The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-27

sunlight, she said is it day, mother ;
methinks | heard the bell ring How is
1t, mothers?
"We had already removed all appearance
of the last tokens of love bestowed upon
her, and said she had been very ill, but
was better now. And by degrees | in
formed her that Karl was coming; then,
that he had come; then, that he was there
and toward noon she begged 80 hard to
see him, that gave permission.
"And now, my dear friend, you know
all about Trudchen and if I have been
long, forgive the medical man, and the
old man "
Here he was interrupted by two strong
arms which clasped him tight from be-;
hind, while well-remembered voice said,
"Du Lie5er, Herr Doctor what q happy
day; what happy dayt'
The doctor arose at once, and grasping
the speakers hand said. pointing to me !:
"An old friend. Herr Land Amman"
Three years had made some change in
Karps appearance Yet recognized cas-
ly in the dignifed magistrate the weather
beaten Karl, conducted home by his nu-
merOus friends He, too, remembered me,
and said, with smile of inward satisfac-
ton: Welcome, welcome, mein Herr,
welcome to the hsppiest day of my life ~
"Herr Amman, said /, smiling, "was
there not one even happier than this ?"
THAT was day of God sent bliss, my
friend" said he, with a solemn tone Eyes,
of God-sent bliss :" and he looked up with
his dark hazel eyes, as if his glance went
straight to God. "That was Elm segens-
tag" ga day of blessing,") continued he
=" Happiness does not come up to what l
felt then, my friend. All, the doctor told
thee? 2"
"He did" said 1 +; "but left it to you to
explain the change l see; the whole of
this; all, all my dear friend"
EASY enough" said he, seating him.
self, and holding my hand in both of his.
81 went to America to make my for
tune"
Il know it." said l.
| heard of California it was in 184S.
L went straight to the mining region; it
was easier work then; l accumulated in
one week more gold than l had seen in
my whole life. One night, half bewildered
by my success, | thought of Pastor Lieb-
ing's parting words: Karl, ehre GottI
(honor Gods and rose from my rough
couch, and said: 'Du lieber GOtt, if Thou
blesseth me with gold, and allowest me to
see Trudchen alive, tenth shall give to
build an Orphan Home for the Berner
Oberland.' Month after month worked
and boarded, and within two years l re-
{ rned to New York, thence to my home.
Good friends, more knowing about busi-
ness than l, had taken charge of my for
tune. | came; and thou knowest what
happened. And when l received Trud-
chen again (here his voice became thick,
and he mastered his emotion with some
difficulty. l set to work, bought this land,
built the house, gathered the orphans
and there they are; small token of
thakfulness to the Almighty Lord of life
and death"
He stopped unable to speak and l was
myself not little moved. After a while
l said: And so you are Land Amman"
He smiled Money does many things,
my friend. In this country, among the
poor, hard-working mountaineers, l am
rich. They always liked me, not less
since am rich-and so 1 am Herr Land
amman. But there see my Trudchen
coming, leading the orphan girls; come,
let me introduce you to her.-OoerLand
Monthly for May.