EDUCAtION It is noy-five years since Dr. Samuel Gridley o elligence. toget is necessary to understand of Miss Sullivans eacely depends.
Dr. Samuel Gridley on, November 10, 1801, and died in Boston, January 9, 1876. p, interested especially in tion of all defectives, time ed many public measures for t t o practice. As itution for ton, to titution on October 4, 1837.
Laura Bridgman eigs ty-six mont fever left sig aste. Dr. al scientist and of Neranscendentalism s large faities. Science and faitogeto try to make o to teacypes. ed raised labels on objects and made to ts and ts to to associate raised ricks, o resolve to tter elements and to teaco put toget;k-e-y,quot; quot;c-a-p.quot; language can be conveyed type to tion, is in tate of t learned to prattle; indeed, is in a mucate, for t natural nouris.
After Lauras education ters, Dr. one of eaco learn t from a deaf-mute. Saug to Laura, and from t time on t ing h her.
After t year or teac gave o oteacion carried on teaching her language.
too muc be said in praise of Dr. igator alists attitude. to keep ory. t is, ematic and careful. From a scientific standpoint it is unfortunate t it o keep suce record of . tself is a great comment on tudy. inctive personality t s eaco meet time or strengto make a scientific study.
In some unate. Miss Sullivan kne t eresting and successful tters tes. But neitemperament nor training allo or observation e goal passed, teac alion of t ant compared to t itself and te. It ax on o e, and sa by te use made of supplied.
e from tuscumbia to Mr. Micor of titution, about on papers began at once to publised accounts of ested. In a letter dated April 10, 1887, only five er s to e to a friend: quot;-- sent me a Boston aining a stupid article about ly absurd to say t alking fluently! just as a tion, it mig--even eloquent.
t is amusing to read of te preparation I under to fit me for t task my friends entrusted to me. I am sorry t preparation didnt include spelling, it rouble.”
On Marces in a letter: quot;Indeed, I am ily glad t I dont kno is being said and ten about e enougatement, printed or ten. trut t and invent ridiculous embelliss. One paper rating problems in geometry by means of to t sten a treatise on ture of ts!”
In December, 1887, appeared t report of tor of titution, ant compliance of Mr. Anagnos, an account of racts from ters, scattered t, is t valid source of information about Miss Sullivan e in a letter dated October 30, 1887: quot;e for t? Mr. Anagnos ering to say about eaco exaggerate; at all events, oo glos are set fort tless t feriumpo ting and painful steps by success is achieved.”
As Mr. Anagnos institution, s in Miss Sullivans account on ements. t Mr. Anagnoss spirit and exaggerated a er s to re of a stupendous fiction. tors all over t part did not ters. troversial matter o read now.
teac ed on atements, because tory of old ion, une to be ed announcements, and naturally met eit credulity or an incredulous ility.
In November, 1888, anot of titution appeared il November, 1891, itution report containing anyt Miss Sullivan e t and largest account sten; and in t appeared t;Frost King,quot; roversy han ever.
Finding t oto kno and for ten years, except for volta Bureau Souvenir of Dr. Bells request, sing at Cauqua of tion to Promote teaco tell is certainly true from an impersonal point of vie s to tion to e w s sime and all o her pupil.
Altill ratressed ill s Miss Kellers book sion t teac present furnised to tion of extracts from letters year of ters ten to Mrs. Sopo titution for ty years, and during time t Miss Sullivan o ters ails sten, as so generalize. Many people t any attempt to find t a later t it is evident t in tters s she was doing.
Sic, and in spite of er declaration, made carelessness, t sicular metask and p time principles of education of unique value not only in teac in teacracts from ters and reports form an important contribution to pedagogy, and more tify te in 1893, ;I read... your most interesting account of teps you aken in tion of your ion for t ion which has inspired your labours.”
Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan Springfield, Massacts. Very early in totally blind, and sered titution October 7, 1880, ween years old.
Later ially restored.
Mr. Anagnos says in of 1887: quot;So begin ion at t and most elementary point; but sart t sy Dr.
tered and t passed into s and and o usefulness; and nos are of t order.”
In 1886 sed from titution. ain Keller applied to tor for a teacime so prepare , 1886, e, to February, 1887. During time ss. S t during t eaco the deaf-blind.
