Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-04-10


sEAx.-The sun has just burst through
the clouds, and heavy golden beam
comes in At our window. How bright
and cheerful Il comes In 90 silently,
yet it speaks to the heart. Yes, thank
God for sunshinel Ages on ages il has
Illuminated and glsddened g world, yet
We hardly think of the great fountain
OF light and beauty.
Writing of sunshine brings to mind
touching incident which came under
our observation as We were travelling in
ly of four, consisting of man and his
wife, and two children-boy and girl
twins, totally blind. Two loYlier child
rem we never saw. The family were
from the South. A southern sun had
given each cheek q rich olive complex
ion, relieved BY bssutiful bloom upon
the ehildren's eountsnances. The boy
was lightly built, had fnely-chisseled
features, and hair OF dark brown,
clustering in rich curls around bis neck.
The girl was yet more slender, and
fragile as leaf, and Of the most spir-
itualiEed beauty, Her hair was black
as night, its heavy glossy tresses, con-
fined BY golden band, which glittered
brightly upon the dark background
They both seemed happy. conyersing
with an intelligence beyond their years.
The train stopred for a moment upon
their route. The windows were all
raised. and the children leaning out as
if to see. The little girl heaved long
sigh, and then leaned back in the seat,
e1clsiming, %, mother, l cannot see
anything A tear trembled in her eye,
and her voice was so sad and low, and
it went to the heart of every passenger
who heard the beautiful and unfortu-
nate creature.
Neither can / see, Belle; but I think
that everything is beautiful. said her
brother, as the light wind lifted the
thin locks. 'YOu are beautiful, are you
not, BELIEF
Just then a food Of sunshine gushed
from the white clouds in the west, Ike
q fash, and then fell full and warm up
on the cheek Of the sad girl, and upon
the tears in her eyes. Quick as thought
she put up her hand, and attempted to
grasp the golden pencils that were
playing through the brsids upon her
neck and cheek. Eagerly she shut her
hand upon vacancy, and shadow fell
upou her countenance as she failed to
touch the sunshine.
Mother, l cannot feel il; has il fed
out Of the Window
what, BELIEF
The sunshine, mother. Il touches
my cheek, but cannot touch it,
The mothers eyes swan in tears, as
i;a those nf nearly sIl in the cars. The
blind girl feeling for sunbeam upUn
her cheekl That beam was radiant
with beauty, yet she could not behold
it. 1t cleaned upon a world, yet all
was night to her. It's silver bursting
in the east, or its golden light fading
in the west, followed as day followed
day; but it burst not upon her vision,
or faded at decline Of day. It glowed
in the sky, upon forest, aud field, and
lake, and river; but not in the blue orbs
Of the sightless girl. BY singular CO.
incidence the boy tried to 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 coquet-
ted with the locks of the blind boy; but
its footsteps were unseen by him. We
involuntarily thanked God that we
could look upon the beautiful world He
has made. and dropped tear for the
hapless children who must grops their
way to the grave through long night.
But the light of bliss will burst upon
them. Long shall we remember the
two blind children.