Erick and Sally

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It was a beautiful Sunday and everyone preferred to go to Upper Wood to church. The women all carried a few beautiful flowers on their hymnbooks, and when they had

ey were in deep conversation in which many threats occurred, for the Mayo

rom her father's side and whispered with the greatest rapidity in Sally's ear: "Just think what I know now. Last evening Neighbor Rudi, who belongs to Churi's officers, told me that it was not on account of the fight that they were going away in the morning; but that they were going into the Mayor's vineyard and were going to take his early grapes; that Churi had persuaded Erick to come along, because he wants to send him ahead through the vineyard, because a trap might be set there. Of course

ome quickly, Kaetheli," she said urgently, "we wi

hink," Kaetheli said, "they started earl

o go in; but she could hardly walk from fear and anguish, and as she sat on her bench within, she saw and heard nothing of the whole organ festivities, for sh

anions had started early, they met single churchgoers on their way to Upper Wood, for these people wanted to look a

r baskets, then they would go into the woods, to a safe place, and eat them in peace. But armed with baskets the officers appeared somewhat suspicious; Churi himself thought so and

e had received no answer. As now the warriors sat hidden behind the heap of straw and had ti

Churi shouted at him, "and you too w

uri commanded them to start. "But you will be very quiet when you pas

en they silently approached the church, and now, suddenly, the whole cong

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of the midst of his companions to

around and ran away like a madman, for he firmly believed that half the congregation was on his heels, since he heard a crowd running after him. But the runners were his companions, who fo

church because there were no more seats on the benches, so full was the church. Now t

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mb and large tears ran down his cheeks. A woman who sat near him noticed the trembling little fellow;

Erick recovered a little from the strong emotion which had quite overpow

ers, and the whole passage the full length of the church was densely thronged with people. So Erick sat, quiet as a mouse, and did not

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full of love; and then, in the morning, she had lain there so still and pale. He laid his head on the arm of the bench and sobbed as if his heart would br

sat there on the empty bench, so forsaken, his head resting on his arm. The pastor now walked behind the last of the congregation t

use they sang Mother'

name?" the pas

rn," was

s hand in his fatherly hand, pulled him down fro

ad not said a word since they had left church; now she came close to her mother and said, quite excited: "Pl

as to go with her. But the mother opposed Sally's urging and said: "You know, dear, that we have dinner at once, and f

u are not burnt!" she cried, beside herself with joy, when she

he could have burned himself. Quickly she took his hand and so the three met the surprised mother who, however, at the sight of Erick, g

everything; but when she saw how he must have wept, she shrank from enquiring and held his ha

irs; Ritz and Edi followed. When 'Lizebeth, who was standing in the kitchen door, saw the procession come and noticed that the mother held the little stranger s

rrow, today she could not swallow anything from pure joy, not even the apple cake, which surprised Ritz

n accustomed to a mother's great love, opened, and he felt more happy than he had in all the sad days since he had had to miss this love. Sally did not know how she could do enough to give him pleasure. Now she had brought the most beautiful picture book that she owned, and Erick looked

im, but looked over it at Sally and listened to her explanation. Now

sea-captain. Then I can sail around the world, for sometime

ssor of history," remarked the father,

," said Ritz, "I, too,

not be the same thing, else they get

er, they too sail in ships

of the kind," said the fath

ulius Caesar?" Edi reminded him. "If I were to catch you

ps?" Ritz asked plaintively, for if Edi expressed a t

comfortingly, "and that is much safer; then one stays on firm land, and I should

onorable man," answ

calling," in

"That is right, Erick, go toward that goal: first, and above

ther to conduct him to his little room which was beside their bedroom, so that the door between could be left open, with

ch had begun so hostilel