Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-08

The sun has just burst out through the
clouds, aud heavy golden beam come in at
our window. How bright andscheer!ui! 1t
heart. Thank kind God Tor sunshine!-
Ages on ages il has Illuminated aud gladden..
ed a world, yet we hardly think Of the great
fountain Of light and beauty. Writing Of
sunshine brings to mind q touching incident
which came under our observation as we
were travelling in the cars. Opposite us was
seated a family .! four, consisting o! man
aud his wife, and two chldren-boy and girl
twins, and totally blind. Two loveIicr
children We never saw. The family were
from the South. A southern sun had given
each cheek rich olive complexion, relieved
by beautiful. bloom upon the children's
cuun;enances. The boy was ligt tly built.
had finely chiseled feathers, and Of dark
brown, clustering in rich cur.s around his
neck. The girl was yet more slender, and
fragile as u leaf, and Of the most spiritualized
beauty. Her habit was dark. lie. hair was
black as night, its heavy, glossy tresses con-
fined by golden band which glittered brig :
ly upon the dark background. They both
seemed happy, cOnversing with an intelIi-
gencc beyond their years. The train stop
ped for a moment upon the route. The win
dows were all raised, and the children lean
ing out as it TO see. The little girl heayed a
lony sigh, and then leaned back in the seat,
exclaiming:
| "Oh, mother, cannot see anything"
| A tear tremb!ed in her eye, and her voice
was SO sad and low, that it went to the heart
ofevery passenger who heard the beautiful
and unfortunate creature.
/ "Ncither can see, Bel; but know eve-
rythng is beautiful said her brother, as the
light winds lifted the thin locks. "lou're
beautiful, are you not, Bell".
! Just then, flood of sunshine rushed from
the white clouds in the west like flash, aud
fell full and warm upon the cheek OF the sad
girl, and upon the tears in her eyes. Qnick
as thought ehe put up her hand, and attempt
ed to grasp the golden pencils that were play
! ing throuuh her thick hraids upon her neck
and cheek. Eagerly she 81 ut her hand upon
vacancy, and sha low fell upon her counte
nance as she fuled to touch the sunshine.
"Mother, cannot feel it; has it fed out 0
the window!'
"What, BelI!"
The sunshine, mother. II touched ny
cheek, but cannot touch that!''
The mothers eyes swan in tears, as die
those OF nearly all in the car. A blind cir
feeling for sunbeam upCn her check! Tha
beam was radiant with beauty, yet she cou!t
not behold it. 1t canned upon a world, bu
all was nrht TO her. Us silver bursting il
the east or its golden fading in the west, fo
lowed as day followed day: but it burst moi
upon her vision nor faded at decline of day. -
1t gIow ed in the sky, upon forest and field, anc
I lake and river; but not in the blue orbs o
+ the sight!ess girl.
| By singular coincidence. the boy tried It
! feel of the breeze that came cool upon the
cheek as the cars sped swiftly on. The
breeze swept over the yellow fields and
! meadows, and still waters, and coquetted with
the looks of the blind boy, but its footsteps
/ were unseen by him.
We invountarily thanked God that we
could look upon the beautiful world lie has
made, and dropped tear for the h0pes'
children, who must grope their way to the
grave through long night. But the light o
bliss will burst upon them. Long shall We
remember the two blind children.
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