the grave sf her parents.
he tors IL quickly To- pcaces. altering e,
the same time same .unn;clligible words;
then She took both children BY the hands
and led them out towards the ehs,--s,ysrd.
Al Iae SPOT wnsre two @oag5sas lay CLOSE
together. and said: ~ = fzs -s7
There are your pArents.' The children
ioQked aaonis'icd at each other
=" r 4 W
lHarann now made ritI tiick fflarow:
on Tue grave in tile onilinc OF a CROSS and
directed the children To fiji them with the
berries. Dami went quickly to work
and exuited that he was sooner through
with his red cross than his sister
Amrei only stared at him and answered
nothing, until Danii said yTlr, viii ma K,
fst,cr glad She tl'en struck him on th,
back and cried: BE quiet Dami cried
perh .ps the more vexed because she wa
ia earnest. Amrci then cried out: 'Fo
Gods sake pardon me for doing that I.
you. Now promise To do for you wha
can AL my lie anu give you all have,
dilfpoi hurt you, did !, Dami? You nis,
be s'ircit vii. not happen again as long a
live Oh moiherl oh father, will b
good. promise ,oa.' She could speal
no longer. She did not cry lendly, but
was evident how much she was affected
ard it was only when Black Maran
Ncpi aloud. .tlist AiptrTwept with her,
They went home, and az Dam: sait
good night, .Amrci softly whispered in hi
ear: ~ fsttaf W
4 no know that we shah never see on
parents again in this world; bui still, i
impariiny this there was sort of childis
Joy. childish pride. proud Of hayin
something TO tell: vet there had arisen i
the soul Of this. child something like
consciousness of the eternal severance q
tie thread oflife, which is excited by ia
loss -of ones parents.
, When death has closed the lips whie
alone can cal you child, a breath of iif
. has been taken from you which will new
return.
| When Black Marann was sitting by Am
irei, near her bead. she said: i seem TO b
ltailing, always falling; only give meyou
land:' and She held her hard firmly unit
; she fen asleep. But when ever Maran
! wished to withdraw it, she caught afte
it again. Marann knew what tins endIes
feeling meant in the child: for there is a
ways in the consciousness il the death {
cne's parents as,nsatien of being born
away. you know no. whence, you. kno'
not whittier.
j 1t -Ras almost mid nishiIwhen Maran
lwsssbls to leave the peaUeAN vlssid, al