Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-30

to get bis dinner, and on returning re-
NAMED standing at the church-yard
gate, quite bewildered. There sat
Dolly, large as life, on her grave. She
had still the pink silk ribbon in her
braids, and the same yellow hair. He
stood for a while staring with open
mouth; then he laid himself down, like
a cat which secs bird il would like to
catch, and crept warily forward, hiding
behind the hillocks. Dolly did not see
him; she sat playing with some shells
and snail houses which she had picked
up on the grave. All of sudden the
half-witted lad rose up in front of her
with five outstretched fingers resting
on each knee, staring into her eyes ands
laughing nightly.
The child gave a scream, dropped its
playthings, and hurried out through
the gate. Guttorm looked crest-fallen
after her; then followed her down upon
the highway. The girl was too small
to get along very fast; but Guttorm
had clumsy wooden shoes on, and it
took some time before he caught up
with her. When she saw the simpleton
pursuing her, she gave a shrek; man
upon the meadow threw away his scythe
and came running down. He caught
the child in his arms, and with one
hand grasped Guttorm's coat and shook
him. "You nearly frightened the child
to DEATH" he said, tiercely, fiinging
Guttorm straight against the wooden
fence with such force that every bone in
him seemed on the point of breaking.
Then he walked with the little girl up
the hill, toward the red-painted farm
house. The child was trembling, and
laid its arms close about his neck.
Guttorm remained for while stand
ing on the Ioad, and gazed about him.
Presently he went up to the fine, white
painted gateway, pressed his face
against it, and stared up toward the
house. AS he did not come home toward
evening, his father began to grow anx-
ious. Such a thing had not happened
for many year. He went out to look
for him, seeking him first at the church
yard, but without finding him. He
then hastened TO the neighboring farm,
where he found the boy still standing
with his face pressed against the gate.
care you here, GuttormP" asked his
father.
Guttorm looked at him timidly. The
father saw that there was something
which he did not wish to tell, and
therefore did not ask further. The boy
followed him willingly homeward.
The next morning, as the father
arose, Guttorm had already gone. The
father hurried out, and after some
search again found him standing at the
gate of the farm house, exactly as on
the night before.
"What does this mean, GuttormP"
inquired the father.
Guttorm beckoned to him to come
nearer, then whispered in his ear:
dolly has come. She is up there
on the farm. She did not know me-"
He smiled as he said this, but his
eyes were large and full of tears.
"They have little girl up there on
the farm who has yellow hair" an
swered the father. ." But your Dolly,
you know, is asleep in the church yard.
You must go and keep watch over her,
or she might come while you are gone"
So saying, the father took hold of
him and dragged him along; but Gut
torn struggled, turning his eyes ever
toward the red-painted farm house.
dolly is no more in the grave" he
stammered. "The ribbon is gone. The
ribbon was in her hair"
That day Guttorm sat sadly and ST.
lently in his church yard; he was una
bic to do anything, and Dolly no more
returned to him. The next day, how
ever, he ventured out through the turn
stile and walked half way up toward
the farm. There he stood peeping into
the yard until the harvest men came
from the fields and among them the
man who had shaken him.
"What is it you are lying in wait for
hereP" he cried to him. "You had
better take to your heels or l might be
after you"
Guttorm bounded down the hill and
the harvesters laughed.
For two days he only ventured to
stroll timidly about in the neighbor-
hood; bat the third day he walked fear
lessly up the highway. He carried a
saucer filed with blueberries in his
hands. The housewife met him in the
hall.
"We don't want to buy berries here,
to-day" she said.
"Don't want to SELL" answered Gut
torn. "Want to give them to Dolly"
"There is no Dolly here" replied
the housewife.
Just then some one opened the door,
and through the opening Guttorm saw
Dolly standing in the middle of the
room.
"There is Dolly" he cried, beaming
with delight and rushing toward the
door.
"Wait a while," said the woman,
taking the saucer with the berries, and
going in ahead.
"SCme one has come here with ber-
ries for you," she said to her little
daughter. Here, go out and give
two cents to the little boy and thank
him."
The little girl hid herself with a
scared look behind her mothers petit
coat, while Guttorm stood with flashing
eyes on the threshold; for he dared not
advance any further.
"Shall l go with you?" asked her
mother, as she emptied the saucer and
took out a couple of pennies from her
pocket. "Give the pennies to the boy"
she said.
The little girl did as she was bidden,
but Guttorm put his hands behind him
and refused TO take the money.
"No pennies" he said, and taking
suddenly hold of the little hand patted
it and gave joyful shout.
The girl began to scream and buried
her face in her mothers dress.
Now you had better CO." said the
mother. You have frightened her.
She does not know any better, you see
Here is your saucer"
Guttorm dragged himself slowly
away, and turned once more in the
door. When he was down in the road
he saw Dolly standing at the window
He nodded TO her and she Immediately
ran away,