The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-28
AN 1DYLL10 ROMANCE.

AN IDYLLIO ROMANCE.
Her Sight Was Entirely Restored.
The Sequel Almost Spoils the Pretty Story.
Mature never intended me-" he said,
s'for a favorite with the ladies. She en-
dowed me with such q susceptible heart,
and more than the usual share of gal
lantry, but she handicapped me with a
Ianky figure, unattractive face and red
hair, of so coarse texture and 80 SAN
culinary a shade that the Apollo Belvidere
with such q wig would have never been
heard of. We had taken into the Office q
freckled faced boy of fourteen, who
hailed from some place up the Hudson.
He was an honest faithful fellow, and
his ugllness of exterior won my attention.
asked him if he vas much Of q pet with
the girls: Wehad six type-writing women
in the office.
They make fun of me mostly, sir, ;
said the lad, there's only one girl in the
world that thinks me handsome and
loves me for my beauty. That's my sister
"All day that ran in my head. pom
dered over the luck of my ofice-boy, Ben,
who had blind girl TO love him. I shall
never forget my first view of Nelly. She
stood on q knoll, her slight figure sharply
defined against the snowy background.
A crimson shawl had fallen from her
head and the December wind was lifting
the most beautiful hair I had ever seen.
It shone in the morning sun like BAN
ner of gold. Her face was lifted, for
only her ears told Of our coming. The
lovely eyes raised far above the advanc-
ing sleigh were as blue as the sky. There
was not blemish in their form or color
to tell of their uselessness. She was the
prettiest woman ] had ever seen.
passed the holidays IN that simple country
farmhouse, and I left it rapturously,
madly in love with
THE BEAUTIFUL BLIND GIRL.
GLOW happy ! was. What cared I if
the world should laugh and say had
wisely chosen q blind wife who would
never have had me if she could have
seen me.
81 took my darling to my fine new
home as my wife. One night was look
ing at Nell from the opposite side of the
parlor, when two men beside me spoke:
Her face is divine, face an angel
would be content with, and yet you tell
me-
"'That she is stone blind returned
the other.
"sAnd has no effort been made to res.
tore her sightF queried the first speaker
"It fell upon me like thunderbolt.
had never thought of it before. Perhaps
Nelrs sight could be regained, but at
what a sacrifice to myself. It seemed
that by blindness alone could retain
her. From that time the idea never de-
serted me, and how resolutely fought
the battle of both sides. I looked from
her sweet face upon the beauty of the
world in our rides, and determined. the
precious boon of sight should not be
withheld if it was obtainable. / looked
at my own exterior and swore she should
never know me in my enormity. It waf
long and bitter fight. Thank heavens
the right side won. began to make in.
quiry. Nellie was examined by specialist
after specialist. They differed, as all
doctors do, but the most noted in New
York said, Consult DR.. Hoffman of vi
enna.'
1--WE went to Vienna. The operation
was performed successfully. My beau
tiful child lay - - =:
IN A DARKENED ROOM
With the lovely eyes that were promised
sight closely bandaged. The day came
when they were going to trust her for the
first time since Bhe was baby, to see
Accordingly, we were all to be in the
little parlor when Nellie was released
from the darkness that had never beer
dispelled in twenty-five long years.
"Nellie had asked me to visit her in
the little dark room before we met out
side, and, with as great emotion as wher
first held her IN my arms, gathered
her to my bosom in the room where We
had passed 80 many hopeful hours in the
darkness. With both arms round my
neck, she buried her little, tightly band
aged head in my breast, as she told mt
over and over again how much she owec
me, how dearly she loved me, how en-
tirely she was my own, own wife. Ano
then l withdrew. When next l met my
wife she would see me. With the hand
some DR.. Hoffman close beside me, saw
the door swing softly open. Nell was lee
| in as if she still were blind. In the cen
ter of the room he left her and sht
pressed both hands to her head. She
winked as if the light was too much fol
her, and then looking beyond MS through
| the big open window at the lovely land
scape stretched out before her she sud
denly brought her gaze TO bear upon us
Then her face lighted up as her eye.
dropped, she turned them upon me, JUS
as high as my heart, which was beating
| wildly. She came directly to me withou
| q pause, without an instant's hesitation
and flung herself into my arms.
"Was there in all the land SO happy /,
man as I? I'd swear the earth hell
no such crazed, delighted creatures.
| hugged every one. If l acted madly
was mad-with joy"
wHATwoMAN WOULD CALL THIS NICE.
But here is an extract from letter b,
Nell to her brother:
| You will want to know, dear Ben, hoy
| / picked out my husband from that part,
of men. / will tell you. When he cam'
\ to me in the little dark room, as b.
clasped my two hands, l dropped m.
head on his bosom, and had a littl
piece of lead pencil between my teeth
With it made dozen marks as move(
my head on his bosom, and then when
was used to the light, and saw the peopl
assembled I began to study the shirt
fronts for my token. He did look very
very insignificant beside that splendi,
Doctor Hoffman, but there were my pen
Gil marks, bold and black, and had n,
further trouble. The thing was yer,
easy, and oh, how pleased the poor fei
low was. Will be home the 14th; til
then, darling, adieu. DR.. Hoffman vii
be our guest this winter. My eyes ar
still delicate. You will like him SO much
He is one of the handsomest men in vi
emma. - -
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