The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-17
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A Blind Girl Feeling for a
sunbeam,

The sun has just burst out through the
clouds, and heavy golden beam comes in
at the window. How bright and cheerful!
1t comes in so silently, yet it speaks to the
heart. Thank kind God for sunshine!-
Ageson ages it has still illuminated and glad
dened world, yet we hardly think of the
great fountain of light and beauty.
Writing of sun shine brings to mind
touching incident which came under our OBJ.
servation as we were travelling in the cars.
Opposite us were seated family of four,
consisting of man and his wife and two
Chldern--a boy and girl-twins, and totally
blind. Two lovelier we never saw. The
family were from the sonth. A southern sun
had tnged each cheek rich olive complex.
ion, relieved by healthful bloom upon the
children's countenance. The boy was light
ly built, had finely chiselled features, and
hair ofa dark brown, clustering in rich curls
around hs. neck. The girl was yet more
slender, asaaEagile as the leaf, and of the
most spiritualzed beauty. Her habit was
dark. Her hair was as black as night, its
heavy, glossy tresses confined by golden
band which glittered brightly upon the dark
background. They both seemed happy, con-
versing with an intelligence beyond their
years.
The train stopped for moment upon the
route. The windows were all raised, and
the children leaning out as if to see. The
little girl heaved long sigh and leaned back
in the seat exclaiming, Oh, mother! can.
not see anything, A tear trembled in her
eye, and her voice was so sad and low that
it went to the heart ofevery passenger who
heard the beautiful but unfortunate creature.
"Neither can see, Belle; but know every
| thing is beautiful" said her brother, as the
| light winds lifted the thin locks upon his
cheek. "You're beautiful are you not Belle.
Just then food Of sunshine gushed from
the white clouds in the west like flash, and
fell full and warm upon the cheek of the sad
girl, and upon the tear in her eye. Quick
as thought she put up her hand, and attemp-
ted to grasp the golden pencils that were
playing through her thick braids upon the
neck and cheek. Eagerly she shut her hand
upon vacancy, and shadow fell upon her
countnance as she failed to touch the sun.
shine. Mother, cannot feel it; it has fed
out of the window!"
"What, Belief" said her brother.
The sunshine, Marion. 1t touched my
cheek, but I cannot touch that.
The mothers eyes swan in tears, as did
nearly all of those in the car. A blind girl
feeling for a sunbeam upon her cheek
That beam was radient with beauty, yet she
could not behold it. 1t tgleamed upon world
but all was night to her. Its silver BURST
ing in the east, or its gold fading in the
west, followed as day followed day, but it
burst not upon her vision nor faded at de-
cline ofday. Itglowed in the sky, upon the
forest, and field, and fowr, and lake, and riv-
er; but not in the blue orbs of the sightess
girl.
BY singular coincidence, the boy tried
to feel the breeze that came cool upon the
cheek as the cars sped swiftly on. The
breeze swept over yellow fields, and mead
ows, and still waters, and coquetted with the
locks ofthe blind boy; but its footsteps were
unseen by him. ad 7}e
We involuntarily thanked God that we
could look upon the beautiful world He has
made, and dropped a tear for the hapless
children who must grope through their way
to the gravc through long night. But the
light Of bliss will BURST upon them! 's.s
3 Long shall we remember the two blind
children. Telescope. { s7
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