The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-06
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lie grow tired of her, and would have
liked 10 run away from her. &But no
did not dare, for she was his masters
daughter, and he was-well, there was
the rub-he did not know who he was.
Ho woke up M day and found HIM
| self born. The sky was above him, and
| there would have been earth beneath
his feet if he had not pointed them in
the wrong direction. He was christ
encd in a random way Ola, and was
put on the parish, rs they say.
Jers Eestruo took him as his share Of
the parish burdens. When he was six
years old he could be made useful
enough to earn his food and shelter.
Jeus Oestruo then wanted to send him
away, SbuEhis little daughter Bright was
so fond Of him that he decided to keep
him.
could kick a cap from a nail high above
his head. Bright was so fond OF Ola that
everything he did seemed admirable.
Once she said q bad word and Ola was
whipped for it.
So Ola was sent to the mountains; he
roamed with his alpine horn over the
wide mountain plains, ate berries,
caught fish, set traps, and was happy.
lie hardly thought once OF tue little
girl down in the valley.
One day late in the summer she came
up to tho dairy with her mother. She
was carried up on horseback in a bas-
ket. When she saw him she flung her
self down upon the grass and screamed
with delight.
But when her mother hadreached the
hut she ran up to him and Rugged him.
While the cattle we're being MIXED he
went to look after his things. Sine fol-
lowed him, proud in the thought that
he tolerated her.
"Look here" he cried, lifting up a
brown hare, isn't that a big fellow"
"Wha is it," she asked.
at is a hare" :.
mo, it isn't a hare. A hare is white"
at is brown in SUMMER. 1t changes
HAS he two skins, n inside the.
Instead of answeringh he took his knife
and cut the hare's skin.
NO" he said, che hasn't got more'n
one"
The time came when he had to go to
the parson to prepare for confirmation.
1t so happened that she went the same
year.
But, though he had a coat now, it was
n cast.off one OF Jeus Oestruo's, which
was much too big tor him. His boots,
too, and his trousers had seen better
days before they made his acqualnt-
ance.
He walked aside from the rest; his
cars burned when any one looked at
him. But If any one dared to mock him
no used a pair Of fists which inspired
respect
finely made, but his clothes and his
frowsy hair made him look ugly. Heavy
thoughts came to him. and a fierce, def
ant spirit was kiudled within him.
II vas at such a time that Bright
sought him and spoke kindly to him.
"You mustn't mind the girls" she.
said; "they laugh at everything. They
don't mean anything by it. It's just a
way they have."
"somebody will como to harm ii you
ever do it." he answered, fiercely:
"That is foolish talk" she recently
demonstrated. 81 know you too well,
Ola. You wouldn't harm me-"
"Ah, you don't understand me,""he
said. at is no use talking." I.
"0h, yes. l do unde rstand you, Ola"
che replied, with a smile, "and wish
vou would let me say one thing toiyou
before 1go,"
II wish-1 WISH" she stammered,
while q quick blush rprang to her
cheeks. no, 1 think 1 won't say it,
after all" she finished, and turned to
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her hand.
"Weil, IL wish you could do as the
hare, change your skim"
She drew her hand away from his and
ran down the hillside, so that the stones
aud dry leaves flew about her.
That night he picked quarrel with.
Thorger Soften, who was said to be at
tentive to Dirgit, and he thrashed him.
Ali the following winter he kept watch
of her from afar, and picked quarrels
with everybody whom she seemed to
favor.
"Change my skin, like the haro. How,
oh, how can l do it?"
This thought followed him day and
night. One day, in the spring, an emf
grant ship bound for America appeared
at the mouth OF tho river.
Ola packed together his lew traps and
won't up to oestruo's 10 say good-by. He
mot Bright in the birch grove behind
the barn. 1t was the time when the
buds were bursting and tho swallows
had Just returned. -,
well, Ola, where are you going3"
sho asked, as she saw him coming with
bundle and staff in hand.
10 America"
"AmoricaIn she cried, "Americal"
The answer aeemed to brighten her.
She turned pale and caught hold Of u
birch tree for support. He watched
her narrowly.
"What are you going to do in Amer
ica, Olaf" she asked softly.
"Chango my skim" he replied with a
vigor that startled her. "And If ] come
back within five years with a changed
skin will you promise 70 wait Tor meY'
"I promise" she whispered, weeping
quietly upon his shoulder.
Five years from that day a young
man was seen fastening up the hills
side to oestruo. He had a big SLOUGH