The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-21

. funny kind q : letter : little blind
! did as she requested. Very care
fully she took from the envelope three
sheets Of thick notc-paper.
"Iherc!" she said, handing me for
my inspection. "lou never saw such
Q letter rs that. Did your"
And truly / never did. could dis
cern the faint tracing OF a pencil. rs II
the words had first been written: but
every letter had been pricked into the
paper. and every letter was a. plain As
print.
Here's where it begins" running
her fingers v the lines. "Lct me
read you q piece"
But that would keep some other
little girl waiting
I'm read you as far as the next
house. anyway walking along with
me. My precious little Angie. You
have been in my heart all these days.
but my hands have not fourd time TO
tell You 50. hope
"Oh! dear. Must you 20 in there?
Well. 4 can't 20 any further without
Bessie. Good-byi"
Angie and Isoon became fast friends.
I came 10 anticipate our meeting almost
as impatientIy as she lid; and once,
when | met her riding with her parents,
whom ] had never seen before. and she
passed me without d sign Of recogni-
tion, 1 felt for q moment quite cut up.
and then laughed heartily at myself for
my foolishness.
One morning she met me with a
brighter smile than usual. "Bcssie
and | are going 70 walk a piece with
you" she said. Were going to wait
nj all the gates and doorstcps for YOU,
and Bessie will see that I'm not in your
way
walked along. making the quick.
clicking sound she liked 50 well. She
initiated the same with her stout little
heels. laughing gayly. The cool wind
blew her curls and gave a bright color
10 her cheeks. This is fun!' she cried.
1T is ever 50 much better than riding;
but l have to ride sometimes, because
papa keeps SO many horses"
Don't you like it?' ] asked.
~ get tired Of it. l know the car-
riagc all by heart. Mamma tells me
what we pass; but l can't see the things
WV with my fingers, you know. ike
things best shat | can see.'
Just here we turned into Clarence
fiace
now said l.
"ny5 IN an'sapPoin,eu one
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on me oroad street. ~ ? nicer y walk
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pavements here.
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money N.
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