The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-26

would not have spoken so-for he was
a Deneyolent man as we have every rea.
son 70 know; he having attended oul
mother through illness as carefully as
ifshe had been rich lady, though we
could never hope to pay him. 1 ex-
planned what I had come about, and he
sottened then. but would not. alter
what he had told Lettie herself.
She has been with me three or four
lines" he said. "She is an interesting
nttle girl; it's great pity, but don'l
mink her sight can be saved-I don't,
indeed, Jane"
He explained to me why he was OF
this opinion, and how the disease would
advance, more lengthily than needs to
be set down here. Then he said he
could get her admitted into the Blind
institution If we liked; and that must
keep her well, and send her out of doors
constantly. And SO went home again,
with very little hope left, as you may
well think, after what had heard.
Ibid not tell Lettie- where had been,
and she never suspected. There was
no chapel that afternoon, and we were
getting ready to take walk along the
river bank, asEwe generally did on fine
Sundays (for all the town went there,
and 1t freshened MS up 20 see the holi.
day people far more than If we had
stopped ut home reading our books, as
many say 1t Is only right to do,) when
one OF our neighbors came in with her
son. Mrs. Crofts was a widow, and
Harry was studying medicine with
DIR. Nash, They we're both kind friends
OF ours; and between Lettie and the
young man there had been for ever so
long asort of boy and girl liking; but
do not think they had spoken to each
other yet. Lettie colored up when
Harry appeared, and went in the gar
den TO show him, she said, the white
/ hak FL 10 ~, h 10
Kitchen window; but they staid whis-
pering over 1t so long that did not
think 1t was only that that they were
talking about. Then Harry went out
at the gate looking very downcast and
vexed, and Lettie came back into the
house with queer, wild look in her
lace that l did not like. Mrs. Crofts
said, us Harry goneP' and my sister
made her a short answer and went into
the bed room.
Harry is going up to the city very
| soon; shall be glad TO have the ex-
animation over and him settled. DIR.
Nash thinks very we'll of him: he is a
| that he had always been favorite of
mine, and hoped he would do we'll;
but listening for Lettie coming to us,
perhaps l seemed rather cold and stiff;
for Mrs. Crofts asked II was not well,
or II there was anything on my mind;
SO told her about poor Lettie's sight.
Eve seen no appearance of blind.
ness: Harrylnever said a word" You
don't think it can be true ?" she asked.
did not know what TO think. 1 was
sure that in that whisper over the rose
my sister had told young Mr.. Crofts;
and L wished his mother would 90
away, that might comfort her.
AT last she went. Then 1 called to
Lettie, who came atouce. She had been
fFetllnps lint Rha tried lNfnn II
made no remark, and We went down
the lane to the river meadows in silence.
Tho first person we met was Harry
Croits. Letlie seemed to be put out
when he Joined us, and turned back.
She stayed behind, and was presently
In company with our landlady, Mrs.
Davis, who WAS taking the air in little
wheeled chair drawn by a footman.
Mrs. Davis had always noticed Lettie.
Harry CroIls looked back once or twice
to see il she was following us; but when
he found she was not, he proposed to
wait for her, and We sat down by the
water on a tree which lay there.
This is a sad thing about Lettie's
eyes. Jane" he said suddenly.
Eyes, II is. What do you think about
them Is there any chance for herr"
"Dr. Nash says not; but, Jane, next
week Philipson, the best oculist in
England, is coming TO stay couple of
AaJ6 Win &Nebbs ACI llLl AGAs
Il meant to try to get her to town for
"There is nobody SO clever as Philip
son. Obi Jane, 1 wish had passed
-
"Do you fancy you know what would
cure herr"
,'I'd try. You know, Jane, 1 love
Lettie. meant to ask her to be my
wife. 1 did ask her this afternoon, and
she said, No: and then told me about
her sight-it is only that L know; she
likes mei indeed she did not try 10 de-
ny it,"
Eyes, Harry, you have been so much
together; but there must be no talk OF
marrying"
That is what she says.".
"She Is right-she must stay with me.
You could not do with IA blind wife,
Harry; you, young man, with your
way TO make in the world"
He tore up II handful of grass, and
huug 1t upon the river, saying, passion
ately, why, OF all the girls IN DaIs-
ton must this af1liction fail upon poor
Lettie ?" and then got up and walked
away TO meet her coming along the
bank. They had good deal OF talk
together, which L did not listen tOi for
their young hearts were speaking to
each olher-telling their secrets. Lettie
loved him; yes, certainly she loved him.