It must be remembered t Miss Sullivan o solve ance of any oteac year of auguscumbia; and itution, udent t to titution. t Miss Sullivan educated ;under tion of Mr. Anagnosquot; is erroneous. In t various times Miss Keller and Miss Sullivan s of titution, teac even use t y as a means of communication. Mr. Anagnos e in t of titution, dated November 27, 1888: quot;At my urgent request, eaco t several monts.... e gladly alloion of stuffed animals, sea-ss, and t of our apparatus for instructing touc doubt t s a little profit. But s in ots of try, ion is ale direction and exclusive control of eacerferes asks. Sire freedom in t s, s judicious and discreet use of t ttle pupil tainments command general admiration; but only ticulars of t kno t is largely due to telligence, y, unremitting perseverance and unbending ructress, c pal and moral development ernal solicitude and entic devotion.”
ters and t important passages from ts. I ted from eac o be repeated. For t, made tracts run togetinuously and supplied ion and ting necessary cax, and Miss Sullivan cs and also of ters, ant passages. Some of o enlarge and revise. t remains for o do at anotime. At present letter is dated Marcer uscumbia.
...It ing for me. t every train for tation to tance of one mile, ful. I o find Mrs. Keller a very young-looking mucain Keller met us in ty question ;; I tried to control t made me tremble so t I could anding in tain Keller said, quot;t some one ed, and s to tation for you.quot; I my foot on teps, sain Keller been be my face and dress and my bag, of my ried to open. It did not open easily, and s carefully to see if t turned to me, making turning a key and pointing to terfered at t and s s not touctempted to take ttracted tention by scting in antly tempest subsided, and upstairs toget t eagerly, probably expecting to find someto eat. Friends ed to find some in mine. I made and, by pointing to a trunk in to myself and nodding my I runk, and t sing, and nodded again. Sood in a flasairs to tell ic signs, t trunk for urned in a fees and a oo comical to see on my bonnet and cock on one side, t as if sed to see a pale, delicate c tion of Laura Bridgman itution. But te about rong, and ruddy, and as unrestrained in s as a young colt. Ss t are so noticeable and so distressing in blind c been ill a day since t deprived and is set on right.
o describe. It is intelligent, but lacks mobility, or soul, or somet a glance t srudes noticeably.
S of caresses from any one except empered and tempted to control est problem I so solve is o discipline and control breaking . I s first and try to tempt to conquer I s on reasonable obedience from tart. One t impresses everybody is ireless activity. Sill a moment. S nottention for long. Dear cless spirit gropes in taugisfied roy ouc knoo do hings.
Srunk le girls sent it a good opportunity to teac ;d-o-l-lquot; sloo to be s to it, to my ed tters. Sated ted to took to give it back to ters; but s I meant to take it from ant semper, and tried to seize tried to form tters s more and more angry. I forced o a cil I occurred to me t it o continue truggle--I must do someto turn t of s. I let refused to give up t doairs and got some cake (ss). I s;c-a-k-equot; in o and tried to take it; but I spelled tted ters rapidly, and I gave e in a great I migake it from oers quot;d-o-lquot; and I made t;lquot; and gave airs and could not be induced to return to my room all day.
Yesterday I gave o do. I made t roical lines and let and notice t ttle o very neatly indeed. I t I ry anot;c-a-r-d.quot; S;c-a,quot; topped and t, and making ting and pointing do I must go doairs for some cake. tters quot;c-a,quot; you see, ;lessonquot;--not t s cake it ter of association, I suppose. I finis;c-a-k-equot; and obeyed ed. t;d-o-l-lquot; and began to for it. Sion you make, and s I ed do tairs. I made t so go for toarted forated a moment, evidently debating . So send me instead. I s;d-o-l-lquot; more empically, and opened t sinately refused to obey. S finising, and I took it aing t if s tood perfectly still for one long moment, riumpairs and broug could not persuade o enter the room again.
Sroublesome e t coming up beting o ttle. ts are en beads, and set o ringing t I put on tring and to fill tring ook tfully and began again. time s on t and t. I took t t go on first, trouble and filled tring quickly, too quickly, in fact. Sied togetring, and put t make t large enoug string, and t as s t sy ting tring tying it. I t til dinner-time, bringing trings to me nohen for my approval.
My eyes are very mucter is very carelessly ten. I to say, and couldnt stop to to express tly. Please do not ster to any one. If you to, you may read it to my friends.
Monday P.M.
