The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-01-11
ment, but highly priced.

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"We have something here not so
bad" said the German. smiling know
ingly, as he dived his hand into the bag
| and took out a handful of almonds and
| raisins. II buy these for my chickens.
They increase in size, but they still
| think the old man must have some
| thing nice for them. And the old man
well. big boy may have a sweet
tooth sometimes. may he not? Ha,
ha!' said the German, chuckling at his
| own joke, as he heaped the plate with
almonds. Here Is stone, two stones,
to crack them, no late patent improve
ment-well, Adams nutcracker. Ha,
IA! But think we shall do. We will
not leave them uncracked. We will
consume a few without fashionable i'm
| provements."
Here the German sat down on one
| side of the table, Bonaparte on the
other. each one with couple Of fiat
stones before him and the plate be-
| tween them.
do not be afraid" said the German.
do not be afraid. do not forget the
boy at the fire. crack for him. The
bag is full. Why, this Is strange" he
said suddenly, cracking open a large
nut, three kernels! have not observ-
ed that before. This must be retain
| ed. This is valuable" He wrapped
the nut gravely in paper and put it
carefully in his waistcoat pocket. "Val-
liable, very valuable" he said, shaking
his head.
"Ah. my friend" said Bonaparte,
what joy it is to be once more in your
society,"
The Germans eye glistened, and
Bonaparte seized his hand and squeez-
ed it warmly. They then proceeded
to crack and eat. After awhile Bona
parte said, stuffing handful of raisins
into his mouth:
81 was so deeply grieved my dear
friend, that you and Tant' Sannie had
some slight unpleasantness this even
Ing"
"Oh, no, now said the German. "It
Is all right now. A few sheep missing,
but make it good myself. l give my
II sheep and work in the other eight"
1T is rather hard that you should
have to make good the lost sheep" said
Bonaparte. at is no fault Of yours"
"Well," said the German, this is
| the case: Last evening l count the
sheep at the kraal. Twenty are miss
Ing. l ask the herd. He tells me they
IRE with the other flock; he tells me
30 distinctly. How can l think he lies?
This afternoon l count the other flock.
| The sheep are not there. l come back
here. The herd is gone; the sheep are
gone. But l cannOt-no, | will not
believe he stole Them" said the Ger
man. growing suddenly excited. Some
one else, but not he. l know that boy.
l knew him three years. He is good
boy. l have seen him deeply affect
ed on account of his SOUL And she
| would send the police after him! / say
| would rather make the loss good my
self. l will not have it. He has fed
In fear. l know his heart. 1t was"
said the German, with a little gentle
hesitation, "under my words that he
| first felt his need Of Saviour"
Bonaparte cracked some more al
monds, then said, yawning, and more
| as though he asked for the sake Of
having something to converse about
than from any interest he felt in the
| subject:
And what has become Of the herds
| wife"
The German was alight again in
moment.
Eyes: his wife. She has a child 6
days old, and Tant' Sannie would turn
her out into the fields this night. That"
said the German. rising, that Is what
l call cruelty, diabolical cruelty. My
soul abhors that deed. The man that
| could do such a thing could run him
through with a knife" said the Ger
man, his gray eyes flashing and his
bushy black beard adding to the MUIR
derous fury Of his aspect Then. sud-
denly subsiding. he said: but all Is
now well. Tant' Sannie gives her word
that the maid shall remain for some
days. l 60 to Dom Muller's tomorrow
to learn If the sheep may not be there.
If they are not, then l return. They
are gone; that is all. make it good"
"Tant' Sannie is a singular woman"
| said Bonaparte. taking the tobacco bag
the German passed to him.
singular! Yes" said the German;
"but her heart is on her right side. |
have lived long years with her, and
may say l have for her an affection
which she returns. l may say" added
the German. with warmth-"1 may say
| that there is not one soul on this farm
| for whom l have not an affection"
"Ah. my friend" said Bonaparte,
| when the grace Of God is in our
| hearts, is it not so with US all? Do we
not love the very worm we tread upon
and as we tread upon it? Do we know
distinctions of race or Of sex or Of COL
or? No!
Love 80 amazing, so divine.
It fills my soul, my life, my ALL
| After a time he sank into less fer
vent mood and remarked:
1.-THE colored female who waits upon
J Tant Sannie appears to be Of vir-
tuous disposition. an individual who
"Virtuousp' said the German. i
have confidence in her. There Is that