Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-06-03
Il give myself to no cne.'

ten an answer at last, and he continued:
III were permitted to dance, would
ct once take you as partner
Il don't dance
The music ceased just then, and Amrel
passed through those In front of her, in
order to get retired seat; but she heard
some one saying behind her: She can
dance better than any one in the whole
county side.'
Grow Zach, who now recognized Little
Barefoot, handed her down . glass Of
wine from the platform where he was
sitting.
After taking a sipshe handed it back,
Crow Zach said::
If you will dance, Amrei, will play on
all my instruments SO finely that the am
gels will conc down from heaven and
join in
Yes. without an angel comes down
from heaven and asks me, shall not get
. partner Amrei answered half plsyfnlly,
half sadly. and she now commenced thinks
ing why the presence Of forester was
needed at dance, She pursued this
train OF thought further: lie is man
like o,ber men, even if he does wear n sd
'bre. and before he became a forester he
was certainly lad like other lads, and it
mus, DO torture to him that he is not al
lowed to join in the dance. But what
does that concern me? am forced to look
on. too, and don't get any money for it,
For short time everything went on
quietly in tho dancing hall, for the Eng
lish Lady-sc Agnes, the wife of the mas
ter m assn Severn was still called in the
village and in the whole neighborhood-
hat come with her children to the dance
The self important host immediately or
dered champaign, and brought glass for
the English lady, who drank to the health
Of the young PAIR, and alter Yards knew
how to make every one happy with kind
word. In the faces'of all the guests, there
was beamins expression of pleasure
Whenever any Of the young men pledged
Agnes in full glass, she ackuowlcdgedit
by pacing her own TO her lips, and the
old women near Little Barefoot could not
exhaust their praise Of the English lady,
and they stood up long before she came to
them with tcw kind words. And when
Agnes depaitcd, the hilari;y, singing and
dancing. broke out with fresh vigor.
The head servant Of the Rodel farmer
came up TO Amrei, and she was already
trembling with expectation when lie sa;d
to her:
Here. Little Barefoot hold my pipe un>
i'll am through dancing
And many young girls from the neigh,
borhocd came 10 her. and from one she
received jacket, and from others a cap,
u handkeI chef, house key; they piled
up everything on her, and with every
dance she become more laden. She still
looked on smiling, bat nobody came
Now they were playing waltz, so soft
that you fsk like floating away with it,
And now . hop, who could stand siill?--
Hei. how all arc dancing and jumping and
whirling, how they all painted with pleas
ure and how their eyes sparkled. and the
old wemen who were sitting in the corner
where Ameri stood, complained OF the
heat anu dust, but none OF them went
home. See! Amrci starts; her eyes arc
resting on handsome young man who
was moving about through the crowd
II is the rider who met her this morning.
and whom she answered SO pertly. All
looks arc directed at him, n silvcr>tippcd
pipe, and his silver watch chain was swsy>
lug to and fro, And how beautiful is his
black velvet jacket and hts red vest.-
But more beautiful still is his comfy head,
with his curly brown hair,
He Is certainly from the city, said an
old woman.
What heavenly blue eyes, said anoth-
er; they are SO rosuish and yet SO kind
1wOnder where be is from?s lie Is Gers
tainly not from this part of the country
said third; while fourth added:
He must be one Of Amrci's suitors.'
Little Barefoot was startled. What did
that mean? How could II be? She
soon discovered what they meant, for the
first said again:
Then 1 pity him, for the Butter Coun,
tess makes fools Of al, the men,
Yes, the Butter Countess, too, was
named Amrci.
The young man walked several times
about tho hall, glancing about In every di-
reciion, when he suddenly stopped not
far from Little Barefoot. lie bcconcd to
her: she was all in glow, but she was as
ifehaincd to tho spot--she dared not
move, No ho certainly beconcd to some
one 3ehind--he could not have meant
her. He presses on. Amiei makes room
for hIm. lie is certainly seeking anoih-
er.
NO, want you,' SAID the young man,
seizins her hand. viii you?'
Amrei cannot speak. But what Is the
use of it, tiiheF? She quickly threw
all she was holding into corn.r jackets,
kerchiefs, caps, ETC., etc. She is ready
And the young man casts thaler up TO
the musicians, and no SOONER does Crows
Zach sec Amrei with the stranger as her
partEee than he blows hisirupret until the
walls tfemble, and truly no music could
sound more joyful in the ears OF any one
than did Crow>Zach's trumpet to Amrei.
SLs whirled about, she knew not how; she
was as If born away by the touch of the
stranger, and danced unconscious Of the
presence of any one. They danced SO
beautifully, that all the rest stopped with
their 6wn accord and gazed al them in
wonder.
we are alone SAID Amrei as she dane
ed, and she felt the warm breath of her
partner as he answered: