"You pees such a goot girl," he repeated, "and you will pe mine goot friend, eh ?" "Certainly I will.

Why should I be anything else ?" replied Mattie, looking up smilingly in his face.
Hanz shook his head.

"It pees sho now as nopody can shay who pees his friend, and who pees not his friend.

I pees sho glad you pees mine friend." "I should like to know, Father Hanz, what troubles you ?" resumed Mattie, whose quick eye read in his face the trouble that was making his heart sad.

"Tell me what troubles you, Father Hanz, and I will be a friend to you, no matter who it is." "Mine shilds," replied the old man, drooping his head, "dar vas un man, he shay as he pees mine goot friend.