¡¶The Story of My Life¡·


 Chapter I.

    It is  I begin to e tory of my life. I  itious ation in lifting t clings about my c. task of ing an autobiograp one. ry to classify my earliest impressions, I find t fact and fancy look alike across t link t . ts tasy. A feand out vividly from t years of my life; but quot;t.quot; Besides, many of t ts of vital importance in my early education ten in tement of great discoveries. In order, t to be tedious I sry to present in a series of sketc seem to me to be t interesting and important.

    I uscumbia, a little tohern Alabama.

    tive of Szerland, ors  teace a book on t of tion--rat is true t t ors, and no slave w had a king among his.

    My grandfat;enteredquot; large tracts of land in Alabama and finally settled told t once a year  from tuscumbia to Po purcation, and my aunt ters to s of trips.

    My Grandmoter of one of Lafayettes aides, Alexander Moore, and granddaugs E. Lee.

    My fatain in te Army, and my mote Adams, s, for many years. t, Massacts, and moved to ,  on tt, ts as Edt and Dr. Edt er to Mempennessee.

    I lived, up to time of t deprived me of my siginy ing of a large square room and a small one, in . It is a custom in to build a small ead as an annex to be used on occasion. Suc after t to live in it. It ely covered  looked like an arbour. ttle porc e  of humming-birds and bees.

    tead, tle rose-bo ;Ivy Greenquot; because trees and fences iful Engliss old-fashe paradise of my childhood.

    Even in teaco feel along tiff boxs and lilies. too, after a fit of temper, I  to find comfort and to  face in t joy it o lose myself in t garden of floo o spot, until, coming suddenly upon a beautiful vine, I recognized it by its leaves and blossoms, and kne umble-dorailing clematis, drooping jessamine, and some rare s flowers called

    butterfly lilies, because tals resemble butterflies  t of all. Never -satisfying roses as to oons from our porcainted by any eart so soft, so pure, I could not  resemble the asphodels of Gods garden.

    ttle life. I came, I sa baby in t of discussion as to a name for me. t baby in t to be ligic about t. My fated tor ake any furt in t as  I ser t. But in tement of carrying me to c turally, since it  it o call me after my grandmother, and he gave her name as helen Adams.

    I am told t ion.

    Everyt I saed upon imitating. At six mont quot;how dye,¡±

    and one day I attracted every ones attention by saying quot;tea, tea, teaquot; quite plainly. Even after my illness I remembered one of t ;er,quot; and I continued to make some sound for t er all ot. I ceased making t;he word.

    tell me I  taken me out of tub and racted by t danced in t on t ran too take me up in her arms.

    t last long. One brief spring, musical  and roses, one autumn of gold and crimson sped by and left ts at t of an eager, deligo t acute congestion of tomacor t I could not live. Early one morning,  me as suddenly and mysteriously as it  rejoicing in t morning, but no one, not even tor, kne I should never see or hear again.

    I fancy I still ions of t illness. I especially remember tenderness ried to soot and pain, and t er a tossing urned my eyes, so dry and , to t,  more dim eac, except for ting memories, if, indeed, t all seems very unreal, like a nig used to t surrounded me and forgot t it , until seaco set my spirit free. But during t nineteen mont glimpses of broad, green fields, a luminous sky, trees and flo . If  the day has shown.¡±

 Chapter II

    I cannot recall er my illness. I only kno I sat in my moto  about ies. My  every object and observed every motion, and in to kno tion o make crude signs. A s quot;Noquot; and a nod, quot;Yes,quot; a pull meant quot;Comequot; and a pus;Go.quot; as it bread t I ed? tate ts of cutting ttering ted my moto make ice-cream for dinner I made ting cold. My motand a good deal. I alo  was brig.

    I understood a good deal of  me. At five I learned to fold and put a in from tinguis. I kne dressed o go  for ook to ture. One day some gentlemen called on my mot tting of t door and ot indicated t I ran upstairs before any one could stop me, to put on my idea of a company dress. Standing before ted mine h powder.

    t it covered my face and fell in folds doo my sied an enormous bustle round my small , so t it dangled be meeting t. ttired I  doo ertain the company.

    I do not remember  I  from ot I kne before my teaco me. I iced t my mot use signs as I did  talked imes I stood betand, and iculated frantically  result. t times t I kicked and screamed until I was exed.

    I ty, for I kne it  Ella, my nurse, to kick  of temper . But I cannot remember any instance in ing tiness  ed.

    In ttle coloured girl, Marton, tter, and a great er in ant companions. Marton understood my signs, and I seldom y in making  as I o domineer over ted to my tyranny rato-er. I rong, active, indifferent to consequences. I kne. e spent a great deal of time in tcurkeys t s tceps. Many of tame t t from my  me feel tcomato from me one day and ran a. Inspired, perer Gobblers success, o t frosted, and ate every bit of it. I e ill afterribution also overtook turkey.

    to  in out-of-t est deligo  for t tell Marton o go egg-ing, but I  sometood. unate enougo find a nest I never alloand by empic signs t s fall and break them.

    tored, table erest to Mart me keep my en got cy.

    tmas  kno , but I enjoyed t odours t filled tidbits t o Marton and me to keep us quiet. e  t did not interfere .

    to grind tirring spoons. I ocking because t remember,  terested me especially, nor did my curiosity cause me to s.

    Marton  a love of misctle ced on teps one  July afternoon. One tle buncied rings sticking out all over e,  on. e ting out paper dolls; but , and after cutting up our srings and clipping all t urned my attention to Marted at first, but finally submitted. t turn and turn about is fair play, s off one of my curls, and  for my motimely interference.

    Belle, our dog, my oto sleep by to romp ried o teac stentive. Simes started and quivered ement, tly rigid, as dogs do  ted in t I kneretcemptuous sniffs, go to te side of ted,  off in searcha.

    Many incidents of ted, but clear and distinct, making t silent, aimless, dayless life all tense.

    One day I o spill er on my apron, and I spread it out to dry before tting-room  dry quickly enougo suit me, so I dre rig aso life; t in a moment my cloterrified noise t brougo t over me, s suffocated me, but s out t for my  badly burned.

    About time I found out try, s ac of t pounding on t outside on teps and laug t naugs t I must be tauger my teaco me, I sougunity to lock  upstairs and I o give to Miss Sullivan; but no sooner  to o, locked it, and  be induced to tell  a ladder and take Miss Sullivan out to my deliger I produced the key.

    five years old tle vine-covered o a large need of my fattle sister, Mildred. My earliest distinct recollection of my fat drifts of neo  of paper before ly puzzled to know w he was doing. I

    imitated tion, even  ery. But I did not find out t for several years. t t my fated one of them.

    My fat loving and indulgent, devoted to  in ting season.  er, I old, and a celebrated s. Next to ality , almost to a fault, and  bringing a guest.  ermelons and stray; and to me  t ripe grapes and t berries. I remember oucree to tree, from vine to vine, and  in wever pleased me.

    ory-teller; after I o spell clumsily into my  anecdotes, and noto  t an opportune moment.

    I  beautiful days of t illness, time of acute suffering, t great sorro personal experience h.

    e of my moto me t it almost seems indelicate to speak of her.

    For a long time I regarded my little sister as an intruder. I kne I o be my mot filled me  in my motantly, , and seemed to take up all ime. One day someto me to be adding insult to injury.

    At t time I ted, mucerbursts of temper and of affection, so t salked, and cried, and opened and s t I never loved one of ten spent an  jealous care; but once I discovered my little sister sleeping peacefully in t tion on t of one to ie of love bound me I gre, and t  caug is t ude tle of tender affections t gro of endearing ions and companions aftero my age, Mildred and I greo eacs, so t ent to go  understand my finger language, nor I tle.

 Chapter III

    Meane, and my failures to make myself understood bursts of passion. I felt as if invisible ic efforts to free myself. I struggled--not t struggling ters, but t of resistance rong ears and pion. If my moto be near I crept into oo miserable even to remember tempest. After a t tbursts occurred daily, sometimes hourly.

    My parents  any one o suc-of-tuscumbia to teacives sometimes doubted es.quot; S of Laura Bridgman, and remembered vaguely t s ed. But s Dr. o teac, tle girl in a far-off too receive t of them?

    six years old, my fat oculist in Baltimore,  once determined to take me to Baltimore to see if anything could be done for my eyes.

    t. I made friends rain. One lady gave me a box of s I could string time t me ented. tor, too, en ails s.  me play,  I amused myself for tle s of cardboard.

    My aunt made me a big doll out of to  comical s even tion of a c into a face. Curiously enougruck me more ts put togeted t to everybody ency, but no one seemed equal to task of providing t idea,  into my mind, and tumbled off t and searc until I found my aunts cape, ed to  I ed o seo ioning ically. t place and I could not contain myself for joy; but immediately I lost all interest in trip I did not  of temper, to keep my mind and fingers busy.

    imore, Dr. C  I could be educated, and advised my fato consult Dr. Alexander Graon,  sceacing on tors advice,  immediately to ason to see Dr. Bell, my fat and many misgivings, I  of moving from place to place. C once felt tenderness and sympato so many s, as s enlist tion. c strike for me. ood my signs, and I kne and loved  once. But I did not dream t t intervieo ligion to friendship, companionship, knowledge, love.

    Dr. Bell advised my fato e to Mr. Anagnos, director of titution in Boston, t labours for teacent to begin my education. t once, and in a feter from Mr. Anagnos ing assurance t a teac Miss Sullivan did not arrive until the following March.

    t of Egypt and stood before Sinai, and a poouc and gave it sig I beain I ;Kno and vision.¡±

 Chapter IV

    t important day I remember in all my life is teaco me. I am filled rasts bets. It hs before I was seven years old.

    On ternoon of t eventful day, I stood on tant. I guessed vaguely from my moto and fro in t somet to  to ted on teps. ternoon sun penetrated t covered turned face. My fingers lingered almost unconsciously on t come forto greet t sout knoure terness inually for ruggle.

    sea in a dense fog, angible  sense and anxious, groped o and sounding-line, and you ed ing  for someto  sion began, only I  compass or sounding-line, and ;Lig!quot;  of love s very hour.

    I felt approacsteps, I stretc my o my motook it, and I o me, and, more to love me.

    ter my teaco tle blind c titution  it and Laura Bridgman ; but I did not knoil afterward.

    a little ; I  once interested in tried to imitate it. ters correctly I o my motters for doll. I did not kno I  ed; I ation. In t folloo spell in t many , cup and a fe, stand and walk.

    But my teacood t everything has a name.

    One day, o my lap also, spelled quot;d-o-l-lquot; and tried to make me understand t quot;d-o-l-lquot; applied to botussle over t;m-u-gquot; and quot;-e-r.quot; Miss Sullivan ried to impress it upon me t quot;m-u-gquot; is mug and t quot;-e-rquot; is er, but I persisted in confounding time, only to rene at t opportunity. I became impatient at ed attempts and, seizing t upon ted s of t my feet. Neit folloe outburst. I  loved till, dark iment or tenderness. I felt my teacs to one side of tisfaction t t  into t, if a ion may be called a t, made me h pleasure.

    e o ttracted by t er and my teac. As tream guso ter, first sloood still, my ion fixed upon tions of  a misty consciousness as of sometten--a turning t; and someery of language o me. I kne quot;-e-rquot; meant t was flowing over my  living word

    a lig it free! till, it is true, but barriers t could in time be s away.

    I left to learn. Everyto a ne. As urned to t  range, neering t my o tried vainly to put togetears; for I realized ime I felt repentance and sorrow.

    I learned a great many ne day. I do not remember  I do kno moter, teac o make t;like Aarons rod, ; It o find a  t eventful day and lived over t  me, and for t time longed for a neo come.

 Chapter V

    I recall many incidents of t follo explore  t I touc grehe world.

    ime of daisies and buttercups came Miss Sullivan took me by to tennessee River, and tting on t lessons in ture. I learned o gro of tree t is pleasant to t and good for food, s and live and to land, ure finds food and ser. As my kno more and more t of to do a sum in aritic or describe taugo find beauty in t ers  ts ure, and made me feel t quot;birds and flowers and I were happy peers.¡±

    But about time I aug nature is not aleacurning from a long ramble. t it ry  urned our faces imes opped to rest under a tree by t  ance from teful, and tree o climb t eacance I o scramble to a seat in t ree t Miss Sullivan proposed t ill o to fetc.

    Suddenly a cree. All t t, mosprange odour came up from th.

    I kne, it  alorm, and a nameless fear clutc my . I felt absolutely alone, cut off from my friends and till and expectant; a cerror crept over me. I longed for my teacurn; but above all ted to get do tree.

    t of sinister silence, titudinous stirring of tree, and t fort t o t and main. tree srained. t me in so jump seized me, but terror . I croucree. t me. I felt termittent jarring t came noraveled up till it reac on. It o t point, and just as I ree and I sogeteaco rembling o feel t once more. I  nature quot; est toucreacherous claws.¡±

    After t ime before I climbed anotree. t filled me error.

    It  allurement of tree in full bloom t finally overcame my fears. One beautiful spring morning arted up and instinctively stretc my  seemed as if t of spring ; is it?quot; I asked, and t minute I recognized t my o t tree  turn of t s blossom-laden branc toucely beautiful in ts delicate blossoms sest eartouc seemed as if a tree of paradise ransplanted to eartals to t trunk and for one minute stood

    irresolute; tting my foot in to tree. I y in  my  I  I  on climbing il I reactle seat  it  of tree itself. I sat time, feeling like a fairy on a rosy cloud. After t I spent many ree of paradise, ts and dreaming bright dreams.

 Chapter VI

    I o all language, and I o learn to use it. C any particular effort; t fall from otc le deaf c trap ten painful process. But  is  ep by step until  distance bet stammered syllable and t in a line of Shakespeare.

    At first,  a neions. My ideas e; but as my knourn again and again to t, eager for furtion. Sometimes a ne some earlier experience had engraved on my brain.

    I remember t I first asked t;love.quot; ts in t to my teacried to kiss me: but at t time I did not like to  my mot ly round me and spelled into my ;I love helen.¡±

    quot; is love?quot; I asked.

    So ;It is ; pointing to my ,  time.  tand anytouc.

    I smelt ts in ion ;Is love tness of flowers?¡±

    quot;No,quot; said my teacher.

    Again I t. the warm sun was shining on us.

    quot;Is t love?quot; I asked, pointing in tion from ;Is t love?¡±

    It seemed to me t tiful things grow.

    But Miss Sullivan sly puzzled and disappointed. I t it strange t my teac show me love.

    A day or terringing beads of different sizes in symmetrical groups--takes, and Miss Sullivan ed t again and again le patience. Finally I noticed a very obvious error in tant I concentrated my attention on tried to touc;think.¡±

    In a flas t ion of an abstract idea.

    For a long time I ill--I  t trying to find a meaning for quot;lovequot; in t of t suddenly ts southern splendour.

    Again I asked my teac;Is t love?¡±

    quot;Love is somet ,quot; s t time I could not ood, s;You cannot touc you feel ty earto  after a  day. You cannot touc you feel tness t it pours into everyt love you  be  to play.¡±

    tiful trut upon my mind--I felt t tretc and ts of others.

    From tion Miss Sullivan made it a practice to speak to me as so any  sences into my ead of speaking t knoo express my ts sing conversation he dialogue.

    tinued for several years; for t learn in a mont daily intercourse. ttle ant repetition and imitation. tion imulates s topics and calls fortaneous expression of s. tural exco teacermined to supply timulus I lacked. ting to me as far as possible, verbatim,  in tion. But it ime before I ventured to take tiative, and still longer before I could find somete to say at t time.

    t very difficult to acquire ties of conversation. y must be augmented in t distinguisone of t assistance, go up and do of tones t give significance to cen t one says.

 Chapter VII

    t important step in my education o read.

    As soon as I could spell a feeaced ters. I quickly learned t eaced ood for an object, an act, or a quality. I tle sentences; but before I ever put sentences in to make ts. I found ted, for example, quot;doll,quot; quot;is,quot; quot;on,quot; quot;bedquot; and placed eacs object; t my doll on tence of t time carrying out tence hemselves.

    One day, Miss Sullivan tells me, I pinned tood in ted me so muceac for  a time. Often everyt sentences.

    From ted slip it  a step to ted book. I took my quot;Reader for Beginnersquot; and ed for t of a game of o read.

    Of time ed stories I ser.

    For a long time I udied most earnestly it seemed more like play taugrated by a beautiful story or a poem. ed or interested me salked it over  as if stle girl  many cions, is to-day one of my most precious memories.

    I cannot explain t  of long association o ty for description. S quickly over uninteresting details, and never nagged me ions to see if I remembered terdays lesson. Sroduced dry tecies of science little by little, making every subject so real t I could not  saught.

    e read and studied out of doors, preferring t o the perfume of wild grapes.

    Seated in tulip tree, I learned to t everytion. quot;taug; Indeed, everyt could  in my education-noisy-ted frogs, katydids and crickets il forgetting t, trilled te, little do trees. I felt ting cotton-bolls and fingered t fiber and fuzzy seeds; I felt talks, tling of t snort of my pony, as  t in h!

    Sometimes I rose at daole into t joy it is to feel tly into tiful motion of times I caug in t t noise of a pair of ogeterror, as ttle creature became a.

    Anote  of mine  ripened early in July. to my  trees tumbled at my feet. O  in my pinafore, pressed my face against

    till o the house!

    Our favourite o Kellers Landing, an old tumbledoo land soldiers. t many  learning geograp dams of pebbles, made islands and lakes, and dug river-beds, all for fun, and never dreamed t I ened o Miss Sullivans descriptions of t round s burning mountains, buried cities, moving rivers of ice, and many otrange. S I could feel tain ridges and valleys, and follooo; but to zones and poles confused and teased my mind. trative strings and tick representing t even to tion of temperate zone suggests a series of t if any one s about it  ually climb th Pole.

    Aritic seems to udy I did not like. From t I  interested in tried to teaco count by stringing beads in groups, and by arranging kintergarten strao add and subtract. I never ience to arrange more t a time.  rest for t out quickly to find my playmates.

    In tudied zoology and botany.

    Once a gentleman,  me a collection of fossils--tiny mollusk sifully marked, and bits of sandstone  of birds clareasures of tediluvian rembling fingers I listened to Miss Sullivans descriptions of terrible beasts,  tramping ts, tearing doic trees for food, and died in time trange creatures ed my dreams, and to tle beat of my ponys hoof.

    Anotime a beautiful s I learned iny mollusk  trous coil for ill nigirring tilus sails on ters of t;s; After I  many interesting t ts of t of dastle polyps build tiful coral isles of teac;tilus,quot; and s t of t as tle of tilus cerial it absorbs from ter and makes it a part of itself, so ts of kno.

    Again, it  t furnisext for a lesson. e boug it in a sunny ed buds sside opened sloant, I t, to reveal tart,  on rapidly, but in order and systematically. tiful t, y in soft, silky robes kne s divine, ers doffed til t was one nodding bough of loveliness and fragrance.

    Once tadpoles in a glass globe set in a s. I remember t t  fun to plunge my o tadpoles frisk about, and to let tious felloo all appearance more dead than alive.

    t  no sooner urned to  ted to ttom, sivity.  ent to stay in ty glass ree until tained ty of frog to live in t ts musical  love-song.

    tself. At ttle mass of possibilities. It eac me breat pass an opportunity to point out ty t is in everytrying in t and action and example to make my life s and useful.

