She has a child six days old, and Tant Sannie would turn her out into the fields this night.

That," said the German rising, "that is what I call cruelty--diabolical cruelty.

My soul abhors that deed.
The man that could do such a thing I could run him through with a knife!" said the German, his grey eyes flashing, and his bushy black beard adding to the murderous fury of his aspect.

Then suddenly subsiding, he said, "But all is now well; Tant Sannie gives her word that the maid shall remain for some days.

I go to Oom Muller's tomorrow to learn if the sheep may not be there.