dot ce bring ze baby to ze fire. My moder say, No, ze fire
not varm her, ce bees dead, and ze man vill come and put her avay in ze
ground; and my moder ce cry and ce cry. And vile ce cry, ze man come mit
ze box, and he pull ze baby fon my moder, and quick he put her in ze
box; and ven he make ze nail drive, my moder cry like ce die.

"My moder ce stay dare in ze big house, and von day ce go to fine ze
peoples vot ce vill make mit ze brush, and von oder day ce go to fine ze
peoples, and von oder day ce go. Zen von day ce go to fine ze place vare
ce vill live; and ven ce come back, ce say dot ce have fine it, and in
ze morning ce vill go dare mit me. But in ze night, all ze time ce talk,
and ce not know vare ce be. Some ze time ce tink ce bees in Germany mit
my fader, and ce tink he have drunk ze beer, and he vill kill her. Some
ze time ce tink ce bees in Italy mit her moder, and ce have not run avay
mit my fader. And some ze time ce tink ce bees in ze ship, and ze vinds
blow too hard, and ze tree come crash down. Zen all ze time ce say Vater,
vater, vater! but ce have not ze vater, and ce bees hot, too hot. Ven ce
touch me, I tink ce burn me, and ce go up in ze bed, and ce pull ze
blanket and ze tings, and all ze time ce say Vater, vater, vater! And I
cry dot I not fine ze vater. I scream, I fine ze door, but it not open.
I call ze voman, but ce not come; all ze day ce not come, all ze night
ce not come; and all ze time my moder ce burn, burn, and all ze time ce
say Vater, vater, vater! I call her, but ce not know vot I say; ce not
see me; ce not know vare ce be; and ven I cry ce not hear me. All ze
time ce talk and ce talk.

"Zen dot morning ze man come dare, and ven he see my moder, he go quick
avay; and von man come mit someting vot he give my moder, and vot ce
drink, and ven ce have drink it, ce sleep. Long time ce sleep, and ven
ce vake, ce know vare ce be, and ce know vot ce say. Zen ce put her hand
on my head, and ce kiss me,--much times ce kiss me; and ce say dot ce
die, and ce go im Himmel mit ze baby. Zen I cry; and ce tell me dot I
not cry, dot Gott vill come von time, and he vill bring me im Himmel mit
her and mit ze baby. He vill, ce know he vill.

"Zen ce not talk, and I tink ce be sleep; and I sake her and I sake her,
but ce not move. I put my fing-er on her eyes, but zey not open; and I
call her and I call her, but ce not hear; and I kiss her and I kiss her,
but ce not know it. I sake her, but ce not va