    It eacact ion so beautiful. It  to impart kno made it so pleasant and acceptable to me. S a cony course of its education and reflects tempted to guide my mind on its  like a brook it sain streams and il it broadened out into a deep river, capable of reflecting in its placid surface, billo face of a little flower.

    Any teacake a co t not every teac y is  rest;  feel tory and t-sinking of disappointment before akes asks distasteful to o dance ine of textbooks.

    My teaco me t I scarcely t from  in all beautiful te, and o ell. I feel t  tsteps of my life are in  of me belongs to  a talent, or an aspiration or a joy in me t  been awakened by ouch.

 Chapter VIII

    t Cmas after Miss Sullivan came to tuscumbia  event. Every one in t , Miss Sullivan and I prepared surprises for everybody else. tery t surrounded ts est delig. My friends did all to excite my curiosity by s and ences o break off in time. Miss Sullivan and I kept up a game of guessing  lessons could ed round a glowing wood fire, we played our guessing game, wing as Cmas approached.

    On Cmas Eve tuscumbia scree, to re of tood a beautiful tree ablaze and s ligs brancrange, . It  of supreme ree in an ecstasy.

    t for eaced, and tree permitted me to s to t stop to look at my os; but mas to begin almost got beyond control. I knes I already  t sucantalizing s, and my teacs I o o content myself s from tree and leave til morning.

    t niger I ocking, I lay aime, pretending to be asleep and keeping alert to see a Claus  I fell asleep e bear in my arms. Next morning it ;Merry Cmas!quot; I found surprises, not in tocking only, but on table, on all t t stumbling on a bit of Cmas issue paper. But h a canary, my cup of happiness overflowed.

    Little tim ame t  candied c of my augo take all t. Every morning after breakfast I prepared , filled er from the well-house, and hung a spray of chickweed in his swing.

    One morning I left t o fetcer for urned I felt a big cat brus me as I opened t first I did not realize ty  meet my touced claake  I s little singer again.

 Chapter IX

    t important event in my life  to Boston, in May, 1888. As if it erday I remember tions, ture eacon.

    to Baltimore tless, excitable little creature, requiring ttention of everybody on train to keep me amused. I sat quietly beside Miss Sullivan, taking in erest all t sold me about iful tennessee River, t cotton-fields, t tations, rain and broug opposite me sat my big rag doll, Nancy, in a ne me out of times, ions, I remembered Nancys existence and took  I generally calmed my conscience by making myself believe t she was asleep.

    As I s o refer to Nancy again, I ell er our arrival in Boston. S--to eat, alt titution secretly carried o give oo muc saon,  for t me reproachfully.

    rain at last pulled into tation at Boston it iful fairy tale rue. t;once upon a timequot; ;far-aryquot; was here.

    e  titution for to make friends tle blind c deligo find t t.  joy to talk il terpreter. In taugry. It took me some time to appreciate t t my ne see; but it did not seem possible t all tily in my frolics  as I noticed t talked to t told tood my oions, yet I  vaguely t since t  of quot;second sig; and I  prepared to find one c anot. But tented t I lost all sense of pain in their companionship.

    One day spent  , and I looked eagerly from one pleasant experience to anotly by. I could not quite convince myself t t, for I regarded Boston as tion.

    on ed Bunker  lesson in ory. tory of t on t ed me greatly. I climbed t, counting teps, and

    stair the ground below.

    t day  to Plymouter. t trip on t voyage in a steamboat. ion it  t o cry, because I feared if it rained o  of doors. I erested, I t rock on oils and great deeds seem more real to me. I en tle model of tleman gave me at Pilgrim s curves, t in tre and t;1620,quot; and turned over in my mind all t I kne tory of the Pilgrims.

    ion gloerprise! I idealized t and most generous men t ever sougrange land. I t ted years later to learn of ts of persecution t make us tingle  gave us our quot;Country Beautiful.¡±

    Among ton t and er. to me  memories ed tiful  Beverly Farms. I remember   ttle curly-z o meet me, and est of to my  and a lump of sugar. I also remember t time I played in t  Breer. Mr. Endicott told me about t s came sailing by from Boston, bound for Europe. I saer t, and o me; indeed, I on quot;ty of Kind s.¡±

 Chapter X

    Just before titution closed for t  my teacion at Breer, on Cape Cod, ed, for my mind ive joys and of tories I  the sea.

    My most vivid recollection of t summer is t air; but I ;Our orldquot; a description of tense longing to toucy sea and feel it roar. So my little  leaped ement  to be realized.

    No sooner o my bat t upon t t of fear plunged into ter. I felt t billo motion of ter filled me e, quivering joy. Suddenly my ecstasy gave place to terror; for my foot struck against a rock and t instant ter over my  out my o grasp some support, I clutc ter and at tossed in my face. But all my frantic efforts o be playing a game ossed me from one to anot , and everyt out from trange, all-enveloping element--life, air,  last, s neoy, tant I eac of tender embrace! As soon as I ly to say anyt; salt in ter?¡±

    After I  experience in ter, I t it great fun to sit on a big rock in my bat and feel er e covered me. I felt ttling as t against terrific onset, and tions. to gatier leap, and I clung to tense, fascinated, as I felt the rushing sea!

    I could never stay long enougang of tainted, fresing t, and tiny living creatures attaco it never lost tion for me. One day Miss Sullivan attracted my attention to a strange object er. It   one I  of  it very strange t  suddenly occurred to me t  make a delig; so I seized ail  pleased me  took all my strengto drag  leave Miss Sullivan in peace until s troug  next morning I  to trougment ter at time; but little by little I came to realize t it  kind or o force ture out of , and after a perurned to the sea.

 Chapter XI

    In tumn I returned to my Sout full of joyous memories. As I recall t visit Nort ty of t cluster about it. It seems to reasures of a neiful  my feet, and I took in pleasure and information at every turn. I lived myself into all till a moment; my life ion as ttle insects t croo one brief day. I met many people o my  in joyous sympato meet t, and be! the rose.

    I spent tumn mont our summer cottage, on a mountain about fourteen miles from tuscumbia. It  tone quarry, long since abandoned.

    ttle streams ran t from springs in tumbling tried to bar tely covered tone and in places reams. t of tain  oaks and splendid evergreens runks like mossy pillars, from tletoe, and persimmon trees, t somet made t glad. In places tretcree to tree, making arbours s. It  tangled e afternoon, and to smell t came up from t the close of day.

    Our cottage  of rougifully situated on top of tain among oaks and pines.

    tain  s. e lived on t of time--te and played. At t butternut tree, round  trees stood so close t I could toucumn blast.

    Many visitors came to Fern Quarry. In talk and sport. told stories of ts urkeys t, ;savage troutquot; t, and iest foxes, outted t clever possums and overtaken test deer, until I t t surely tiger, t of tribe  be able to stand before ters. quot;to-morroo t;  s as t. t in tside our door, and I could feel ters as their improvised beds.

    At datling of guns, and tsteps of trode about, promising test luck of tamping of t from to to be off. At last ted, and, as t teeds  ters quot;h hark and whoop and wild halloo!¡±

    Later in tions for a barbecue. A fire  ttom of a deep icks  top, and meat s.

    Around tted negroes, driving a made me ables .

    le and excitement of preparation  its , ting party made its appearance, struggling in by t and ing and dejected--and not a single kill! Every man declared t  least one deer, and t t ly t pursue t be aimed, at trigger t a deer in sigunate as ttle boy y soon forgot its disappointment,  do to venison, but to a tamer feast of veal and roast pig.

    One summer I  Fern Quarry. I called y, as I  read t to te star on  many of my   e safe, my teac go tered on or stopped at  o eat grass or nibble trees t grerail.

    On mornings eacart after breakfast for a ramble in to get lost amid trees and vines, o follo tly s ake a round about way.

    e alurned to ttage h.

    Sometimes I tle cousins to gat eat t I loved ting for t nutting, and I nut burrs and break ts and s--t s!

    At t of tain tcrains errific eps, and Mildred told me in great excitement t a corack. About a mile distant trestle spanning a deep gorge. It  to ies  and so narro one felt as if one il one day Mildred, Miss Sullivan and I  in t finding a path.

    Suddenly Mildred pointed tle ;trestle!quot; e  it e and grorestle  o feel for toe; but I  afraid, and got on very il all at once t quot;puff, puff¡±

    from tance.

    quot;I see train!quot; cried Mildred, and in anote it  rus t breat crain rumbled by, trestle sil I t most difficulty rack. Long after dark age empty; t ing for us.

 Chapter XII

    After my first visit to Boston, I spent almost every er in t on a visit to a Nes frozen lakes and vast sno  I unities suco enter into treasures of the snow.

    I recall my surprise on discovering t a mysterious ripped trees and busy nests in trees h snow.

    inter rees o ts, and t asleep. All life seemed to ly For a last dim look at earth and sea.

    transformed into a forest of icicles.

    tended a snoorm. e rus-of-doors to feel t feiny flakes descending. ly, softly from t to try became more and more level. A sno a single landmark e of snorees rising out of it.

    In t sprang up, and ther in furious melee.

    Around t fire  and told merry tales, and frolicked, and quite forgot t  of a desolate solitude, s in from all communication side  during t to suc it terror. ters creaked and strained, and trees surrounding ttled and beat against ted up and dory.

    On ter torm t, undulating ic srable drifts lay scattered in every direction.

    Narros. I put on my cloak and  out. tung my cs, side a broad pasture. trees stood motionless and rees, so t t penetrated even t veils my eyes.

    As ts gradually s before torm came, so t I scarcely felt t once all er. At intervals trees lost t the sun.

    Our favourite amusement during t er obogganing. In places tly from ters edge. Doeep slopes o coast. e  on our toboggan, a boy s, leaping  across its gleaming surface to te bank.  joy!  exing madness! For one   binds us to eart ourselves divine!

 Chapter XIII

    It  I learned to speak. to utter audible sounds rong o make noises, keeping one  s of my lips. I  made a noise and liked to feel t purr and to keep my , or on a piano  my sig learning to talk, but after my illness it  I o speak because I could not o sit in my mot amused me to feel tions of oo, altten alking  I laugurally, and for a because tion, but because tive. till remembered, AtER. I pronounced it quot;; Even telligible until time eacopped using it only after I o spell the word on my fingers.

    I ime t t me used a metion different from mine; and even before I kne a deaf caugo speak, I isfaction ion I already possessed. One  upon t raint, of narroo agitate me  ss en rise and beat up like birds against ted in using my lips and voice. Friends tried to discourage tendency, fearing lest it o disappointment. But I persisted, and an accident soon occurred  barrier--I ory of Ragna.

    In 1890 Mrs. Lamson, urned from a visit to Noro see me, and told me of Ragna, a deaf and blind girl in Noraugo speak. Mrs. Lamson elling me about t I, too, o speak. I  rest satisfied until my teacook me, for advice and assistance, to Miss Sarahe horace Mann School.

    t-natured lady offered to teacy-sixth of March, 1890.

    Miss Fullers metly over  me feel tion of ongue and lips ate every motion and in an s of speec, I. Miss Fuller gave me eleven lessons in all. I s t I felt  connected sentence, quot;It is ; true, tammering syllables; but trengt of bondage, and h.

    No deaf cly tried to speak to come out of tone of love, no song of bird, no strain of music ever pierces tillness--can forget ttered  alked to my toys, to stones, trees, birds and dumb animals, or t I felt o me or my dogs obeyed my commands. It is an unspeakable boon to me to be able to speak in  need no interpretation. As I talked, s fluttered up out of my  migruggled in vain to escape my fingers.

    But it must not be supposed t I could really talk in t time. I s of speecand me, but most people  ood one rue t, after I s, I did t of t for Miss Sullivans genius, untiring perseverance and devotion, I could not oural speec place, I laboured nigood even by my most intimate friends; in tance constantly in my efforts to

    articulate eaco combine all sounds in a ttention every day to mispronounced words.

    All teac t all appreciate ties o contend. In reading my teac on my fingers: I o use touccions of t, ts of ten t fault. In suco repeat tences, sometimes for il I felt tice, practice, practice.

    Discouragement and  me doly; but t moment t t I s  I o t.

    quot;My little sister and me no;  stronger tacles. I used to repeat ecstatically, quot;I am not dumb no; I could not be despondent ed t of talking to my mot astoniso find  is to talk to spell  as a medium of communication on my part; but Miss Sullivan and a feill use it in speaking to me, for it is more convenient and more rapid than lip-reading.

    Just ter explain our use of t, o me spells  generally employed by tly as not to impede its movements. tion of to feel as it is to see. I do not feel eacter any more tter separately  practice makes t as fast as an expert es on a typeer. t t is in ing.

    to go  last t of s arrived. I alking constantly to Miss Sullivan, not for talking, but determined to improve to t minute. Almost before I kne, train stopped at tuscumbia station, and tform stood tears noo rembling , taking in every syllable t I spoke, ion in a big silence. It ains and to singing, and all trees of their hands!¡±

 Chapter XIV

    ter of 1892  sky. Joy deserted my , and for a long, long time I lived in doubt, anxiety and fear. Books lost t of t. A little story called quot;t King,quot;  to Mr. Anagnos, of titution for t t of trouble. In order to make tter clear, I must set forts connected ice to my teaco myself compels me to relate.

    I e tory er I o speak. e ayed up at Fern Quarry later to me ties of te foliage, and it seems t ions revived tory,  t I ;making up a story,quot; as c doo e it before ts flo a sense of joy in tion. ords and images came tripping to my finger ends, and as I t out sentence after sentence, I e te. Noo me  effort, it is a pretty sure sign t t t stray  I regretfully dismiss. At t time I eagerly absorbed everyt a t of aut be quite sure of t is because so many of my impressions come to me thers eyes and ears.

    ory o my teac in tiful passages, and my annoyance at being interrupted to ion of a ed. At dinner it o t I could e so well. Some one asked me if I  in a book.

    tion surprised me very muc test recollection of  read to me. I spoke up and said, quot;O is my story, and I ten it for Mr. Anagnos.¡±

    Accordingly I copied tory and sent it to  ed t I sitle from quot;Autumn Leavesquot; to quot;t King,quot; ory to t-office myself, feeling as if I tle dreamed  birt.

    Mr. Anagnos  King,quot; and publis in one of titution reports.

    ttle on only a s time  a story similar to quot;t King,quot; called quot;t Fairiesquot; by Miss Margaret t. Canby, ;Birdie and ; tories  it  Miss Canbys story o me, and t mine   to make me understand t onisterness t suspicion upon t. And yet  possibly il I o recall anyt t t I e quot;t Kingquot;; but I could remember not to Jack Frost, and a poem for c;t,quot; and I kne in my composition.

    At first Mr. Anagnos, troubled, seemed to believe me. ender and kind to me, and for a brief space ted. to please ried not to be uno make myself as pretty as possible for tion of asons birtook place very soon after I received the sad news.

    I o be Ceres in a kind of masque given by t enfolded me, t autumn leaves t  and grain at my feet and in my y of t made my  heavy.

    t before tion, one of teacitution ion connected ;t King,quot; and I elling  Miss Sullivan alked to me about Jack Frost and ected in my  I did remember Miss Canbys story of quot;t Fairies,quot; and sold  empically t saken.

    Mr. Anagnos,  urned a deaf ear to t least suspected, t Miss Sullivan and I ely stolen t ts of anoto igation composed of teacitution, and Miss Sullivan o leave me. tioned and cross-questioned  seemed to me a determination on t of my judges to force me to ackno I remembered ;t Fairiesquot; read to me. I felt in every question t and suspicion t , too, t a loved friend  me reproac  all to  my t, and I could scarcely speak, except in monosyllables. Even t it ake did not lessen my suffering, and  I o leave t notice my teacender le girl and they were proud of me.

    As I lay in my bed t nig as I . I felt so cold, I imagined I s comforted me. I to me  tfulness terness of those sad days.

    Miss Sullivan ;t Fairiesquot; or of t ed tter carefully, and at last it came out t Mrs. Sop;Birdie and ; in 1888, t  t Breer. Mrs. o find  sold me t at t time, o amuse me by reading from various books, and alt remember reading quot;t Fairiesquot; any more t s sure t quot;Birdie and ;  t s time before sold ales, and t quot;Birdie and ; hem.

    tories tle or no meaning for me t trange  to amuse a little c noto amuse  recall a single circumstance connected ories, yet I cannot  I made a great effort to remember tention of eacurned. One tain, tamped upon my brain, time no one kne, least of all myself.

    speak to  quot;t Fairies,quot; probably because s once to read quot;Little Lord Fauntleroy,quot;  t remains t Miss Canbys story o me once, and t long after I ten it, it came back to me so naturally t I never suspected t it her mind.

    In my trouble I received many messages of love and sympat, except one, o t time.

    Miss Canby e kindly, quot;Some day you e a great story out of your o and o many.quot; But tortured by t e is not my oime, ter, even to my moterror, and I ences over and over, to make sure t I  read t not been for tent encouragement of Miss Sullivan, I trying to e altogether.

    I ;t Fairiesquot; since, also tters I e in o Mr. Anagnos, dated September 29, 1891, iments exactly like t time I ing quot;t King,quot; and tter, like many otains p my mind urated ory. I represent my teaco me of tumn leaves, quot;Yes, tiful enougo comfort us for t of summerquot;--an idea direct from Miss Canbys story.

    t of assimilating  out again as my otempts at ing. In a composition  ties of Greece and Italy, I borroions, ions, from sources I ten. I knew Mr.

    Anagnoss great love of antiquity and ic appreciation of all beautiful sentiments about Italy and Greece. I t of poetry or of ory t I t ies, ;tic in t; But I do not understand  a blind and deaf ced t I cannot t because I did not originate ttle composition is te devoid of interest. It s I could express my appreciation of beautiful and poetic ideas in clear and animated language.

    tions al gymnastics. I ion and imitation, to put ideas into  pleased me I retained in my memory, consciously or unconsciously, and adapted it. ter, as Stevenson inctively tries to copy  admirable, and s ion onisility. It is only after years of t of practice t even great men o marshe mind.

    I am afraid I  yet completed t is certain t I cannot alinguiss from t I read becomes tance and texture of my mind.

    Consequently, in nearly all t I e, I produce sometco make o secs of odds and ends--pretty bits of silk and velvet; but t  pleasant to touced. Likeions are made up of crude notions of my oer ts and riper opinions of t seems to me t t difficulty of ing is to make ted mind express our confused ideas, s, inctive tendencies. trying to e is very mucrying to put a Cogettern in mind  in  t fit t matc rying because  ot o ackno.

    quot;to become original, except to be born so,quot; says Stevenson, and alt be original, I ime to outgroificial, periions. ts and experiences o trust and ry not to let tter memory of quot;t Kingquot; trammel my efforts.

    So t me tion.

    My only regret is t it resulted in t friends, Mr. Anagnos.

    Since tion of quot;tory of My Lifequot; in tatement, in a letter to Mr. Macy, t at time of t;Frost Kingquot; matter, .  of investigation before ed of eig I kne Miss Canbys story o me, and t ates t  e o me.

    But,  e, o ten ting o doubt me, I felt t tile and menacing in tmosp events  t. tly retracted , ails of tigation. I never kne;courtquot; o me. I oo excited to notice anytoo frigo ask questions. Indeed, I could scarcely t I o me.

    I  of t;Frost Kingquot; affair because it ant in my life and education; and, in order t t be no misunderstanding, I  forts as to me,  a t of defending myself or of laying blame on any one.

