Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-22
SeIerf Gare.
eEtGCE palE.
From tho New Eclectic Magazine.
LITTLE BAREFOOT,
FROM THE GERMAN OF BERTuOLD
ACERBACu
AUTHoa OF or THR noHTs," TIVE VILLA
or iHR RHINE" ETC, ETC.
CHAPTER VII.


Amrei controlled her sadness, especials
ly after the speech of Black Marann: lie
who docs not want his hands frozcr, must
clinch his fist Amrel did 80 mentally
and physically; she looked out into the
world, and cheerfullness soon oversp ,ead
her countenancc; she rejoiced in The mag>
nidcen, flashes OF lightning, aud softly i'm
itaied the thunder. The geese which had
crowded together during the storm looked
out curiously again, but they were well
OF; all the clothes they use grew on their
own bodies, and what has been pluckcd
from them in the spring has already been
replaced; and now that the storm has pass
ed over, everything on the trees and in the
air exulis. The geese make themselves
comfortable in the warm sunshine, crouch
ing down and feeding on the frcshly>
scented grass.
Marann knew at times of the various
thoughts that passed through the mind of
the child,-when returning from the for,
est she put down by the shepherdest her
fasgots and bag, full of captured Mays
cafers. One day Amrei said: Aunt, do
you know why the wind blowe?'
No, do you know?
'Ye; have focnd it out. You know
that everything that grows must work.
The bird flies. the chafer creeps, the horse
the deer. and hare, and all animals run
the fish swims and the frog also; but the
trees stand,th grain and grass, which can.
not move, yet grow and work. Then the
wind comes and says: You may stay as
you are,-l will make you work. You see
how twist anu turn and bend you. BE
glad that am come, otherwise you would
bcco2.e siunted and worthless; 1t is good
that ! lire you as you will soon perceive,
Black Marann made only her usual re-
mark: Il maintain it, that you are noth'
ing but little old witch
But once Narann suggested to Amrel q
different train Of thought.
The quail had already began to call In
the tall rye, and field lark sang almost
the whole day increasingly in neighbor,
ing field; it fitted to and fro, and sang SC
passionately and with such heart fell
tones, that it seemed like ajoyous song o.
life. 1t sounded SO much sweeter than ihs
skylark, which soaring In the air offer
come quite near the bird, that Amrei sait
half abound to herself: why can / no
tell you that will not harm your But th,
bird was shy, ani always concealed itself
And Amrei said, after moments reflec
tion: Yet 1t is good that birds are shy
else the thicvish sparrows could not b.
driven away When Marann came hom'
at noon, AmIei said: i would like to know
what bird like that can have to say Ia,
whole day long, and near get through.
To which Marann answered: 'Observ,
little bird like that can keep nothing I,
Itself, and cannot think to itself; but il
man there Is something that is Away
speaking, that never ceases, but is not ex
pressed; these are the thoughts which
speak, weep, and sing, all silently,-yo,
scarcely are aware Of 1t yourself; but ,
bird like that wheL 1t Is through singing
is done. and either eats or sleeps
When Marann went off with her wood
Amrei looked after her, laughing She i
now one of the quiet singing birds; sh'
thought, and no one bat the sun saw how
! the child smiled 10 herself
Day after day Amrei led this existence
hour after hour she dreamily watched til,
shadows from the small pear tree, as they
we're moved by the wind, the dark out
lines inter!acing each other; then she gaz
ed again at the dark masses OF cloud
which collected in one part of the sky, O
at the swim driving ones. chasing eacl
other. As IN the heavens, they stood O.
fastened, gathered or dispersed, SO ther'
were cloud pictures in the mind of th,
child, confused and vanishing. But wht
can tell how the cioud-images in the SIX,
and in the heart appear and change.
i When spring dawns on the earth on,
cannot mark the thousand buds ant
shoots, or singing or rejoicing among th,
boughs and in the air. Follow singl,
lark carefully with eye and car; it mounts
up-for time you can distinguish bu
Pa dark speck, and then it was gone frou