ds make big noise, and it tunder, like ze sky break;
and von ze trees have come crash down on ze ship, and all ze peoples cry,
Gott im Himmel! Gott im Himmel! and all ze time zey cry, and zey tink
dot zey go vay down in ze deep. My moder ce be kneeled down, mit ze baby
in von arm and mit me in von arm, and ce not cry, but all ze time ce
pray and ce pray; and vile ce pray, ze ship come crash on ze rock, and
much ze peoples go vay down in ze vater, and too much zey cry, too loud.
Zen my moder have tie ze baby mit her shawl, and me ce hold mit von arm,
and mit von arm ce hold on ze ship. Von time ze vater, ven it come vay
high, take me avay, and my moder have loss me, and too loud ce scream,
and von man dare he get me fon ze vater mit my hair, and long time he
hold me mit his arm.

"Ven it bees morning, and ze vater not come vay high, and ze vinds not
blow, von oder ship come dare vot have not ze sail, but ce have von big
fire, and all ze time ce go, _burrh! burrh!_ and all ze peoples vot have
not go vay down mit ze fishes come in dot ship, and zey get ze bread
dare, and zey get ze meat dare, and much tings zey get dare.

"Long time zey go in dot ship, and ven zey see ze America, zey come in
von oder leetle ship vot have no tree, vot have no sail, and vot have no
fire, but ze men have ze long sticks, and zey go _so_, and zey go _so_"
(imitating men rowing, with his little hands).

"How did you know that, Jakey; you could not see them?"

"No, I not see zem, but my moder ce tell me; and ven ze leetle boat have
come close up in ze America, mit ze baby in von arm and mit me in von
arm, my moder come out ze leetle boat, and ven ce have valk some ze vay,
ce go down on ze ground and ce pray and ce cry. Not ce feel bad dot ce
come in ze America, but ce bees too glad dot ce have not go vay down in
ze deep mit ze fishes, and ze baby and me mit her dare, vare von big
fish be, vot eat ze peoples."

"Were you not afraid. Jakey?"

"No, I not cry. My moder ce be dare, and ce hold me tight, and I tink
Gott hear my moder vot ce pray."

V.

"Where did your mother go, Jakey, when she first came into this country?
where did she stop?"

"I not know ze place vare," he said, "but ce go mit ze peoples in von
big house, up ze steps vay high and ce stay dare. And ven ze bells ring,
and von Sunday have come, ze baby, ce be dead. I not know zen vot dead
mean. I not know ce bees cold; and too quick I take my hand avay, and I
tell my moder