he have ring ze bell, ze lady come to ze door, and ze
good man tell her dot he have got me. Zen he stand my feets down on ze
floor, and he come mit ze tring, and he make it go roun me, and he make
it how long I bees; and he make hees fing-er go on my feets, and he make
ze tring go roun my head.

"Zen ze lady take me down ze stair, and ze voman dare put me in ze vater,
and ce vash me and ce vash and ce vash; zen ce vipe and ce vipe; zen ce
comb and ce comb, and ce make my curls come roun her fing-er. Zen ze
good man have come back, and he bring mit him von leetle coat, and ze
sirt and ze trouser vot I have, and ze stockings and ze shoes and ze
hat; and ze lady ce put zem on me, and ce put von leetle hankchief in my
pocket; and ce bring someting vot smell like ze rose, and ce spill it on
my head, and ce spill it on my hands and on my hankchief, and ce vet my
face mit it. Zen ze lady ce kiss me much times, much times ce kiss; and
ze good man kiss me, and he lif me in hees arms, and he come avay mit me
up ze stair to ze parlor, and ze lady bring me ze cake.

"Georgy come fon ze school, and Mary come fon ze school, and Franky, and
ven zey talk, zey say zee and zou.

"I love ze good man, and I love ze lady; but I know dot ze good man bees
not Gott, dot he not take me im Himmel mit my moder, and mit ze baby,
and mit Meme. But he love me dare; and Georgy love me, he give me ze
pennies in my pocket; and Mary love me, ce kiss me much times; and
Franky say dot he vill give me hees horse vot go vay up and vay down,
but he not valk, he have not ze life. He bees von vood horse, mit ze
bridle and mit ze saddle on him, and Franky's fader have buy him to ze
store; and much times Franky ride on him, and I ride on him."

VII.

Usually, when Little Jakey stopped his sweet talk, it was like the
running down of a music-box, but not always as easy to set him going
again. Besides, at the close of the last chapter he seemed to think his
story ended, and put up his face for a kiss, as much as to say, Now
please love me a little, and not tease me any more. So I yielded to his
mood, and petted him awhile; wound his curls around my finger, and
talked with him about everything likely to amuse him, until coming to a
little pause in the conversation, I said,--

"How long did you stay with those _thee_ and _thou_ friends, Jakey? How
long did the good man keep you with him in his house?"

"O, big long time I stay dare," he said, "and von time I