I tle royal ry very to force issues, I find it very difficult to avoid them.
able manners are appalling. Ss es and akes out let e. Sed, and a contest of urally turbed, and left to eat my breakfast, t choked me.
rying to pull my c t up to see I ing, but did not let e. Sime s. t all round table to see es so o eat of t up. Finally I succeeded in getting o take up t and put it in es s peaceably. tussle over folding on to locked, so kick and scream all over again. It ting into t up to my room and ted. I better. I suppose I stles tle ial teach her, obedience and love.
Good-by, dear. Dont and leave t to w. I like Mrs. Keller very much.
tuscumbia, Alabama, March 11, 1887.
Since I e you, o live all by ourselves in a little garden- a quarter of a mile from distance from Ivy Green, tead. I very soon made up my mind t I could do not of to do exactly as syrannized over everybody, s, ttle darkies yrants senaciously to to do as so get o make tand was.
Every ted desire e outburst, and as sronger, tempests became more violent. As I began to teac by many difficulties. S yield a point contesting it to tter end. I couldnt coax o get o do t ttoning s, it o use force, and, of course, a distressing scene follourally felt inclined to interfere, especially bear to see o give in for t experiences and associations me. I sa it o try to teacil so obey me. I about it a great deal, and tain I am t obedience is teoo, enter te you, I meant to go slo first. I I could tle pupil by t I s I soon found t I off from all to t. Sed everytter of course, and refused to be caressed, and to ion or sympation. S, and t. t is, udy, plan and prepare ourselves for a task, and tem to do but rely on somete capacity for knoil t need broug to light.
I alk o it o be to do anyting circumstances. I told in my opinion t to be separated from t least--t s learn to depend on and obey me before I could make any er a long time Mrs. Keller said t ster over and see ain Keller t of sending ain Keller fell in readily and suggested t ttle garden- t;old placequot; be got ready for us. recognize ten been t so see t all anding, of course, t so knos. I ions for our departure as much as possible, and here we are.
ttle of paradise. It consists of one large square room fireplace, a spacious bay-tle negro boy, sleeps. t, covered groly t you o part to see t from t on ttle negro boy takes care of ttention to helen.
Sly excited at first, and kicked and screamed o a sort of stupor, but me touced o evening, and ime sly, but into bed on t I could do in again.
But I ed t s go to bed. e errific tussle, I can tell you. truggle lasted for nearly t fortunately for us bottle stronger, and quite as obstinate . I finally succeeded in getting he bed as possible.
t morning s evidently going to ted some one, and every noouco do is amusing and patic to see tenderness for t simes during tly as ser.
te doll, seemed to y about s ered to doo slap urn rotting ly and patting ly all time. ted for several minutes; to one side, tention.
o use t everyt and active and as quick as ligs.
March 13, 1887.
You o my experiment is finely. I rouble at all erday or to-day. Ss, tatingly; but she lesson is over.
e in tly kneand. No doubt t members of t Ivy Green.
I surprised me very muc seems t Mr. Anagnos ain Kellers letter last summer. Mr. ilson, a teac Florence, and a friend of tudied at to titution to learn if anytleman or, and told leman particularly interested, but said hing could be done.
Doesnt it seem strange t Mr. Anagnos never referred to terview?
March 20, 1887.
My is singing for joy t of understanding tle pupils mind, and behings are changed!
ttle creature of to a gentle cting by me as I e, ing a long red ccitc. ed t le mood, s in my lap for a minute or t s return my caresses. t step--tep t counts--aken. ttle savage lesson in obedience, and finds t no task to direct and mould tiful intelligence t is beginning to stir in the change in helen.
us morning and evening as o and from entedly stringing al lines on ; s; s ent t one al tural and almost iced also t ss muc agree I suppose tle bower very soon.
;M-u-gquot; and quot;m-i-l-k,quot; rouble t;milk,quot; ss to t;mug,quot; s s t everything has a name.
Yesterday I tle negro boy come in oo. timulated ion to excel Percy. Sed if ake, and made ter over several times. to suit ted I t some of entional.
One day tain Keller brougter of ice t first.
Sest step and t o ascertain if any one is near seem very anxious to attract tention. I imagine simes by tle mistress. t been in te, o sniff, and dumped to t about tumbled upon Belle, anding. It t s doe her claws.
e couldnt t s ;d-o-l-lquot; on srying to teaco spell.
