People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1894 — A Blind Boy’s Letter. [ARTICLE]

A Blind Boy’s Letter.

Dear Editor—Will you 'please allow me space through thecolums of yeur paper to publish a few extracts from solhe of the letteas I have received? One is from Mrs. Grover Cleveland. She writes although my life seems very sad there may come into it many joys. The Editor of the childrens department in “The Home Helper’ writes, her sympathies go out for me in my sad afflicition. Although I am blind and crippled, what a blessing that I can hear and talk. Mamma tells me lam one of the Lord’s chosen ones aud often when the Lord chooses someone for a special use he must take from them some of the pleasures of this life so they can fully trust m him and then the Lord uses them to his honor and glory. You know it is said that

the Lord is eyes to the blind aud feet to the lame. Mamma belives the Lord has some grand purpose for which he is preparing me. lain a natural musician and can sing alto and I know how to appreciate that blessing. I also received a letter from James Banbury, of Kinkiang, China. He says his father is a missionary there and is also manager of the Central China Press. Now I am going to tell you something about the Chinese. There are about 7.000 different characters which are very difficult to understand aud know their meaning. When the scholars recite lessous they stand with their backs to the teacher and move to and fi o singing their lessons. The school houses are mostly little si raw huts, for* the people 01 e very poor.

O ive Young and Willie Swift are two little blind children that write to me so I have these to sympathize with me in my lonliness. It makes me very happy to receive the beautiful picture cards and shells which loving friends have seat me. I.receive letters from boia old and young, an i from a great runny states. I have one correspondent who is an old soldier. H-i li.-es in Leaveuworth County, Fanun. at the Soldiers Home. How I laughed when he wrote aud told

me it takes 30 bushels of potatoes for one meal and 300 lbs. of coflfea a day to supply them, I said to Mamma, oh, what people for coffee and potatoes. I received 16 letters all at one time and I shouted, oh my, how they must love me. How happy it makes me feel to have Mamma read them to me. In the summer I creep on my hands and knees all over the neighborhood and I know just where everybody lives. Mamma tells me to trust in the Lord and my visions of the glories and beauties of heaven will far excel those who see with the natural eye. I will now close by saying: If I could only see once wore The stars and pretty flowers How happy It would make me feel Amid the lonely hours. Hut no, ah. no I ne'er will see The thiiifts which God has jtiven Until I reach that home above And dwell with him in heaven. Ernest E. Zea.

We desire to call the attention of our readers to the new ad of Dr. Lyman P. Walter, of Chicags, who will be at the Makeever House on Monday June 25. We have no hesitancy in announcing his coming, for we personaly know of cures he has made that are simply wonderful and we invite the. attention of the afflicted to the celebrated specialist.

The W. R. C. will have a refreshment stand in the court house yard on the 4th of July for the accommodation of the public. Ice cream, lemonade, cake and other refreshments will be served by the ladies. Harry Wade was over from Morocco, on Thursday of last week and reports things as moving along nicely in that place. He is engaged in the barber business there. Mi's. Cal Porter fcu* been visiting friends and relatives at Remington and Brook, and is now at SheldoD, 111. A complete line of umbrellas. Chicago Bargain Store.

Another feature for the 4th in Rensselaer will be an industrial parade by our business men. This will certainly be attractive and under the direction of such competent hands as Tom Sayler, Fred Phillips and Shelby Grant, we know it will be a grand success.

Refreshing showers fell last Saturday and Sunday and revived vegitation in good style. It did not arrive any to soon as it was certainly much needed. The Misses Harris, of Boswell, and Mr. and Mrs. Will Rider, of Mt. Ayr, visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Spitler, last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe are in the city this week laying in a supply of summer dress goods. Look out for the bargains. Marriage licenses have been issued to Chas. W. Wilson and Lucretia Hodge, Chas. F. Iliff and Mary M. Maxwell. Mr. Skinner, of Battle Creek, Mich., visited his daughter, Mrs. Delos Thompson, last Sunday and Monday*. We are in receipt of complimentary tickets to the Morocco Fair, which occurs August 21, 22, 23 and 24.

Mortgages have been filed with the county recorder since our last report amounting to $12,846.38. Buckeye binders and mowers at Collins <fe Randle’s. None better made than these machines.

The Monon has been doing a great business in freight traffic during the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of Lafayette, visited with T. J. McCoy and wife over Sunday. Albert Coen and family, of Chicago, are visiting the family ofCapt. J. M. Wasson.

You can get the best buckwheat seed at Collins & Sayler’s prill-

Collins & Randle can furnish you with all the binding twine you will need for this year’s harvest at the lowest market price. Miss Sue Cartwright, who has been the guest of Miss Lynn Kelley for some time, returned to her home in Delphi, last Friday. If you haven’t paid your subscription for this year, either come and see us or send it in. We need it and need it greatly, too. E. M. Parcels and wife drove to Monticello last Sunday. The latter will visit among relatives there for several days.

Lew Day has the material on the ground for the erection of a new dwelling house north of the M. E. church. If you want a nice picture of your house or farm, call at the R. R. Photo Car at Wheatfield. Mrs. Sharp returned from a month’s visit with friends in Nebraska, last Tuesday evening. John T. Greene, of Chicago spent last Saturday and Sunday here with friends. Mr Stuart, of Lafayette, a law partner of Judge Hammond, was here over Sunday. Sam Solomon, of Englewood, was in Rensselaer last Monday. The Pilot is now on sale at Charley Simpson’s news stand.

Come in and see samples cf “America Photographed.” The base ball fever has struck Rensselaer in good shape. Miss Hettie King, of Chicago, is visiting relatives here. J. A. Overton spent last Sunday with friends at Lee. The warm weather cr uses ice cream to be in demand, Binder 1 wine at Sam Ycoman’s near the depot. The Model. Great redaction! sale in clothmgs, j