The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-01-20
.gnr The Euus MIN Girls.
A BLIND GJRI. FEELING FOR A
SUNBEAM.

The sun has jus. burst out through the
clouds. and heavy golden beam come in at
our window. How bright and cheerful! 1t .
Genes in so silently. vet it speaks 70 the heart.
Thank kind Cod for sunshine. Ages on
ages it Ia: Illuminated and yladjcned world
yet we lar'v think os the great fountain
Of LIGHT ard beauty Writing Of sunshine
brings to mind touching incident which
came nn'i.r oar observation az we were trav-
eiiing in the cars. Opposite lis was seated a
family Of tour, consisting of man and his
wife, and two chiIdrcn-boy and girl--twins
and totally blind. Two lovelier children We
never saw. The family were from the South.
4 southern sun had given each cheek a rich
Olive complexion, relieved IT, beautiful
bloom upon the childrens coun:cnanccs. The
by was lightly built had finely chise!ed fe;-
lures, am! hair oc dark brown. clustering in
rich curls around his neck. The girl was vet
more slender, and fragile as a leaf and Of the
most spiri:ualized beauty. Her habit Was
dark. Her hair vas b.acL. as night. It's heavy,
glossy resses confined by golden ban,: which
ylittered brightly upon the ,lnr,; ck@round
They both seemed happy, eon'ersrg with an
intelligence beyond their ycars. The train
stopped for momen; upon the route. The
windows were all raised, ard the children
leaning on. as if 70 see. The l:'tle giri hoav-
ell long Ugh, aid then leaned back in the
seat. exclaining. 80. mother, | cannot see
anything n tear trcmbcd in her eye, and
her voice was 50 sal anil low. that it went 10
the heart Of every passenger who heard the
beautiful ard unfortunate creature "Eei-
Their can see. Bell but know everything
is beautiful" said her brother. as the light
winds lifted the thin lock. You're beauti-
fnl. are YOU not. Bell :" just then flood of
sunshine gushed from the white clouds in the
west like a flash. and fell fall and warm upon
the cheek Of TIE sad ,irl, and nron the tears
in her eyes.
Quick az thought she pu: up her hand, and
attempted to grasp The golden pencils that
were playing through her thick Graids upon
her neck aud cl.ec,. Eagerly she shut her
hand on vacancy, ard a shallow fell upon her
coun.enancc as she failed 10 touch the srn-
shine. Mother, cannot feel it has it fled
out of the window :" 'What Bell ?" The
fnI1,~. u -, l..k
cannot touch that" The mothers cves
swain in tears. as Nd those Of nearly all in
the car A blind girl feeling for \ sunbeam
upon her cheek. That beam was radan,
with beauty. vet she could not behold it. Il
CLEANED upon a world, but all vas night to
her. Its silver bursting in the east. or its
golden fading in the west, followed as ,lay fol-
lowed day; but it burst not upon her vision.
nor faded at decline Of day 1t glowed in the
skY, upon forest AID field and lake and riv-
er but not in the orbs Of The sightless girl
BY singular coincidence, the boy tiled to
feel Of the breeze that cane cool upon the
cheek as the cars sped swiftly on. T!e breeze
swept over the yellow fields and meadows.
and still waters, and coquetted with the locks
Of the blind boy but its footsteps were un-
seen by him. We invoIuntariy thanked God
that We could look upon the beautiful world
lie has made, and dropped tear for the hap
less children. who mrst gropc their way 70
the grave through long night. But the
light o. bliss will burst upon them. Long
shall We remember the two blind Children
Baltimore D><ro'c's.