March 28, 1887.
erday. I am sorry t let us stay anot I t I could of tunities t t expect t I srouble ure. test obstacle in t;noquot; and quot;yes,quot; conveyed by a ss as apparent to and cold or as t intend t t t of so mucrouble sand betain and Mrs. Keller t t not interfere to make terrible injustice to o ed out t teac everyt be as , are apt to be painful boto o eaco let me t is it s to see ted little co do t er my talk ain and Mrs. Keller (and to everytook a notion t s use table. I ted to see empted several times to put t eacime sore it off and t on to kick table. I took e aarted to take of ted and said t no c.
come up to my room after supper, and I didnt see il breakfast-time. S tead of pinning it at tom. Stention to t, and sted took my ted it. I o quot;make up.quot; I t I ry t of a little belated discipline. I back to t a napkin. airs for s on table as usual, except t ts as a re ticed t once and made t. I s round ore it off and t on ted times. I tood perfectly imes and s, and ser spelling opped suddenly, as if a t o for t round didnt occur to o spell took t if I gave ted herself.
April 3, 1887.
e almost live in ter breakfast and c like any oted sed o groall as I. You must see t s, but you have no idea how cunning she is.
At ten ring beads for a fees. S many combinations noen invents ne very quickly, and is making a I am always glad whe day.
Seions of tones on t eleven ;Anvil C; o fit up a gymnasium for ter t exercises. to one is devoted to t YOU MUStNt tIME I SPELL tO ter dinner I rest for an tle darkies, companions before I came. Later I join t talls and for eggs and feed turkeys. Often, o see at Ivy Green or os are decidedly social; so o visit ly, I to eat. After supper o my room and do all sorts of til eigtle o bed. Sh me now.
Mrs. Keller ed to get a nurse for I concluded Id rater a stupid, lazy negress. Besides, I like to MUCO tEAC ODD MOMENtS t SEt tIMES.
On Marc I found t een nouns and t of ter t, CUP, BOX, AtER, MILK, CANDY, EYE (X), FINGER (X), tOE (X), , StAND, ALK. On April 1st sEA, PAPA, BED, and the verb RUN.
April 5, 1887.
I must e you a line tant aken t step in ion. S EVERYt t IS tO EVERYtS tO KNO.
In a previous letter I te you t quot;mugquot; and quot;milkquot; rouble t.
S;drink.quot; S kno;drink,quot; but tomime of drinking ; or quot;milk.quot; ted to kno;er.quot; s to knos to it and pats my ;-e-rquot; and t no more about it until after breakfast. t occurred to me t succeed in straig t;mug-milkquot; difficulty. e out to t -e-rquot; in ion of cold er ruso startle ood as one transfixed. A neerquot; several times. ts name and pointed to trellis, and suddenly turning round s;teac; Just t tle sister into t;babyquot; and pointed to to ted, and learned t souc in a feO , GIVE, GO, COME, and a great many more.
P.S.--I didnt finister in time to get it posted last nig up t fairy. Sted from object to object, asking t nig in bed, sole into my arms of time, and I t my , so full of joy.
April 10, 1887.
I see an improvement in o day, almost from o have a name now.
learned at o spell, and eager to teacters to every one ss. Somime so supply t of a neice t her face grows more expressive each day.
I tO tRY tO . I AM GOING tO tREAt LY LIKE A tO-YEAR-OLD C OCCURRED tO ME t It IS ABSURD tO REQUIRE A CO COME tO A CERtAIN PLACE At A CERtAIN tIME AND RECItE CERtAIN LESSONS, YEt ACQUIRED A ORKING VOCABULARY. I sent doo t;; t;By imitation.quot; to ty to learn, and outimulus. ries to do tried to speak. BUt LONG BEFORE tERS ORD, ANDS IS SAID tO tle cousin lately. S fifteen montands a great deal. In response to questions ss out prettily ;; ss it out correctly. If I ;Give it to mamma,quot; sakes it to ;tle rogue?quot; s at me ;Come,quot; quot;Kiss,quot; quot;Go to papa,quot; quot;S t; quot;Give me t.quot; But I ry to say any of ted imes in is perfectly evident t sands tions o to be folloeacALK INtO ALK INtO t sy of assimilation and imitation. I SE SENtENCES IN tALKING tO tures and ive signs ; but I s try to keep o interest and stimulate it, and for results.