 Chapter XV

    ter follo;Frost Kingquot; incident I spent  t ;t Kingquot; ten.

    reumn, and ted grapes t covered t turning golden broo e a sketcer I ten quot;t King.¡±

    I ill excessively scrupulous about everyte. t t e mig be absolutely my oormented me. No one kne my teacrange sensitiveness prevented me from referring to t;Frost Kingquot;; and often ion I ly to ;I am not sure it is mine.quot; At otimes, in t of a paragraping, I said to myself, quot;Suppose it s all tten by some one long ago!quot; An impisc I could not e any more t day. And even noimes feel tude. Miss Sullivan consoled and  terrible experience I  a lasting impression on my mind, t beginning to understand. It oring my self-confidence t so e for t of my life. I ruggle to e t little story, it seems to me t I must ic vision of t aking, or I should surely have failed.

    I e timidly, fearfully, but resolutely, urged on by my teac if I persevered, I sal foot a grip on my faculties. Up to time of t;Frost Kingquot; episode, I tle cs urned inward, and I behings invisible.

    Gradually I emerged from t experience rial and ruer knowledge of life.

    ts of trip to ason during tion of President Cleveland, and visits to Niagara and tances my studies antly interrupted and often put aside for many  it is impossible for me to give a connected account of them.

    e  to Niagara in Marc is difficult to describe my emotions  e and tremble.

    It seems strange to many people t I sies of Niagara. t; does ty or t music mean to you? You cannot see t do to you?quot; In t evident sense t fathom or define love or religion or goodness.

    During ted t tiful realities. Every day in imagination I made a trip round ttermost parts of tion, treasuries of industry and skill and all tivities of ually passed under my finger tips.

    I liked to visit t seemed like t;Arabian Nig; it y and interest. s S-gods; trated in a model Cairo s mosques and its long processions of camels; yonder y and tains ed. I also  on board a Viking s distance from ttle craft. I had been

    on a man-of-on, and it interested me to see, on took storm and calm alike ed , and gave co ; and foug, self-sufficient, instead of being t into telligent maco-day. So it al;man only is interesting to man.¡±

    At a little distance from ta Maria, rument impressed me most because it made me tor must  as e men ting against his life.

    Mr.  of to toucs, and iable as t reasures of Peru, I took in t  of tangible kaleidoscope, te city of t. Everyted me, especially t tist  and bound in earthly forms.

    At t, I learned muc t ouc ion, so as to get a clearer idea ones rue diamond, t ed States.

    Dr. Bell  everyo me ts of greatest interest. In trical building elepopions, and and  is possible to send a message on  mock space and outrun time, and, like Prometo draed tment, and I ed in t Mexico, in tone implements t are so often ts of natures unlettered c as I fingered t seem bound to last ian mummies, han I have heard or read since.

    All t many neerms to my vocabulary, and in t at took a long leap from ttle cerest in fairy tales and toys to tion of t in the workaday world.

 Chapter XVI

    Before October, 1893, I udied various subjects by myself in a more or less desultory manner. I read tories of Greece, Rome and ted States. I , and as I already kneecies as mucried,  aid, to master tion, as I found all tters and sounds described in tasking slender po ends; but it gave me someto do on a rainy day, and I acquired a sufficient knoaines quot;Fables,quot; quot;Le Medecin Malgre Luiquot; and passages from quot;Athalie.¡±

    I also gave considerable time to t of my speeco Miss Sullivan and recited passages from my favourite poets, o memory; sed my pronunciation and o p. It , il October, 1893, after I igue and excitement of my visit to t I began to s at fixed hours.

    Miss Sullivan and I  t time in on, Pennsylvania, visiting the family of Mr. illiam ade. Mr.

    Irons, a neigin sc  I sudy under  nature and of  en ic,  eresting. Mr.

    Irons also read ennysons quot;In Memoriam.quot; I  never from a critical point of vie time to knoo recognize yle as I recognize the clasp of a friends hand.

    At first I o study Latin grammar. It seemed absurd to e time analyzing, every ive, singular, feminine--e plain. I t I mig as  in order to kno--order, vertebrate; division, quadruped; class, mammalia; genus, felinus; species, cat; individual, tabby. But as I got deeper into t, I became more interested, and ty of ted me. I often amused myself by reading Latin passages, picking up ood and trying to make sense. I o enjoy time.

    tiful, I t fleeting images and sentiments presented by a language one is just becoming familiar  flit across tal sky, sinted by capricious fancy. Miss Sullivan sat beside me at my lessons, spelling into my ever Mr. Irons said, and looking up ne beginning to read Caesars quot;Gallic arquot; o my home in Alabama.

 Chapter XVII

    In ttended ting at Cauqua of tion to Promote teaco t  I so t-y. I  tober, 1894, accompanied by Miss Sullivan. taining t advantages in vocal culture and training in lip-reading. In addition to my s, I studied, during tic, physical geography, French and German.

    Miss Reamy, my German teac, and after I alked togetand almost everyt year I read quot;ilellquot; est deligudies. I found Frenc. I studied it  kno, and ion orally. I could not read o read quot;Le Medecin Malgre Luiquot; again. It  I did not like it nearly so ;ilell.¡±

    My progress in lip-reading and speec eaced it  ion to speak like oteac t, alt  quite reacoo ment able. I still regarded aritic as a system of pitfalls. I  tier of quot;guess,quot; avoiding e trouble to myself and othe broad valley of reason.

    guessing, I  conclusions, and t, in addition to my dullness, aggravated my difficulties more t or necessary.

    But altments caused me great depression at times, I pursued my otudies erest, especially p o learn ts of nature: uresque language of testament--to blo out among tains overturned by ts, and in h genuine pleasure.

    I remember especially took togetral Park, t of ty t o me. I never lost a jot of my delig park. I loved to  described every time I entered it; for it iful in all its aspects, and ts  it iful in a different way eac in New York.

    In to various places of interest. e sailed on t on its green banks, of o sing. I liked the palisades.

    Among ted  Point, tarrytoon Irving, w;Sleepy hollow.¡±

    teac t- give tage t t make mucendencies and passive memories in ttle ones--and lead t of tances in w.

    Before I left Ne days est sorro I  ton, died in February, 1896. Only t can understand o me. iful, unobtrusive  kind and tender to Miss Sullivan and me. So long as   ook a cerest in our  be

    discouraged.  a vacancy in our lives t has never been filled.

 Chapter XVIII

    In October, 1896, I entered to be prepared for Radcliffe.

    tle girl, I visited ellesley and surprised my friends by t, quot;Some day I so college--but I so ;  go to ellesley, I replied t t of going to college took root in my  and became an earnest desire, er into competition for a degree rong opposition of many true and   I so Cambridge. t approac to o t of my cion.

    At to tend terpret to me truction given.

    Of course my instructors eac normal pupils, and my only means of conversing udies for t year ure, German, Latin, aritic, Latin composition and occasional til taken a course of study  I  soon became evident to my teac I needed no special instruction in t beyond a critical study of tart in Frencruction in Latin; but German   familiar.

    In spite, ages, to my progress. Miss Sullivan could not spell out in my  t  to extbooks embossed in time to be of use to me, alto en to copy my Latin in braille, so t I could recite ructors soon became sufficiently familiar  speeco ansions readily and correct mistakes. I could not make notes in class or e exercises; but I e all my compositions and translations at ypeer.

    Eac to to my e patience all t teacudy o look up nees and books I did not . tedium of t e, my German teacher, and Mr.

    Gilman, teac to give me instruction. No one realized more fully te e her spelling was.

    Nevert s ructions to me in special lessons to give Miss Sullivan a little rest. But, to  could turn drudgery into pleasure.

    t year I finisic, reviein grammar, and read ters of Caesars quot;Gallic ar.¡±

    In German I read, partly ly ance, Sc;Lied von der Glockequot; and quot;tauc; ;; Freytags quot;Aus dem Staat Friedric; Rie;Fluc,quot; Lessings quot;Minna von Barn; and Goet;Aus meinem Leben.quot; I took test deligory of Frederick ts magnificent acs and t of Goeto finis;Die ; so full of ticisms and cions of vine-clad reams t sing and ripple in to tradition and legend, ters of a long-vanisive age--descriptions suco ;a feeling, a love and an appetite.¡±

    Mr. Gilman instructed me part of terature. e read toget;As You Like It,quot; Burkes quot;Speecion ; and Macaulays quot;Life of Samuel Jo; Mr. Gilmans broad views

    of ory and literature and ions made my er t could es mecions given in the classes.

    Burkes speecructive tical subject t I irred irring times, and ters round ending nations centred seemed to move rigerly speecy surges of eloquence,   King George and ers could urned a deaf ear to ory and tion. tered into tails of tion in atesman stood to y and to tatives of t range it  sucrutares of ignorance and corruption.

    In a different ;Life of Samuel Jo; eresting. My   out to te tion in Grub Street, and yet, in t of toil and cruel suffering of body and soul, al my eyes to s, and  t  t t crus in spite of Macaulays brilliancy and y of making turesque, iveness  times, and  sacrifices of truto effect kept me in a questioning attitude very unlike ttitude of reverence in o t Britain.

    At t time in my life, I enjoyed t ed o live, and udies and read aloud t interested us. Some of to speak to me, so t Miss Sullivan did not o repeat tion.

    At Cmas, my mottle sister spent to let Mildred study in ayed . It makes me most o remember t udy and sion together.

    I took my preliminary examinations for Radcliffe from to ts I offered ary and Advanced German, Frencin, Englisory, making nine ;; in German and English.

    Perion of t ions  be amiss here.

    tudent o pass in sixteen welve ary and four advanced.

    o pass five  a time to ed. tion papers  at nine oclock at  to Radcliffe by a special messenger. Eace  by  by a number. I , as I o use a typeer, my identity could not be concealed.

    It  advisable for me to ions in a room by myself, because typeer migurb to me by means of t. A man  to prevent interruption.

    t day I  beside me and read t, tence by sentence, o make sure t I understood ly. t, and I felt very anxious as I e out my ansypeer. Mr. Gilman spelled to me en, and I made suc necessary, and ed to say  I  age since in any of my examinations. At Radcliffe no one reads to me after

    tten, and I unity to correct errors unless I finisime is up. In t case I correct only sucakes as I can recall in tes alloes of tions at t in two reasons.

    In to me, and in ts  tions in Englisory, French and German, which Mr. Gilman gave me from previous harvard papers.

    Mr. Gilman sent my ten o tificate t I, candidate No. 233, ten the papers.

    All tions ed in t as t. I remember t tin paper orily in German. tly, and I sped on to t  and a steady hand.

 Chapter XIX

    termination to succeed. But during t feed ies. Mr. Gilman  t year I sudy matics principally. I ry, astronomy, Greek and Latin.

    Unfortunately, many of t been embossed in time for me to begin ant apparatus for some of my studies. t eaco give me special instruction. Miss Sullivan o read all to me, and interpret for tructors, and for t time in eleven years it seemed as if  be equal to task.

    It o e algebra and geometry in class and solve problems in p do until eps and processes of my  follorical figures drating a clear idea of to make traig and pointed ends. I o carry in my mind, as Mr. Keit, ttering of truction and tudy s obstacles. Sometimes I lost all courage and betrayed my feelings in a rouble er Miss Sullivan, traigh.

    Little by little, ies began to disappear. tus arrived, and I to try udies t continued to defy my efforts to compreitude for matics; t points  explained to me as fully as I icularly vexing because I could not see tion of t parts to one anot  until Mr. Keitaug I ics.

    I o overcome ties w occurred whing.

    Just before to remonstrate  I oo e of my earnest protestations, ations. At t I sake five years to prepare for college, but at t year tions seac I could  too muc complete my preparation in t first agreed to t  I  I s  like o enter college h my class.

    On teent very  go to sc my indisposition  serious, yet Mr. Gilman, on , declared t I o take my final examinations ed in my moter Mildred and me from the Cambridge school.

    After some delay it  I sinue my studies under a tutor, Mr. Merton S. Keit t of ter y-five miles from Boston.

    From February to July, 1898, Mr. Keit to rentaugry, Greek and Latin. Miss Sullivan interpreted ruction.

    In October, 1898, urned to Boston. For eigimes a  an ime  understand in took ten during typeer, corrected turned to me.

    In tion for college  on  interruption. I found it mucer to be taugo receive instruction in class. tutor y of time to explain  understand, so I got on faster and did better ill found more difficulty in mastering problems in matics tudies. I ure. But even matics Mr. Keiteresting; tling problems small enougo get t my mind alert and eager, and trained it to reason clearly, and to seek conclusions calmly and logically, instead of jumping o space and arriving noter  be, and believe me, my stupidity en ed tience of Job.

    On took my final examinations for Radcliffe College. t day I ary Greek and Advanced Latin, and try, Algebra and Advanced Greek.

    ties did not alloo read tion papers to me; so Mr. Eugene C.

    Vining, one of tructors at titution for to copy tranger to me, and could not communicate  by ing braille. tor ranger, and did not attempt to communicate h me in any way.

    t o geometry and algebra, difficulties arose.

    I  discouraged ing mucime, especially in algebra. It is true t I erary braille in common use in try--Englis; but try and algebra in tems are very different, and I he English braille in my algebra.

    tions, Mr. Vining sent me a braille copy of one of to my dismay I found t it ation. I sat doely and e to Mr.

    Vining, asking o explain table of signs by return mail, and I set to o learn tation. But on t before tion, ed examples, I could not tell tions of bracket, brace and radical. Both Mr.

    Keitressed and full of forebodings for t  over to ttle before tion began, and he American symbols.

    In geometry my cy  I omed to read tions in line print, or to o my ions  ill. tely learned, and w I knew, perplexed me.

    Besides, I could not see e on my typeer. I had always done my work in braille or in my head.

    Mr. Keitoo mucy to solve problems mentally, and  trained me to e examination papers. Consequently my  I o do. Indeed, I am not sure no I read all tly. I found it very o keep my s about me.

    But I do not blame any one. trative board of Radcliffe did not realize  tions, nor did tand ties I o surmount. But if tentionally placed obstacles in my  I overcame them all.

 Chapter XX

    truggle for admission to college er Radcliffe  best t I sudy anot , til t my dream of going to college was realized.

    I remember my first day at Radcliffe. It erest for me. I o it for years.

    A potent force ronger tronger even t, o try my strengtandards of t tacles in t I o overcome taken to  t;to be banis to live outside of Rome.quot; Debarred from t o make try by unfrequented roads--t  in college toucruggling like me.

    I began my studies y and lig y to knos people, scenery, manners, joys, tragedies sangible interpreters of ture- of t and t t of  going to tell anybody.

    But I soon discovered t college  quite tic lyceum I  ed my young inexperience became beautifully less and quot;faded into t of common day.¡±

    Gradually I began to find t tages in going to college.

    t and still feel most is lack of time. I used to ime to to reflect, my mind and I. e  togeten to t, ouc c until t. But in college time to commune s. One goes to college to learn, it seems, not to ters tals of learning, one leaves t pleasures--solitude, books and imagination--outside  to find some comfort in t t I am laying up treasures for future enjoyment, but I am improvident enougo prefer present joy to  a rainy day.

    My studies t year ure. In t and Sainte-Beuve, and in tory from to teentury, and in Engliserature studied critically Miltons poems and quot;Areopagitica.¡±

    I am frequently asked ions under e as if elepures are spelled into my y of turer is lost to me in t to keep in t of a en miss. But in t I do not take notes. If tting  pell-mell speed, I s ttention to t under consideration or t is presented. I cannot make notes during tures, because my ening. Usually I jot do e ticisms and ests, tions, on my typeer, so t ty in finding out tle I knoin prosody, I devised and explained to my professor a system of signs indicating t meters and quantities.

    I use typeer. I ried many mac adapted to type stles can be used, and one can tles, eac set of cers--Greek, Frencical, according to ting one ypeer. it it, I doubt if I could go to college.

    Very feed for to o my ly I need more time to prepare my lessons t takes longer, and I ies tention I must give to details c, and t t I must spend ers,  I soon recover my buoyancy and laugent out of my . For, after all, every one rue kno climb ty alone, and since to t, I must zigzag it in my oimes, I fall, I stand still, I run against tacles, I lose my temper and find it again and keep it better, I trudge on, I gain a little, I feel encouraged, I get more eager and climb o see truggle is a victory. One more effort and I reac alitution for truction of t for me many of t. tfulness  to me they can ever know.

    Last year, my second year at Radcliffe, I studied Englision, tion, ts of America and Europe, tin comedy. tion est. It ures eresting, vivacious, ty; for tructor, Mr. Coil terature in all its original fres ted to drink in ternal beauty of ters  needless interpretation or exposition. You revel in ts. You enjoy  testament, forgetting tence of Ja you ;a glimpse of t perfection in al ruty bearing a ne stem of time.¡±

    t because I am studying subjects t especially interest me, economics, Elizabeterature, Stredge, and tory of Pers o traditions of remote ages and ot, w reason.

    But college is not t it  meet t and to face; one does not even feel touc is true; but t extract t and analyze t ation. Many sc, it seems to me, t our enjoyment of t erature depends more upon tanding. trouble is t very feions stick in ts overripe fruit. It is possible to kno and stem and all, and all t to ion of tiently, quot;ions and ; t like blind birds beating tual  mean to object to a t only to terminable comments and beicisms t teac one t redge interprets er said, it is quot;as if new sig; .

    times o learn; for taxed mind cannot enjoy treasure it  test cost. It is impossible, I to read in one day

    four or five different books in different languages and treating of  subjects, and not lose sigten tests and examinations, ones brain becomes encumbered  of co be little use. At t time my mind is so full of erogeneous matter t I almost despair of ever being able to put it in order. er t  my ones, and o escape ts pursue me, until I wis I migo worship.

    But tions are times and cast te t, yet til like Bob Acres I feel my courage oozing out at my finger ends. take place are spent in cramming your mind ic formula and indigestible dates--unpalatable diets, until you he sea.

    At last t t time to call to your standard ts t  supreme effort. It oo often t your trumpet call is un is most perplexing and exasperating t just at t ies take to ts you e trouble invariably fail you at a pinch.

    quot;Give a brief account of ;  did rangely familiar. You ransack your budget of oric facts muc for a bit of silk in a rag-bag. You are sure it is some tion. But ions, scems of government; but  all t on tion paper. In desperation you seize t and dump everyt, and te t, unconscious of tastrop upon you.

    Just tor informs you t time is up. itense disgust you kick to a corner and go ionary sco abolis of professors to ask questions  t of tioned.

    It comes over me t in t ter I urn t me. Aaprutting about before me, pointing to tones and t tly tmospling, tumbling ideas I live in t I  t on a deliberate air to say t my ideas of college have changed.

    Radcliffe ill in ture, t; but in transition from romantic to actual I  tried t. One of tience, ion as ake a ry, leisurely, our minds ably open to impressions of every sort. Sucidal . quot;Kno; Rato o knorue ends from false, and lofty to knos and deeds t o feel t -ty turies; and if one does not feel in tions a riving, one must indeed be deaf to the harmonies of life.

 Chapter XXI

    I cs of my life, but I  s only for pleasure and for to all  kno so mucion t of ot I so time wo read.

    I read my first connected story in May, 1887, o ted page t ips.

    As I  study regularly during tion; nor did I read according to rule.

    At first I --quot;readersquot; for beginners, a collection of stories for c t;Our orld.quot; I t  I read til t. Sometimes Miss Sullivan read to me, spelling into my tle stories and poems t sand; but I preferred reading myself to being read to, because I liked to read again and again t pleased me.

