The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

bird what somebody lets out of a cage into
the sunlight. Ach Himmell-ach Him
meln
The frequent movement of lis hand to his
face betrayed the rapidity with which the
great tesrs, taking advantage OF the OBSCURE
~, were now rolling down from the blue
eyes.
well so it is" he went on with another
hesvy sigh, that she got acquainted with
this young man who sing tenor, und their
voices joost suit each oder, the professor say,
and they sing always togedder. 1 don't
know why that is, out right away off l hate
that man. Re is a fancy sort of young fell
low. init a little cane, ind a flower in his
buttonhole, uDd he hold himself joost up 60"
and Max illustrated as well as the st0op in
bis shoulder would allow, ''and he walk NIT
md little lit ,b,n swing or. to ms tSs hSsd,
world of Mister Ne ind noting at al of
anybody else. So they sing always togsd-
der" reiterated Max heavily, always to.
gsd6er und he look at her, und talk to her,
ind say something's what makes her laugh Und
blush so &c never saw her blush before und
be bring her flowers ind bye und bye und
bye one morning they jonst walk past me in
the church door, und walk home togedder,
all the way talking ind laughing, mitout
never thinking that l am there close behind.
SO that goes on all summer, und Sophy my,
how poorly that girl is become! Her voice
is like sunshine und the smell OF flowers und
the song of birds all mixed togedder, und
she all the times sing, sirg. They shall
little opera play, Und S0phy shall be prima
donna ind this young man the lovers part
will play.
Here recollectionIbecsme too bitter for cal n
utterance, and Max ceased speaking. The
yellow disc of q full moon rolled rapidly up
the east, and broad sheet of crinkled silver
was suddenly stretched across the sombre
waters. "Aoh Gott," sighed poor Max, wip-
ing away his tears, Maybe you remember
that pers und how the people clap und
hand urd cry 'bravol' 'encorep when the
prima donna sing. That was my leetle So
ply, what have twelve year before teach TO
say, 'Ich liebe Gich, bruder Max | tell
you, was proud, und everybody say that
voice was wonderful, und some day it shall
make great stir in the world. Joost the
very next week COON that dark girl NIT the
big flashing eyes und a voice that
sound like q croak frog beside my
canary, but everybody is going wild
about her, ind, wheWl away fly my
fine Mr.. Me.bird 10 fiutter around this gsuiy
new flower. She too will lessons take from
the professor, und then she sing also in the
choir, und poorly soon my poor lsetle SOphy
begin to 6roop ind droop. The fine young
man nit the leetle cane und the flower in
the .botton-hole walk home now nit the
dark girl.
1--WE have Sophy too tenderly bred. She
can notiT bear. So she loose all her fns
spirits und don't sing no more und when she
cit down by the piany, she joost make fe Y
chords und go away by herself in her Own
little room. So my mutter und me we have
much headache, und what we shall do we
don't no more know. Und then l say, take
her little while away. So I give up my
place where L have steady work all the time,
und the time Is tx that we shall the next
day SSH for New York, und she shall yesr
stay NIT my sister there und study from
the bestes b ofessor what can find.
But Sophy don't take no interest. She
see my mutter make ready her clothes Und
every thing fix, and she joost smile weaz
little smile, md shake her head.
when il is growing late already, und the
sun is most settiI' l say all OF sudden
"'Where is Sophy'
"'In her Toom,' my mutter say, but some.
ting tell NE Do-no-she is no more there.
Then l open the 6oor very soft, und go it is
tue. She is no more there, but joost leet!e
paper on the window curtain pinned, Unj
say:
why shall 60 on living, since 1 am no more
happy, nor make anybody else happy2"
II take only time to read il so quick what
/ can, and run the house out so my mutter
dink sc crazy. I can't tell what make me
go straight to the water, but l run there so
fast as l can, und loost so soon L turn the
point, there she is walking before me not go
very fsr. She have handkerchief tied over
her eyes, and the wind blow her dress back,
as she is wslkin' very quick, und can hear
she is singin', run so FAST IS can troo that
deep sand, but she too very fast walk, und
presently she go straight out into the Cult.
1t bes- high tide coming in, und the waves
run to meet her like they is glad, und she
reach out her hands und touch their heads
joost so like they is some frien1y dogs.
81 shout und shout, but the wind II blows
my voice away, und she go on deeper und
deeper, till can noting see but her head.
Ach, Colt! my heart bursts wide open in my
bosom, md l think l must fall right down,
but my feet keeps on running ioest by them
selves.
when get to the water can no more
see her. swim out where she was, und
presently 1 see her long hair floating. By
the time am there it is gone again, but l
dive, und then l come up NIT my baby IN
my arms. Nobody is there TO help me, ind
for that am glad. I bring her home, und
my mutter und me we everything try what
we knows how for bringing her to life back,
und bye und bye she open her beautiful
eyes, und say in a soft whisper:
Itch liebe dich bruder Max
THAT is all, und then her eyes 60 shut
again, und she no more breathe"
FELIX GRAY,