oor, ven zey not know vot ce say.
Zen ce bees too cold, and vile ce vait by von door, ce sleep on ze
stone; and ze man vot vatch in ze street, he fine her dare all vite mit
ze snow. He bring her avay to hees place, and he varm her, and ce cry
and ce cry; and in ze morning von man bring her home to ze lady; and
long time Meme bees in ze bed, and ce bees sick, and ce cough,--much
ce cough.

"Much times ze doctor come dare, and he give Meme ze medicine, but ce
not get vell; and von time, ven I go to ze bed vare ce be, ce tell me
dot ce die. Zen I cry, and Meme cry; and ce tell me dot ven her fader
come, I vill tell him dot ze voman have got ze gold fon her moder, and
ce have got ze locket, and ze vatch, and all ze tings. Zen Meme kiss me,
and ce tell me dot I vill tell her fader dot ce love me, and dot he vill
take me avay mit him; and vile Meme say dot, ce cry and ce cough. Zen
quick ce not cough, and too quick ze lady come dare; and ven ce call
Meme, Meme ce not hear,--ce have go im Himmel, ce have die, ce be dead.
Ze lady cry; and all ze girls and ze boys come in, and ven zey see Meme
dare, zey cry. Zen ze lady ce make nice tings, and ce put zem on Meme,
all vite like ze snow; and von man bring dare ze box vot zey put Meme in,
and it bees smooth like ze glass, and it open vare her face be; and all
ze girls and ze boys see Meme, ven ce bees in ze box all vite. And von
oder lady dare vot love Meme and vot teach her ze English, put ze
flowers in ze box mit Meme; and ce kiss her, and I kiss her, and ze lady
kiss her; and ze man make ze box tight, and he go avay off mit Meme, and
he put her in ze ground.

"Long time I stay dare, and Meme's fader not come; but von day von good
man come dare, and he lif me vay high in hees arms, and ven I feel him
mit my hands, he have von big hat, mit no hair on hees head, and mit no
but-tens on hees coat. Some English he speak, and some English he not
speak. All ze time he say zee and zou, zee and zou; and ven he say dot
he love me, and dot he vill take me avay mit him, I tink he bees
Gott,--dot he have come, and he vill take me im Himmel mit my moder, and
mit ze baby, and mit Meme, and I hold him tight aroun mit my arms; and
zen ze lady say dot I go, and ce tell me Good-by, too quick I take my
hand avay,--I tink dot ce keep me.

"Zen ze good man come mit me in hees carriage, and he make hees coat
come roun me; and ven he come to hees house, he go up ze steps mit me in
hees arms; and ven