    It  visit to Boston t I really began to read in good earnest. I ted to spend a part of eacitution library, and to o bookcase, and take doen or two words on a page.

    ted me; but I took no conscious account of ,  t period, for it retained many o t test clue; and afteralk and e, tences e naturally, so t my friends  t s of many books (in t deal of poetry in til I discovered quot;Little Lord Fauntleroy,quot; andingly.

    One day my teac;t Letter.quot; I  eigtle Pearl, and explained some of t old me t siful story about a little boy ;t Letter.quot; tory ;Little Lord Fauntleroy,quot; and so read it to me t  begin tory until August; t feay at tement t I forgot tence of books. teac to visit some friends in Boston, leaving me for a s time.

    urned almost t to begin tory of quot;Little Lord Fauntleroy.quot; I recall distinctly time and place ing cory. It ernoon in August. e ting toget a s distance from ter lunc ory. As o us and fastened t my teaced upon picking t doe of time. t  been used  all tang of t. Before ory Miss Sullivan explained to me t s understand, and as  t knoantly interrupted; but as soon as I tuation, I became too eagerly absorbed in tory to notice mere ened impatiently to tions t Miss Sullivan felt to be necessary. oo tired to spell anot time a keen sense of my deprivations. I took tried to feel tters ensity of

    longing t I can never forget.

    After my eager request, Mr. Anagnos ory embossed, and I read it again and again, until I almost kne by ; and all t;Little Lord Fauntleroyquot;  and gentle companion. I ails at tedious, because trast able and confused memories of earlier reading.

    From quot;Little Lord Fauntleroyquot; I date true interest in books. During t t my s to Boston. I cannot remember  order I read t I kno among t;Greek ; La Fontaines quot;Fables,quot; ;onder Book,quot; quot;Bible Stories,quot; Lambs quot;tales from S; quot;A Cory of Englandquot; by Dickens, quot;ts,quot; quot;t; quot;t; quot;Robinson Crusoe,¡±

    quot;Little omen,quot; and quot;; a beautiful little story ervals betudy and play  study nor analyze t knoen or not; I never t about style or autreasures at my feet, and I accepted t t;Little omenquot; because it gave me a sense of kinso look bet lay outside my own.

    I did not care especially for quot;t; ; I read La Fontaines quot;Fablesquot; first in an Englisranslation, and enjoyed ter a ed faser I read t, in spite of tures, and tery of language, I liked it no better. I do not kno stories in alk and act like o me very strongly. tures of to the moral.

    taine seldom, if ever, appeals to our  moral sense. t crikes are t t mans morality springs  self-love is directed and restrained by reason,  follo of all evil; but, of course, I may be aine er opportunities of observing men to  object so muco tirical fables as to tous trutaught by monkeys and foxes.

    But I love quot;t; and quot;ild Animals I ; I feel a genuine interest in t caricatures of men. One sympatreds, laugragedies. And if t a moral, it is so subtle t  conscious of it.

    My mind opened naturally and joyously to a conception of antiquity. Greece, ancient Greece, exercised a mysterious fascination over me. In my fancy till alked face to face  I secretly built so t. I kneribe of nymp quite all, for ty and greed of Medea and Jason oo monstrous to be forgiven, and I used to ed to do ery is still unsolved. I often wonder ime.

    It  made Greece my paradise. I ory of troy before I read it in tly I tle difficulty in making treasures after I  poetry, er t. ould t t of t s odious

    by tions and laborious comments migrut is not necessary t one so define every  its principal parts and its grammatical position in tence in order to understand and appreciate a fine poem. I kno avaricious. I am content t ot  measure t of t splendid epic, nor can I.  passages of t lifts me above tances of my life. My pations are forgotten--my he heavens are mine!

    My admiration for t so great, but it is none t as muc tes or dictionary, and I alo translate t please me especially. ting of Virgil is imes; but rife and pity and love like t; iful, animated yout he wind in his hair.

    is to fly on paper ;Greek ; to t altoget. One could raveled round times ionaries, or fell into tfalls called examinations, set by scer kno of Pilgrims Progress ified by t it seemed interminable to me, in spite of t surprises t met me no a turn in the road.

    I began to read tand it. No seems strange to me t time o its o read me a story out of t tand, so spell into my ory of Josep failed to interest me. tition made tory seem unreal and far ao t of many colours unto tent of Jacob and told t understand erest, unless it  I ance of several Greeks in Boston and been inspired by tories of try;  a single ian, and t tories about titions and t never occurred to me to call Greek patronymics quot;queer.¡±

    But  ion; and I love it as I love no otill t  of my being rebels, so muc I regret ty  to end. I do not t ts ory and sources compensates me for t details it tention. For my part, I erature of t mig is ugly and barbarous in it, alt as muco  works weakened or falsified.

    ty and terrible directness of tic tands before o protect , conquering ed by t patriotism,  one t: quot;If I peris if I live, my people shall live.¡±

    tory of Rutoo--al it is! Yet  is try folks from t

    of tal! Rutle-ed,  ands iful, unselfis s like a brigar in t of a dark and cruel age. Love like Ruting creeds and deep-seated racial prejudices, is o find in all the world.

    ting sense t quot;temporal, and ternal.¡±

    I do not remember a time since I  I  loved S tell exactly ales from S;; but I kno I read t first anding and a c;Macbet; seems to . One reading  to stamp every detail of tory upon my memory forever. For a long time ts and co Dreamland. I could see, absolutely see, ttle o me as to tricken queen.

    I read quot;King Learquot; soon after quot;Macbet; and I s to ters eyes are put out. Anger seized me, my fingers refused to move, I sat rigid for one long moment, temples, and all tred t a crated in my .

    I must ance of San about time, for ted in my mind. I remember t I  vaguely t t be good even if to, because no one seemed o o give t find it in my  to condemn tterly. ts  wime be made whole.

    It seems strange t my first reading of S me so many unpleasant memories. t, gentle, fanciful plays--t no to  first, pered tual sunsy of a c quot;t it  will lose.¡±

    I imes and knos of t, but I cannot tell le songs and ts ,  is often o read all to ics and commentators o try to remember terpretations, but t compact  to try any more. t I  broken in my study of Stredge. I kno I do not understand; and I am glad to see veil after veil lift gradually, revealing ne and beauty.

    Next to poetry I love ory. I orical  I o lay my alogue of dry facts and dryer dates to Greens impartial, picturesque quot;ory of t;; from Freemans quot;ory of Europequot; to Emertons quot;Middle Ages.quot; t book t gave me any real sense of tory ons quot;orld ory,quot;  is no longer considered valid, yet I  it ever since as one of my treasures. From it I learned o land and built great cities,  rulers, eartitans, put everyt, and es of  nations pioneered in art and knoier gro as it  of a degenerate age, and rose again, like ty, tolerance and education t and tion of the whole world.

    In my college reading I  familiar erature. ts strengty, and trution, boterature. t, sledge- everyt  is not to impress ot because   if  find an outlet for ts t burn in his soul.

    too, terature a fine reserve s cion I find in it of tency of  pervades all German literature and is mystically expressed in Goet;Faustquot;: All transitory But as symbols are sent. Earto event. t is done. the oman Soul leads us upward and on!

    Of all ters t I . trike one like a keen blast of sea air. Alfred de Musset is impossible! I admire Victor e icism; t one of my literary passions. But  poets of all great nations are interpreters of eternal t reverently folloo ty and truth and Goodness are one.

    I am afraid I ten too muc my book-friends, and yet I ioned only t; and from t one mig my circle of friends ed and undemocratic, e pleasure in ties and surprises of ness and t of lily and rose in tier for itude. I kneoo, loved  into  all manner of  , tt for y. I love all ers ains of joy and good y.

    In a erature is my Utopia.  disfrancs me out from t, gracious discourse of my book-friends. talk to me  embarrassment or aaugtle importance compared ;large loves and ies.¡±

 Chapter XXII

    I trust t my readers  concluded from ter on books t reading is my only pleasure; my pleasures and amusements are many and varied.

    More tory I o my love of try and out-of-door sports.

    e a little girl, I learned to ro rentts, I almost live in my boat. Noter pleasure to take my friends out ro guide t very s in tern and manages times,  t is fun to try to steer by t of ergrasses and lilies, and of bus groion in tance of ter . I like to contend  is more exing to make your staunctle boat, obedient to your ilting o feel teady, imperious surge of ter!

    I also enjoy canoeing, and I suppose you  on moonligs. I cannot, it is true, see teal softly across to follo I kno I feel ts as simes a daring little fisen a pond-lily presses s my ly, as er of a cove or inlet, I am suddenly conscious of t me. A luminous o enfold me.  comes from trees er, I can never discover. I range sensation even in t of ty. I  it on cold, stormy days and at nig is like the kiss of warm lips on my face.

    My favourite amusement is sailing. In ted Nova Scotia, and unities suc enjoyed before to make tance of ter spending a fery, about , Miss Sullivan and I  to er part of the harbour was our joy, our paradise.

    glorious sails o McNabbs Island, to York Redoubt, and to t Arm! And at nig soot in t, silent men-of-eresting, so beautiful! t is a joy forever.

    One day a in t Arm, in   along o ctle sail-boats so and fro close by, and turned our faces y noticed a black cloud drifting in from til it covered t unseen barriers. Our little boat confronted taut, so sit upon tic o be driven doacking and jibbing, led  drove us from side to side uous fury. Our s beat fast, and our rembled ement, not fear, for  our skipper er of tuation. eered torm  and ts in ted and ted applause for ter of ttle sail-boat t ventured out into torm. At last, cold, hungry and weary, we reached our pier.

    Last summer I spent in one of t nooks of one of t charming villages in New England.

    rentts, is associated

    gratitude t  companions muco me. I joined in all ts and rambles ter. ttle of ttle ones and tories I told t to remember. Mr. Ciated me into teries of tree and il tle ear of love I  from leaf to leaf. t is t Even as ts, s in tree-tops joyance, and conceive Of sunsure, so do I gave evidence of things unseen.

    It seems to me t ty to compreions  rob  from past generations.

    ted capacity is a sort of sixth sense--a soul-sense which sees, hears, feels, all in one.

    I ree friends in rent. I take all my oto see tree. It stands on a bluff overlooking King Pree lore say it must ood t radition t under tree King P on earth and sky.

    I ree friend, gentle and more approac oak--a linden t gre Red Farm. One afternoon, during a terrible torm, I felt a tremendous cras told me, t t out to see t ood so many tempests, and it o see rate riven and ily fallen.

    But I must not forget t I o e about last summer in particular. As soon as my examinations o ttle cottage on one of ts of y  into t ec ruggles going on betal and labour. e kne beyond tory by t of t better make a  tle arred fields and s-breathey shall endure forever.

    People ions reac I sice any difference, except possibly ts, bety streets and in country roads. t t my ions about me. ty smite tramp of an unseen multitude, and t tumult frets my spirit. ts and tonous clangour of macorturing to ttention is not diverted by t is al in treets to people who can see.

    In try one sees only Natures fair  saddened by truggle for mere existence t goes on in ty. Several times I ed ty streets  to t good people sent to live in fine rong and beautiful, s and grostretctle creatures, t and  me h a

    constant sense of pain. too, all gnarled and bent out of s t an endless struggle tence must be--no more ted attempts to do somety bet and opportunity. ts to all  are tys dingy alleys t, and t t and obstruct t;Give us t; y, its splendour and its tumult and its gold, and return to ately as noble trees, and ts s and pure as  is impossible not to turn to try after a year of own.

    a joy it is to feel t, springy eart once more, to follo lead to ferny brooks  of rippling notes, or to clamber over a stone o green fields t tumble and roll and climb in riotous gladness!

    Next to a leisurely ;spinquot; on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel tion of my iron steed. trengt sing.

    is possible, my dog accompanies me on a -eyed spaniels, ters and , erriers. At present tions is one of terriers. ail and t quot;p; in dogdom. My dog friends seem to understand my limitations, and ale  ails.

    er to knit and croc; I read in t, so t tand in t and te ones curved on top. Eaco distinguise larger t I rouble in follos maneuvers by moving my ly over ter a play. ting to anotells me urn.

    If I o be all alone and in an idle mood, I play a game of solitaire, of he card.

    If to frolic  c company, and I am glad to say t c and serested in. Of course ttle ones cannot spell on t I manage to read t succeed t to dumb simes I make a mistake and do t of cer greets my blunder, and tomime begins all over again. I often tell tories or teac and leave us good and happy.

    Museums and art stores are also sources of pleasure and inspiration. Doubtless it range to many t t can feel action, sentiment, beauty in t it is true t I derive genuine pleasure from touc . As my finger tips trace line and curve, t and emotion  rayed. I can feel in te, courage and love, just as I can detect tted to toucure t and t t tames tain lion and subdues t passions. My soul deligs of to me.

    A medallion of udy, conveniently lo I can easily reac and touciful, sad face  majestic broracks of life and bitter evidences of struggle and sorroless eyes seeking, even in ter, for t and t seeking in vain; t beautiful moutrue and tender. It is t, and of a man acquainted and ion--tual nig-- O dark, dark, amid total eclipse it all hope of day!

    In imagination I can eady, ating steps o camp--singing of life, of love, of s of a noble race. It   an immortal croion of all ages.

    I sometimes  more sensitive to ties of sculpture tly felt t may, I kno I can feel t-t Greeks in their marble gods and goddesses.

    Anoto tre. I enjoy o me ed on tage far more t, because t seems as if I  of stirring events. It o meet a fe actors and actresses  time and place and live again in tic past. I ted to toucume of Miss Ellen terry as sed our ideal of a queen; and t  divinity t  ellect in ure and attitude and ty t subdues and overcomes in every line of ive face. In teness and inaccessibility of grief w.

    I also knoo count o see o be  time I sa; I en read tory, but I  t, kind iful, patic representation quite carried me a. I ure of old Rip in my fingers ook me to see  of  me touc I could imagine  strange sleep of ty years, and aggered to .

    I ;t; Once  striking parts of quot;t; for me. tion-room age. ed t table, and Bob Acres e s  tures in a  o me. to fig ts and parries of t at  actor gave  a ccant I er and felt Sc my knee. Mr. Jefferson recited t dialogues of quot;Rip Van inkle,quot; in o indicate as far as I could tures and action t sever of dramatic action, and could make only random guesses; but erful art ed tion to t;Is a man so soon forgotten er ion over signing tract o be rig of life itself; t is, they should.

    I remember  time I  to tre. It tle actress, was

    in Boston, and Miss Sullivan took me to see ;t; I s ternating joy and  ran t beautiful little play, or ted it. After tted to go be ume. It ing over ly, sigue, to an immense audience. I  learning to speak, and ed il I could say it perfectly. Imagine my deligood to  ation stretco greet me.

    Is it not true, t my life s limitations touc many points tiful?

    Everyts ate I may be in, to be content.

    Sometimes, it is true, a sense of isolation enfolds me like a cold mist as I sit alone and  at lifes s gate.

    Beyond t, and music, and s companions I may not enter. Fate, silent, pitiless, bars tion  is still undisciplined and passionate; but my tongue  utter tter, futile  rise to my lips, and to my  like unsears. Silence sits immense upon my soul. t;tfulness.quot; So I try to make t in others lips my happiness.

 Chapter XXIII

    ould t I could enriccered to my ten in our literature and dear to ts of many,  of my readers. But t escapes fame, sal in t ened and ennobled by it. tter days in our lives  to our eager, impatient spirits a fulness ies, irritations and   dreams, and o see y and  fill our everyday life blossom suddenly into brigies. In a ures is a libation poured upon our discontent, and s oucain stream fress brine.

    I en been asked, quot;Do not people bore you?quot; I do not understand quite  means. I suppose tupid and curious, especially of neers, are alune. I also dislike people o talk doo my understanding. try to sen teps to suit yours; ting.

    t are dumbly eloquent to me. toucinence. I  people so empty of joy, t ips, it seemed as if I orm. Ot t. It may be only touc tential suns for me as ty ter gives me genuine pleasure.

    I  I en been unable to reply to tters; but I eful for tly I acknohem.

    I count it one of test privileges of my life to h many men of genius.

    Only te to t. As a co sit on  o tiful  God and tual  could not reaco

    carrying a t grey and depto kno and soul, love every c ties of good are greater ties of evil; and you o ; And ration of t trut kno .  liberates and lifts, In all t ens and consoles.

    Bisaug  ideas--t trut clouds  be ed, riumph.

    I am too o t ture, except to remember t I ing me tiful Someo me t I s t strange if at any moment t as  to before t away.

    Since Bis;; and Drummonds quot;Ascent of Man,quot; and I em more soul-satisfying trong, ic of companions.  it o feel dull in his presence.

    I remember  time I sao call on ernoon. It  after I o speak. e o ed in a big armcher days.

    quot;And listening to t; I suggested.

    quot;Yes,quot; ;tions for me.quot; t and leatold me t it retc my inctively to find ted upon a beautiful volume of tennysons poems, and  o recite: Break, break, break On tones, O sea!

    But I stopped suddenly. I felt tears on my  ly distressed.  in  different interesting to examine, and at  I recited quot;tilus,quot; er t I sao love t.

    One beautiful summer day, not long after my meeting ed tier in  le courtesy and quaint speec.  from  I could pronounce t y in understanding me. tions about ttle boy in t tten. I also recited quot;Laus Deo,quot; and as I spoke tatue of a slave from ers limbs er into udy, and e ograpeac;it admiration of truly ttier.quot;] and expressed ion of o me, quot;Sual liberator.quot; to te and kissed me tenderly on my foreo visit  he promise was fulfilled.

    Dr. Edt  friends. I , and my love for ender sympat of Miss Sullivan and me in times of trial and sorroasks to accomplis it is to believe, live and be free.  augifully expressed in ry, kindness to t of o live upward and onward.  and an inspirer of men, and a mighe friend of all his race--God bless him!

    I ten of my first meeting  many  ason and at iful  of Cape Breton Island, near

    Baddeck, tory, or in t Bras dOr, I  many deligening to ell me about s, and es by means of o discover t sure air-s in many fields of science, and  of making every subject ouceresting, even t abstruse t if you only tle more time, you, too, migor. ic side, too. ing passion is e so tle deaf cions of c to come; and we love   hers.

    During t in Neies to talk inguisen  o meet. Most of t first in tton. It  privilege to visit ton in tiful sentiments and brigs gifted friends ten for t ruly said t Mr. ton y of bringing out in every one t ts and kindest sentiments. One does not need to read quot;A Boy I Kne; to understand  generous, s-natured boy I ever knes of races tprints of love in t of his fellowmen.

    Mrs. ton is a true and tried friend. Muc I est, muc I  precious, I oo her.

    Senest advised and icularly difficult and discouraging, ses me letters t make me feel glad and brave; for s one painful duty fulfilled makes t plainer and easier.

    Mr. ton introduced me to many of erary friends, greatest of  Mr. Ricson Gilder and Mr. Edmund Clarence Stedman. I also knew Mr.

    C deligory-tellers and t beloved friend,  may be truly said of hings and his neighbour as himself. Once Mr.

    arner brougo see me t of tle and sympatic and I felt t their essays and poems.

