The blind Hoy.
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,is,'g1 BY REV. DIR. HAWKS, OF NEW oRLE ANS. ID
= Itwas blessed summer daY4 5sisi,5 ,sos,s
,, =, The flowers bloomed-the air was, mild


The hltle birds poured forth their lay, - =


And every thing in nature smiled. -. -.
l In pleasant thought / wandered on i.5g - sis
sg BeneaIh the deep woods amPiesshade, haS
IS 7iTih snddenly IacameBpons1ia3 ags} osi ssaHsZa
c} O. Two childrenaWhe had'thiSher stEay'd.sTsi
e Just at an aged birch ffee foot ae sau1i9ahI
- . A little boy and girl teclin'd,a ss'e'l"ss seq
;9 His hand IN hers she kindly put, 1iaai Sel
And then Esaw 1hs boy'was biindo o'9aisitns
The children knew mol was .AeaFi YaIeoM
,',.I A Tree concealed me from heTlYIewss a,e,2
,, But all they said well could hear, -s-,, be :;


And l could seefalI they might do. sgs.,
So .ADear Mary" said the poor blind boy, aYE


70 ''sThat little bird sings very longI &lrgsfoi
Say do you see him in his JOY, .J1simal11


And is he pretty as his songF


eyes, Edward, yes" replied the maid,


ial ;'I see The bird on yonder .ree,;n s4E 40
IS The poor boy sighed, aud gently said, igt9sm
tg }' Sister, wish that could .see!rq1s s'Eta
+" i" The flowers. you say, are very fair, *
= And bright green leaves are on the ttees, -
And pretty birds are singing there--- - - - so
3'' How beautiful for one who sees.i e s4sf!o-
: = Yet the fragrant flowers can smell, gCi %
60 And can feel The green leafs. shade, .,e,2
And can hea. the notes that swell ~ ,,,,-,.7
From those dear birds that God has made,
So sister, Gud TO me is kind,al 1@1 2ilH9 9di
- Though sight, alas! He has not given; ;rs
ri Butstell me, are there any blind IdhIUs ;etet
'.-rJ Among the children up uPinFheavenU'9lI 10
"No dearest Edward, there all see z. go (
. But why ask me a thing so odd 90 3's'J %.
"Oh Mary, He's so good TO nSe,5. go s'f"i
..'al thought Pd like to look at God.''' - s'HJ
Ere long disease his hand had laid .,i,a,,i eEyj
~ On that dear boy SO, meek and mild & .,~.f
His wdow'd mother, wePt and prayed L.,,,s


That God would spare her slghtless child.
He felt her warm tears on his face,i VI hsgrn


And said" Oh. never weep for me, ,g1g %
I'm going 70 bright bright place. s.lllY
+ sd Where Mary says, J. God shall sea $40 10
"'And you'll be there, dear Mary, TOO 80, i


But mother when you getu there, '' So
Tell Edward, mother, tftit ais you H5Jy
. ."<fYou know never sawayou here" t''#fsth
He spoke no more but sweellY smith, 7ro


Until the final blow was given. "a -
When God took up that poor blind child ~


And open'd first his eyes in Heaven. -. IN,