“Zen dot morning ze man come dare, and ven he see my moder, he go quick avay; and von man come mit someting vot he give my moder, and vot ce drink, and ven ce have drink it, ce sleep.  Long time ce sleep, and ven ce vake, ce know vare ce be, and ce know vot ce say.  Zen ce put her hand on my head, and ce kiss me,—­much times ce kiss me; and ce say dot ce die, and ce go im Himmel mit ze baby.  Zen I cry; and ce tell me dot I not cry, dot Gott vill come von time, and he vill bring me im Himmel mit her and mit ze baby.  He vill, ce know he vill.

“Zen ce not talk, and I tink ce be sleep; and I sake her and I sake her, but ce not move.  I put my fing-er on her eyes, but zey not open; and I call her and I call her, but ce not hear; and I kiss her and I kiss her, but ce not know it.  I sake her, but ce not vake; and ven I feel dot ce bees cold, I know dot ce bees dead, like ze baby, and I scream and I scream.  I call ze voman, I call ze man, but zey not come, zey not hear.  Zen long time ze voman ce come, and ven ce open ze door ce pull me avay quick fon my moder, and ce pull me up ze stair, von stair and von stair.  Zen ce push me in ze room, and ce lock ze door, and ce take ze key avay mit her.  Zen I push ze door and I scream, all ze time I scream.  I say dot I vill go mit my moder, I vill, I vill!”

VI.

“Long time, vile I cry dare, Meme come, and ce say von vord in ze keyhole.  I not know vot ce say, but I say dot I will go mit my moder, but ce not hear me.  And ce say von oder time in ze keyhole, Little boy, cause vy you cry?  Zen I come dare, and I say in ze keyhole dot I shall go mit my moder, dot ze voman have lock me up, and ce have take ze key avay mit her.  Zen Meme tell me dot I not cry, ce know vare ze key be, and ce vill get it.  Zen quick ce run avay, and ce come back mit ze key, and ce put ze key in ze keyhole, and ce go vay high on her feets, and ce push and ce push, but ze door not open.  Zen ce take ze key out, and Meme say von vord in ze keyhole, and I say von vord in ze keyhole.  Zen ce put ze key in ze keyhole von oder time, and ce go vay high on her feets, and ce push and ce push, and ze door come open; and ven Meme see me dare, ce say, Vy! little boy, you not see!  No, I say, I not see.  Zen ce say dot ce vill come mit me vare my moder be, and ce take hold my hand, and ven ce have come down von stair, and von step and von step, ze voman ce be dare; and ce tell Meme dot ce go back, dot ce vill vip her.  Zen Meme ce come up ze stair, and ce pull von vay and I pull von vay, and I say dot I go mit my moder, I vill, I vill! and I cry.  Zen Meme ce tell me dot I not cry, and ce say low, dot ven ze voman have go avay, ce vill come back mit me.  Zen I not cry, and I go up ze steps mit Meme; and ven I not hear ze voman, and Meme not see her, ce come back mit me; von step and von step ce pull me, all ze steps quick down ce pull me, and ven ce come on ze floor, quick ce come to ze door vare my moder be, and ce make it go open; and ven ce see my moder dare, ce cry.  But I not cry; I go to ze bed, vare ce be, and ven I feel her mit my hands, I tell Meme dot ce be not my moder, ce have not ze curls; and Meme say dot ze voman have cut zem; dot ce have cut ze curls fon her moder, ven ce vas dead, and ce have sell zem, and ce get ze money.