April 24, 1887.
t test suspicion t s difficult feat. S , just as to fly. But dont imagine t s;talks fluently.quot; Like ences by single ;Milk,quot; ure means, quot;Give me more milk.”
quot;Mot; accompanied by an inquiring look, means, quot;ere is mot; quot;Goquot; means, quot;I to go out.quot; But ; s;Get your and o ; santly. t;quot; and quot;; tENCE, REPEAtED MANY tIMES DURING t IN tIME IMPRESS ItSELF UPON t hERSELF.
e play a little game ellect, and is an adaptation of for it. played ty at all in finding t. S tance, tle box not more terest in telligence, and often great ingenuity in the search.
t success, and ly in despair ruck o me and made me open my mout a tigation. Finding no trace of ted to my stomac;eat,quot; meaning, quot;Did you eat it?”
Friday doo a gentleman one small piece ; Mrs. Keller spelled, quot;No--baby eat--no.quot; to t of Mildreds mouted to eet;teet; ;Baby teet--no,quot; meaning of course, quot;Baby cannot eat because seeth.”
May 8, 1887.
No, I dont any more kindergarten materials. I used my little stock of beads, cards and stra first because I didnt knoo do; but t, for t at any rate.
I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. to me to be built up on tion t every c augo t to ter, if less s oucead of sitting indoors at a little round table, eacs t one of strips of coloured paper, or plant strarees in bead flos. Suceacificial associations t must be got rid of, before t ideas out of actual experiences.
ives and adverbs as easily as she word.
So ed a small object and iny bit of ted to indicate somet togeto clasp a big ball. tituted t once adopted tell o bring me a large book or a small plate, to go upstairs sloo run fast and to ion AND for t time. I told o s t;and lock.”
Searing upstairs a fees ago in a state of great excitement. I couldnt make out at first . S spelling quot;dog--babyquot; and pointing to er anot t Mildred; but my fears at rest.
Not I must go someo tters tle pups! I taug;puppyquot; and dre; Serested in t;mot; and quot;babyquot; several times. iced t t;Eyes--s. Sleep--no,quot; meaning, quot;t, but t asleep.quot; Stle ts to get back to t;Baby--eat large.quot; I suppose ;Baby eats muc; Sed to eacer anoto aug;baby.quot; I kne; After stle o t old o ask ;No--mot; Sly t moto kno babies of all sorts. Siced t one of t;small,quot; making t time, and I said quot;very small.quot; Sly understood t VERY o o tly. One stone ;small,quot; anot;very small.quot; ouctle sister, s;Baby--small. Puppy- very small.quot; Soon after, so vary eps from large to small, and little mincing steps ;very small.quot; So all kinds of objects.
Since I er. I am convinced t time spent by teac of t s into isfying it aken root, is so mucime tS MUCtER, I tO ASSUME t t, AND t t IN DUE tIME. Its only fair to t saves you mucrouble.
May 16, 1887.
e o take long ely after breakfast. t of straive point is Kellers Landing, on tennessee, about tant. e never kno a given moment; but t only adds to our enjoyment, especially along tterflies, and sometimes catc doree, or in talk about it. After it go; but usually its life and beauty are sacrificed on tar of learning, t lives forever; for not been transformed into living ts? It is wonderful e ideas!
Every ne necessity for many more. s ceaseless activity.
Kellers Landing o land troops, but o pieces, and is overgroude of ts one dreaming. Near tiful little spring, ; because I told o drink. S dead squirrels and rabbits and oto see a quot;; ed, means, I t;live squirrel.quot; e go dinner-time usually, and o tell O REPEAt OLD OF ELLECt, AND IS AN INVALUABLE StIMULUS tO tION OF LANGUAGE. I ASK ALL O ENCOURAGE O tELL tO MANIFESt AS MUCY AND PLEASURE IN tLE ADVENtURES AS tifies tion and keeps up erest in tercourse. Sakes, of course, ts before ts o angles of nouns and verbs; but so does ties ake care of to tell is tant times a sentence, and suggest sometted or forgotten. te and bring fortuff out of wh are made.
May 22, 1887.
My eresting every day. aneous and eager to learn. S 300 MANY COMMON IDIOMS, and it is not t since s is a rare privilege to c feeble struggles of a living mind; t is given me to rouse and guide t intelligence.
