Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-05-13
SeIert Galt.
FROM the New Eclectic Nsgazin
LITTLE BAREFOOT.
FROM THE GERMAN OF BERTHOLD
AUERBACH

1 FROM The GERMAN Of BEN HULL
! AUERBACH
AUrHos OF ''oN THE NIGHTS, "TIIE VILLA
on IHR RfrlSE," Ero., ETC.
4 yssAPTER, X4.
Six pairs of shoes stood there "a a row
which had been given her since Dami had
gone to serve at the ca.rle-raiser'e. The
shoes were stuffed out with hay, and oft
times she greesed them in order to keer
them soft. Little Barefoot had now grown
up, no. very tall, but robust and wei, form
ed She was poorly dressed, but always
clean and neat,-for neatrcss is the orna-
ment of poverty; it costs nothing. but can
not be purchased. 1t was only because
the farmer considered it due to the digni-
ty of his house, that she dressed herself
better on Sundays. in order to appear
among the people; but then she would
quickly undress again, and sit with Black
Marann with her common clothes on; or
she would stand by her flowers, which
planted in old pots, were cultivated before
her dormcr window. Her carnations
yirlets and rosmarys all ftoerished, and
although she had cut off many shoots to
plant on the graves Of her parents, yet
they all grew with redoubled luxuriance,
and the carnations swayed their tendrils
almost down to the varandah which ran
around the house. The far projecting
straw roof of tfc house formed an exccl'
lent shelter for the flowers, and when Lit
tie Barefoot was at home in summer, there
was not warm rain but she carried her
flowers into the garden, to let them enjoy
the rain close to their mother earth. There
was one lit,le rosemary plant that Little
| Barefoot used 10 take with her TO the al
der mea adow, This little flower had grown
up finely. like small tree; and she would
often clap her hands over it as she said
musingly:
If relation of mine is ever married.
Dami for instance-then L will wear a
blossom from you Another thought came
in her mind, at which she blushed deeply
as she bent over II and inhaled its odo r;
breathed rs il were perfume Of the fu>
turc. With wild haste she hid the rose
mary among the larger plants, that she
might see ii no more, and then closed the
window, FOR u storm was coming up.
The cattle> dealers house at Hirlipgen
is afire.'
The engine was brought out and Little
Barefoot rode off on 1t with the fireman
/ My Dami, my Dami. she cried TO herr
self. But was i; not day? and in daytime
no one could he hurt at ai fire. And she
was right. For when they came near
Harlingcn the house vas already burned
down, but they saw Dami ST tinding in an
orchard by the road. lie was just I, Ing
up two beautiful and noble rouns, while
the COWS, cattle and oxen were running
about in wild c, nfusion.
They stopped, and Little Barefoot got
down and with Cod be praised tnat
nothing has happened to you, she hasten
ed toward her brother. He did not answer
a word, bat kept both of his hands about
the neck OF one OF the horses.
What is ihe.is ltic E.altes? Have you
been hurt?
i? No, but the fire has,
'What is ii?,
All rny things have been burned up,--
my clothes and my little. bit Of money. ]
have nothing left but what have on
And were fathers clothes burned too!'
'Were they fire proof, said Dami.-
| Don't ask such questions
Little Barefoot felt like crying at the
rude treatment OF her Brother, but she
soon ins,inctively felt that misfortune Of
ten makes one at first harsh, cross and
lquarrelsume.
she therefore said:
God be thanked that your lite is saved.
II is true that in losing yo.r fathers clothes
you have lost something that you can new
er regain; but but they must have come Ia
an end some time, in one way or another.
? All your chatter is stuff said Dami
still caressing the horse. Here stand
now, as if forsskcn of God. Why, if these
horses could speak they would talk diff
ferently. But was born for nothing else
than misfortune. But the good l do is
nothing, and yet
lie could speak no further, his voice
!, choked.
what has happened?'
Here are all the horses, cows and oxen
: Yes, We have lost nothing except the
swine. Look at that horse lie tore my
shirt while was taking him out Of the
stable But this horse did not hurt me al
all; You know me, don't you?' said he adj
dressing the horse. Don't we know eacl
o.her?'
, The horse laid IFS head across the neck
of the other and gazcd at Dami, who con-
tipued:
And when told the farmer with JOY
that had saved all the cattle, he said
that it was useless, as they had al been
we'll insured, that he rather would have
had the money for them. But l thought
to MYSELF is it nothing for all the innocent
cattle to die? Is it nothing if he gets the
the money for them, Is life then worth
nothing? The farmer must have guessed
what was passing In my mind, for he asekd
me; you surely have saved your clothes
and things? And when l answered no,
not thread, ran at once to the stable,
and he said: you are q fool.
'WLy?' said l. &c are insured. aud II
the cattle are to be paid for, my clothes all
so ought to be. They are clothes which
received from my dead father; and besides
|, fourteen guilders, my watch and pipe
he then said: Pshaw! my things are in