Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-03-20


ne Ihgf. Damb and Blind Girl al MsAag
l9as oftte Blind. mar Boston-Ws cut the fol-
lowing acronn, Of ,ha nnforiinste creature fem
the Ios.ea Morning Post. II is from the pen ;,
Ir How
The mother stood aarae time, gnzine with
oysfaa@ing eyea upon her unfertunaty child, who
all unconscious Of her preeencr, was playing
about the room. Presently Laura tan ugainss her.
and at cree hegnn feeling Of her hands, exarin-
ing her dress, and trying TO fad out If eho knew
her. but not succeeding IN Iris she turned ptvay
90 from q stranger. ard The POOR wonaa could moi
]coheeai Tho rnnt sha felt, al finding that her be-
loved chilli dill not kdow hey.
She then geyn Lsura u string Of beads which
ehe nsHi to wear at hotn". which vere recognised
by The child At once. WITH mich iny, pnt them
around her neck, md ~hrsoas'r, me eagerly to say
she understood the string vas from Der bone.
i. The mother now isjej 10 carrees her, hn. poor
L.aurn ,8pelitd her, pteferfing IL be seilh her nj
qiaiu'anres.
Another article from home was now given her
md ehe began 70 hook p,nel, intrrea,ed; she ex.
aminad the stranger mrrlt closer, md fave me t.
unders!dnd that shc knew she came frora
~E.anovf%, and even endured her corrsres, bo.
would leave her with indifference a, the slightpst
signal. The disirees # The mother was now |
Faioflit TO beh2bIj; for, although she feared che
,a1ld not be Recognized, the painful reality Of be.
ing treated with cold indifference by a [darItneI
child, was too much for a w%otnsn'a nature 10
tear.
After n while, on the mother takiue hold or Tier
~again,sa Tag-c idea seemed to fit across Lapra's
MUD that ibi@ could not be a ssrerEet; she here
fore felt Of her hands very eagerly, willie her
conn'ananee assumed an expression otentcnss in
became very pale, and thop suddenly |
red; hope seemed atrusgling with doubt aud ans.
and never wern contending emotions more
painted on The human face; al ihis mo
mcnt Of painful uncertainty, the BROTHER drew her
close TO her side. and kissed her fondly, Wien II
once The ,frtb flashed upon her child, and all mis-
trust end anxiety disappeared from her fsce, ss
M expression of rceeding joy she eagerly
uestied to The bosom of her parent, and Yielded
herself 10 the fnnd emhtnce.
On tho 3lss Of Docefuter, $50, there vera too
residents in the New York institution fof
the Deafand D1mb; s. were received during ths
wear, md 30 discharged. Romainios on the ais.
December, 1870, 1872. or tbis number the sex g.
are equally divhIed-7G ofesch.
A Country GuL-ahi- mr. ho--it tsses
your country head'y to come over a1e-pot 4
unrducateJ, web footed mix rlaid, sir. bn,
. Emo ~poiished. ati>tocraiio creature, vhDye sdu-
:a.inD has been The bes. the land sfFtrds, ysi, rho
i not affaia.-Gadzcoksi-t see tbe sun shine
n her check. yt'y ere the sirls for me! For
HEY have no fqaals;-and then for mar
'y~ihgi-ty're Iady!-on'y TWEEN. bad some
aa'e inthese ma,.trr, for / was born N mass 'o7e,
nd can. recco1lect nhen | wasn't kissing %sotne
i~piog ~favoritr, giving sugar plums 10 A play
nate, helping q Lutte beauty TO cipher Der task at
tchooi, or waiting behind the old oak tree TO escort,
another home from a singing class or ffolic.-
Faith, sir, Il came natural to me- did il by in.
ecod. | was al il before breakfast If a chance
,apPoned--a!ways had more or less by dinner
ipe-and. flushed of with o moonlight rambie,
ss i do now will, a glass and q eigar,-JHemg
SHIRT.