Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-01


You will see yeu sill get ;hc finest
pair Of new breeches in the village
And l won't have them,' said Dami.
splitting out the peaces of stick.
Il will tell her, too, to buy you knilc.
/ will slay at home the whole day, for she
will come TO see us sgain.
Yes, if she were only there already,
answered Dcm,, without knowing what
he saidi his anger aud the feeling of being
sighted, had alone prompted this dis
trust.
The first bell was already ringing when
the children started back te The village
Amrcl handed her new ornament 10 Mar,
ann, who said: You are, indeed, lucky
child. 1 will take good care pf ii for you.
Now be off To church.
Daring the service, both the children
looked constantly al the farmer OF Lands
freid' wife. and when it was over they
waited al the door; but this distinguished
woman was surrounded 10y people on al
sides. v ho were all talking 10 her ri once.
50 that she Was obliged TO turn about In
the circle To answer now one, now anoth
er She did not notice the cxpectanl
locks and repeated bows of Tie Cbildrtn.
Tine faIIneis wife held Resell, The
youngest daughter of The farmer OF ROdel,
by the hand: she WAS about "a year older
A 4 4.
ahead, in order TO press oil Ike crowd who
wished 10 take her place. Or had Tie
disling -ishod farmers wife an eye for Am
rel only at The lonely house, hut knew
her ot in tic crowd: Amrci was iIight>
ened when She suddenly heard The HOT
passing in her mind, for Dami had spoken
it; hul as she followed the large crowed
that surrounded the farmers wife, with
her brother al q distance, she sought iocx,
iinguish these wicked thoughts IN the
minds of her brother and herself The
farmers wife disappeGrd al last in the Res
del farm hoase, and the children turned
quietly back; when Dani suddeo:y said:
III she comes 10 you, you must tell her
t. go 10 Crow Zach, and tell him that he
must be kind 10 me-
Amrci nodded, and the children scpar>
ated. each going to the house where it had
fourd shelter.
The mist which had dispersed in tie
morning, now came down at noon in q
heavy shower.
1he red umbrella ofthe farmers wife.
now raised, moved here and there through
the village, and her figure could scarcely
be distinguished beneath IT, Black Marann
had not met the farmers wife, and said on
! ner retuin home: she can cone TO ne. II
she wants toe; don want anything oi
her The two children walked on; again
to their old home, and sat crouchcd down
ON the threshold. scarcely speaking q
word. Again it appeared 10 them that
their parents would never ccme back, and
Dami tried TO count the drops as they fel
from the caves of the roof; but they fell
entirely too fast for him, so he made II
easy for himself. and cried out all a, once
"A thousand millions.
She must pass here when she goes
home, Amrei said. ard then We will cal
her For The children were waiting ere
again for the farmer OF Langfr;end's wife
whip cracked in the village Tho
splashing tread OF horses Was heard upor
the moist road, and a carrage..apprOached
'You will see, father and mother are
coming for us in a COACH
Amrei looked at her brother and said
! Don't chatter So When she ;urEed
round the carriage was quite near. and
ONE one nodded from ii, from beneath 4
red umbrella, and away il then rolled. and
only the wolf dog of the charcosl,burncI
barked after IL for awhile, and made ou
as if he wished 10 strp the spokes with hi'
teeth; bui at the pond Tie dog iurntd bach
again. bafkcd again at the house door. ans
then slipped into his Kennel.
ia, fls, the is gone, gone off, saiC
Dami iriumphantly. That was the VIII.
! of the farmer CT Langfried? Did you Do
irccognize the Black horse Of the Rode
farm? They drove her off Don't forget
my leather breeches he cried out, with al
the force of his voice, although the car
rage had passed through the valley. and
was already creeping up a little Lill neal
| HoldenraSen.
The children turned silently back 10 The
/ village.
ITO D. Continued.)