If only I ter fitted for t task! I feel every day more and more inadequate. My mind is full of ideas; but I cannot get to ogeto put it in order! Oo eace as muc tion of tinguis of my life, if I o accomplis. I one t learn to use books- indeed, boto use t reminds me--o get me Perezs and Sullys Psychem helpful.
e ake one of ttle quot;Readersquot; up in a big tree near t OF GAME OF It and try to see oniso see manner. After to little sentences in times it is possible to tell a little story about a bee or a cat or a little boy in tell o go upstairs or do of doors or into take or bring objects, sit, stand, ion- is no trouble at all to teacful. Sriump over t of a sentence as a general ronghold.
One of s, t is strongest and to correct, is a tendency to break t on tter is: a glass, a pitc many dolls, and every one of t of temper or ennui. t I s not break it. I made ion of knocking table and spelled to ;No, no, y. teac; and let spot and gently in o ;Good eac; and let tions several times, mimicking every movement, tood very still for a moment roubled look on ;Good ; and ificial smile. tairs and put it on top s touc since.
Please give my kind regards to Mr. Anagnos and let ter, if you t. I ed at timore Institution.
June 2, 1887.
troubled about able. Sless at nigite. It is o knoo do or says oo active; but o keep o spell te sinues all day long. If I refuse to talk to o ly carries on t conversation h herself.
I gave e to play t onis tle cing letters! I a letter o t-office to mail letters, and I suppose I ed to e to you. Soo, t I sometimes e quot;letters to blind girlsquot; on te; but I didnt suppose t s a letter sed to put it in an envelope and take it to t-office. S;Frank--letter.quot; I asked sten to Frank. S;Much words.
Puppy mot. helen walk--no. Sunfire--bad. Frank--come. helen--kiss Frank.
Strawberries--very good.”
as eager to read as so talk. I find s of cext t knoe tward reacs unusual powers.
t o bed, I found ightly in her arms.
Sly been reading, and fallen asleep. it in t;Book--cry,quot; and completed aug; afraid. Book is afraid. Book ; I told t afraid, and must sleep in its case, and t quot;girlquot; mustnt read in bed. Sly understood t I sahrough her ruse.
I am glad Mr. Anagnos teac quot;geniusquot; and quot;originalityquot; are ely, I do not see t I deserve any laudation on t account.
And rig to say sometells me t I s not for some circumstances t make sucion erest and s I so develop and mould t tell time ago o go to in t some I kno explain it; but perplexed or doubtful. I kno to divine is wonderful.
Already people are taking a deep interest in being impressed. Serest in ion erest. t us be exceedingly careful e about e freely to you and tell you everytion: It is t promise never to sters to any one. My beautiful be transformed into a prodigy if I can .
June 5, 1887.
t makes . Indeed, topic o a semi-liquid state. Yesterday ook off in ernoon. round to tting up impatiently and s t o me ically: quot;Sun is bad boy.
Sun must go to bed.”
S, cutest little ted o bring me some er, s;Legs very tired. Legs cry much.”
Serested in some little c are pecking to t ;c; onis, iny creature inside, cannot be put in a letter. tle, and made no objection to our investigations. Besides tions to t, and a penful of funny little pigs. You o see me all over, and asks countless questions--questions not easy to anser seeing t of t;Did baby pig grow in egg? here are many shells?”
y and one-y-one and one-half inches. You see, Im only one inch ahead!
June 12, 1887.
tinues . t you mustnt t, and not tural, beautiful activity of ion. Of course, I s overtax y of tful. tell us t ;overdoing,quot; t oo active (t s all a fe many absurd and impossible remedies. But so far nobody seems to of cive opping tural exercise of ies. Its queer ter imes experience o be inue to set forty!
I am teacters as a sort of diversion. It gives o do, and keeps , s. S mania for counting. Sed everyting t occur to o count t rid of , perax t takes ty seriously. ttle fello; round t;; undreamed of by less imaginative engineers, is concentrating oy locomotive.
S came to say, ;Girl--not count very large (many) ; I said, quot;No, go and play ; tion didnt please ;No. Nancy is very sick.quot; I asked ter, and s;Muceet; (Mildred is teeto tell t;creeper.quot; Sly amused, and began at once to find analogies bets. t sells me roguis s;.”
ed for me last nig. Aftero ime, quot;ind fast, ; and apparently enjoying very much.
June 15, 1887.
e empest last nigs muco-day. e all feel refres. Sed to kno trees and flohe rain.
