Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-10-18
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"Whst difference there is in childrsnl'
thought I.
1 was on my way to Brooklin, with my
two little cousins Kate and Ellen. Soon
after We were seated in the omnibus, =
poor woman entsrad. fret lifting in lit
'ls girl. aad tasa lsAding a little boy.
whom we SooA discover 10 be blind. He
was about four years old, With sofl eurls
and blue eyes, into which, alas, the glad
light entered not. His sister, Ieme years
older, was bright merry looking girl, It
vas very pleasant to see hOr little blind
brother.
The woman herself seated with her lie.
tie boy in her lap, aEd the little girl by
her side. between hOrSelf and my lit
tic friend Kate.
Now Kate was very nicely dr0aS0d As
she very we'll know. The poor little girl.
as She sat down could not easily avoid
| sitting or Kate's cloak. Ny litile LADY
drew herself up very hsughtily, and
SnAschSd her cloak away, Ss IL Il WAS
| quite to nice to be touched By a "bepgAr,"
as she called the child Ny attention
was arrested by this movement. and I
watched Kate closely. Not look did
Ghs give the little group, SltsF her 6rst
glance Of curiosity. She had noshingto
do with thsml She was the dGugter Of Mr..
Eu mons, and lived in beautlful houle,
and bad on velvet CLOAK. and white
satin hat, and nice chinchilaS; al which
she glanced uith evident eompiaconcy.
There are some little faces. which are
written all over with satin hats, and velvet
cloaks, which makes one forget all about
such things. Kate moved away 80 far ~
possible from her little neighbor, aud
i what she thought about / cannot tell. but
she looked as il che were thinking, "I am
altogether above having anything 70 do
with youP'
Ellen Was sitting next 10 hsr sister. 20
that saw them both. l vas interested
in watching the changes OF her fase,
Her frSt glance st the poor children set.
tied into look Of tender interest. She
turned to me and Whispered. "Oousin
Mary, that little boy is bliadp, IL vas
not long before she vas exchanging afafles
with his sister. whose bright, blue eyes
shone with delight.
Ellen bad beautiful bunch Of roses
from the green. house, Which 6he was ~,
rying to her little cousin jane. l noticed
her repeated Rlances at Il. at lat oith 4
sudden resolution she whispered tone:
Cousin Mary, iOould'st you give your
roses TO that little boy7 you know jennie
an have some any time.
Certainly dear, IL you wish "a. -
So Ellen slipped down from her seat.
and carefully placed her beautiful aud
fragrant flowers In the hand ofths IitElo
blind boy. His sister said 70 him:
"a lady giyesyo the flowers, Willy
How pleased and happy he 1soksdl
and how sWOetiy he esd, 1Ihank yenl.
He could not see their dsiieats coioFs.
but he had not always been bind. 80 i
learned from his mother, and th0is sweet
fragrance brought ba1k the memory Of
their beauty. questioned th6 poor uo.
man and learned her histofy, utfcb i
have not time % tell nov. Ellen end I
with pleasure Wentt0 see her the ns3t dry.
The woman aad her tUo lfttIe shildrsn
stopped at Canal Street, aud when fiiev
were at some distance from ns, / HaN lie
little girl turn round 70 look e Ellen.
Eile1 was watching her TO, md bobsd
her little hsad Yesy smiling and looked
at her as long - she was 10 sight.
Miss Katy meanwhile, was exanaihfus,
the dress Of . little girl who had JUS. ~
tered the omnibus, aud eyidentiy e5npazs
ing il With her own.
The mother told me ono da1. ai5as
went alone 70 roe her. that her elfldfsn
tslked q great deal Of the kind ltttls eifI
who gave her beautiful rosss % the Bind
boy Such care - ttSy took Of fho1e
rosesl' said she. f<fhey CHANGED ~
water, and kopt 4aeru till The last ~ I GSil
Of. and then planted the stoci aDd & &
growing. Willy hiss not asen 3 Eabo6
dsligl anything this many 4 dsy. ans
one his hrat quefiipns evtfp n1oFrinr