    I could not keep pace erary folk as t to subject and entered into deep dispute, or made conversation sparkle ticisms. I tle Ascanius, rides of Aeneas on o to me. Mr. Gilder told me about  journeys across t desert to tter e me ure deep in t I could feel it. t Dr. o give a personal touco ters to me by pricking ure in braille. I read from Mark ters   is a tender Iliad of hy.

    t of oteresting people I met in Neor of St. Nice Douglas iggin), t aut;Patsy.quot; I received from ts t le concurrence of t, books containing ts, soul-illumined letters, and pograp I love to  t space to mention all my friends, and indeed t too sacred to set fort. It is ancy t I ton.

    I sion only ttsburgen visited in . So make some one y and wise counsel eache years we have known her.

    to ted.  enterprises, and ies  of all. Kind to every one,  doing good, silent and unseen. Again I touc not mention; but I ionate interest o go to college.

    t is t my friends ory of my life. In a turned my limitations into beautiful privileges, and enabled me to ion.

    Part II. Letters(1887-1901) INtRODUCtION ters are important, not only as a supplementary story of  as a demonstration of  and expression--tself inguished.

    tters are,  merely remarkable as tions of a deaf and blind girl, to be read y; tters almost from t. t passages are talks about erms of .  important, but most important are s of o  tatues, t try sood in t. Bart tively fe all rying to be quot;like ot; and so soo often describes t as to  as to one h eyes and ears.

    One cause for tters is t number of trained o e. S different times in different parts of try, and so ed from most of ives. Of inguiso en, I t taneity--s it necessary to e o to a fe sympates imate frankness ;Little Jakey,quot; ition of ructive; for t only ing it all into letters, she new words her own.

    So tions from Miss Kellers correspondence are made o s and to preserve t entertaining and significant passages from several ters. Many of tten before 1892 itution for tters up to t year are printed intact, for it is legitimate to be interested in ting, even to details of punctuation; so it is o preserve a literal integrity of reproduction. From tters after t of one making an ant in style and most important from t of viee tters I e it, punctuation, spelling, and all. I  select and cut.

    tters are arranged in cters from Bistier are put immediately after tters to ant letters of 1901, tions cease  year Miss Keller entered college. No sure letters s seems best t no more of inguis t Part II. Letters(1887-1901)63

    sed deaf and blind person in the world.

    LEttERS (1887-1901) Miss Sullivan began to teacer t o e in pencil tter tO . tURNER [tuscumbia, Alabama, June 17, 1887.] e anna george or ure] ty-five days later,  ao  illegible, and t slants in every direction.

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER [sville, Alabama, July 12, 1887.] e motter papa did give  in swing mildred did kiss eac anna did give and up.

    conductor did puncicket papa did give er in car carlotta did give ty neember  in fulness of construction and more extended relations of t.

    tO t tItUtION IN SOUtON [tuscumbia, September, 1887.] e little blind girls a letter eaco see little blind girls eaceam car to boston alk on fingers o sc and spell and e like blind girls mildred  go to boston Mildred does cry prince and jumbo o boston papa does s ducks er and jumbo and mamie do ser and bring ducks out in mouto papa eaceaco go fast  letter in envelope for blind girls good-by er yle is more nearly correct and freer in movement. Sill omits articles and uses t;didquot; construction for t. this is an idiom common among children.

    tO t tItUtION [tuscumbia, October 24, 1887.] dear little blind girls I e you a letter I tty desk I did e to mot mot II. Letters(1887-1901)64

    came  me a pretty neo sville  me apples and candy I and teaco boston and see you nancy is my doll so sleep mildred is sick doctor . I eactle blind girls mr. anagnos o see me.

    good-by O MR. MICOR OF tItUtION [tuscumbia, November, 1887.] dear mr. anagnos I e you a letter. I and teacures. teac to you.

    pograpures. carpenter does build neables. my doll nancy is sleeping. sing deer. we will  weac.

    simpson did give me popcorn and s. cousin rosa o see o c fox and box. fox can sit in to read in my book. you do love me. I do love you.

    good-by hELEN KELLER.

    tO DR. ALEXANDER GRAuscumbia, November, 1887.] Dear Mr. Bell. I am glad to e you a letter, Fature. I and Fat did go to see you in ason. I did play cor in ason.  my eyes. I can read stories in my book. I can e and spell and count. good girl. My sister can  birds. Rat did kill baby pigeons. I am sorry.

    Rat does not knoeaco Boston in June. I tle blind girls.

    Nancy cty doll. her name is Allie.

    Good-by, hELEN KELLER.

    By t year ives appear, including adjectives of colour. Alt of our vocabulary, intellectually, rut to impression, but to fact. tter is to a sce at titution.

    tO MISS SARAOMLINSON tuscumbia, Ala. Jan. 2nd 1888.

    Dear Sarao e to you to see me soon. I o Boston in June and I ty and ty Cmas-tree, and tty presents on it for little ctle bird and candy. I mas. Aunt gave me a trunk for Nancy and clot to party eac nuts and candy and cakes and oranges and I did tle boys and girls. Mrs. tle blind girls.

    Men and boys do make carpets in mills. ool groo th in mills.

    Cotton groalks in fields. Men and boys and girls and ton. e do make t II. Letters(1887-1901)65

    and cotton dresses of cotton. Cotton ty . teacear o take to Boston. I  to Knoxville . Bessie is tle. Mrs. thompsons chickens killed Leilas chickens.

    Eva does sleep in my bed. I do love good girls.

    Good-by hELEN KELLER.

    t tters mention  in January to ives in Mempennessee. Saken to tton exc t;Do men go to sc; Se on tlemen present.  Memp over one of teamers.

    tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt uscumbia, Alabama, February 15th [1888].

    Dear Mr. o e you a letter teacold me about kind gentleman I so read pretty story I do read stories in my book about tigers and lions and sheep.

    I am coming to Boston in June to see little blind girls and I o see you. I  to Mempo see grandmot Nannie. teac me lovely netle Natalie is a very ook us to see steamboat. It  is like o play tle sister. Nancy  a good c to Memp e more to-day. I am tired.

    Good-by hELEN KELLER.

    tO MR. MICuscumbia, Ala., Feb. 24th, 1888.

    My dear Mr. Anagnos,--I am glad to e you a letter in Braille. t me a beautiful bouquet of violets and crocuses and jonquils. Sunday Adeline Moses broug came from Neand up straigty red dress. Ser and I am t to Mempick.

    Mildred does feed little co play tle sister.

    teac to Mempo see aunt Nannie and grandmot Nannies ceac me a lovely neockings and collars and grandmot Nannie made me aprons. Lady made me a pretty cap. I  to see Robert and Mr. Graves and Mrs.

    Graves and little Natalie, and Mr. Farris and Mr. Mayo and Mary and everyone. I do love Robert and teacher.

    S  me to e more today. I feel tired.

    I found box of candy in Mr. Graves pocket. Fatook us to see steam boat it is like  es plooday to plant grass. Mule pulled ploables.

    Fat melons and peas and beans.

    Cousin Bell o see us Saturday. Mothompson is sick. I am sorry for him.

    teac to  rees gro and sets in t. Suscumbia is souto Boston in June. I le blind girls.

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    Good bye hELEN KELLER.

    quot;Uncle Morriequot; of t letter is Mr. Morrison ucky, w  and hor of some commendable verses.

    tO MR. MORRISON uscumbia, Ala., Marc 1888.

    My dear uncle Morrie,--I am o e you a letter, I do love you, and I will hug and kiss you when I see you.

    Mr. Anagnos is coming to see me Monday. I do love to run and  in bright warm sun.

    I do knotle girl in Lexington Ky. herine hobson.

    I am going to Boston in June eactle blind girls, and Mr. ty story. I do read stories in my book about lions and tigers and bears.

    Mildred  go to Boston, so play tle sister, ster.

    Yates killed ants, ants stung Yates. Yates is digging in garden. Mr. Anagnos did see oranges, they look like golden apples.

    Robert o see me Sunday wo Mempo see Mr. Farris and Mrs. Graves and Mr. Mayo and Mr. Graves.

    Natalie is a good girl and does not cry, and s dresses for her.

    Natalie tle carriage. Mr. Mayo o Duck  s flowers home.

    ith much love and a kiss hELEN A. KELLER.

    In t of t an illuminating glimpse of Miss Sullivans skill in teache childs vocabulary grew.

    tO MR. MICuscumbia, Ala., May 3rd 1888.

    Dear Mr. Anagnos.--I am glad to e to you to receive pretty book and nice candy and tters from you. I o see you soon and ions about countries and you will love good child.

    Motty neo on and I o see little girls and boys and you. Friday teac to a picnic tle ce dinner under trees, and rees. trees. t stle birds love to so and fro and sing sly up in trees. Rabbits ivated flo before supper.

    Cousin Artree. Aunt Ev. o Mempraeeto Cincinnati Monday  Ev. ired no to go doairs. I send many kisses and ter.

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    Your darling child hELEN KELLER.

    toarted for Boston. On t a feon and  to titution;  ttle blind girls he year before.

    Early in July s to Breer, Massacts, and spent t of t encounter ten.

    tO MISS MARY C. MOORE So. Boston, Mass. Sept. 1888 My dear Miss Moore Are you very glad to receive a nice letter from your darling little friend? I love you very dearly because you are my friend. My precious little sister is quite  in my little rocking-c ty to sleep. ould you like to see darling little Mildred? Sty baby.  and round and rosy and  and golden. S  summer Mildred  in t stra eat too many of t for they will make her very ill.

    Sometime o Alabama and visit me? My uncle James is going to buy me a very gentle pony and a pretty cart and I so take you and o ride. I  be afraid of my pony. I tiful little brotle and patient to my netle brot many strange countries my brotay oo small to see a great many people and I t rough ocean.

    . Baker gets igers and monkeys. I  a baby lion and a o bring  time at Breer. I  in bat every day and Carrie and Frank and little er. I am not afraid to float now. Can  and swim?

    e came to Boston last ted to see me, and he hugged and kissed me.

    ttle girls are coming back to sc ednesday.

    ill you please tell o e me a very long letter soon? o tuscumbia to see me I  apples and juicy peacer melons.

    I  me and love me because I am a good little child.

    ittle friend hELEN A. KELLER.

    In t of a visit to some friends,  is muc one  from an ordinary c, except perisfaction in tlemen.

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER So. Boston, Mass, Sept. 24th [1888].

    My dear Moto kno my visit to est Neeacime  Ne far from Boston and  team cars very quickly.

    Mrs. Freeman and Carrie and Eto station to meet us in a  II. Letters(1887-1901)68

    deligo see my dear little friends and I ime to see all tiful t Nerees and brigains. tle and liked to trot very fast.   rabbits and t puppies, and a nice little tens and a pretty curly dog named Don. Ponys name tle pony and a little cart very soon.

    Clifton did not kiss me because  like to kiss little girls.  Frank and Clarence and Robbie and Eddie and C very stle girls and e fruit and  to ride. Many ladies and gentlemen came to see us. Lucy and Dora and Ctle girls in C talk on t I to Ceaco see me, iny atze t very ric never groeam cars do not go often on Sunday.

    Conductors and engineers do get very tired and go o rest. I satle illie S did I do o train to meet teac Eva and Bessie are sick. I y my birt Carrie and Eto come to Alabama to visit me.

    ill Mildred sleep h me when I come home.

    ittle daughter. hELEN A. KELLER.

    to Plymoutter, ten ter, s lesson in ory.

    tO MR. MORRISON on, Mass. October 1st, 1888.

    My dear uncle Morrie,--I to receive a letter from your dear little friend o e to you because I tty stories in t me, about C, and Arthe sheep.

    I . It was like a seacher and Mrs. hopkins and Mr. Anagnos and Mr.

    Rodocanac to Plymouto see many old tell you a little story about Plymouth.

    Many years ago t t kind and gentle and patient  like to  like to go to c to build very nice little chemselves.

    to a strange country to live and leave very dear y king. So, t all to big boxes, and said, Good-bye. I am sorry for t to  kno knoalking about because t knoc soon tc t  little boys and girls to forget it and learn to talk funny Dutc go to a nery far a all to t to find a nery. Poor people  s s because t knotle c  ocean for it is very strong and it makes a large boat rock and ttle c ter t see trees or flo just er and tiful sky, for s II. Letters(1887-1901)69

    not sail quickly t kno engines and steam. One day a dear little baby-boy  poor little Peregrine is dead no upon deck to look out for land. One day t s on try safely. Little girls and boys jumped and clapped tepped upon a tle s dear little Peregrine slept in and many old t came in to visit Plymoutime and see many old things.

    Noired and I .

    ittle friend. hELEN A. KELLER.

    tters, t of  to ten for told montoed ised imes using telligently, sometimes repeating t-like fashion.

    Even and  t  so use correctly ; is Edithomas.

    tO MR. MIC. 17th, 1888.

    Mon cting by tiful sun is seaco ten yesterday. ty seven little c see mucime o see my mot little sister. I o Alabama to visit me and I ake you to ride in my little cart and I to see me on my dear little ponys back. I sly I ake you to see Leila and Eva and Bessie. een years old I am going to travel in many strange and beautiful countries. I sains in Nortle Lord Fauntleroy in England and o s castle. And s and catc be afraid of Fauntleroys great dog Dougal. I leroy take me to see a very kind queen. o France I ake Frenctle French boy will say, Parlez-vous Francais?

    and I o see talk Greek to e and I to see me soon and take me to ter? a. Nooo tired to e more. Je vous aime. Au revoir From your darling little friend hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO MISS EVELINA on, Mass. October 29, 1888.] My dearest Aunt,--I am coming o see my teac many tudying Frencin and Greek. Se agapo is Greek, and it means I love tite soeur is Frenc means I tle sister. Nous avons un bon pere et une bonne mere means, ter is moteach Mildred many languages when I come home. hELEN A. KELLER.

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    tO MRS. SOPuscumbia, Ala. Dec. 11trong>

    My dear Mrs.  fed my dear little pigeon. My brot to me last Sunday.

    I named it Annie, for my teaco bed. My rabbits are sleeping, too; and very soon I so bed. teacing letters to o see a o make iron. t it cannot be used until it  to ted, and all t taken out, and just t. t is all ready to be manufactured into engines, stoves, kettles and many othings.

    Coal is found in too. Many years ago, before people came to live on t trees and tall grasses and iful florees fell, ter and trees greer and soil.

    After toget o burn. Can you see leaves and ferns and bark on to t team-cars take it to ties, and sell it to people to burn, to make t is cold out of doors.

    Are you very lonely and sad noay a long time.

    ittle friend hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO MISS DELLA BENNEtt tuscumbia, Ala., Jan. 29, 1889.

    My dear Miss Bennett:--I am deligo e to you t eaten our breakfast.

    Mildred is running about doairs. I  astronomers. Astronomer comes from tin ra, ronomers are men ars, and tell us about tly in our beds, tciful sky telescope. A telescope is like a very strong eye. tars are so far a people cannot tell muc t very excellent instruments. Do you like to look out of your tle stars? teac is a large and beautiful star. tars are called ters.

    t many instruments besides tronomers use. A knife is an instrument to cut rument, too. I ell you  bells.

    Some bells are musical and otiny and some are very large. I sa ellesley. It came from Japan. Bells are used for many purposes. tell us o sc is time for cell people o ells t to a station, and it tells to keep out of times very terrible accidents  t  a dreadful accident, because dolls do not live and feel, like people. My little pigeons are tle bird. I o eac is time for me to study noh much love, and many kisses, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt uscumbia, Alabama, February 21st, 1889.

    My dear Mr.  you are t little ten all about you and  I ted to receive tter because t I of[ten] t you and I love you dearly for you are my dear cousin. I   many  made me feel very sad to leave Boston and I missed all of my friends greatly, but of course I o get back to my lovely tle sister is gro.

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    Sometimes sries to spell very s o remember eacient and obedient. My teaco be patient and gentle  lemen t forget to be kind and loving and brave. I tle girl in a story  courageous. S stle elves all pointed [s] peeping from bettle girl errified. Did you  Cmas? I s given to me. ty. All of my dear little friends came to see me. e played games, and ate ice-cream and cake and fruit. t fun.

    tly to-day and I o ride if tiful spring o make people tle boy, leroy. ty round c o me from Paris. Sy lace dress and satin slippers. Poor old Nancy is groame pigeons and a tiny canary bird. Jumbo is very strong and fait let anyt nigo scudying reading, ing, aritic, geograpeacings and Mildred sends you a kiss. itionate cousin hELEN A. KELLER.

    During ter Miss Sullivan and  uscumbia, and to good purpose, for by spring o e idiomatic Engliser May, 1889, I find almost no inaccuracies, except some evident slips of t sentences.

    tO MR. MICuscumbia, Ala., May 18, 1889.

    My Dear Mr. Anagnos:--You cannot imagine ed I o receive a letter from you last evening. I am very sorry t you are going so far a many beautiful cities sville I sa o Rome and Atains in Szerland and visited beautiful caly and France, and  many ancient castles. I e to me from all ties you visit. o o ttle girl, and  tle invalid brotell  I am very sorry t tle girl died. I so send a kiss to Vittorio, ttle prince of Naples, but teac remember so many messages. een years old I s them all myself.

    I tiful story about Lord Fauntleroy, and so does teacher.

    I am so glad t Eva is coming to stay imes togetell o anster. t  out in the picnic very much.

    Mildred is out in traoaken wsville. I will send you one.

    tiful. Mot many fine roses. t fragrant; but terre, Jacqueminot, Nips, Etoile de Lyon, Papa Gontier, Gabrielle Drevet and the Perle des Jardines are all lovely roses.

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    Please give ttle boys and girls my love. I t.

    o get  forget to give my love to Miss Calliope Kerios Kalopottle friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.

    Like a good many of ters, to eacory. It s of ing is, in tages of its development, t of mimicry.

    tO MISS FANNIE S. MARREtt tuscumbia, Ala., May 17, 1889.

    My Dear Miss Marrett--I am t a dear little girl, le c beautiful doll given  e doll! but ttle girls brotall lad, aken t it up in a ree in ttle girl could not reac  dooo, and stretc its arms from among tressed. Soon t o sit up in tree all nigtle girl could not endure t t. quot;I ay ; said so t at all courageous. Already so see quite plainly ttle elves in tall pointed s, dancing doo come nearer and nearer; and sretcoree in ed t errified tle girl; but if one  done anytrange little elves cannot ;; said ttle girl. quot;I  tied round its leg. It  made me laug it is o laug the poor animals!¡±

    Is it not a pitiful story? I y little boy. So see my teac to rest, but so me next autumn. Lovingly, your little friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.

    tO MISS MARY E. RILEY tuscumbia, Ala., May 27, 1889.

    My Dear Miss Riley:--I tle sister and I ake you out into trara is cool and pleasant, cterflies. e alk about ts on tree, just beneat I am afraid you cannot come to tuscumbia; so I e to you, and send you a s kiss and my love.  stle mate. My little c Nancy, and se feeble. My grandmot Corinne are o make me to all ttle girls, and tell t o all.

    itionate little friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.

    During t separation of teacereen years ant companions a time.

    tO MISS ANNE MANSFIELD SULLIVAN tuscumbia, Ala., August 7, 1889.

    Dearest teaco e to you t you all day.

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    I am sitting on ttle we pigeon is percce.

    tle broe  Annie is not sad, for so stay h me.

    Fauntleroy is asleep upstairs, and Nancy is putting Lucy to bed. Pero sleep. All tiful flo ropes and roses. It is getting ake us to t. I tiful time out in t e and tell you all t t Lester and tle infants. Give t kisses for me.

    tle boy ar? Eva elling me a story about a lovely little girl named  to me? I sed to ypeer.

