The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-22
i. ss.In.. Girl Eeess.,= sor !, Sunbeam.

III" sun has just Eura! out through ;ho clouds,
arI a heavy golden beam comes Ia at our window
10" hrrgh; and chreriuI /, comes in so sill NJ
l., yc; II speaks 10 the heart. Thank a kind God
t'r Sunshine! Ages on age. 1t has umued and
rIiddrmcd word, yet we hardly think of the
gree: fountain OF Iight and beauty.
y rIIi"g of sunshine brings Ia mind n touching
I.cid Ut y hIch cam" under our observation as We
were travelling in Tie cars. Opposite US were
s.a,.I iun;iy Of four, cons listing of a man and
his wife and TWO chdrcn-a boy and gjrl--iwins
and totally blind. Two loviier children We never
slw. The family were from the South. south
crn sun had tIng~d each Chez k IA rich ulivec com
Pl"NloU, relieved by beautiful bloom upon the
chIdrcn's countrnnhcrs. The boy was lightly
built, had finely chI>c!Cd features, anG hair of u
dark brown, clustering IN rich cutls around his
n"ck. The girl WAS vel more slender, fragile
as The icui, and OF tn most spirituuZpd b. aurv.
Her habit was dark. Her hair was - black as
night, lis heavy, glossy trcSscs confined hy COL
den band which gIiiirrcd brightly upon ihr dIik
background. They bo'h med happy, convcrS
my with intelligence beyond their years.
The train stopped for moment upon III" rcutc
The windows all raised, and the children
leaning ont il TO see The lille girl hcayed
long sigh, and leaned back IN the seat, rxcaiming.
%, mother! ! cannot see anv:hing' \ fear
ircmblcd IN her eye, and her voice was So sad and
low that II went to he h..rt OF every passenger
who heard the beautiful but unfortunate creature
Neither can | see, B'il bur | know everything
- beautiful said her brother, as the light winds
Iiicd The hin locks upon his check. You're
beautiful, are you not Bell 2
Just then OF OF sunshine gushed from tn
White clouds in the west like h fash and fell full
AM warm upon the cheek of the sad girl and upon
The tears in her eyes. Quick as Thought she put
up her hand, and attempted to grasp the golden
pencils that were playing through her thick brads
upon her neck and check. Eagerly she shut her
hand upon vacancy, and shadow fell upon her
c'untenance she failed TO touch the sunshine
Mother, | cannot feel II; has il fled out of the
window : What, Bell !! said her brothcr-
The sunshine, Marion. 1t touched my cheek
hut canuot touch that The mothers ewes swan
IN tears, as did those of nearly all in the car
blind girl feeling for a sun beam upon her check
nat beam was radent with beauty, yet she could
Fol behold 1t. 1t cleaned upon u world, but all
was night 10 her, Its silver bursting in the east
or its golden fading in the west, followed as dav;
but it burst not upon her vision. nor faded at de-
cline OF day. 1t gIowed in the sky upon forest
and field, and flower, and lake, and river; but not
IN the blue orbs OF the SightIess girl
By singular coincidence, the boy tried 20 feel
Of The breeze that came cool upon the cheek as
the sped swiftly on The breeze swept over
the yellow fields, and meadows, and still waters,
and cOquetted with the locks of The blind bow bu,
us footsteps were unseen by him.
We INCIDENTALLY thanked God that we could
oOH upon the beautiful world he has made, and
dEoPped tear for the hapless children, who must
gFope their way to the grave through a long night
D1t the light of bliss will burst upon them
Long shall We remember the Two blind chill. !