The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-10-17
MY. BLIND 1 SISTER! S I r; "a
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tie and ! were ,it.ios 10 the viadov ..
our work IL u. son, mourning nou,l., ID
we're making 70. .ar rector. hSslj -:
and it had . 80 s.nt hoae ii s,3t
day e.tly:. 81. ..id, "J.a.,1 1aas Il s..sa. i
as if tho sue had give. up shining !;
how duh svv,,.Jihisx loek, d.l't yoa
think 30 ?'' j.. ~rr."~ :.;r'.e..--
= l did not notice IL; tAsrs YES still
an hours daylight. She put up her
hand to her forehead ~ If it paiaed
her, SOL :bsde her gs cut for = turn 10
the garden /; we had cat close 70 our
sewing, ,sll the day, .odshe young1hing
was tired ; even I vas, and my: sy.s
= lached YEARLY. She vent along by the
fower.bsd, and gathered > few. re.es--
we were in the middle Of Jane th.n-
and gave them to mo through ;,he Win.
dow, saying that she would 90 down
into the town for some trimmines we
wanted to finish the dresses. l wsald
rather she had stayed ,t home, and Re-.
piled that the, ;,shops would be .shat -;
but she was not listening, + apd vent
away down the, p,th sas L spoke: II
was dusk when she came back 7 had
just shut the window, and VA lighting
my candle; she said, II could not get
the fringe, Jane,' and then laying her
bonnet on the dresser, took up her
work. After she had ss~sd perhisp's
five minutes she dropped her hands On
her knees, and such q strange, hopeless
expression came into her face, that !
was quito shocked and frightened.
/ "What ails you, Lettie |? what can
have hsppened2" asked, saspestioe
l scarcely knew what. - s:vs: .:
She looked at mo drearily in silence
Tor some momeots, and then said hssti
ly, 81 am going blind u: 81:
My work fell to the ground, and ]
uttered startled cry. =: >,
"Dou't take on so about it, Jane; il
can't be helped, she added g.. ~, ...
1T ia. onlya fancy of yours. Lettie
shall have you 70 DR.. Nash in M
morning. What has made you tax
such a notion into your head all a
once," I said, for | thought this Y.
another nervous whim. Lettis ha,
been a good deal iudulgsd BY on. moth
er before she died, add had shown her
self not little 6e.dstroug iomoumasl
% we'll - !anciful.
"1sis Of no'uss, Jane ; I have be-.
to Dr.. Nash myself, and he said plti.l
th't 1 was going blind. I have ~
to him twice befo's ; knew vhasv,
coming. On, Janeyl What shall =
do! what shall ~: do l'9 aal. .,ksyin
borne up thus tsr shs>bieks dsv1, sa
sobbsd aloud, with her &tss IN h,
arms On tho oabls: az; ~. -. j..~,:s
1--WE shall - very veil. i. ~ Il,
plscs, I don't belisve Dr.. NasA kasV
anything ,sbous:is; md: i. he ,asxt,H
shall have ysssp ssLo.1es,ss.s-srs,
Edso.or, aud lear What hs says sibsfors
give in to sinking that you ars j., 70 ,
blind al your days." II. a@,s
She wss 4 little ohssrsd BY this. 4
ITO London, Janey !obu,s where i
the money to como from 7" she the
asked. = ,szts:;s;, II { 81,
:: :"Leave that, to. mo. IN srssne
somehow" 1t was very ,pusslsg {
i: me u settle how just then, but / had
firm couvic.ionth.t where thsra j.
+, will to do anything, a.sweye may, MOI
q generally be found, aud >lmsantsss 6n
1t. isssl s;i = .s.s. 81.
:. cr: She, took up her work bat. ]! !bads b,
: leave it. ".You viii not, sst oaaoeh,
st,teh, Lettie,n's ! sid, .:you. may ja
play on The old piano and. .iag; ye'
bits Of songs, and. get out into 4
fresh air-you have been kept TO- alo'
and Ale p.le, - What you 1e1e. Co.
bed nov, sikas 4 good little laasis j., I
4 do by myselt,Rn ees.gs. :o Il .....4:,
"Bus there,is !, 70, much to :aaip
I ;Not .,,i.eh i, th,.it 1yse;oil1 i.eaeb, l..
. tic 50 kiss me good. might, and &
i away b.,x oy t.rs. T., .....s..s IN.
Doctor Nash said = .he asked %
n visttully s....ts.s1f .lf. ...
"Nol I've no opinion of him 6 all
; And hearing me speak up in NJ =
!. ural v.y (thaoashh my heart s.s doul !,
j: ne ~ .Le time, } ,he went axays -
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