Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-05-11
A Deaf. Nnte,s Diving Vision.

Some four weeks ago Carrie Wilson,
an interesting little girl, aged about ten
years, after protFacted illness, died at
the residence OF her PARENTS, No. 1921
/ North Fourth street. From the day she
entered this care-laden world her troubles
began, for she was born deaf mute.
Her parents were very poor people, able
only by the strictest economy to shift
through from one year to another, and
the little one, whose organs of both
hearing and qpeech had been stricken by
the Divine hand, was looked upon az
something human, Of e0urse, but nothing
more than little bit of bodily ills, who
would always in her helplesaness have to
be provided for. A few years aro her
father died, and her mother found it
doubly hard to support a large family of
small children About this time Mrs.
Ann Bailey, great hearted Christian
woman, residing at No 270S Chou
teau avenue, became acquainted With
NJ s. Wilson's circumstances, and haviDg
tender spot in her heart for the little
unfortunate, for she a!sJ had 4 deaf
daughter concluded to adopt little Carrie.
Mrs. Wilson was not ayer.e, and after
few weeks soiourn in Mrs. Baley's
family, Carrie was cent 10 Fulton, No.,
to be educated under the supervision OF
Mr.. and Mrs. futile. She spent two
years thtre, acquiring knowledge with a
degree of rapidity astonishing Tor one Of
der tender years, but her health, always
hoor, failed entirely, and s. was brought
back to St. Louis to die.
Mrs, Wilson had, in the meanwhile,
married again, and being in better cir,
than when Mrs. Bailey
adopted Carrie, requested that she should
be once more placed under her care. The
days went by, and the little innocent
creature grew weaker and wesker, for
never relaXes its grasp from
king or clod, princess or peasant. One
forenoon Mrs. Bailey and her daughter
Matte received a message stating that
Carrie was dying, and that she asked for
them continually, and haIfau hour later
hey we've at the bedside where the large
peakipg eyes were ,akiag on a happier
'ypfes ion.
Through her ferbie syn. she commun,
Gated the wish to be left aiune with
Ter beneiactor aud when her refatives
lad left the chamber sue related the
GLOWING story through her own peculiar
Anguage:
At eight o'clock this morning she was
II alone in the little room, her mother
aving adjusted the pillow and gone into
mother part Of the building to attend to
er household duties, and on looking UP
be saw her dead tather bending over her,
he was not frightened, for be seemed so
ind and good, and his lace was just like
le portait she had often looked at for
ours at time in Mrs Bsiley's drawing
,Om, the portrait of Christ at the wellin
amaria. "He seemed pleased and hap
y" her little fingers said, and bending
Is head down by the side of my ear he
and heard just as plain as any
.rson couldhear. Carrie, my poor littleat-
cted lamb, you will soon have no more
ouble; Tor | will take you to Jesus in
Iactly four hours Even as he said
lat Mrs. Bailey, our clock in the other
om, that | can see when the door Is
zen, and it was open then, for mamms
I'd left ii that way so ii wanted any
ing could tap on the headb0ard and
e would hear it, indicated just eight.
'nly four hours more Carrie, he said,
ID | heard it so plain, too. land then
king my face between his hands that
ere go light and soft, and not q bit like
ey used to be when he was on earth
fore, he kissed me such a long kiss and
i me-"
IL began to feel easier, then; this
in in here pointing to her hesrt), lett
, all at once, and thought | could
up and play ike used to 60 before z
rot sick. Oh, know papa will come,
he was so earnest, and lie never told
, but one story, and that wss about
nta Claus, ard ii wasn't very big
ry. Don't you think be will, Mrs.
iley7 OBJ
The little hands ceased their rapid
said Mrs. Bailey, with q
Ice choking with emotion. the eyes left
ne and turned upward Quickly, with
slf emile, the teebls hands were raised
/ above her head, she gave q faint
tier like that of q wounded bird and
n nestled down quite stilI.
he tired, tortured spirit, that had
er known one moment "a uaalloygd
pilless on this eagth, bad gone ont
on its way TO ihe better land. /
the bedside, walked ~ lhe door,
ned it and lifaed my eEeA q the
4. ~ Ia minute lalii uaa lAss taszs-
over TIE hour hand that s0ld tMalfe
u. ~ T.nnia Innfnal