Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-04-15

OoAui 10 SoiuS WIN tuo " AAnCia~ss
said her uncle ~ she approached; and she
replied, breaking the straw in her hand,
Il have nothing against IL. 1 have NOT
made up my mind what shall do; but he
csn go alone.
No., cried Darai, that wont do
Yos would not 60 that timn with the
farmers wife, wheE she wished to take
you; neither will 60 alone, but with you
only
We'll, think 1t over; you have sense
enough their uncle concluded, boiling the
shutters again, so that they stood in dark
ness. He then pushed the children to the
room door and out 10 the entrance, closed
the house door, and went to take the key
to the charcoal-burner, intending TO go
with DAIni to the village, He cried to
Amrei when d . distance: You have
time till to-msrroU morning; then 60
away whether you 90 with me or not
Amrei remained alone, looking back al
ter shrefh. and it appeared strange to her
how one person could separats from IN :
other. "There he is going away. and jet
he belongs TO mo ard to him."
Strange. ~ il often happens in actua
dreams, thoughts bat lightly touched ON
revive, and arc clothed with fantasies.
Thus II seemed to Amrei in her waking
dream. Dami had orly alluded TO the
meeting with the farmers wife; the
thought was half extineuished in her
memory, aid now it rose again distinctly.
like picture from . forgotten past.
Amrei said, half aloud.
Who can say, that she does NOT
often think Of me without knowing why.
and perhaps at this very minute? and
down there she indeed promised that she
would be my protectress, at the very spot
near the pasture field. Why do The trees
remain SO that you always can see them?
why is word not like . tree-standing
fast, SO that you can grasp it, Yes, il de-
pends on this only, whether you tciU, and
ysu can make it az firm a. Q tree. e.........
But what so honorable woman has said,
that is firm and true. And she cried. too,
because she was leaving her homo; and
she had been married out OF the village
for a long time, and had children,-yes,
and one of them was named john AIMS
rel stood neat the ash tree, and laid her
hand on the trunk and said: why do you
not go away too, why dc not men make
you wander forth2 Perhaps it would be
better for you in some other place. But
in truth you are too big, and you did not
plant yourself here, and who knows that
you would not perish in another place?-
They can cut yuu down, brt cannot trans;
plant you. Foolish thought. l might
have been forced TO leave here. Yes, if it
had been my father, must have gone with
him. He would not have needed to have
asked me, and he who asks much goes of
astray. No une can advise me, not even
Marann, And my uncle indeed thinks be
is doing n,- good, and that must repay
him for it. Should he be harsh to me, or
10 Dami because he Is not clever, and We
lett him. whittier should We
then 60 in this strange wide world? And
here every man and hedge knsws US, ev>
cry tree has familiar face. Don't you
know me?' size said, looking up st the tree
oh, if you only could speak. You are
created by God, tso; why ear you no, tell
me what they would advise? Oh, dear
father. oh, dear mother. 1t Is 90 hard for
ms 10 GO away: have nothing here and
there, Is none to care for me, feel 10 If !
were going from . warm bed into the cold
snow. Is this feeling Of pain q sign i
ought not TO go? Docs it proceed from
just motives, or is it only foolish anxiety?
Oh, II voice could only come down from
heaven and decide for me-
The young child trembled from anxiety,
and for the first time the contest OF l.fe
arose struggling within her. And again
she spoke, half musingly. but resoluiely:
If ! were alone, well know that /
would not go, would stay here; ii is so
hard for me; and am able to take care of
myself. Well, mark that. SO one thing
10 settled, you are certain Of yourself, yes,
but what foolish thinking 10 this? How
can even think Of staying here without
Dami? am by no means alone here, for
Dami belongs to NE and / to him. And
IL would DO better, too, for him 10 be un>
der . fathers control; it would strengthen
him. Why do | need any one else? l can
take care Of myself, If necessary, But If
he is taken care of, see clearly that he
will remain servant his whole life, the
dog of other people; and who knows how
my uncle's children will treat us? AL
though they arc poor people, they will
play the master over US. No, no, they
must be good; and 1t would be SO nice to
say, good day cousin, good morning aunt.
l wish uncle had brought one OF the
children along, then sould know better
how To decide, and would knew more
about il. Oh, how hard it comes upon
me, all at once 49,.
Amrei sat down under the tree, and the
finch which came tripping along picked
up grain, looked around. and dew away.
Something crept over her face; she brush>
ed 1t of. 1t was lady bug. She allowed it
to creep over her hand, until it came to
the end of her fingers. and then flew away.
.Ah, what it could tell of the places where
it has been. she thought; even a little in
sect like that is happy; wherever it flies it
is at home. And bark how the larks
sing. they are happy, too; they have not
to consider what they have to say and
what they have to do
Where are you going with that colt?'
cried the charcoal>burner from the wind
ow, to q young man who was leading
young colt.
The farmer of Rodcl has sold it, was
the answer; and soon the colt wss heard