Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-05-04

II ana tilfs sient plty troubled me.
II WHO is there?' ] asked in a ton
lof mingled emotion and anger. d
felt upon my brow Il hand with wnicl
| was marvelously we'll acquainted
and said, with asmile-
Rose, you are not alone here?
! 'No,5my friend, l come with TIL
most celebrated physician Of Ger
imaDy, .he is btfore you, he is look,
ling at you, he Is examining you, and
thinks be can 9ure you
4 Rose, it is 7 OF I'D ur hand that il
now on my fore head.
DO not talk, Ere adric, and keeT
perfectly still UNDER tbe han ds Of the
doctor.
The physieian lifted my eye lids,
aud almostat the same moment, two
dreadfulspunctures extorted from me
a cry of anguish. 4 handkerchief
was thrown over my eyes, an ID there
was nothing more TO be said till the
next day.
The iext evening, the Countess
lighted a single watching lamp in rny
room, and came to place myself be-
fore me; the doctor was not far off,
undoubtedly. There were many
others about me; and yet | heard
nothing in this crowd, so attentive,
SO uneasy, al ID the silence had in it
something alarming. Finally the
bandsge fell from my eyes, and you
can flintiy imagine my JOY, my de-
lirium The blind man was born to
life and light. saw men, women,
young girls, the servants Of the
house, who smiled at the miracle of
such resurrection; it seemed to ne
that / Should know the Countess,
without ever having seen her; and ]
said to myself, looking in turn at the
ladies-' Where is RbSe? where does
she hide herself2 Oh, God, restore
to me the eternity of night, that |
may see Rose once more; that / may
contemplate, admire and recall her
beautyn
"A voice whose sound mape me
tremble, deigned to reply 10 my
thoughts! 'Frederic!' said the Count
ess, after GOD, who has protected you,
here is your saw our; thank GOD first,
and then thank DR.. Muhldorf1r'
why thank the doctor? He has
cured me. but the Countess alon ne,
has savee me. Ny first Look be-
longed t9 Rose, and | hastehed to
give it to her. Oh, my friend what
surprise. what shame, what grief -
This Rose, so well beloved, wa8 a VIC
man faded and wrinkled by age. /
almost tainted as | knelt at he dr feet,
and soon resumed the precious BAN
dage; became blind again by order
of the doctor, and found again in my
heart fheimage Of The lovely person
anu the illusions Of my dream
Every5evening, at the same hour,
they accustomed ME to beer the
light Of the watching lamp. 4 lamp
aft erwnrds took the place of this dim
light, and / waited patiently th . timp
when thelamp sholld be replaced BY
thd sun.
One fine morning the sun illumi-
mated the scene with rare and dharm-
ing prodigality. This day,for lie first
time, tho delicious priVilege b waF
granted me Of contemplating th4
spI9ndors Of celestial, light. had
just returned to the saloon Of the
Countess after long and na4gnif-
cen t walk. | approached Rose, who
was alone and perhaps expecting me,
nd(trembled as seated myself neal
her and cast down my eyes foF feat
lof seeing her, though longing to look
at her.
Fredric, asked the Countess 'dd
yoh remember pleasant scene Bbicl
passed between US in my aveiing
carriage2 You were blind, an d ex-
aetly because you we're Sc, You de-
sired greatly to see the face of your
compailion- lis it not true, every one
ladores the impossible?'
i remember it, madam, and am
ashamed Of my curiosity and audaci-
| lty.'
| sYou are forgiven. 1t was moi
easy for a blind man TO see the faet
fof woman. You remainder in whai
Fway you tried to see it,
| i remember, madam.
| Y Oh said to me with singular
fatuity, that YOU had seen me, that
you knew me.