June 19, 1887.
My little pupil continues to manifest to learn as at first. is spent in to satisfy e desire for kno e, ural. Sy-sevent is four feet one incy and one-o pass over tal and frontal bones. Above th inches.
During our ions suc, itc;eac; If ss er s;Give er.quot; SaugEAD, MAttRESS, S, BLANKEt, COMFORtER, SPREAD, PILLO. t day I found t s spread. t different times, t, SING, MOLASSES, FASt, SLO, MAPLE-SUGAR and COUNtER, and s forgotten one of t. tentive memory s to ty very quickly, and can e seven of tters and to understand about ing letters, and is impatient to quot;e Frank letter.quot; Siletto, and I supposed it co find t sing a letter. S;Evaquot; (a cousin of e it; t;sick in bed,quot; and e t. S tting on paper terested ter s to ;Frank letter,quot; and gave it to o take to t-office. So take letters to t-office.
Santly a person lemen, and ice t sleman sooner th a lady.
So sever s en keeping but very little for herself.
S on in curl papers wand.
S ter breakfast, s to ; Simpson (ore man.quot; One can easily see her meaning.
July 3, 1887.
t rumpus doairs to see ter. I found errible passion. I le and obedient t t love it seems all events, tearing and scratcing Viney like some seems Viney tempted to take a glass, s.
ed, and Viney tried to force it out of t sburst of temper. ook rembling violently, and began to cry. I asked ter, and s;Viney--bad,quot; and began to slap and kick il she became more calm.
Later o my room, looking very sad, and ed to kiss me. I said, quot;I cannot kiss naughty girl.”
S;; I said: quot;You struck Viney and kicked y, and I cannot kiss naug; Sood very still for a moment, and it from roubled, t a struggle eac; I told ster not talk about it any more, but t I ay near me; but I t it best for o sit by table sly disturbed because I didnt eat, and suggested t quot;Cook make tea for teac; But I told my feel like eating.
So cry and sob and clung to me.
Sed airs; so I tried to interest called a stick-bug. Its t ttle bundle of fagots fastened toget believe it il I sa move. Even t looked more like a mecoy ture.
But ttle girl couldnt fix tention. rouble, and sed to talk about it.
S;Can bug kno naug; tting ;I am (o-morro;ill you tell Viney you are very sorry you scratc; S;Viney (can) not spell ; quot;I ell Viney you are very sorry,quot; I said. quot;ill you go ; So go, and let Viney kiss return tionate since, and it seems to me tness-a soul-beauty in seen before.
July 31, 1887.
ing is excellent, as you ter, eac, and sed to be able to make words she can feel.
Sion stage of . It is quot;; quot;;;why?”
all day long, and as elligence gro. I remember o find tiveness of my friends c I kno tions indicate terest in t;ERS tION. quot;er knoo build ; quot; c; quot;; quot;Flies bite--;Can flies kno to bite?quot; quot;; Of course sions t are not as intelligent as t more logical tions are analogous to t a brig , tions are never tedious, tore of information, and tax my ingenuity to tmost.
I ter from Laura Bridgman last Sunday. Please give ell ter at table, and Mrs. Keller exclaimed: quot;My, Miss Annie, es almost as no; It is true.
August 21, 1887.
e iful time in sville. Everybody ted s and kisses. t evening sel, about ty, I t morning oniso find t s t before. Saug, and several of to talk h her.
One of taugo dance ttle boy ss and spelled ted, and stle fellow, which embarrassed him very much.
e ure taken tle poodle, ricks and cunning devices knoo dogs inct for getting .
Salked incessantly since urn about ice a very decided improvement in y to use language. Curiously enougook to top of Monte Sano, a beautiful mountain not far from sville, seems to t I told it, and in telling ED t tO o see quot;very ain and beautiful cloudcaps.quot; I used t;toucain softly, like beautiful flo; You see, I o use ouc it any mere est idea of its grandeur; and I dont see o knoold it.
All t ainly is t sion and ty of association.
August 28, 1887.
I do ;Ne; quot;ne; and quot;ne; keep erest in t Ivy Green tburst of questions about t; neell doctor to get very small ne; (puppies) quot;er?quot; etc., etc. tions imes asked under circumstances be done. If it ural for o ask sucions, it y to anss a great mistake, I to put cion and discrimination excite in to kno the beginning,