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vide for herself, she had been admitted into the parish poor-
house. And people who still had some of her bouquets,
used on Sundays to come and give her a little “grub,”
as they called it in the country — a few eggs, some butter,
or some such things, which a poor old body might relish.
When our widow from the cottage in the forest entered
the poor-house, she found the “flower-woman” sitting on
her bed, and four other old women sat there also on their
beds, all in their holiday dress, and the floor was strewn
with juniper, and it smelt as sweet as in the forest. The
“ flower-woman ” was paler than usual, but the gentle intel-
ligent face looked more happy than it did usually since she
became blind. And when the widow had chatted with her
a little while, and asked how she felt at present, she an-
swered : —
“ God be praised! for since some time I have had much
comfort, for 1 have lately occasionally seen a light. It is
not sunlight, nor is it light from the flowers ; but I believe it
is a light warning me that Iam approaching that country
where the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and shall be-
hold the glory of God!”
The widow kept these words, and the light from the face
of the old blind woman when she uttered them, in her
heart, amongst the bright impressions which she had_re-
ceived this morning. :
Then, before the morning service began, she was seen
standing beside Polle with the farmer from “the Manor-
house,” and both were patting and stroking Polle. And
the “ Manor-house” farmer, some said, Jooked afterwards
as if he was richer by a horse.
The sun stood high in the heavens when the service was
over and the bells were ringing the people out of church.
In a few minutes it was entirely empty, and now the
church people were seen running and driving away in all
directions along the roads and foot-paths, over snow-clad
_ hills and dales, trying who should get home first. For it is
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