come mit Mary
in ze school vare ce go, and all ze Sundays ze lady and ze good man say
dot I come mit zem all to ze Meeting. I love Mary; ce give me ze flowers,
and I sleept mit her in ze bed; and all ze time I go mit her in ze
garden, and ce tell me ze vords and ze flowers vot I not know.

"Much times ven ze peoples come dare vot say zee and zou, ze good man
lif me in hees arms, and he tell me dot I talk mit zem, and much zey
kiss me. Von time von man give me in my pocket ze big moneys, and zen
Mary ce come mit me to ze store, and ce sell zem, and ce buy me ze coat
mit ze but-tens, vot I vear in ze Meeting. And ven I go to ze Meeting,
Mary ce tie ze ribbon roun my hat, and ce bruss me, and ce vash me, and
ce make my curls come roun her fing-er, like my moder; and ce valk mit
me to ze Meeting, and all ze time I sit mit her dare.

"Von day, ven ze good man say dot he bring me here in ze Institution,
vare I read ze letters mit my fing-er, Mary say dot ce vill come mit me,
and Georgy say dot he come; and Franky say dot he come; and Franky's
fader say dot he may, and zey all come in ze carriage, and ze lady come.
Ven zey go avay I not go mit zem, I stay here. Von time Mary have come
here, and ce kiss me much times, and ce bring me ze flowers, and ce
bring me ze cakes; and ven ce go avay ce cry, and ce say dot ce vill
come von oder time, and ce vill bring Franky mit her. But ce have not
come; von day ce vill come.

"Vill Gott know vare I bees, and vill he fine me here, ven he come? My
moder say dot he vill come, and I know he vill."

VIII.

Two days after these sweet words, to my surprise, I found Little Jakey
pillowed in an arm-chair.

"Bless me!" I exclaimed, "what has happened to this dear treasure? Are
you sick, Little Jakey?"

"No," he replied, hardly able to speak, "I not sick, but I have got ze
pain in my life," placing his little hand on his chest, "dot bees all.
Vile I hear ze birds sing in ze park, I not know it, and I sleep on ze
ground; and vile I sleep I tink my moder and ze baby, and Meme mit her,
come vare I be. I tink zey all come fon Himmel, and I see zem, and I
talk mit zem, and zey talk mit me, and zey say dot I vill go mit zem;
but ven I vake I bees sleep on ze ground, and ze big rains have come
down, and zey have vet me too vet, and I bees too cold; and ven I tink I
come to ze house, I not fine ze vay; and I have got ze pain in my head,
and ze pain in my neck. Long time I not fine ze vay; zen l