Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-06-10
MY BLIND SISTER.

This was how / found 1t OUT Lettle
and [ were sitting In the window at our
work-it was some mourning we were
making for our rector's :family-and it
had to be sent home the next day early.
She said "Jane, it seems as if the sun
had giveL up shining how dull every
thing looks don't you think so p
I did not notice it; there was still an
hours daylight. She put up her hand to
her forehead as if it panied her, so bade
her go out for turn in the garden; we
had set close to our sewing all the day,
and the young thing was tired; even [
was, and my eyes ached wearily. She
went along by the fower-bed, and gather
ed few roses-we were In the middle of
July then-and gave them to NE through
the window, saying that she would go
down into the town for some trimmings
we wanted to finish the dresses. would
rather she had stayed at home, and re-
piled that the shops would be shut; but
she wasinoti listening, and went away down
the path as [ spoke. 1t was dusk when
she came back had just shut the win
dow, and was lighting may candle; she
said, 81 could not get the fringe, Jane"
and then laying her bonnet on the dress
er, took up her work After she had
sewed perhaps Eve minutes she dropped
her hands on her knees, and such strange,
hopeless expression came into her face,
that I was quite shocked and frightened.
"What ails you, Lettie 2 what can have
happened?" | asked, suspecting lscarce-
~ knew what.
She looked at me drearily in silence
for some moments, and then said hastily,
II might as we'll tell you at once, Jane,
Pm going blind"
Ny work fell to the ground, and ut
tered a startled cry.
"Don's take on about it Jane; it can't
be helped" she added
"It's only fancy of yours, Lettie; |
shall have you to DR.. Nash in the morn
ing. What has made you take such a
notion into your head all at once Z" said
I, for I thought this was another Whim.
Lettie had been good deal indulged BY
our mother before she died, and had
shown heEselfnot little headstrong some
times, as we'll as fanciful.
| at is of no use, Jane; have been
to DR.. Nash myself, and he said plainly
that I was going blind. I have been to
him twice before; I knew what was COM
ing. O, Janey! what shall we do? what
shall we dol" and having borne up thus
far she broke down. and sobbed aloud,
with her face on her arms on the table.
"We shall do very well. In the first
| place, don't believe DR.. Nash knows
anything about it; and, in the next, L
shall have you up to town to great doc
tor, and hear what he says before | give
in to thinking that you are to be blind all
your days"
She was little cheered by this.
''To town, Janey but where is the
money to come from 7" she asked.
| leave that to me. I'll arrange some
how"
It was very puzzling to me to settle
how just then, but [ had firm conVlc'
tion that where there is will to do any.
shlng, a way may generally be found, and
I meant to find it.
She took up her work, but made her
leave it. "You will not set another
stitch, Lettie," I said ''you may Just
play on the old piano and sing your bits
of songs, and get out into the fresh arr
you have been kept too close, and are pale
to what you were. Go to bed now like
good little lassie; I'll do by myself" -
"But there is so much to finish, Janey!'
"Not stitch that you'll touch, Lettie
so kiss me goodnight, and get away"
"And.you don't think much of what
DR.. Nash said ?" she asked wistfuDy.
"No! I've no opinion of him at all. ;
And hearing me speak up IN my Datura
way (though my heart was doubling al
the time), she went away comforted, and
in better hope. / had put it off befo1f