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sheshouldhavebeensharplyreproved.

"

Yourheadstrongwillrequiresseveritytoconquerit,"

hermother

oftensaidtoher."

Asalittlechildyouusedtotrampleonmyapron,

butonedayIfearyouwilltrampleonmyheart."

And,alas!

thisfear

wasrealized.

Ingewastakentothehouseofsomerichpeople,wholivedata

distance,andwhotreatedherastheirownchild,anddressedherso

finethatherprideandarroganceincreased.

Whenshehadbeenthereaboutayear,herpatronesssaidtoher,

"

Yououghttogo,foronce,andseeyourparents,Inge."

SoIngestartedtogoandvisitherparents;

butsheonlywanted

toshowherselfinhernativeplace,thatthepeoplemightseehow

fineshewas.Shereachedtheentranceofthevillage,andsawthe

younglaboringmenandmaidensstandingtogetherchatting,andherown

motheramongstthem.Inge'

smotherwassittingonastonetorest,

withafagotofstickslyingbeforeher,whichshehadpickedupin

thewood.ThenIngeturnedback;

shewhowassofinelydressedshe

feltashamedofhermother,apoorlycladwoman,whopickedupwoodin

theforest.Shedidnotturnbackoutofpityforhermother'

s

poverty,butfrompride.

Anotherhalf-yearwentby,andhermistresssaid,"

yououghttogo

homeagain,andvisityourparents,Inge,andIwillgiveyoua

largewheatenloaftotaketothem,theywillbegladtoseeyou,Iam

sure."

SoIngeputonherbestclothes,andhernewshoes,drewherdress

uparoundher,andsetout,steppingverycarefully,thatshemightbe

cleanandneataboutthefeet,andtherewasnothingwrongindoing

so.Butwhenshecametotheplacewherethefootpathledacrossthe

moor,shefoundsmallpoolsofwater,andagreatdealofmud,so

shethrewtheloafintothemud,andtroduponit,thatshemightpass

withoutwettingherfeet.Butasshestoodwithonefootontheloaf

andtheotherlifteduptostepforward,theloafbegantosink

underher,lowerandlower,tillshedisappearedaltogether,and

onlyafewbubblesonthesurfaceofthemuddypoolremainedtoshow

whereshehadsunk.Andthisisthestory.

ButwheredidIngego?

Shesankintotheground,andwentdown

totheMarshWoman,whoisalwaysbrewingthere.

TheMarshWomanisrelatedtotheelfmaidens,whoarewell-known,

forsongsaresungandpicturespaintedaboutthem.ButoftheMarsh

Womannothingisknown,exceptingthatwhenamistarisesfromthe

meadows,insummertime,itisbecausesheisbrewingbeneaththem.To

theMarshWoman'

sbreweryIngesunkdowntoaplacewhichnoonecan

endureforlong.AheapofmudisapalacecomparedwiththeMarsh

Woman'

sbrewery;

andasIngefellsheshudderedineverylimb,and

soonbecamecoldandstiffasmarble.Herfootwasstillfastenedto

theloaf,whichbowedherdownasagoldenearofcornbendsthestem.

AnevilspiritsoontookpossessionofInge,andcarriedherto

astillworseplace,inwhichshesawcrowdsofunhappypeople,

waitinginastateofagonyforthegatesofmercytobeopenedto

them,andineveryheartwasamiserableandeternalfeelingof

unrest.Itwouldtaketoomuchtimetodescribethevarioustortures

thesepeoplesuffered,butInge'

spunishmentconsistedinstanding

thereasastatue,withherfootfastenedtotheloaf.Shecould

movehereyesabout,andseeallthemiseryaroundher,butshe

couldnotturnherhead;

andwhenshesawthepeoplelookingather

shethoughttheywereadmiringherprettyfaceandfineclothes,for

shewasstillvainandproud.Butshehadforgottenhowsoiledher

clotheshadbecomewhileintheMarshWoman'

sbrewery,andthatthey

werecoveredwithmud;

asnakehadalsofasteneditselfinherhair,

andhungdownherback,whilefromeachfoldinherdressagreattoad

peepedoutandcroakedlikeanasthmaticpoodle.Worsethanallwas

theterriblehungerthattormentedher,andshecouldnotstoopto

breakoffapieceoftheloafonwhichshestood.No;

herbackwastoo

stiff,andherwholebodylikeapillarofstone.Andthencame

creepingoverherfaceandeyesflieswithoutwings;

shewinkedand

blinked,buttheycouldnotflyaway,fortheirwingshadbeen

pulledoff;

this,addedtothehungershefelt,washorribletorture.

Ifthislastsmuchlonger,"

shesaid,"

Ishallnotbeableto

bearit."

Butitdidlast,andshehadtobearit,withoutbeing

abletohelpherself.

Atear,followedbymanyscaldingtears,felluponherhead,and

rolledoverherfaceandneck,downtotheloafonwhichshestood.

