. Out from the Darkness: An Autobiography Unfolding the Life Story and Singular Vicissitudes of a Scandinavian Bartimǽus. mind an abid-ing confidence that many thousand copies of thisbook will be sold with a fair profit, helping theblind to look out and the seeing to look in, contrib-uting a little, if it may be, to the prestige, and henceto the increasing influence of the excellent institu-tions for the blind, and disseminating in a simpleform the story of the Scandinavian race. This last thought with me is not the least, for Ilove to trace the course of that race which once 484 OUT FROM THE
. Out from the Darkness: An Autobiography Unfolding the Life Story and Singular Vicissitudes of a Scandinavian Bartimǽus. mind an abid-ing confidence that many thousand copies of thisbook will be sold with a fair profit, helping theblind to look out and the seeing to look in, contrib-uting a little, if it may be, to the prestige, and henceto the increasing influence of the excellent institu-tions for the blind, and disseminating in a simpleform the story of the Scandinavian race. This last thought with me is not the least, for Ilove to trace the course of that race which once 484 OUT FROM THE DARKNESS. ranged the earth at will wherever winds blew andwaters flowed, making themselves masters of des-tiny for a season by keen swords and keener now after a long probation of sorrow enteredupon a better era, they exercise a commanding in-fluence through simple honesty and courage; andthe continent which was discovered by Erik theRed, and colonized by his son Leifr, will yet cher-ish as its greatest pride, the untarnished characters,the sterling worth and invincible determination ofthe Victor George Belle. Violet. Daisy CHAPTER XXV. NOT YET THE END. Twelve Years—Second Volume—Scarlet Fever—Mrs. McLaren—Children in the Church—A Happy Home—Extensive Travel— Cairnduff—V. G. Tressler—Col. Geo. R. Clark—We Move toMorgan Park—End of Volume I. Between progress and digression my narrativehas now reached the limit of size allotted to thisvolume, and there yet remain twelve years crowdedfull of incident, in which my memory recalls vastlymore of joy than of sorrow, but of which as yetmy pen or the pen that moves at my dictation hasmade no note. It would be a delight to mention here the manynew-found friends who have been friends indeed;but chapter after chapter would be required for eventhat; and so after a few grateful words which Icannot leave unspoken, I will hand the book to you,my readers, indulging the fond ho
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