Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-22
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You are an insolent child, the farner
said and left the room; but his wife, who
lay sick In bed, cried, You are right,
stay as you are. prophesy that it will
be lucky for you yet. A hundred years
from now people in the village will say of
one who is lucky: lie is fortunate like
Brosis Severn ana Josenhans' Amrei.-
Your dry bread will yet fall into the hons
ey pot,
The sick woman passed for one who
was crazy; and urged by . supernatural
fear; Ameri FASTENED away without ans
wcring word.
Amrei related to Black Marann the
wonderful things that had happened beL
The farmer of Landfried, of whose wife
she had often thought, had talked with
her, had Interested himself for her with
her guardian, and had given her u pres
cnt. She now showed The coin. Marann
cried, laughing.
Yes, l could have told you myself that
il was the farmer of Landfreid. II Is Just
like him. Gives the poor child false
groat.'
1t is deprecated groat and is only
worth half f-kreutzer.'
He only wished to give me a half
kreutzer. said Amrei, defantly.
And here for the first time was exhibit,
ed the diversity of character of the girl
and the woman. The one almost rejoic-
ed at ever evil deed she heard Of men; the
other like to ascribe everything 10 q good
motive. She was always happy, and how
ever mu,h she lost herself in the solitude
of her dreams, she looked for nothing, she
was surprised at every thing she received,
and was always thankful.
lie only intended to give me half
kreutzer, no more; it is enough, and l am
satisfied This she angrily repeated as
she ate her supper alone, as if she were
still speaking to Marann, who was not In
the room, bU; was milk ing her goats.
That very evening Amrei sewed up the
groat, and hanging 1t as an amulet about
her neck, concealed it in her breast. 1t
seemed as If the bird stamped on the coin
excited all sorts of Ideas in the breast up
On which 1t reposed, for, full of joy, she
hummed and sung from morning till night
and her thoughts were always wandering
10 the farmer Of landfried. She now knew
the farmer and his wive, had received
token from each; and it always seemed to
her that in o littly while the Berne wagon
with Its gray horses would return again,
aud the farmer aud his wife sitting In il,
saying:
:You are our child for the farmer
must now be speaking at home of the
meeting.
With astrange look she often gazed into
the autumn sky; 1t was SO clear, and on
the earth the meadows were so green, and
the hemp so dry spread over il with fine
web; the daisies peeped up SO between,
and the ravens flew about, their black
plumage glittering in the sun; there was,
not breath of air; the cows grazcd in the
stubblc field, the cracking of whips and
the singing OF birds were heard in all di-
rections, and the Wild pear tree trembled.
shedding its leaves. Autumn had come.
As often as Amrei returned in the even>
ing she looked inquringly at Marann
think ing that she would be told that the
farmer of Landfried had sent fer her. with
heavy heart she drove the geese to the
stubblc fields which were distant from the
road. and she was always inclined to 60
the direction of the alder meadow
But the hedges already stood leafless, the
larks hardly twi,tered In their low, heavy
flight, and yet no message came, and Ans
rel had deep horror OF the cold winter.
She only comforted herself with the re>
ward she had received, and which was
surely rich.
No accident had happened to her charge;
there was not even one lame in the wing.
Black Maran sold the feathers which Am,
rel had collected for good price, ard ads
viscd her to exchange for bread, not only
the money, but the usual gift cake she had
received. And thus she had for nearly the
whole winter On abundance of bread; tru.
ly it was often very hard, but Amrei bad,
as Black Marann said, sound little nice
teeth rith which she could pibble any,
thing.