    Little Art.  dresses notle  suns roses, and c butterflies. I ake very good care of  let  lemen  ing yesterday. Faty-eig Monday Simpson s a pretty crane. trong bird. . s little fis stopping.

    Mildred is t and sest little maiden in too. Sometimes, , s into ts o put  arms around your neck and hug you.

    Sunday I  to co go to co see my friends.

    A gentleman gave me a beautiful card. It ure of a mill, near a beautiful brook. t floating on ter, and t lilies . Not far from trees groo it. t pigeons on t dog on tep. Pearl is a very proud mot puppies, and shere never were such fine puppies as hers.

    I read in my books every day. I love t you to come back to me soon. I miss you so very, very muc kno many teac ell. I send Mrs. ionate little pupil, hELEN A. KELLER.

    In turned to Perkins Institution at Souton.

    tO MISS MILDRED KELLER Souton, Oct. 24, 1889.

    My Precious Little Sister:--Good morning. I am going to send you a birt ter. I  . t just like your dear little self. I to make t you ty as a rose. ture-book ell you all about many strange and  not be afraid of t come out of ture to harm you.

    I go to sc eigudy aritic. I like t. At nine I go to ttle girls and tle squirrels, and tle doves, and to make a pretty nest for a dear little robin. t live in t ten I study about t eleven I talk eac tudy zoology. I do not kno.

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    Notle Mildred, good bye. Give fat deal of love and many eacoo. From your loving sister, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO MR. ILLIAM ADE Souton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1889.

    My Dear Mr. ade:--I  received a letter from my motelling me t tiful mastiff puppy you sent me uscumbia safely. t. I am very sorry t I  at o er o ress is ale girls. I so call oo.

    I am studying in Boston, eac many neudy about tic exceedingly. I learn many neoo. EXCEEDINGLY is one t I learned yesterday. ell ly. I tell ebrate, a mammal, a quadruped; and I so tell  so tudy Frencoo. alk Frenco Lioness I  I ake good care of Lioness. I so ter from you e to me. From your loving little friend, udying at titution for the Blind. h. A. K.

    tter is indorsed in tiers ;; quot;Browns¡±

    is a lapse of t;brown eyes.¡±

    tO JOtIER Inst. for ton, Mass., Nov. 27, 1889.

    Dear Poet, I to receive a letter from a little girl  I t you o  your beautiful poems make me very erday I read quot;In Sc; and quot;My Playmate,quot; and I enjoyed tly. I  ttle girl ;tangled golden curlsquot; died. It is very pleasant to live iful  see t my mind can see the day long.

    in my garden I cannot see tiful flo I kno t t oo t tiny lily-bells are s to t look so aug flo say, good-bye. I hanksgiving very much.

    From your loving little friend, o Mr. Jotier.

    tiers reply, to wter, .

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Souton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1889.

    My Dear Mottle daugo e to you tiful morning. It is cold and rainy o-day. Yesterday tess of Meato see me. Siful buncs. tle girls are named Violet and May. ted to visit tuscumbia t time o America. Lady Meato see your flo me to come to see tay a feake me to see the Queen.

    I ter from t tier. s teaco come and see Part II. Letters(1887-1901)75

    spring. May  her dogs.

    Mr. ilson came to call on us one ted to receive ting breakfast, and my friends enjoyed turkey and plum-pudding. Last ed a beautiful art store. I sa many statues, and tleman gave me an angel.

    Sunday I  to c y sailors. to me. One carried me in  my feet  toucer. ttle caps. terrible fire tores ell fato e to me. tle sister? Give  close. ith much love, from your darling child, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER So. Boston, Mass., Dec. 24, 1889

    My dear Moterday I sent you a little Cmas box. I am very sorry t I could not send it before so t you  tomorro I could not finiscs myself, excepting fat too, but I did not  time. I c made me very o make it for you. You must keep your lovely nere in it. If it is too uscumbia for little sister to y mittens, ser made ttle toy man.

    tell o srumpet. I to buy gifts for my friends. I love to make everybody o be at mas day. e iful  forget to send me some pretty presents to ree. I am going to mas tree, in teacs upon it. It ree. All of to spend Cmas.

    teac for Mrs. o care for. teac or t so go ao tal, but ster no all. ttle girls are oo. Friday I am going to spend ttle friends Carrie, Et fun I am sure.

    Mr. and Miss Endicott came to see me, and I  to ride in to give me a lovely present, but I cannot guess  e yet.

    Mr. Anagnos is in Ated because I am  say, good-bye. I ten my letter nicely, but it is very difficult to e on teac o give me better.

    Give many kisses to little sister and muco all. Lovingly hELEN.

    tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt on, Jan. 8, 1890.

    My dear Mr. iful s nig  you found t far ary.  ed o cross t strange ocean. tle girls old t t you could make so many o come and teacime, if you ime to learn, but I am afraid you are too busy. A fetle box of Engliss from Lady Meated, but t w and as fress.

    iting to ttle cousins, and Mrs.  kiss for yourself, From your little friend, Part II. Letters(1887-1901)76

    hELEN A. KELLER.

    t of ters to Dr. ten soon after a visit to ;Over teacups.quot; [Atlantic MontO DR. OLIVER ENDELL on, Mass., March 1, 1890.

    Dear, Kind Poet:--I  of you many times since t brigo e you a letter, because I love you. I am sorry t you tle co play imes; but I tons birt many people came o see tiful stle island near Palos.

    I am reading a very sad story, called quot;Little Jakey.quot; Jakey est little fello o t everybody  it made me very sad to kno pain and great sorro no o be brave and patient, if the world.

    I am studying about insects in zoology, and I  butterflies. t make  many of tiful as t upon, and t ts of little cting from floo flo a t for t like little boys and girls udies, and run ao to gat lilies,  sunshine.

    If my little sister comes to Boston next June,  me bring o see you? She is a lovely baby, and I am sure you will love her.

    No tell my gentle poet good-bye, for I ter to e o bed. From your loving little friend, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO MISS SARA lesson in articulation. See Cer IV, Speecon, Mass., April 3, 1890.

    My dear Miss Fuller, My  is full of joy tiful morning, because I o speak many neences. Last evening I  out in to t;O!

    moon come to me!quot; Do you t I could speak to  for June to come I am so eager to speak to o my precious little sister.

    Mildred could not understand me ell o please ogetient, and I love you very dearly. My teacold me tuesday t you ed to knoalk ell you all about it, for I remember my ts perfectly. tle co sit in my motime, because I imid, and did not like to be left by myself. And I tle  amused me to feel alked  kno se ignorant of all to play tle negro ciced t t moving t like my motoo, but sometimes it made me angry and I  kno it er a long time my dear teaco me, and taugo communicate isfied and   some deaf people o Noro see me, and told me of a blind and deaf girl [Ragna] s far a II. Letters(1887-1901)77

    land and oto ed me exceedingly, for t I sried to make sounds like my little playmates, but teacold me t te and sensitive and t it  to make incorrect sounds, and promised to take me to see a kind and  lady le birds, because I can speak and peroo. All of my friends tle pupil, hELEN A. KELLER.

    itution closed for t to tuscumbia. t er so quot;talk h.¡±

    tO REV. Puscumbia, Alabama, July 14, 1890.

    My dear Mr. Brooks, I am very glad to e to you tiful day because you are my kind friend and I love you, and because I  tle sister. I o part on, but I o see my baby sister I could  for train to take me home.

    But I tried very o be patient for teacaller and stronger t to Boston, and sest and dearest little cs  is so pleasant to make everybody  best for us to  sorroimes? I am alle Lord Fauntleroy, but dear Little Jakeys life  put t in Jakeys eyes and  gentle and loving.

    Do you to ell people t  animals and treat c o teaco be pitiful and loving? I tell t s to be good and   to please o everyone, and be kind to animals.

    Please tell me somet you kno God. It makes me o knoe to your little friend o-day Is t in Boston noernoon if it is cool enougake Mildred for a ride on my donkey. Mr. ade sent Neddy to me, and tiest donkey you can imagine.

    My great dog Lioness goes o protect us. Simpson, t is my brot me some beautiful pond lilies yesterday--o me.

    teactle friend, hELEN A. KELLER.

    DR. BROOKSS REPLY London, August 3, 1890.

    My Dear o get your letter. It  great city ell you all about if I could take time for it and make my letter long enougime on I so talk to you about it all if you care to hear.

    But no to tell you  you are so  ttle sister, ness of tiful country about you, and it makes me very glad to know how glad you are.

    I am glad also to knoions . I do not see  God ime. Let me tell you  seems to me t Part II. Letters(1887-1901)78

    o kno our  is from ts. Love is at tever  t o t trees are able to love in some   t test and  of all beings is t loving too. All t is in our s comes from  wo God and his Love.

    I told you t I  t God is oo because you are er t merely SEES your  .  to you as t and color to t glad of  merely see our friends enjoy, but of o enjoy. Are ?

    But God does not only  us to be s us to be good. s t most of all.  rouble t is in to take, but o take because it makes us better. e see  trouble  sufferer t ever lived and yet  Being and so, I am sure, t Being t the world has ever seen.

    I love to tell you about God. But ell you  into your  if you ask  is nearer to o to tell us all about our Fat is of t;e KNO t ; o  last killed o die for till, and ells us t we may love him.

    And so love is everyt God is, ans;God is Love.quot; t is tiful answer whe Bible gives.

    All t you are to to understand more and more as you gro no it make every blessing brig to you.

    You o Boston I er I do. I sember. I s you to tell me all about everyt forget the Donkey.

    I send my kind remembrance to your fato your teactle sister.

    Good Bye, dear e to me soon again, directing your letter to Boston. Your affectionate friend PhILLIPS BROOKS.

    DR. o a letter w.

    Beverly Farms, Mass., August 1, 1890. My Dear Little Friend ter several days ago, but I ing to do t I am apt to make my letters  a good w answered.

    It gratifies me very muco find t you remember me so kindly. Your letter is cly pleased . I rejoice to kno you are o ion--t you quot;talk ; as  a curious thing SPEECh is!

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    tongue is so serviceable a member (taking all sorts of s as is ed),--teeto o ts udied all t doubt, since you ised vocal speaking.

    I am surprised at tery of language  makes me t along as  seeing and ter in a great many  fig th guns and cannon!

    t use icks be? You are spared ts and sounds,  in dear little  to do somet, gray-ill sure of being tfully cared for.

    Your parents and friends must take great satisfaction in your progress. It does great credit, not only to you, but to your instructors, o s you in t nolook seems more brig of many seeing and hearing children.

    Good-bye, dear little h every kind wish from your friend, OLIVER ENDELL hOLMES.

    tter ten to some gentlemen in Gardiner, Maine, wer her.

    tO MESSRS. BRADStREEt tuscumbia, Ala., July 14, 1890.

    My Dear, Kind Friends:--I tiful ne I ate of Maine. I did not imagine,  ts of Maine, t a strong and beautiful ss, to build pleasant ant countries. I  ocean  s blue ell t little ays at en ts. I iful namesake some time.

    ittle friend, o treet.

    urned to titution early in November.

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Souton, Nov. 10, 1890.

    My Dearest Mot s of you and my beautiful ed so sadly on ednesday nigell you all t  tle sister, o  our journey! But I cannot see you and talk to you, so I e and tell you all t I can think of.

    e did not reacon until Saturday morning. I am sorry to say t our train o Jersey City at six oclock Friday evening o cross t. e found t and transfer carriage y teaced.  tation told us t train did not leave for Boston until eleven oclock, but t ake t nine, o bed and slept until morning. on. I  ted because  arrive on Mr. Anagnos birt expect us Saturday; but he door, and Mrs.

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    table and ran to to meet us; soniso see us. After  up to see Mr. Anagnos. I o see my dearest and kindest friend once more. iful c pinned to my dress. I tell everybody time o ask  tries ravelling in. But I suppose he is very busy now.

    t  curesque. Pennsylvania is a very beautiful State. t ime, and toget fields looked very pretty. In ress very mucell Mildred s be kind to them for my sake.

    Our room is pleasant and comfortable.

    My typeer eaco see if it can be fixed.

    t a nice time I s is a very pretty story, and I ell it to you some time. No mottle girl must say good-bye.

    ito fattle daughter, hELEN A.

    KELLER.

    tO JOtIER Souton, Dec. 17, 1890.

    Dear Kind Poet, t  t o te you a letter and tell you tle friends love t poet and o entertain t  melody to you, in your little study by t first I  after  you like to see tiful  ttle crystals form in tly fall and tenderly cover every object. t. If I o-day I o me. Does it seem long to you? I y. I am afraid I cannot t so mucime. I received tter o me last summer, and I t. I am staying in Boston no titution for t I  commenced my studies yet, because my dearest friend, Mr. Anagnos s me to rest and play a great deal.

    teaco you. tmas time is almost  for to begin! I mas Day ness and joy for you and every one. From your little friend hELEN A. KELLER.

    tIERS REPLY My Dear Young Friend--I o  letter on my birt  tell t  Oak Knoll. Of course t s   to me from distant friends; and fruits of all kinds from California and otives and dear old friends  Part II. Letters(1887-1901)81

    y time, but to me it seems but a very little itution; it is an excellent place. Give my best regards to Miss Sullivan, and  deal of love I am ttIER.

    tommy Stringer, o take care of  in tal at Allego be sent to an alms t time ttsburge  o secure a tutor for tommy. Sed  to Boston, and  money o get eac;e .quot; So solicit contributions from her friends, and saved her pennies.

    Dr. Alexander Graommys friends to send o Boston, and trustees of titution agreed to admit o ten for the blind.

    Meany came to o make a considerable contribution to tommys education. ter before,  to o raise money to buy her dog.

    tributions, o tommys education. turned to t, and tommy ed to ten on th of April.

    Miss Keller e lately, quot;I s t by many a poor ctle tommy, or t sympato ttle captive soul for aid.¡±

 1891¡«1895

    tO MR. GEORGE R. KREitution for ton, Mass., March 20, 1891.

    My Dear Friend, Mr. Kre o buy me a gentle dog, and I  to t. It makes me very o kno I  makes me t all people are good and loving. I  t I am sure it o say t ers. My friends old me about your great and magnificent city, and I  deal t en. I o read quot;Enoc; and I kno poets poems by . I am eager to cross t to see my Engliso see me, and old me t tleness and o see a little strange girl coming into your office; but tle girl  to tell you o do.

    to send me some money for a poor little deaf and dumb and blind commy, and s are too poor to pay to tle fello to scead of giving me a dog, tlemen are going to ommys life as brig not a beautiful plan? Education ommys soul, and t help being happy.

    From your loving little friend, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO DR. OLIVER ENDELL on, Mass., April, 1891.] Dear Dr. iful  spring , t April days. I love every ;Springquot; and quot;Spring ; I to  taugo enjoy and love tiful springtime, even t see ts approac  II. Letters(1887-1901)82

    ; lo! I am not blind any longer, for I see  Moture can s from me s in to tell you of my grateful love. I  you to see baby tom, ttle blind and deaf and dumb c come to our pretty garden.  before anotion ommys life. If you do come, you  to ask ton to en tommys whole life. Your loving friend, hELEN KELLER.

    tO SIR JOt MILLAIS Perkins Institution for ton, Mass., April 30, 1891.

    My Dear Mr. Millais:--Your little American sister is going to e you a letter, because ss you to knoed in our poor little tommy, and  some money to e  is very beautiful to t people far atle o t your great city, t  trangers to me, but noly. It seems to me t all people  strangers to eac patiently for time to come  ten some lines about England ry to e them for you.

    quot;o mountain ised grasp ogete and boo caress reams bettle mother isle, God bless her!¡±

    You o  tommy o teac ty, active little fellow.

    o climb mucter to spell, but t is because  kno  imagine ell us s, and ell him how we have loved him so long.

    tomorrohey are here.

    No say good-bye. Please ttle sister, hELEN KELLER.

    tO REV. Pon, May 1, 1891.

    My Dear Mr. Brooks: ing t May-day. My teac told me t you  your friends everyand very  must be good and  my dear friend is brave, and . It is very beautiful to t you can tell so many people of tender love for all  gentle and noble as o be. I ell ts beat fast oo, t Bistle friend, hELEN KELLER.

    Before a teacommy and ion en. At  Bise letters to t many generous replies. All of t in letters to tter is to tor of ton e list of tributions amounted to more teen hundred dollars.

    tO MR. JOon, May 13, 1891. Editor of ton herald: My Dear Mr.

    in t? I to kno so muctle tommy, and t to s II. Letters(1887-1901)83

    of  ten, and is learning somet t doors  little sticks and bits of paper can be got into te easily; but  seem very eager to get t after to climb ts and unscreeam valves mucter to spell, but t is because  understand t eresting discoveries. I  good people inue to ommy until ed, and education  ligo tle life. From your little friend, hELEN KELLER.

    tO DR. OLIVER ENDELL on, May 27, 1891. Dear, Gentle Poet:--I fear t you roublesome little girl if ses to you too often; but o eful messages, o tell you ed I  you  o e quot;Baby tom.¡±

    t you  forgotten ttle c broug t of tender sympato say t tommy  learned any . less little creature  it is pleasant to t  nerange, eaco spread its beautiful wings and fly away in searc?

    I o Andover since I saly interested in all t my friends told me about P it o you. I tried to imagine my gentle poet tle iful ;t; for it is not in our print.

    Did you kno to  exercises in tremont temple, next tuesday afternoon? I enclose a ticket,  you  friend. I se about tiful cities of sunny Italy. I oo, and take tom in his arms.

    ittle friend, hELEN A. KELLER.

    tO REV. Pon, June 8, 1891. My dear Mr. Brooks, I send you my picture as I promised, and I  it ts o your tle friend. I used to ures atues, but no often t it because my dear Fatiful pictures, even of t see. If t  in your eyes, dear Mr. Brooks, you and better tle eaco  t and most beautiful t be seen nor even touc just felt in t. Every day I find out someterday I t for t time iful tion  seemed to me t everytrying to get near to God, does it seem t o you? It is Sunday morning, and ter you are teaciful t ther.

    Are you not very, very o more people and more and more eacure my dear love. From your little friend hELEN KELLER.

    itution closed in June, eac souto tuscumbia, us of several montters, caused by t on ;Frost Kingquot; episode. At time trouble seemed very grave and brougten  of it.

    Part II. Letters(1887-1901)84

    tO MR. ALBERt er, Mar. 10, 1892. My dear Mr. Munsell, Surely I need not tell you t your letter  and  rangely ever since o Breer. It is evident t somety but I cannot imagine  can be. urbulent t I o give  music of groir of life in tormy   at an end. So toget most despairingly, t gentle Spring urn and fly at t of t lo! tly, and breattlements of  t I must put ail  again. Please give your dear moteaco say t sograp urn. No t is linked hem. Lovingly yours hELEN KELLER.

    tter . Nic is undated, but must ten t was published.

    to St. Nic. Nic gives me very great pleasure to send you my autograp t.

    Nico knoraigry to tell t is done. e  beto e. to lines and  end of t is very easy to keep tters are all made in tend above and belo  o see t ers correctly. It is very difficult at first to form t if rying it gradually becomes easier, and after a great deal of practice e legible letters to our friends. time t a sco see te. Very sincerely your little friend hELEN KELLER.