WhocouldbeweepingforInge?

Shehadamotherintheworldstill,

andthetearsofsorrowwhichamothershedsforherchildwillalways

findtheirwaytothechild'

sheart,buttheyoftenincreasethe

tormentinsteadofbeingarelief.AndIngecouldhearallthatwas

saidaboutherintheworldshehadleft,andeveryoneseemedcruel

toher.Thesinshehadcommittedintreadingontheloafwasknownon

earth,forshehadbeenseenbythecowherdfromthehill,whenshe

wascrossingthemarshandhaddisappeared.

Whenhermotherweptandexclaimed,"

Ah,Inge!

whatgriefthou

hastcausedthymother"

shewouldsay,"

OhthatIhadneverbeenborn!

Mymother'

stearsareuselessnow."

Andthenthewordsofthekindpeoplewhohadadoptedhercame

toherears,whentheysaid,"

Ingewasasinfulgirl,whodidnot

valuethegiftsofGod,buttrampledthemunderherfeet."

Ah,"

thoughtInge,"

theyshouldhavepunishedme,anddriven

allmynaughtytempersoutofme."

Asongwasmadeabout"

Thegirlwhotrodonaloaftokeepher

shoesfrombeingsoiled,"

andthissongwassungeverywhere.Thestory

ofhersinwasalsotoldtothelittlechildren,andtheycalledher

wickedInge,"

andsaidshewassonaughtythatsheoughttobe

punished.Ingeheardallthis,andherheartbecamehardenedand

fullofbitterness.

Butoneday,whilehungerandgriefweregnawinginherhollow

frame,sheheardalittle,innocentchild,whilelisteningtothetale

ofthevain,haughtyInge,burstintotearsandexclaim,"

Butwillshe

nevercomeupagain?

Andsheheardthereply,"

No,shewillnevercomeupagain."

Butifsheweretosayshewassorry,andaskpardon,andpromise

nevertodosoagain?

askedthelittleone.

Yes,thenshemightcome;

butshewillnotbegpardon,"

wasthe

answer.

Oh,Iwishshewould!

saidthechild,whowasquiteunhappy

aboutit."

Ishouldbesoglad.Iwouldgiveupmydollandallmy

playthings,ifshecouldonlycomehereagain.PoorInge!

itisso

dreadfulforher."

ThesepityingwordspenetratedtoInge'

sinmostheart,and

seemedtodohergood.Itwasthefirsttimeanyonehadsaid,"

Poor

Inge!

withoutsayingsomethingaboutherfaults.Alittleinnocent

childwasweeping,andprayingformercyforher.Itmadeherfeel

quitestrange,andshewouldgladlyhaveweptherself,anditaddedto

hertormenttofindshecouldnotdoso.Andwhileshethussuffered

inaplacewherenothingchanged,yearspassedawayonearth,and

sheheardhernamelessfrequentlymentioned.Butonedayasigh

reachedherear,andthewords,"

Inge!

whatagriefthouhast

beentome!

Isaiditwouldbeso."

Itwasthelastsighofher

dyingmother.

Afterthis,Ingeheardherkindmistresssay,"

Ah,poorInge!

shallIeverseetheeagain?

PerhapsImay,forweknownotwhatmay

happeninthefuture."

ButIngeknewrightwellthathermistress

wouldnevercometothatdreadfulplace.

Time-passed-alongbittertime-thenIngeheardhername

pronouncedoncemore,andsawwhatseemedtwobrightstarsshining

aboveher.Theyweretwogentleeyesclosingonearth.Manyyears

hadpassedsincethelittlegirlhadlamentedandweptabout"

poor

Inge."

Thatchildwasnowanoldwoman,whomGodwastakingto

Himself.Inthelasthourofexistencetheeventsofawholelife

oftenappearbeforeus;

andthishourtheoldwomanrememberedhow,

whenachild,shehadshedtearsoverthestoryofInge,andshe

prayedforhernow.Astheeyesoftheoldwomanclosedtoearth,

theeyesofthesoulopeneduponthehiddenthingsofeternity,and

thenshe,inwhoselastthoughtsIngehadbeensovividlypresent,saw

howdeeplythepoorgirlhadsunk.Sheburstintotearsatthe

sight,andinheaven,asshehaddonewhenalittlechildonearth,

sheweptandprayedforpoorInge.Hertearsandherprayersechoed

throughthedarkvoidthatsurroundedthetormentedcaptivesoul,

andtheunexpectedmercywasobtainedforitthroughanangel'

stears.

AsinthoughtIngeseemedtoactoveragaineverysinshehad

committedonearth,shetrembled,andtearsshehadneveryetbeen

abletoweeprushedtohereyes.Itseemedimpossiblethatthegates

ofmercycouldeverbeopenedtoher;

butwhilesheacknowledged

thisindeepp