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

SJlll ldSJeI, so bnhJ LnS peDDleS new
about him.
When he had reached the highway
he dropped down breathless. He stared
up toward the farm, and two big tears
rolled down over his cheeks. His par
adise was closed to him.
After that day Guttorm never went
to the farm; but faithfully, like
dog, he sat down on the road and
watched whether he could not catch
glimpse of Dolly when she went
out. Then he followed her, but always
at long distance. If she happened to
look back, he nodded to her, and smiled
and made strange grimaces. But Dolly
never needed him.
If little Kari went to any of the neigh
boring farms, or if she went into the
woods with her playmates to pick ber-
ries, Guttorm was sure not to be very
far off. He always stood at some dis
tance and watched their games. He
never spoke to them, or offered to take
part; but whenever his Dolly jumped
or laughed, he too would laugh aloud
with delight. Some of the more cour-
ageous among them sometimes threat
ened him with their sticks, and those
who wanted to gain the special favor of
"Dollyn threw stones and tufts of moss
after him. And the rest laughed, if
any one hit him.
Guttorm never allowed himself to be
in the least disturbed, but would only
| gaze at them, and sometimes point out
places to them where the berries grew
thickly.
Children may be malicious without
themselves knowing it. They at last
grew tired of having Guttorm always
at their heels, wherever they went, and
the elder ones, who had charge of
Kari, said to her: "Come, let us 90
and tear down his church; then he will
have something else to do than. to be
forever running after u.s."
When Guttorm the next day, came to
his church-yard, he saw the ruin they
had wrought. The tower had been torn
down, the clergyman lay PROSTATE, the
congregation scattered about on the
floor, and the pews were broken to
pieces. Out on the church-yard, many
of the head-stones were torn up and
overturned. Guttorm stood for while
as if thunderstruck; then he gave q
shrek like a wild beast, lifted up a
large stone and hurled it away over the
fields. He tore his hair, and threw
himself down in the sand.
When he arose, his face was quite
changed. The gentle, good-humored
expression was gone; his eyes were wild
and evil; he yearned for revenge-only
revenge. He remained lying in wait
all that day, expecting that those who
had wrought this destruction would re-
turn to complete their work. But no one
appeared. Day after day he lay hidden,
and rarely even went home for his meals;
yet no one appeared. On the third day,
his father came and forced him to go to
eat his dinner. He tried to comfort him,
saying that they would soon repair all
the damage, and make it as fine as it
had been before. But Guttorm refused
to be comforted. He had hardly swal-
lowed his food when again he started
out. He stopped suddenly as he came
up to the fence, for his sharp ear had
perceived that some one was moving
about in the church-yard. 1t was three
little boys, who had brought Dolly
along to show what great things they
had done. Guttorm laid himself down
flat upon the ground, and crept noise
lessly forward, like snake. He caught
sight of two of the boys, who were al
ready hard at work. He had stone in
his hand, and when he saw them break
ing to pieces the cross on Dolly's grave
and digging up the earth, he hurled
the stone at them with all his strength.
Then a scream was heard; he knew
that he had hit. With three leaps he
was in their midst, and was about to
rush against his adversary, when sud-
denly he saw-Dolly. There she lay,
pale and motionless. The blood was
running from wound in her head and
dripping from her red silk ribbon.
Guttorm struck his hands against his
face, then gave heart-rending shrek,
and ran painting down through forest
and fields toward the river.
That night Guttorm did not return
home. His father sent messengers to
all the farms around, but no one had
seen him. He gathered his neighbors
together, and they searched far and
wide without any result. Then the ia.
ther suddenly remembered the shrub al
the river, which Guttorm had not al.
lowed him to cut down, and with q
heart full of fear he hastened thither.
lay lu-uCdus Ills hall
was entangled in the twigs of the bush
the body itself lay out in the river.
The next day came little Kari's ia,
ther, to complain of Guttorm; he had
cut large hole in the head of his little
girl. 1t wasn't dangerous, to be sure
but he must make an end of this perse,
cution.
"He will not trouble you any more
now," said the father, as he lifted the
sheet from the pale, unhappy face.
The man went; but the father stood
long looking at his son. "They will
be Kinder toshim up there" he mur
INJURED. "Now he has found his owr
Dolly"
Weeping silently, he drew the sheet
again over the dead face.-KriStote1
JanSon, in Scribner'S Magazine.