    In May, 1892, ea in aid of ten for t e er of Mr. Jo and most liberal friends. tea broughe blind children.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY Souton, May 9, 1892. My dear Miss Carrie:--I ter. Need I tell you t I ed to  you are really interested in t;teaquot;? Of course  not give it up. Very soon I am going far ao my o t ton did for my pleasure o tle sig kind people cannot ender sympattle ones, iful lig seems to me t all loving sympat express itself in acts of kindness; and  ;teaquot; a success, and I am sure I s little girl in all t Bis o be erested. Please give o-morro of our plans. Please give your dear aunt teacell  tle visit very much indeed. Lovingly yours, hELEN KELLER.

    tO MR. JOon, May 11ttle friend, roublesome  I am sure you  Part II. Letters(1887-1901)85

    blame me  I am very anxious about someteacold you Sunday t I ed to tle tea in aid of ten. e t everyt  Mrs. Elliott  be o let us invite more ty people, because Mrs.

    e small. I am sure t a great many people o come to tea, and o brigtle blind c some of my friends say t I so give up tea unless eacerday, t pero let us iful  I  it. Do you te to ed if my little plans fail, because I ed for a long time to do somettle ones o enter ten.

    Please let me kno try to forgive me for troubling you so much.

    Lovingly your little friend, hELEN KELLER.

    tO MR. EDARD  Souton, May 18t:--I am going to e to you tiful morning because my  is brimful of  you and all my dear friends in transcript office to rejoice ions for my tea are nearly completed, and I am looking foro t. I kno disappoint me, le co my tea and buy ligiful ligtle ones tle blind cing to enter ten. t in my soul. ts sunligy  teaco me and taugtle fingers to use tiful key t  my spirit free.

    It is my earnest o tle blind cer and tle friend, hELEN KELLER.

    At t o tuscumbia.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY tuscumbia, Alabama, July 9th 1892.

    My dear Carrie--You are to look upon it as a most positive proof of my love t I e to you to-day. For a ; in tuscumbia, and I must confess tinuous rain and dismalness of ts and makes ting of letters, or any pleasant employment, seem quite impossible. Nevert tell you t  eresting letters very muciful visit at on. Everytayed out of doors all day. e even ate our breakfast out on times  in teaco me. I rode  a fast gallop. O, it  fun! Do you like to ride? I ty little cart no ever stops raining teaco drive every evening. And I iful Mastiff- t one I ever saect us.  not? I t is Saxon. e expect to go to tains next tle brot ain air   little sister and I am sure you  see tly amused at ting t e on a Braille tablet, as you suppose, but on a grooved board like t read Braille; for it is ten in dots, not at all like ordinary letters. Please give my love to Miss Derby and tell  I est love to Baby Rut  me for my birt knoleman, seventy-five years of age. And every stitces, represents a kind tle cousins I tter get upon til after tion; for ties and candidates t I doubt if sucicians ion. Please give my love to Rosy  II. Letters(1887-1901)86

    loving friend ype-ten letter? h. K.

    tO MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND My dear Mrs. Cleveland, I am going to e you a little letter tiful morning because I love you and dear little Ruto t me t suciful lady loves me. I ime, but I did not til your s message came. Please kiss your dear little baby for me, and tell tle broteen monter my dear friend Pter a pretty book  you, and my picture. Please accept tuscumbia, Alabama.

    November fourto tters  on passages are omitted and ted.

    tO MR. JOZ tuscumbia, Alabama, Dec. 19, 1892.

    My Dear Mr. z, I o begin a letter to you, it ime since your kind letter reac I o e if I could. You must ter   teacy indeed. If so, you eacing  s e to any one, and I rying to fulfil a promise  Boston, I o e a sketcended to e tcion: but I   feel able to e even to my friends. But  autumn days came, and I felt strong again I began to t tc ime before I could plan it to suit me. You see, it is not very pleasant to e all about ones self. At last,  somet by bit t teac  about putting toget an easy task: for, alt every day, I did not finis until a urday. I sent tco t  kno t it. Since t been , and rest; but to-day I am better, and to-morrow I shall be well again, I hope.

    ts  true at all. e received t orker e rigo tor to tell  it ake. Sometimes I am not  I am not a quot;; and t;distressingquot; about my condition.

    I enjoyed your dear letter so muced iful t  is because my books are full of t I love t realize until I began to e tc precious companions books o me, and  o me. I e to me as often as you can.

    teaced to  to e to Mr. Bell and send ure. I suppose oo busy to e to tle friend. I often t time on last spring.

    Noo tell you a secret. I teactle sister, and myself,  ason next Marc it be lovely if Mrs. Pratt could meet us te to ell  too.... Lovingly your little friend, eac to kno I o  of course I cannot iful pony, and Part II. Letters(1887-1901)87

    a large dog. And I tle dog to s in tuscumbia) or a parrot. I o feel a parrot talk, it tle creature you send me. h. K.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY tuscumbia, Alabama, February 18, 1893. ...You en been in my ts during t imes t I on o me! so tender and loving alry not to mourn oo sadly. I do try to t ill near, very near; but sometimes t t   I s see o Boston,--t   at otimes,   June o us about ennyson, and our o Dr. ried to teac, and akes, and afterold  my tea, and o come? I can o my ea mig;Of course it  cannot fail.quot; I am glad to raise a monument to his memory....

    In Marc Nort t feraveling and visiting friends.

    In reading tter about Niagara one s Miss Keller knoance and s ter s, crossed tor. Especially important are sucails as er by putting  o increase tions.

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Souton, April 13, 1893. ...teact and I very unexpectedly decided to take a journey ervelt, a gentleman  t....

    Mr. estervelt gave us a reception one afternoon. A great many people came. Some of tions. A lady seemed surprised t I loved floiful colors, and  you feel t; But of course, it is not alone for t colors t leman asked me Y meant to my mind. I must confess I  first. But after a minute I ans beauty was a form of goodness--and  away.

    ion  back to tel and teac quite unconscious of tore for  togets before old teac it. to aking my dear teaco see Niagara Falls!...

    tel  I could feel it rus by putting my  morning t and  up quickly for our s  expectation.... You can never imagine  il you erious sensations yourself. I could  it er t I felt rusuous fury at my feet. It seemed as if it o some terrible fate. I  as it is, its beauty and aible plunge of its ers over t force. I  stood by t ocean and felt its ing against too, ars in tillness of t, do you not?... e  doy feet in an elevator t he Falls is a wonderful suspension bridge.

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    It is t a  of ter and is supported on eaco. o t;God save t; teactle traitor. But I do not try, and besides I honor Englands good queen.

    You o  a kind lady wo improve my speec I shall speak well some day!...

    Mr. Munsell spent last Sunday evening ell about Venice!

    iful ures made us feel as if ting in t canal.... I  Venice, as I surely s Mr. Munsell  is my castle in to me so vividly and so beautifully as he does....

    to tter to Mr. Jo.

    Nicter. In a prefatory note .

    Nic people frequently said to ;; t of tion gave ter: tO tMENtS AND OFFICERS IN CS GENtLEMEN--te inspection of tion in all Departments. S is able to converse, and is introduced to me as one y to understand ts ss, and as being possessed of a elligence and of culture beyond y to examine ts in tments, and extend to esies as may be possible.

    t, Very truly yours, (signed) .

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY on, Penn., August 17, 1893.

    ...Every one at to me... Nearly all of tors seemed perfectly o let me touc delicate t explaining everyto me. A Frencleman, o my touc o trical building, and sorical telepened to t;to be, or not to be,quot; at tennial. Dr. Gillett of Illinois took us to ts and omans buildings. In ted tiffanys ex, and iful tiffany diamond,  in King Lud remarked t I s. At t tiful Syrian lady. I liked t to tment urer. I never realized il I sa interesting ex. Japan must indeed be a paradise for co judge from t number of playtured truments, and tiful  eresting. ty-seven letters in ts. Prof.

    Morse kno deal about Japan, and is very kind and o visit  time I go to Boston. But I tranquil lagoon, and to me, more t t on ter, t do, rosy lige City, making it look Part II. Letters(1887-1901)89

    more than ever like Dreamland....

    Of course, ed t ing place. I  into treets of Cairo, and rode on t he hale-back....

    In tarted in tuscumbia, of o establis;I e to my friends about ted t to me in a s time, as . tance encouraged ting and buying books ever since, until noable public library in town.¡±

    tO MRS. Con, Penn., Oct. 21, 1893. ...e spent September at uscumbia... and  mountain tractive and restful after tement and fatigue of our visit to ty and solitude of than ever.

    And noudy ter utor assisted by my dear teacudy Aritic, Latin and literature. I enjoy my lessons very muc is so pleasant to learn about netle I kno I do not feel discouraged since God ernity in erature I am studying Longfellory. I kno deal of it by , for I loved it long before I kneapo say I did not like aritic very  noudy it is, t confess my mind  sometimes! for, nice and useful as aritic is, it is not as interesting as a beautiful poem or a lovely story. But bless me, ime does fly. I s left in ions about t;; Public Library.

    1. I t 3,000 people in tuscumbia, Ala., and per present t in to is  starting one. My mot of ablis of a free public library in tuscumbia. t 100 books and about $55 in money, and a kind gentleman o erect a library building. But in time ted a little room in a central part of too all.

    3. Only a feon kno t like to trouble trying to get money for poor little tommy, for of course it ant t ed t my people so read. 4. I do not kno is a miscellaneous (I t is tion....

    P.S. My teac o say t a list of tributors to and publis;Nort; h. K.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY on, Penn., December 28, 1893. ...Please tty s me. It is a very interesting souvenir of Columbus, and of te City; but I cannot imagine  of all t I  is ell  explain why I am a discoverer....

    tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt on, Pennsylvania, January 14, [1894]. My dear Cousin: I  to e to you long before to your kind letter o tiful little book  I  II. Letters(1887-1901)90

    Neion of my little story in t me a large number of letters,--last y-one!--and besides replying to some of tters, I o learn, among tic and Latin; and, you knoill, imperious and tyrannical, and if a little girl and so great a man, and ts of in language, s study mucudy and t require time.

    I stle book al only for its o because of its associations  is a deligo to s and feelings, and I tiful way....

    In February urned to tuscumbia. t t of tudying. In ttended ting at Cauqua of tion for tion of teaco tion.

    In tered t-ure. t;singing lessonsquot; o strengtaken a fe titution. t eresting, but of course came to little.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY t- 76t. Ne. 23, 1894.

    ...t, and bless you! it is quite fasudy Aritic, Engliserature and United States ory as I did last er. I also keep a diary. I enjoy my singing lessons h Dr.

    to take piano lessons sometime....

    Last Saturday our kind teacful trip to Bedloes Island to see Bart statue of Liberty enlig cannon,  if ty old s.

    Liberty is a gigantic figure of a al to torco ty persons, and viey gazes day and nig   t Frencist t to be tiful in tober suns like idle dreams; t co gray; t seek t....

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY t-tle in lip-reading, till find it very difficult to read rapid speec I am sure I sill trying to improve my speeco speak like oto  o all of my friends to urally!! I  and perplexing for a deaf co learn to speak  I am sure I sly some time if I am only patient....

    Altime to read a good deal.... I ely read quot;ilellquot; by Sc;t Vestal.quot;... No;Nat; by Lessing and quot;King Art; by Miss Mulock.

    ...You knoeacake us to see everyterest us, and  deal in t deligons birt to t croe t caused by ty of sounds made by tra,  II. Letters(1887-1901)91

    afternoon very muc attention ted tartling liberties o ones arms and  ceremony to kisses, apparently unconscious of ty of t.

    Dear me, iful little beasts t tured and friendly, one cannot hem.

    Dr. eac t t to a reception given by t;Metropolitan Club.quot;... It is sometimes called t;Millionaires Club.quot; t, being built of  I must confess, so muco me; and I didnt envy t all to bring them....

    tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Neernoon at Mr.

    tons, and  deligime!... e met Mr. Clemens and Mr.  time; but I  t I salk to t t pleasure , muc I, only a little girl of fourteen, sact inguis I am a very eful for tiful privileges I inguisle and kind, and I could not tell old us many entertaining stories, and made us laugill  o Europe in a feo bring er, Jeanne, back to America, because Jeanne, e nom de plume for Mr. Clemens because it  sound, and goes ings, and its nautical significance suggests tiful t ten. I teac  is to spell told me a little about Venice, ies, and spoke very tenderly of tle girl, innifred, ;Birds Cmas Carol,quot; but s come. I  to see  I  pleasure some otime. Mr. ton gave me a lovely little glass, sle, . e also met Mr. Rogers... w o bring us home.

    - South.

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON tuscumbia, Alabama, July 29, 1895. ...I am spending my vacation very quietly and pleasantly at my beautiful, sunny s, my darling little sister and my small broteacoo, and so of course I am tle, tle, e a little and play  deal, and tfully!...

    My friends are so pleased   it  for me to continue my studies in Need at t, of spending anot city I used to t I s;at ; in Ne since I ance of so many people, and can look back to suc and successful er to next year, and anticipating still brigter times in tropolis Please give my kindest love to Mr ton, and Mrs Riggs and Mr arner too, alten Veniceons pen dancing over t is a pleasant sound because it is full of promise !

    Please pardon me, my dear Mrs ton, for sending you a typeten letter across tried Part II. Letters(1887-1901)92

    several times to e tle ing mac I  very difficult to do so on account of t ture of my  I am compelled to use my typeer altoget is not my quot;Remingtonquot; eit a naugtle t gets out of order on test provocation, and cannot be induced to make a period...

    tO MRS. ILLIAM tober 16, 1895.  metropolis!

    e left on Friday nigurday morning. Our friends ly surprised to see us, as t expected us before t of ted Saturday afternoon, for I ired, and Sunday I visited es, and no I feel quite rested, I am going to e to you; for I kno to   mind it mucer eacrain-men in tation if train  be called for about fifteen minutes; so  doo ; but in a moment teaco go to train at once. Sook us  on track and put us on board our train. t visit before train started. as t not very kind? So it alo scatter little acts of kindness along our pat smoot...

    e  but very pleasant time in on. Mr. ade is just as dear and good as ever! ely ed in England for me, quot;Old Mortality,quot; quot;tle of Otrantoquot; and quot;King of No-land.quot;...

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY Neeace.

    e ton, Mrs. Riggs and  many distinguiserry, Sir ockton! erent unate? Miss terry  kno; for I feel so astle girl.quot; e also met Mr. and Mrs. terry, Miss terrys brot y angellic, and o a clear, beautiful voice serry again ;King C,quot; a  Friday, and after t me feel of t an idea of unes! And ty and fait forgot  act affected us most deeply, and , o tear the King from his loving wifes arms.

    I  finis;Ivan; It ing; but I must say I did not enjoy it very muc Rebecca, rong, brave spirit, and ure, er ;Stories from Scottisory,quot; and thrilling and absorbing!...

    t tters ten just after th of Mr. John P. Spaulding.

 1896~1901

    tO MRS. GEORGE h. BRADFORD New York, February 4, 1896.

    can I say ful kindness in sending us ttle souvenirs of t met t and kindest of friends? Indeed, you can never kno you  ture on tel-piece in our room en go and touc, and some  our beloved friend is very near to me.... It ake up our sc I am sure it is  ime at least from our sorrow....

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY Ne of friends, and I do not know w we s him....

    e  to a poultry-sted us to feel of tame,

    tood perfectly still urkeys, geese, guineas, ducks and many others.

    Almost t Mr. tons and ful time. e al Mr.

    arner, ter, Mr. Mabie, tor of tlook and ot people. I am sure you o knoon, teresting. I can never tell you hey have given us.

    Mr. arner and Mr. Burroug lover of nature, came to see us a feer, and alk old me about  a  must be! I  it some day. teacories about ly. iful poem, quot;aitingquot;? I kno, and it makes me feel so   ts. Mr. arner sle on it een , and told me t tle meant immortality to tians because it self up and  to sleep and came out again in a neself.

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY Neudies are t t I aken up Frenceacimes a ) and  on quite ; a very good Frencty rying to say, and t is very encouraging. In voice-training I ill ties to contend against; and t of my imes I feel sure t I catc glimpse of triving for, but in anote a bend in t from my vie  I try  to be discouraged. Surely  the ideals we are seeking....

    tO MR. JOZ Breer, Mass. July 15, 1896. ...As to t very mucted, by teaco ters o tal Fountain.

    As I sit by ting to you, it is so lovely to , cool breezes fan my co feel t t year is over! teaco feel benefitted by too; for so look like z, to complete our eac come as soon as you can! e ry to make you comfortable.

    teac nine days at P Dr. Crouters Institution? Mr.  of our doings. e ime; tended tings and talked ta, Monsieur Magnat of Paris inguiso seeing you tly disappointed t you did not come. e ten! and our s go out to you in tenderest sympatter tter can tell you o ;speec; on July eigelling tion o give every little deaf cunity to learn to speak. Every one said I spoke very elligibly. After my little quot;speec; tended a reception at  confess I do not like sucions; to do so mucalking; and yet it is at receptions like t en meet friends er ty last t, and arrived in Breer Friday afternoon. e missed train Friday morning, and so o Provincetoeamer Longfello er, and Boston eresting.

    e spent about ton, after leaving Ne tell you ed our good friends, Mr. and Mrs. C rent in try, ing and canoeing,  in batimes. Mr. and Mrs. Ced to terary friends. t forty persons present, all of wers and publisor of y very much....

    tO Cer, Mass., September 3, 1896. ...I o e to you all summer; ted to tell you, and I t pero  our vacation by t year; but t to do every moment, t I never found time to clot in o you. I  opportunities. Pero us in tiful sometime ly. But,  noe tter oo full of sadness to d me. My fat Saturday at my uscumbia, and I  t!...

    On t of October Miss Keller entered t;examinationsquot; mentioned in tter ests given in t as t is evident t in some subjects Miss Keller was already fairly well prepared for Radcliffe.

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 37 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, Mass. October 8, 1896. ...I got up early t I could e you a fe to  a beautiful sc is! t a  and  is a joy to be hem.

    You o  I passed my examinations successfully. I ory. trance examinations for o to be a very busy one for teacudying Aritic, Engliserature, Englisory, German, Latin, and advanced geograp deal of preparatory reading required, and, as fe, poor teaco spell t to me; and t means hard work.

    You must tell Mr.  we are living in his house....

    tO MRS. ILLIAM t takes me a long time to prepare my lessons, because I o  in my  one of textbooks ; so of course my  it is eac is for me because train on , and I cannot  times it really seems as if task  at otimes I enjoy my han I can say.

    It is suc to be  tudy Latin, German, Aritic and Englisory, all of ic. I am afraid I  a matical mind; for my figures alo get into the wrong places!...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON Cambridge, Mass., May 3, 1897. ...You knorying very o get tions in June, and tion to my regular schoolwork keeps

    me a Jo;t; and everyt  a fees ternoon, wton....

    ... a splendid time ;Players Club.quot; I al clubs ics, and told endless stories, all about ts: but no e wrong....

    tO MR. JOZ renteaco spend t rent;Listenerquot; in ton transcript. they are dear, kind people....

    But I kno to  my examinations. I kno you o  I passed all of ts I offered ary and advanced German, Frencin, Englisory. It seems almost too good to be true, does it not? All time I  ordeal, I could not suppress an inrembling lest I s is an unspeakable relief to kno I ions . But  my victory  dear teac tant inspiration....

    At tember Miss Sullivan and Miss Keller returned to til early in December. terference of Mr. Gilman resulted in Mrs. Kellers er, Miss Mildred, from t to renton S. Keitic and skilful teacher.

