The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-24

No.. s-a-.
beautiful girl Of sixteen, and the pet 81
the family, has boen blind since her
birth, Wc had no hopo of her ever ac.
quiring tho faculty of sight, and were
content to abide by what we Thought n
dispensation ofProvidoncc. But recent.
ly have seen case similar to hors--
Il young mm--who was restored to
sight by an cmincnt physician in Paris.
| have correspondcd with that physi-
clan, and he has high hopes that in my
sisters case he can effect Il cure, This,
gentlemen, is what | have bccn laboring
for since ! have been hereto raise
funds sufficient to take her TO Paris, |
love that sister rs J. love my own life |
have deprived myself ofmany comforts
and borne your taunts and ,oers for her
sake, But / can bear il no longer Ii
you arc men, you will desist; if you do
not, warn you Of the consequences
Zckc had raised to his feet, and heard
all my ''end had said. AS he listened
to the Quaker, | could sec the moisture
coming to his eyes; and when he had
god dam hcIl-frc, hush your Siugng-
finished, he stepped forward, and grasp
ing the Quakcr's hand, while the tears
tricklcd down his face, he said in low
voice. quivcring with emotion:
"My noble fellow, we have wrongcd
you, deeply, and ! for one ask your for
gvcness. Had You but told us what
your object was, we would not have
placed single object in your way"
81 forgive You freely, sir; forgive
you all,' said Quaker,
"And how much have YOU to raise.yet,"
said "bciorc you have the requisite
sum?'
"About one hundred and fifty dollars,
If ! have my health, and continue to
make good bills, | shall be ready to
> start to Europe in about two months
"Iou went have to wait that long
said Zckc, laying the money he had il
his hand upon the stone; "ifmy week
wages, every cent orwhich You are we
come to, will nclp you along. "Com,
boys" he added, chow many of yot
wi | follow suit =
"Wcll, there's mine" said Jim. laying
an Y, and V, upon the pile; and mine,
'and nine 'and mine, said Il dozen vol
ccs, as each had deposited an cqua
amount, and they bad quite Il pile 0
bank bills
"rhcrc, stranger, take chat, and may
, God prosper you,' saidZcHc, tcndcrin!
him the money.
$50, gcntcmcn,' answered the Qua
kcr, 81 thank you for your IibcmIlty
but cannot take yourmoncy. am NJ
bcggar; all ask is, that | may be al
lowed to do my work without bcin!
disturbed"
"But you must take it, urged Zclic
growing warm, "wc owe it to you, AM
You shall take it. We've done you
f great wrong-wc've abused you-an
have no other way Of making amend,
If YOU don't take it, it will be spcu
before Monday morning, and | kno'
that for my part it will be much pleas
antcr to commence with the conscious
ness Of having appropriated my none.
in suitable way, than with togg.
, head, aching limbs, and cmptypocItcts
. which always follow Il 'Frcc and Easy
| Still Che stranger hcsitatcd
"Taltc it---taIlc it for your sister
sake" said three or four voices
81 accept it, gentlemen said tn
Q akcr, "as you say, for my sister
sake, and | hope some day to return i
principal and interest
Quaker left for Paris shortly attcI
and in few months we had the sati,
, faction ofhcaring that his sister wa
completely restored to sight, and tho
, they were Oh their way home.
| have head from him several time
since. His lines have been drawn j
pleasant places and he is now u jud
cial functonary in Il neighboring Stat
-Kcntucky,