Excerpt from The Blind Girl of Castel-Cuille Stand the cart-house and the stalls, Dwelleth the blind orphan still, Daughter of a veteran old; And you must know, one year ago, That Margaret, the young and tender, Was the village pride and splendor, And Baptiste her lover bold. Love, the deceiver, them ensnared For them the altar was prepared; But alas! The summer's blight, The dread disease that none can stay, The pestilence that walks by night, Took the young bride's sight away. All at the father's stern command was changed Their peace was gone, but not their love estranged. Wearied at home, ere long the lover fled; Returned but three short days ago, The golden chain they round him throw, He is enticed and onward led T o marry Angela, and yet Is thinking ever of Margaret. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.