Erick and Sally

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ning prayer with them and had closed the door after her, Edi began: "Have you noticed, Ritz,

"But it is all right, for then he can do ever

knew at once that we were preparing a big fight and has forbidden us to take part in it. And this evening they all have talked it over that I should lead the boys of Upper Wood into battle, and I have thought it all over and pr

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e Middle Lotters, our enemies, is Hannibal. But you see, I just remember something: Churi is not a real Hannibal, for he was a great and noble general

me since we cannot be in

" lamented Edi. "If I only knew what we could do to be

asked Ritz, to whom his brother presented so often,

ich no one knew the answer, they quickly drove to Delphi to the oracle and asked advice. Then there was an answer a

rather sleepily, "but I am sure

d out something that the father had forbidden, and yet stood afterwards with honor before him. For that was what Edi was trying to find; and he was sitting straight up in his bed in the dark, and in spite of all his endeavors

lve, and yet she could not go to sleep. Now it seemed to her as if she heard a gentle knocking below in the house. Who could want anything of her so late in the night? She must be mistaken, she said to herself. But no, she now heard it quite plainly, somebody was knocking somewhere. She quickly dressed herself and hastened down to the kitchen. She opened the front door-n

am so sorry that I frightened you so in the middle of the night; but I had no rest, I wa

d Marianne. "I will get the doctor at o

rianne, I wanted to tell you that if I am no longer here tomorrow, will you give this," (and she gave a small paper to Marianne), "to him who has to prepare for my last resting-place. It

le boy! Dear Mrs. Dorn, do not take it amiss, I have never before asked anything at all, but if

ove in heaven there lives a Father who will not forsake you. I have given you long since to Him. I know He will care for you and protect you, so I can go quietly and joyfully. Yes, my good Marianne," she turned again to the latter, "I have done a great wrong; I have hurt deeply the be

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was a wonderful light; but now she sank back on her pillows, exhausted an

is high time," she said, frightened.

n answered softly. "I thank you

iculty in awakening the doctor in Lower Wood at two o'clock in the night; but at last he heard her knocking and followed her soon after on the road to her house. When they entered together the room of the sick woman, the light had burned down and threw a faint light on

sleeping her eternal sleep, she will nevermore awaken on this earth. She m

g now at the serious face of the dead mother, now at the care-free sleeping boy, and wept quietly, until the rays of the morning sun fell into the quiet room and roused Maria