Year: 1869

brother, and told him once for all that she
would not go with him


She 'tlfought she would subdue him at
once, but Dami said curtly: Il am not
grown fast 20 you


His plans became still more decided.


Little Barefoot was thrown into n state
In which she had once before been in her
childhood; but she did not speak TO the
mountain ash, as il it could give her an
answer, and all her consideration came to
this conclusion:


lie is right to go, and am also right TO
remain here She rejoiced particularly
ihat Dami could take SO decided step;
it was an evidence of manliness, and al
though it was sorrowful thought to her,
to live hereafter perhaps alone in the wide
world, yet she considered it right that her
brother should go forth with . courage
Gus spirit. Still she did not altogether be,
lieve him. The next evening she waited
for him and said:


Don't speak TO any one Of your plan of
emigration, or they will laugh at you il
ycu do not carry it out


You are right said Dami; but not on
that accoust. am not afraid of cons
mitting myself in the eyes of others; as
sure us have five fingers on this hand, so
surely will 60 before the cherries are
ripe, even if l have to steal my way to &C
complish it. Only one thing grieves me,
that mast go off withoufserving the cats
tle-tlealer q trick that ke will remember
his whole life long


That shows bad and wicked heart, to
go off with feelings of revenge said Lit
Barefoot, warmly. There, over there.
rest our parents; come with me to their
graves ana say that again ii you dare. DO
you know who is the most worthless Der>
son? He who ruins himself. Give me
that axe; you are no longer worthy TO
place your hand where my father had his,
if you do not instantly uproot this thought
from yonr mind. Give me the axe,ro one
shall have it who speaks OF stealing and
murder. Give me the axe, or | do not
know what shall do


Dami said dejectedly:


1t was only notion. Believe me,
did not intend it. l could not have done
it either; but as they are always snetring
at me, thought it would be good for once
to break ost aud pay them back. But
you are right. Sec, if you wish, will go
this very night to the cattle dealer, and tell
him that have no wicked thought against
him..


You need not do that, that is again too
much the OtLer way; but since you baye
come 10 declsion, will help you as
much as / can


The best thing that you could do is to
go with me-.


No, that cannot do. know not why,
but l canno. But nave not bound my
self by oaih if you write me that every.
thing is going on well at my uncle's, viii.
come afterwards. But to go thus into a
fog. not knowing VIII, ther. do
not like to change, and | iiLd 1t very CON-
Portable where l am. Now let u consd>
er how you arc to get off


IL is a popularity of many emigrants,
and is an evidence of the dark side OF
human nature in general, and of the con,
dition of our father land in particular, that
many ofthem before departing crafty a
lawlessivengeancc; and with many others,
the first thing they dom the new world is
to write TO the COURTS oil justice in the old
world, iniormin, against violators who
have remained at home.


Many frighiful instances ef this had oc-
carred in the neighborhood, and il was ON
this account that Little Barefoot's anger
was SO strongly aroused, because her
brother wished to join himself TO this class
Of outlaws. She was therefore greatly re-
joiced at having overcame Dami's bad in>
tentiors; for sweeter than all benevolence,
is The knowledge OF having led another
beck from the path of error and crime.


With her natural ciearness of mind she
reviewed the situation. The wife of her
uncle had written to her sister that lie was
doing well, and she thus knew where he
was.


Damis savings were small, and her
own would not go far. Dami said that the
community must make certain contri>
baton; but his sister would not permit it,
saying that it would he the last resource
after everything else had failed. She did
not say what she was going to do. Her
first thought was 10 write tC the farmer of
Lsndfreids wife for assistance; but she
did not know how such q begging letter
would affect rich wo!nan like her, who
perhaps had not the ready money; she
next thought of the farmer of Rodel, who
had promised to remember her in his will;
he should now give her what he designed
fo- her. even il 1t s..ohld be less. Then it
occurred to her that the cattle dealer, who
was prosperous again, might contribute
She said nothing of all this To Dami, she
looked over his clothes; with much troub-
lc she succeeded in buying on credit from
Black Marann piece of her accumulated
linen. which she cut out and sewed up
that very night. All these decided pre-
parations almost made Dami tremble.-
He acted as if his scheme of emigr alton
was fixed determination, and he felt now
as if he was compelled to carry it out
with the firmness of his sister. Yes, his
sistet almost appeared hard hearted 10
him, as If she were urging him off to get
rid .! him. He did not venture to say
this plainly, but he knew how TO show
himself dissatisfied in every way.


Little Barefoot understood this as dis
inclination to leave. which makes little
triflles objects of importance, in order to
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