Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-06-02

The widow sighed. Gods will be done
she murmurcd. "Bui it is hard to feel that
my litilehclplcss inuoccn,-my eldest born
was sent from me to perish alone. OOcn ]
feel as It il could not be--as Il she were yet
alive, and should find her at some day"
prvijeniially, as i, proved, the mother
was led to search the catalogues of various
institutions for the blind long in vain. \,
length she obtained a circular from disian,
city, and glanced over it indiiTtrenlly, so Of
ten had she been disappointed. Her hear,
sprung to her lips as she saw the name enc
ia W. Hamilton
Brother" she gaspcd, extending the pa
rsr to HIM.
He looked and shook his head. 81 am
afraid you are expecting too much, my poor
sister. Mrhl6a was your darlinr's name, and
then how should she stray to tha, corner Of
the United States ?"
Bu, the mothers hopc was stronger than
her fears. She scarcely ate or slept, weak
though she WIS, until she reached the south.
ern city whose name the catalogue had borne.
"IIamilion' yc,, sc have one pupil by
that namc," replied the bland superintendent
in answer TO her frs, question of trembling
cascrucss. "Bu, she is an orphan, madam. -
"Arc YOU sure, sir. oh, | must see her
a, once 80
She followed him to the door of a large oi
room, where fny girls sl,, busted with rhcir
uccjlcwork. The buzz Of rcoyersa,on died
a, thcy heard the sound Of strange footsteps
and hundred sishtcss eyes were turned
toward the door.
Near a table, on which lay a bunch ofdel-
ica,s straw 6lamcu,s, sa, Muie Hamilton.
She had been bra.diRC bonnet, bu, her IN
gers had ceased thcn work, and buried IN a
sort Of rcycric, she WIS the only one who did
no, notice the entrance ola stranger.
"was there any distinguishing feature, by
by which you would recognize YOUR daurh.
ter. my dear madam p" asked the gentleman.
The mo,bcr'scycE wandered over the group,
as though she dreaded the confirmation Other
fears to loose her last hope.
"Show me the child Of whom YOU spoke, ''
N, filtered
"Mcta lIamiliou''-hu, he stopped, for, at
the lajy's GrS, wori, Mite had sprung from
her position, and throwing back the cur's
from her face, turned wildly from side 10
side.
"who is hiatt" she cried with ou's,rcich,
Cd arms. "Tha, vo.ce-spcak 'gain :"
"M.uie, my a'id'" cried Mrs. lIamillou,
sprincin- to her side, and sinking overPow'
cred, upon her knees.
"Mother, oh mother ,'-anj M.uio fell in'
ro the arm, that bad rrai'cd her In infancy.
TAr'i-a, a uor,rg' Grrr 70 is forgotten
+ Uncle wvho Ill-Iis lur the mistake
which had cloujcj so mauy years of the lilc,
time OF mother sad child. was that OF Muc
boo sub,,i,u,.ng-chilt that she vas-,hc fgi
name Of her uncle f1r the last) found pleas
SAINT cottage on the banks Of the Hudson IN
h,s sister and her now happy family. What
loving welcome the dear girls aud boys
whom Heaven had blessed with the power Of
OF seeing their sister, gave to the wanlcrct
N.uir. How she comrar,Gd her mother,
heart, making her forget her great herca,c
meni-making her even forget to sorrow ihst
she had another living darling
The sunshine Of Mites girlhool came
back to her spirit The dear blind girl was
the ioy Of the house. How could any bojy
cherish a feeling Of d.scouicn, or PeoyishncS'
when that glad voice wss pouring out i''
songs of ihankflnoss from morning unit
night, Oh, dear blind M.ttic, never more
happy split lha, she was-mourIcd ,ha, Coo
had no, given her eyes to see "lIc has Civ
en- me back my mother" she once said, "auc
these precious brothers and sister, and III,
will let me s,s them all in Heaven"