Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-08-25
T., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1875.

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are good girl, and am very glad to see
you looking so happy this morning"
Naas very habby she replied, laugh
ing; but very sorry ! go way and leabe
yo" she replied, with a noumful shake Of
the head
Leave me Why, where are you going.
child ?" asked, in surprise.
81 cannot know soon as dis, but 70 some
where when summer gone"
What for f'
Mr.. Bron have ask me will marry him.
and say, 'Yaa-s.' lie say he see many
inadchen in Chermany and New York, but
none he luve but only me so | mus marry
him. stay nit you till Mrs. Graves flower
all done then Mr.. Bron go way, aud | 60
init him. Wife must go NIT husban.'"
But, Greta, this man is stranger. and
you know nothing at all about him" said
"Oh yaas, know all dngs bout Mr. Bron
from he been a leedle paby dill dis dme,"
she said, earnestly.
"Who told you about him ?"
Mr.. Bron hissef and he knows more
boud hisself as any odder man do"
How do you know he told the truth,
Greta 2" | asked, anxiously.
"Oh, he tell me so, and know he tell
true ! say to him, (when he ask me to
marry hiIn,) Is you a CUTE man ? aud he
say, Yaas.'
Den say, DO you luye Gott p and be
'ay, Yaas.'
q" / ask him, DO you read Bible z? and he
say Yaas.'
" ask him. Can you say Lutheran Cate
chise 2 and he say, 'Yaas'
" ask, Can you tell de Lords PRAYER =
aud he say, 'Yaas.'
- Ilat, \ a~v 20 tt,n TN 49,. III Il.
yrom the Catechise and de Commands, and
de Lords Brayer and Christ's words he speak
on de moundaiB. and de name for all de
apostel aud den look in my eyes and dell me
if you luve Gott, and be a CUTE man."
lie say to me all dat, and more us dat
and tell me Gott see his heart, and know he
all drue man and dat he will luve me, aud
work for me, and some day take me back TO
Chernany, or send for my fader and NUT
ter, aud leetle children. no more home
sick now. ! will be 'Merican now, and very
habby."
warned her Of her danger Of listening
TO a stranger, and told her / would ask Mr..
Graves what he knew about Mr. Bron."
But Greta Laughed at my incredulity, and
said, " Mr. Graves know Mr.. Bron one week.
but Mr.. Bron know hisself all his life"
1t was of no avail that ! tried to shake
her confidence in Mr.. Bron 1" and to my
next evil suggestion, she replied, al tell
you first day | see you," Gott will be even
where ere is no Cherman" Gott have been
here all dime, and now he send Mr.. Bron,
doc"
The family sat in council that evening on
Mr.. Bron's case and decided that he had
gone through pretty thorough ordeal and
felt sure that the one who carried 30 much
of the Scripture and the Catcchism in his
heart, could not be a very bad man. Mr.
Graves removed all remaining doubts by in
forming us that Yacob Bron had come to
him with recommendations from a German
pastor in the city who had known him from
a child.
Mr.. Graves has since then made a perna-
nent engagement with Yacob Bron,' and
is to build him tiny cottage on his place
Greta has drawn twelve dollars of her wages,
and is busy in the evenings getting up her
rousseau Whenever she aludcs to her
"gnite fortune" She always says
"Ah, my fader's Gott not forget poor
stranger lie here fore | gone, and he
bring Mr.. Bron here 10 be given TO me All,
Gott is CUTE 10 me - Youth's Companion