, 1861-03-28
The Bind Girl; or, Loves Triumph.

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happiness, however, To behold the qualification
Of the dearest. If not the only wish of nv life
But 1 have vet one wish. Before die. I should
wish to see YOU placed under the protection Of 4
husband, Il is the first request | have ever
made to you; it will be the last" ..-....
"FalhrrI listen 10 mel You have labored
and striyen for mel know IL. You have de.
voted vou, whole liC, 10 me. and thouoh you
did moi restore me 10 I'm. ,,ht of day. il is no,
because YOU would not. but because You colld
not. You have. however, made every sacrifice
Ia ,hat end h IL ,hrre.or,., but rioht and iust
tiat /. in INV turn shoulI make some sacrifice
for Won. am willing 10 make |; but | must
toll YOU that n is the sacrifice of honor and O
Lapoinrss' NV tro,h Is pledged to the comI an.
ion, the friend, the guardian Of my infancy, my
youth-to th. only man that ever possessed low,
for me-" ... g
"But YOU have never seen him. How do YOU
,ow whether his appearance be as preposscss
ing as that of the many men You must have seen
since YOU recovered the use Of your eyesY"
/" His exterior cannot be very different fron,
that of other men. have had opportuuities Of
conuarine his d a,ureS with those of others. by
passing nv fingers over their faces; and these
have never deceived me. When I beheld yCu
Tor the first time. and subsequently passed my
tinv,rs ovrr vonr G,ce I Eound that these had
traced YOUR image prc,ty correctly but were he
hIdeo,,s M haze No douht he L handsome.
would Inv. linn far he has a nobls beart.n
"You would no, know him if YOU saw him."
81 would not; hui could Recognize him by
his yoice-his w,lk-by n thousan1 peculiariti, !
invis.Il, 10 those who Judge only by their ewes,
unn,i>takabLe 10 the blind"
And supposc he had lost his speech as YOU
lost your sight. or had become ciipple-thngs
by no means unhk " To happen to n soldieryF
"My hnger-ny finger would recogniz.
him ~"
"Reouest the prcsencc here of the gentleman
in the next room" said the Lanke addressing
an ait, ndant,
Shortly afterwards II. d, Puissage made his
appearance.
This gentleman was handsome, and lis man.
nerS wrr, prcnosscssinv, Indeed. he was one
If those men who make n fayorabl. impression
at tirs, sight Ile approached, bowed politely
10 The Lady. and dressed the hand Of his I'll. nd,
but spoke not.
Ihr in, r, IS Oh which he made upon Jeanette
,pnlI na, ,e u,l,rNisr ,han E,yora,Ie. She
Ionkcd al him very a,tvntiyrIy. tlicn shut her
eyes, appeared abstrac,rd in deep thought tor
.cw moments, opened her eyes again, looked at
him once mnrr-tl,st shaking her head, she
.nuriuurrd, !" do nUt ti.ink ii Is hc!"
~TLis is the husband have destined for you,
Jcann~tr,." ssii said the banker. Will YOU &C.
cent him nt YOUR lathrr's hand. be he who he
may, and hy doing =, render the last DAYS. per.
hais hours. of his life harpy y" 80 's'lr
"ls hey is il Jcannoty Oh, tell me-" said
J, annette. inpLrin.ly. and stretching ou, her
lo,ded hands 10 her i:thyr.
a. IN. (s,,on,.ll" SAID servant.
BeInre The or,ler eould be given. either grant.
Colonel swar.ered into the rou,n. followed by
m serieant ma Jeannot
"Monsieur PERM" said he. " INV sergeant in.
forms me that the feie which Is about to Ie given
vii he prec1 de,l hy m. es,,ousnl OF ,his Young
la.Iyl yeur ,lau.hter. ardas he hns b.rn the
u,s'.s az r.storiur her 10 sight. n. Gains IN.
right 10 be i.st "a Of .r his conrraluIa,ions.
:. ISit Won. ar ~ sail Jeannctfr. ADDRESSING
J.annot q Il n "a Won. To your LII tLst ar,
80 greatly indeLted-to whom 1 owe more than
G,cy"
i,.nno, with ,,:G,c,,tv sunnr.s.;,, h;s anna.
ion he'd $50
"oh s;ri how shall PnA vo.ds "a e~,ross
INV artnow,ed,msnt Wow shan / ever be
~. a,Isom.,,Iy 10 r",,,,r...,. vo"S AMI nave
~ o,Er y,,, i ',,.,;,,,Js "rd S.nds,,;n. and II
weSthS" ''''N $50 $50 N''''F' "''- :
So
h. % Jcl;cscv N "O' P'O'S'u 'Ss' '"' '"Ou'u "Ou"u
:. NJ ss;,,..r, ..;a ,h ,.,,o.l :. A.,;,,,. III,
,rcnn;,rv Fs,n"ncrs,;on IJe S"cs No. csre !"
F,raw Gs wealth 4" soldier ~ ,ha .r,av o1
N. French R,""h,;c Lnow vsrv w.I, h"y y" y,
make ,a"nsx n mn crs,"vs country. I'm, 7 viii
,,H yon wor,hy s;r WIN, INV srrvsapt reou;r,.s
srd 4 d.m.r5 4, his Wsn,r ia hsnd of Na6e'
moissn. % W";IS ~. " "'' ""'' Wv ''~"' " ''-N>
:" Y",, hsvs . r;v,I said IN. hsrler .ddross.
IN. n Je Pn;ss,rs. h,, ,Sa. ",",I"m,n ,ont no
"c,ice s re- If r. what ~ss sid ia ~ '''~ Nv
Th.n ,nrn;o. to III" soryeopt--" Sir v said no
I" there L moi : man in ex;s,rnc, far whom an
t.r,ain hiahcr esteem than f,r yourselc Tho
able 70 pay. You have refused the remuneration
bav. ofI;.r.d Won : I viii douhlr i, II Won dr.
sire n +. but tia reward Won AL f.r The EXERCISE
Of your skill Is greater than am either able or