Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-02-24

Interesting Letter TO NrS. Fillmore.
From a Lady lataly Blind.


ed to sight by Dr. Turnbull, now at the
st. Louis Hotel The lady was under
bis care at the North, and followed him
here 10 complete her cure-N O. Pea
yz1,ls.
NEw York, Aug II. 1882
by most esteemed friend. Mrs Fillmore
+. Your thrice welcome letter. like every
blessing for me fingered long by the way
Perchauce my good angel saw Sat it
would beacon me to the light too soon it
lay nearly three months st the Revere
House, Boston. where I received 1t on
my return from Maine q week sinee -
When l heard ii read, Notwithstanding
you were so very kind as TO tell me SO
much of DR. TGrnbuls wonderful cures
[ confess I had bat little hope of any help
for me. l had tried SO many occuIists.
and my poor eyes had been dark 50 long
and then I thought that ] could but try
and SO, ere ! went to sleep that night [
determined ON leaving Boston the next
morning for New York [ did SO. and
one hour after my arrival I waited upon
DR.. TurnbuH, at the New York Hotel
At first he gave but little encouragement
but. now after having visited him SIX times
l begin to distinguish my friends by their
dress, and, with my eyes q little shaded.
l can see the figures IN the carpet; and
oh. this little light, l am sure betOkens q
brighter day Yet to dawn. Dear. dear,
Mrs Fillmore, l shall see again Oh L
shall see againl Seven long years l have
been a prisoner to darkness, but now while
Or. Turnbull is troubling the waters, be
Z. 4 !
And Oh how shall find words to thank
YOU for writing me to 90 10 him Never.
never shall | look upon the flowers or the
white SHOWS Of winter, or the blue SKY.
but | shall remember to whom ! owe il all
And Dr. TurubdIl too, is so good to me-
If / had all the blessings the white head
ed angels bring, | could hardly repay
him
Pray pardon my enthusiasm. Mrs Fill
more, for | am nearly wild this morning
The first time in seven years, / have walk
ed in the streets BY myself / could not
distinguish the people as they passed, bat
l could see to distinguish the ladies from
the gentlemen aud on one Of the carts. as
it came near the walk, read the immense
word ice ICE} and at this first peep at
L
and positively clappcd my hands for Joy,
ezclaiming, / see l see ! 1 see = In
deed they must have thought some crazy
person had come to walk in Broadway this
morning. for now [ laughed and now /
cried. the world seemed 50 Iirat, so new
Black shadows on the walk were so beau
tiiul, and I could have embraced the mean
est beggar Oh, this is my Jubilee" my
long night Of seven years IS ending. !
have always imagined the clouds around
me the folded wings Of some protecting
angel around me- and ere long they would
spread again aud I should see but now
when they do begin to spread. and / be-
Gin to see. ! almost fear lest | may lose
the angel also. and sometimes. too, l inn
agiUc that my friends viii love me less.
and care for me less If l see. But Oh
let me sec [ long to look on the stars a
gain. and the sky when the sun Is low. /
long to behold the bright green world
which I left so long ago. SO long ago; and
when | am sure the angels wall come to
look out Of heaven only to see how glad
mortal NAV be | do not expect ever to
read or write. but for that ! little care. if
only so | can walk By myself Ny tho Is
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am every ga as0o"'S''li ''' T. j ,'i
Ou-ls "24dsfI u, nay Almost In'lae1''-'5
cures. He makes the blind to see. aud
even the deaf and dumb to hear and speak
L heard Yesterday. a niue g'Ii "e' y rs
born ooth aeai ana aqlno. l2l.H..s IT '.'5
arst time % speak "eF own name al.G
|hen at last sue c4'2"' '11 5'o.-o ana
Aer Fps s"afFed tue WORD A1' Joy "-7
vas iaIeset '@'' o'o- an on ..-.'...... ..-- 3.
.''l1 i".' +10 -S~' ..'o'- o.'--
DAY Saying tHat he contH near o.5'l'c,'-
all that we sald- and he haI not heard os
fore IN tTenty-i'Gr years me people
are cF2"l'ns 70 me ooe.'f--..' il5Ia' q
day from every part OF the c2uGtF5 -'.-.
/ II hall Ais wonderful cares were Aao"h
there would not De room % contain Cd en-.
Sometimes 50 many are waiting tAefe, taat
/ 1t reminds me Of the poor or Bethsaldia,
where they waited for the troubling OF the