The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-15

for us she could; and, but for her, am
sure he would have died.
"You ought to be and doubtless are,
very grateful to her," said Slaets.
"Aye, that we are, mynheer, replied
the broom-maker.
"Well, few months later" continued
the woman, ''Heaven sent lis the little
boy you have on your lap-Rosa want
ed to be the child's godmother, and
Peer, my husbands brother was to be
godfather. Well, Rosa wanted the child
called Joannes, but the godfather in
sisted that it should be called Petrus
after him. So. after a long discussion,
the child was baptized Joannes Petrus.
We call him Peerken, because his uncle
would be angry if we called him by his
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sweet odors, and the birds to sing in
clearer tones than he had ever heard
! them before.
Suddenly Peerken pulled him vigor-
| onsly by the hand and cried at the top
of his voice:
See, see! yonder comes Rosa with
our Trientje."
At this moment there emerged from
3 cross-street, some two hundred yards
distant, an old blind woman, led by a
little girl five or six years of age.
Instead of hurrying forward, Slaets
involuntarily paused to contemplate the
melancholy picture before him. Was
this indeed his Rosa? Was this the beau
tiful, fresh joyous young girl. whose
image had been SO long engraven on
his heart?
| These reneCtlonS were only IHoHenC-
ary; he quickly hurried forward to meet
the friend of his youth. When he had
arrived within twenty yards of her he
could contain himself no longer, but
cried out, "Rosa, Rosa"
At the sound of Slaets' voice the blind
woman withdrew her hand from that OF
her little guide, and trembling with
sudden emotion she stretched out her
arms exclaiming: 'Jan! o Jann' Then
hastily drawing forth something from
her bosom, and breaking the band on
which twas suspended around her neck,
she hurried toward Slaets, holding up a
little golden cross, and he, unmindful
of the curious villagers who gathered
around, received her tenderly in his
manly arms.
80 Jan! o Jan! at last! at last!' she
exclaimed, and sank upon his generous
breast; while Peerken danced and clasp
ped his hands and cried: ''It is Long
JAN come back again! 1t is mynheel
Long Jann'
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