Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-08
STAR.
KATE AND ELLEN.

dren ~ thought L.
1 was on my way to Brooklyn, with
my two little cousins, Kate and Ellen.
Soon after We were seated in the omni.
bus, pocr woman entered, first lifting
in little girl, and then leading little
boy. whom we soon discovered to be
blind. He was about four years old,
with soft white curls and blue eyes, into
which, alas, the glad light entered not.
His sister, some years older was brigh.
merry looking girl. 1t was 7ery pleas
ant to see her care for her little blind
brother.
The woman seated herself with her lit
tie boy in her lap, and the little girl by
her side. between herself and my little
friend Kate.
Now Kate was very nicely dressed as
she very we'll knew. The poor little
girl, - she sat down could not very easi-
" avoid sitting On Kate's cloak. Ny lit
tie lady drew herself up very haughtily,
and snatched her cloak away, as if it
was quite too nice to be touched by a
"beggar," as she called the child. Nv
attention was arrested by this movement
and watched Kate closely. Not look
did she give the little groap, after her
first glance Of curiosity. She had nothing
to do with them She was tie daughter
of MIR. EmmCns, and lived in a BEAUTIFUL
house, and had On velvet cloak, and a
white satin hat, and nice chin -chil,as, a:
which she glanced with evident com
placency.
There are GONE little faces, which are
written all over with satin hats AMI vi.
vet closks, which makes one forget ali
about such things. Kate moved awav
as far as possible from her little neigh.
Dor, and what she thought about [ can.
not tell, but she looked as if she wcrt
thinking, 81 am altogether above having
ANYTHING to do with youn'
Ellen was sitting next to her sister, so
that saw both. was interested IN
watching the changes in her face. Her
first glance ct the poor children settled
into look Of tender interest, cousin
Mary, that little boy is Blind" It was
not long before she was exchanging
smiles with his sister, whose bright blue
" tS SIitI-e Will u6IlSEI.
Ellen had beautiful bunch of roses
from the green-house, which she vas csr-
rying TO her little cousin Jane. | noticed
her repeated glar ces al it: ct last with q
sudden resolution she WHISPERED to ne
cousin Mary, HOuldn't you give your
roses to that little boy, you kno " Jennie
can have some any tlme?'
Certainly, dear, if you wish to-"
So Ellen slipped down from hcr scat,
and carefully placed her BEAUTIFUL and
fragrant flowers in tie hand of tae little
blind boy. His sister said 10 him:
"A LADY gives you he flowers, Willy"
How pleased and happy he locked
and how swcetly he sad thank Ycu -
lie could see their delicate colors, but
he had not always been blind, as |
learned from his mother, and their fra.
GRANGE brought back the memory of their
beauty.
And was not Ellen happy TOO! 1t
was something Kate could not under.
stand. If Ellen had received beautiful
roses or kind looks, they would not have
made her half so happy as she always
vas when she thought of those poor
children.
My little sunbeam" I called her,
fer ike sunbea;ns her Kind feeling went
out gladdening, frightening, b2sutilying
all around her, so that she fourd glad
ness and beauty everywhere, not know
ing how much Of it came from her own
loving heart.