Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-02
MIS- c ELL A y Y
From thc L.ulr rdsuu.
MITTIE. THE BLIND CHILD.
uYv,ar IRVING

~ NAgY iEviN9,
Did YOU ever thank Cod for yOur ewes dear
vbf'lreu Those two bright, clear, happy
eyes, that He has given 20 drink iu ,he pleas.
ant sunshiua, the beauty Of the flowers, ihe
glory OF the rainbow, and the sweetness Of
vour dear mothers smile Listen now TO
the story Of child to whom he never gave
ewes TO look upon any Of these beautiful
,bircs
Il was on a suasbiny m0raiUg-somewh here
in ,he middle of the Atlantic Ocean-thl, a
reudsman, whom sea.sicAucss had impr,son.
o. IN his state rOcm since the Gre, roll Of the
ship, took courage. from cup Of coffee and
the ealmncss OF the sea, 10 crawl upon deck,
As he stooI a, the head Of he narrow STAR
way. eluichiu- = rupc to support h.s t0uerinc
steps, he hslrl q glad child, laugh. Look.
ius up he saw a l.,,le girl, about five years
Old. quite at he, ease on the turuu. ard roll
lin. Go0r, trying tO ''yumP roFc''SiIh a Knot.
tel end Of ship rigging, which had b'ea ciy-
on her by an old sailor. The brisk brcczg
had Frightened her checks, and cur'cd hs'
foa.1. hair ,n no very orderly manner. Mr.
l.. though, Of b.. own l.u'c daughter over the
OCEAN, and his ewes filled
Come TO me, my dear" be kindly call
Cd, relcbiuc his hand toward the child.
She ,,o7pej her play, looked up rs though
ba.l frightened, halt as;oai,hei and then
began carcil'.y O. creep toward tls outsreich-
Cd hand. lie lifted her TO h.s lap and t.ss-
sl hgr coral lips.
Whose It,ls c.rl are YOU 90 De inquired
elm uoboly's l,le ..rl, ." She replied, IN
,olea.a. t0ac. "Oa'y Tod takes care of
me, and sometimes Capt. -"
"Hov, where is yogr mammal
MAMMA IS Ia BuramPoo,er, I'm not bc'
little girl any more, " here a tear rolled down
her cheek. "I'm going TO New York, SIZE
said, ",5 be uncle, I,Ils SRI. Bot New
York ls 4 rrsl, way yT, ism, It, s.r''
"N0, very long way, my ebslI-you viii
soon sec your uncle q"
"Icg7Isrs, SIR, % 'he said, softly.
Mr.. L. started, and looked down into ihos,
bright, dark, Intelligent ewes. Alas, j, wa,
too true they werc daykcasl windows, ,,hro
which the soul eo1'J ucvcy Look
"Nuc hes, ,Mtus o" called bluff vo.e,
as the captains vanished hl, appeared from
behind the mast "Eh, birdie, what Hsv
mes, have you found'
With a star, and bound, M,,ue jumped
into his loagh arms, and laid her cheek upon
the shoulder ofb.s shaggy coat sleeve.
"So-ho, ship.mare, " continued the captain
allress.ns!Mr. L., "you are a.oi O, last
No,b,a. Ike a slT aor'we,isr fOr taking
the starch 5a, Of you laaLs'olk - and b,
laughed.
"Ba, this little girl, Captain -, how
happens she to De alone on the wide world Of
vaters''
"Caa't say, " returned the captain with q
Jl5iou. stakeo Of h., shining hat. "She's !
stray va,f tba, picked up on the Liverpool
docks. Don't know her belonging, she wa,
ll5elIed for New York, il seems. Her name
what's the bllaass oi il, ssl-biri'' D.,
sskcl.
"Muc wy,he Hamilton, "l.sPet the child
who had already found he' way back to hct
bii Of rope. anI sa, aga.as, the ships railing
tossing up her hands AZ every new dash u
spray. Il was named Tor uncle Wyihe, AM
he told mamma 10 send me" Her face cloud
cd ior an instant, then brishtencJ agsia 10
the sunshine
"P0OT blind pe, 50 flr as l can make ou
her story from one thing and another, she B,
the child Of missionaries 10 IrJa. Poor crca
a,gres. they could no, buug her over them
selves. and dare say she was gei,u. n,
good 10 that hea,benish land, so j, seems ,bey
put her into charge Of an English lady, nam,
I've forgotten, who set out TO Join her has
band, some9 here 10 Canada. But she sick
cncd and died before the barque Sally reach
ell England and the poor thing was lcf, help
less aud fr.endless. What the captain anD
mate Of the sally were thinking Oi, DO no
Luow, bu, they pu, the child on dry land
with tie balance ct the passengers, and sc
san, without somuch lookiu. up New iO'i
packet, Alone in Liverpool, and its q,
place Jr a blind child, SIR, 10 say nothing o
one that's got eyes-l found her, amusing
hereIfpreJy much as YOU sec her now will
b.,s o! chips, a, the conner Of ship yard =
How The creature had l.vsd, / cantsay III
believe alter this, shigma,o, there's God %
IN the SKY, who, as she says, KEEPS waiei
over children, II he doE, over Us grown u
sascn ], seems she had never wanted iO