The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-27

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future. which is what few people can
even guess? So that, not knowing,
these things happened-that Beppo
came again and again and for many
weeks afterward.
In the evening they sat on the stairs
and talked. or Beppo played his man
dolin while Marcia sang while it was
all dark and still, maybe little noise
from the street. And on one Of these
nights, which were dire nights, the lit
tie blind girl sat silent, as if unhappy,
and sighed.
"What is it. little one?" asked Terese.
cart sad?" And the little one smiled.
''Nay," she said; II am happy"
Beppo laughed. zone must not sigh
when one Is happy" lie said. II will
play"
The moon was half way in the sky.
The night wns soft. The music rose
softly and reached the heart. "It is
love song" said BeDpo. And he reach
ed out and caught Tereee's hand. 1t
was dark, and there was none to see
except the blind girl, and Terese laugh
ed and smiled in Beppo's face. "It is
q love song" she repeated, and Marcia,
too, laughed. eyes," she said, 1t is q
love song" And she began to sing.
And this was the pity Of it-that they
didn't guess, those two, Beppo and Te-
rese. Nor did they seem likely to find
out, for not alone are those blind who
cannot see.
And when 1t was NIL finished-when
Beppo had gone h0me-hlarcia and Te-
,1tJ Oh
hands.
"What is 1t, little Dird?" asked Te-
rcse.
And Marcia sighed and held down
her head and east down her eyes, as
though they feared to meet those OF
Tcrese. Terese kissed the blind girl.
"What is 1t, Marcia?' she whispered.
"I am In love-" said the blind girl.
She hung her head on Terese's shoul-
der, and, though she had whispered, it
sounded In the ears OF the other like q
thousand thunder claps. Terese grew
white, and her eyes grew wide.
"Oh," she cried, "you are In love!
You arc in love"
Then she grew winter and held the
little blind girl Off and looked at her O
long time silently and strangely.
eyes," said Marcia simply. "Terese.
thinkest thou Beppo likes me?'
Once there was q man who said:
"yes; It was T." And another was
glad he lied. Once there was q woman
who said: May; love not" And an
other was glad she lied. Once-but
wait.
Luigi came, and he and the little
blind one went into their room, and
Terese went to hers and threw herself
upon her cot and cried almost all the
night-at least during the time she was
not busy packing up-for on the floor
Of her room she laid big, stout cloth,
and on this she piled all her things
her Sunday dresses and her trinkets-
and the most Of them were wet with
her tears. Tightly she packed them
and crept down stairs at o'clock and
disappeared in the gray of the morn
ing.
1t was three days before they found
her Beppo and Luigi though they
searched through the whole Of each
day. She had the most forlorn ex-
preston in the world and went with
them quietly and meekly nor answered
word, walking between them with
eyes downcast. as though she were
dumb. Tears were in her eyes the
whole way. but to everything she said,
II know nothing"
And they all lied, every one Of them.
But Marcia was happy. "Mia caris-
ima," she cried, 'I was SO afraid!
Thee said not a word. And thee was
blind"
Terese laughed-that Is, it sounded
like laugh. And she saids
eyes. I was blind, little bird, but
there are eyes in the heart, and they
have brought me back to thee" Then
she kissed the ;a;ttttiie bind girl and
hugged her again and again and cried
between times.
could any one Of them have helped,
though 1t was sad. And as the end
drew near they all became happier and
happier. "There will be a soreuata
tonight st the park said Beppo one
evening. "We will all 60" And he
laughed gayly, for he had something
on his mind, and he intended to speak.
The serenata was like fete. There
were hundreds that sat beneath the
trees and listened, as did Terese and
Marcia. And Beppo sat between them.
sit Is grand" said Marcia. eyes," said
Beppo and Terese. "It Is grand" And
after'it was all over they fingered. sit
ting beneath the trees for an hour or
more, until the music Of the night had
crept into their hearts and made them
happy.
,1sThere is song in the night" said
Beppo, "and there Is song within
my heart, but 1t is unsung."
IS" II will sing it for thee," said Mar
cia, and she smiled. ~
Thou art. good" said Beppo. "And.
1es-thou shalt sing for me and make
me happy, And, though he spoke to
Marcia, he looked at Terese, and love
shone in his eyes. And Terese looked
at him. and love shone IN her eyes. But.
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