The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-02-23

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child's face.
/ Ito Paris ? she whispered, with
white, shaking lips.
'Yes, Trixy, for three years
You be quite woman when | come
back
YES faint and sbuddering.
'And | must get you away from
here
No easy task, as Martin Bruce
soon discovered. He was not rich
man, though his salary as an engrav>
or was very good one, and it re-
quired some personal sacrifice to
carry out his plans for Trixy. Mrs.
Hays would not part with her slave,
except for consideration : and af>
ter this ives accomplished, Difficult
ty was found in selecting a school in
which to place her. But at last one
was found in a small country town,
aud Trixy most sincerely promised
to study diligently, and prove hers
self worthy of the kindness bestowed
upon her.
The parting was sore. wrench,
but Martin Bruce was happy in the
consciousness that he had done all
for the child that lay in his power.
For four years his letters from Trixy
proved her rapid progress in every
study she undertook, her unchang
ing gratitude to her benefactor.--
Then she wrote that she had been Of
fered situation to travel with an
invalid lady, and would probably be
in Paris before the letter had been
there many days. Every line of
this communication was full of graft
tude for the opportunities given the
little waif for culture and happiness,
and the sense of pleasure it gave her
to be no longer an idle burden to
her benefactor.
$50 ends that chapter !! the young
man said, half sadly, as he folded the
closely written sheet. 'My wild
bird has left her nest, and must try
her wings alone. Well, tits best SO,
as things threaten =
And the strong right hand passed
YEARLY over the large blue eyes,
with deep sigh.
Two years later, in hotel at Nice,
beautiful girl, dressed. in deep
mourning, and an elderly woman,
who seemed sort of confidential
servant, were seated upon the wide
piazza, watching the groups who
passed and repassed in large pub
lie square opposite to where they
were placed.
Suddenly the girl, who had been
carelessly scanning the many unfa-
miliar faces, grasped her companions
arm saying, DO you know who that
is p pointing, as she spoke, to tall
man, with shade over his eyes, who
was seated upon a bench in the
square.
Yes, ma'amselle, said the servant,
in French, that is the blind gentle,
man who is here under the care Of
DR.. Bonnaire. But is it not dread
full. So handsome--so strong-and
hopelessly blind ?
'Hopelessly blind p
80 they say. He was injured by
the work that he did-fne work that
tried his eyes. l do not know what
it was. And he came here to DR..
Bonnaire, hoping to be cured. But
it is useless he can never see
again
The young lady rose as her SER
! want spoke, and, crossing the piaz>
"a, stepped lightly down the steps
and straight to the bench upon which
the blind man was seated: Without
preface, without introduction, she
said 4 think, sir, recognize you
as a gentleman who placed child in
school in Connecticut some years
ago-a school where | was teacher
for some time
The sightless eyes were turned
quickly toward the speaker.
Il was deeply interested in such a
child. Can you give me any tidings
of her =
+, 'She left the school to travel with
Mrs. Elwyn, an elderly lady in feee
Bile health. Before she had been six
months with Mrs Elwyn that lady
was convinced that she had found the
child of very dear sister who had
eloped from home years before and
whose life and death had been ever
shrouded in mystery. Further in
quires only confirmed the facts, as
the child remembered them; and
when Mrs. Elwyn died here, in Nice,
six months ago, she left her entire
property to Beatrice Moore, her
niece.
Then Trixy is an heiress p
yes. 1t was one of the marvel
GUS dispensations of providence we
dare call accident that took Mrs.
EIwyn to the school. There Trixy's
strong resemblance to her lost sister
first attracted her notice, and she
inquired about her. Finding she
was anxious to obtain employment,
she engaged her as companion for
a travelling trip
! Il am very glad do you know
where she is 2
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