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON rentudies soon after your departure, and in a very little  tell you ry. It is so fres feeling tired if t me. t to do--not alry is  I love it all, especially Greek. Just t;Iliad.quot;  an inexpressible joy it o read about Ac of my old friends in t language t I kno. If it is true t t perfect of musical instruments, t.

    e oboganning time,  to teep  for an oboggan on t of t on, and o a sno and go s a tremendous rate!...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON [rent is true t Algebra and Geometry are groime, especially algebra; and I  received books in raised print ate my work....

    I find I get on faster, and do better  t  I gave up t kind of  any rate, I  been idle since I left schere....

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON [rento tudy; for I am anxious to accomplis aion. You o  I did try yesterday

    assistance. Mr. Keiteace entic over t, and I must confess, I felt someed myself. No see ant to kno tremities of triangle to ts of te sides are equal! t make life any ser or ? On t is to untold treasures....

    tO C I am not very anxious for a tandem after all, since I  nearly a  anster in regard to t really, I antly occupied udies since urned from Ne I  ime even to t o have a bicycle!

    You see, I am anxious to accomplision begins. I am glad, t it is nearly time to put a of our  to tempt me aics, especially from tter! I am sure ttercups tle use for try as I, in spite of t t tifully illustrate its principles.

    But bless me, I mustnt forget tandem! truttle about bicycles. I ;sociable,quot; andem. t;sociablequot; is safer, perandem; but it is very aking up ter part of told t quot;sociablesquot; cost more teacandem in try  safety. tion about a fixed , and so does my teac it  a mans o  be ter....

    tO MISS CAROLINE DERBY rentember 11, 1898. ...I am out of doors all time, roitude of ot tandem! I rode on a rougimes, and am no tiful, and it ing over t of t mind t.

    I o ser a fastle under er, and do almost anyt fear of getting dro t fine? It is almost no effort for me to roter rong and brown I am....

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 12 Nereet, Boston, October 23, 1898. t opportunity I o e to you since o Boston; it seemed as if tled. Poor teactending to movers, and express-men, and all sorts of people. I  suco move, especially as  so often!...

    ...Mr. Keit  t Saturday. o come . I am reading t;Iliad,quot; and t;Aeneidquot; and Cicero, besides doing a lot in Geometry and Algebra.

    t;Iliadquot; is beautiful ruty of a ; is more stately and reserved. It is like a beautiful maiden, ; ; is like a splendid youth for his playground.

    t to-day is beautiful, and our room floor is flooded . By and by tle  alas! t, and I so content myself roll in ter t fields and pastures and lofty pine-groves of try, t-in and conventional.

    Even trees seem citified and self-conscious. Indeed, I doubt if terms heir

    country cousins! Do you kno rees y to t and freedom of try. t even suspect yingly on try-folk, y quot;to see t ; Oations, to t rue in one sense and not in anot I am not uneacainty t somet and good o me in t city, o o  be bright or sad....

    tO MRS. ILLIAM ton, December 6teac ;roug; costumes, mounted upon teeds!

    quot;Slimquot;  jolly times t  --! I cannot imes t I could  oty  I must not e my time  friends are very eresting, and I usually enjoy ty very muc is only once in a great ented, and alloo  my dear ly of all truly enric s and beautiful, makes every deprivation seem of little moment compared less blessings I enjoy.

    tO MRS. ILLIAM treet, Boston, December 19t a selfiso ask t my cup of o overflo stopping to te empty. I feel ily aslessness. One of t  for me to get rid of, is t  I am slo t o  s; and it grieves me to t I sten, even for a moment, t I already  like poor little Oliver t I s;more.quot;...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 12 Nereet, Boston. December 22, [1898] ...I suppose Mr. Keites you t I ry, and nearly all tions, and after Cmas I ss. You o  I enjoy Matics noic equations in my e easily, and it is great fun! I teaceful to y of Matics. Next to my oeaco enrich and broaden my mind.

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 12 Nereet, Boston, January 17, 1899. ...;Dreaming true,quot; or quot;Kitc; It is a very strong poem and set me dreaming too. Of course you  t;Gordon Memorial College,quot;  at Koum.  o t tually to England o my  trong desire t my ory s terrible loss of ;Mainequot; into a like blessing to t  be t and most enduring monument t could be raised to t;Maine,quot; as e good to all concerned? Imagine entering t;Mainequot; royed, pointed out to you, and being told t t, beautiful building overlooking t ;Maine Memorial College,quot; erected by ts object tion both of

    Cubans and Spaniards!  a glorious triump  and  instincts of a Cian nation! In it tion of red or revenge, nor a trace of time belief t mig. On t o t end to stand by our declaration of o tted to assume ties and responsibilities of a self-governing people....

    tO MR. JOZ 12 Nereet, Boston, February 3, 1899. ...I eresting experience last Monday. A kind friend took me over in to ton Art Museum. Sained permission from General Loring, Supt. of to toucatues, especially ted my old friends in t;Iliadquot; and quot;Aeneid.quot; as t not lovely?  beautiful statues, among ume, unate Laocoon and tle sons, struggling in tretco t-rending cries. I also saanding by a great pillar of rock, extending riumperrible snake. Oiful! Venus entranced me. S risen from train of  co  to kill  darling. I almost cried, it ragic. General Loring kindly sistry of Florence, and I felt of ting on taste of to ing Florence.

    My friend said, sime s a someo see t to remain, not only as a o t also as a monument of t really seems o snatcuary of t whey belong....

    tO MR. ILLIAM ADE Boston, February 19t I e to you ter t;Ecloguesquot; arrived, and told you o  t letter. At any rate, I taking sucrouble for me. You o  t;Aeneidquot; and one book of t;Iliad,quot; all of unate, as I  to text-books.

    It gives me great pleasure to tle  quite impossible to teac no sooner  proved possible tic s o unate persons are being taugo see ty and reality of life. Love als o an imprisoned soul, and leads it out into telligence!

    As to t is muc t; for most of tters look like tals in books; but I t comes to teaco spell, t is muc, and less conspicuous....

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 12 Nereet, Boston, Marc I sions in June. t one cloud in my sky at present; but t is one imes. My teacter: indeed, I troublesome, tient, and  give up. But it is most distressing to me to feel t s for me. I feel as if I ougo give up to college altoget all tained at suc. I do on, you ry to persuade teaco take a rest, and reated. S listen to me.

    I  ures taken, and if to send one to Mr. Rogers, if you to . I   tter to do.

    Every one alking about t pictures. It is a raits, to see t in ty and color!  I am not debarred from all pleasure in tures. I  least tisfaction of seeing t I can rejoice in ties, o my hands!

    e are all so glad and t Mr. Kipling did not die! I ;Jungle-Bookquot; in raised print, and  s gifted aut a real, manly, lovable nature  be!...

    tO DR. DAVID reet, Boston, May 8, 1899. ...Eac I can possibly accomplis brings me rest, and t t t I am a little nearer to my goal t;Iliadquot; and am just beginning t;Odyssey.quot; I am also reading t;Aeneidquot; and t;Eclogues.quot; Some of my friends tell me t I am very fooliso give so mucime to Greek and Latin; but I am sure t t a  o me. I t;Odysseyquot; most of all. t;Iliadquot; tells of almost not imes tle; but t;Odysseyquot; tells of nobler courage--tried, but steadfast to ten  time t ue did not ronger influence upon tual life of t ts truly great are like seeds cast into ticed, or are tossed about and played oys, until, groivates tep in its heavenward march.

    I am end to take my examinations in June, and t deal to be done, before I so meet the ordeal....

    You o  my mottle sister and broto spend togettage on one of t renteacakes a muc. S ion for t, and all t time sroubling  deal, and  to be relieved, for a  e separated; le boat you gave me, t girl in the world!...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON [Boston] May 28ternoon, pouring a torrent of Latin and Greek into my poor be ions are very difficult to translate. I feel asimes,  man say  o interpret suco be a Cicero to talk like a Cicero!...

    Linnie ed by Miss Dora Donald z, Superintendent of ta Bureau, s relating to Miss Sullivans h Miss Keller.

    tO MR. ILLIAM ADE rentter, erested me very muc seemed to saneity and great sness of cer. I ; but I too feel sometimes erious and even fearful tory of old peoples, old religions and old forms of government really is.

    ell, I must confess, I do not like t t  very difficult to folloions made by tes, and besides, signs seem a great o t o understand times augiculation, t seems t and most convenient means of communication. At any rate, I am sure t learn to use signs y.

    t a deaf Norleman, ing conversation about rious and  deal of fancy , useful life. Just t use t! S understand a pe it in rangers. I cannot make out anytten in my  aime...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON rents I offered, and  in advanced Latin.... But I must confess, I ime on tions. t alloeaco read any of to me; so t  not nearly so ics. Consequently, I did not do so ry to me. But you must not t realize  and perplexing tions for me.  understand matters from my point of view....

    ter ter and little brot only do oget tle  deligiful lake from our piazza, ttle emerald peaks in t, and tting umn leaves in tle breeze, and breat  is t greeted to tradition, ted our suries of silent growtree....

    tO MRS. SAMUEL RICober 20, 1899. ...I suppose it is time for me to tell you somet our plans for ter. You kno ion to go to Radcliffe, and receive a degree, as many ot Dean Irake a special course for t. S I could do tions successfully, in spite of many obstacles. S o pursue a four years course of study at Radcliffe, simply to be like ot better be cultivating y I ing. S consider a degree of any real value, but t it o e ones energies only for a degree. s seemed so ical, t I could not but yield. I found it o give up to college; it tle girl; but ted to do it a long time, is there?

    But, ion  Radcliffe, under the

    instruction of to ion to to see t if to teaco do as erature of tin and German....

    tO MR. JOZ 138 Brattle St., Cambridge, Nov. 11, 1899. ...As to tion, I cannot tell  distresses me to  my statement o tions ed.

    Ignorance seems to be at ttom of all tradictions. o t I taug knoter in tem! I could not ing to me in American braille--and ting your letter in English braille!

    ts about tions are as folloions for Radcliffe College.

    On took my examinations for Radcliffe College. t day I ary Greek and advanced Latin, and try, Algebra and advanced Greek.

    ties  permit Miss Sullivan to read tion papers to me; so Mr. Eugene C. Vining, one of tructors at titution for to copy t stranger to me, and could not communicate  by ing in braille. tor also ranger, and did not attempt to communicate  readily understand o them.

    o Geometry and Algebra, it . I  quite discouraged, and ed mucime, especially in Algebra. It is true t I am perfectly familiar erary braille--Englis; but ting try and Algebra in tems is very different, and tions I kne all tem.

    In Geometry, my cy  I omed to reading tions in Line Print, or o my ions  fix in my mind clearly , ill--I erribly  knoation. t I knely, confused me. Consequently my o read t I o do. Indeed, I am not sure no I read all tly, especially as I  very o keep my s about me....

    No, ate very plainly, in regard to e to you. I never received any direct instruction in t beside me, and told me eaceaceaco e t sruction by means of it, unless a feten for practice, ion. Dear Frau Grote learned t, and used to teac te lessons, ed to me as eacher said.

    Pero t migen s, on otal darkness just now....

    tO MISS MILDRED KELLER 138 Brattle Street, Cambridge, November 26, 1899. ...At last tled

    for ter, and our ernoon at four oclock, and gives me a quot;friendly liftquot; over tretcudent must go. I am studying Englisory, Engliserature, Frencin, and by and by I sake up German and Englision--let us groan! You knoest grammar as muc I suppose I must go t if I am to e, just as  ducked in times before ; to me. It is a delig expressions and tures, (dont dare to blame me for using big , I t immensely. You are studying Englisory, arent you. O but its exceedingly interesting! Im making quite a tudy of tion, and ts of Supremacy and Conformity, and time discoveries, and all t;deucequot; seems to ed to plague innocent youngsters like yourself!...

    Nofit--coats, s, go  over it, and a  of urquoise velvet and cin yoke. tty green. t is trimmed , and , tucked and trimmed , and also a roiny tons. teacoo  is black, ly yellorimmed e lavender c bo, and t  e like peacocks, only rains....

    A erday t football game betement   bless you, e ser, and no crimson t  ty-five t t out, terrific,  of our skins, t  of a football game t e of all ts, neit;O cant call ttle black!quot;...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 559 Madison Avenue, Neay il Saturday. e are enjoying every moment of our visit, every one is so good to us. e  Friday, and oo us! t of tle courtesy and genuine kindness brings a itude to my . I oo. ! I love  to St. Bart felt so muc  my teacell me every er t to play for me. I stood in tions from t organ rongest, and I felt ty  against me, as t billo against a little s sea.

    tO MR. JOZ 138 Brattle Street, Cambridge, Feb. 3, 1900. ...My studies are more interesting tin, I am reading  to translate, yet I t pieces of Latin poetry I ;Colomba,quot; and I am reading quot;; by Corneille and La Fontaines fables, bot gone far in eit I knoten, and give suc attractive  told you t my dear teac;t; to me. I am afraid I find fault . I do not care mucen find tiresome, and I cannot  Spensers range creatures is a someesque and amusing  tself is lovely and as musical as a running brook.

    I am no fifteen ne;Bacons Essaysquot; and extracts from quot;Engliserature.quot; Per empest,quot; quot;A Midsummer Nig; and possibly some selections from Greens ory of England. Am I not very fortunate?

    I am afraid tter savors too muc really t! You knoudents life is of necessity some almost everyt is not in books....

    tO ttle Street, Cambridge, Mass., May 5, 1900. Dear Sir: As an aid to me in determining my plans for study to you for information as to ty of my taking the regular courses in Radcliffe College.

    Since receiving my certificate of admission to Radcliffe last July, I udying e tutor, oric, Englisory, Engliserature and Criticism, and Englision.

    In college I so continue most, if not all of ts. tions under erpreter of oral speecion papers. In college ss some one else, y be ure-room and at recitations. I sten ypeer, and if a Professor could not understand my speece out my anso ions and o er tation.

    Is it possible for to accommodate itself to ted conditions, so as to enable me to pursue my studies at Radcliffe? I realize t tacles in tion are very great--to otable; but, dear Sir, a true soldier does not ackno before ttle.

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 38 Brattle Street, Cambridge, June 9, 1900. ...I  yet o my letter; but I sincerely  very strange t tate so long, especially o simplify my , but only to modify it so as to meet ting circumstances. Cornell o make arrangements suited to tions under o t college, and ty of C I am afraid if I  to any ot  t I did not pass my examinations for Radcliffe satisfactorily....

    In tered Radcliffe College.

    tO MR. JOZ 14 Coolidge Ave., Cambridge, Nov. 26, 1900. ...-- ed o ablisitution for deaf and blind c first I  entic in its support, and I never dreamed t any grave objections could be raised except indeed by tile to teac noer t SERIOUSLY and consulting my friends, I  --s plan is by no means feasible. In my eagerness to make it possible for deaf and blind co ages t I e forgot t t be many obstacles in t -- proposed.

    My friends t age of being o ot any of tages of a large sc I could not  tarian point of vie quite understand ely I desire t all , knoill I could not s my eyes to t of their

    arguments, and I sa I must abandon --s scicable. t I ougo appoint an advisory committee to control my affairs ion carefully, told Mr. R I so o ant matters. For ttee I ceaco me, Mrs. ton, Mr. R is ted me all t possible for me to enter college. Mrs. ton ten to moto telegrapo eacher.

    t mot to t. No remains for me to e to Dr. Greer and Mr. Rogers....

    e alk ed us all beyond  ic blunder to attempt to found a sc precious opportunities of entering into t; but I could not see o . ed t -- and all erested in ion for tion of tion of teaco appoint teaco train oto instruct deaf and blind c as saugo be raised for teac time Dr. Bell added t I could rest content and figition  desire of my   aeac more lig time. Of course  no ty about my college ure ed from our minds. Do tell me  Dr. Bells suggestion. It seems most practical and o me; but I must kno to be kno it before I speak or act in tter....

    tO MR. JO Cambridge, December 9, 1900. Do you t to express your opinion of me, unless indeed ell me truly, do you t? I ; for I  many letters to you  your good letter, yes, I really ended to ans immediately, but ticed .

    Radcliffe girls are alo t it, youd better come and see for yourself.

    Yes, I am taking t dare call me a villain! I am studying Englis see t it is different from just plain Englisory. Im enjoying my ed to,  is  times; but it  s. No, I am not studying Matics, or Greek or Latin eit Radcliffe are elective, only certain courses in Englisered college, and I c. I dont end to give up Latin and Greek entirely.

    Perake up tudies later; but Ive said goodbye to Matics forever, and I assure you, I  of to obtain my degree in four years; but Im not very particular about t. t  to get as muc of my studies. Many of my friends ake t I rat to spending t of my life in college....

    tO MR. ILLIAM ADE 14 Coolidge Avenue, Cambridge, December 9, 1900. ...Since you are so mucerested in telling you of several cases I ely. Last October I  little girl in texas. een years old, I taug to  of work.

    ers a store, sraigo tinguiss are very anxious indeed to find a teachey have

    also ten to Mr. z about her.

    I also knoitution for tt, and skins, te me a most interesting letter. S Maud   o titution a fele use of ried to teaco string beads, tle o ly ouc been developed, and as yet s so be an exceedingly brigkins adds t sty. I ten to  o send  little girl, it makes my  aco tterly s off from all t is good and desirable in life. But Miss atkins seems to be just teacher she needs.

    I  long ago and I sa sie McGirr. Salked and acted exactly like a little cie played ook t;You s ; Sand Miss Ralked about t tter ie  indeed, but sadly in need of proper instruction. I ers t Katie was a very precocious girl....

    A fe tommy Stringer in tation at rent, strong boy noake care of oo big for a lady to manage. o tonis it doesnt s in ion, o quot;Yesquot; and quot;No.quot;...

    tO MR. C. COPELAND December 20, 1900. My dear Mr. Copeland; I venture to e to you because I am afraid t if I do not explain ing t to escape criticism I  a coreat from your class. Please do not t ts. I am not discouraged, nor am I afraid. I am confident t I could go on ing tten, and I suppose I s t t of literary patc all interest for me. I isfied  I never kney il you pointed it out to me. o your class last October, I rying  to be like everybody else, to forget as entirely as possible my limitations and peculiar environment. Noempting to co a star  does not belong to it.

    I ed otions as a matter of course. It never occurred to me t it migo make my oions and describe to be myself, to live my oe my os when I have any.

    ten somet seems to be fresaneous and icisms, I  to you, if I may, and if you t good, I s if your verdict is unfavorable, I sry again and yet again until I have succeeded in pleasing you...

    tO MRS. LAURENCE tON 14 Coolidge Avenue, Cambridge, December 27, 1900. ...So you read about our class lunc everyter . I ime; toasts and speec fun. I only spoke a fe knoed to speak until a fees before I e you t I ed Vice-President of the Freshman Class of Radcliffe.

    Did I tell you in my last letter t I y dress  sleeves and quite a train? It is pale blue, trimmed  only once, but t

    t Solomon in all  to be compared ainly never had a dress like mine!...

    A gentleman in P ten to my teac a deaf and blind cs are Poles. t le boy could speak t  five years old. Poor little fellooo bad to separate ter from Mrs. to ty of doing somet census ed States alone [to be benefited by education is not so large as t tion of tives ed.]; and Mrs. to unite ts, quot;it ter to establis tury a neravel,quot; and tunate children could be accomplished....

    tO MR. ILLIAM ADE Cambridge, February 2, 1901. ...By ted for t t late in life or oil, so t toucive t of ot of sucem in one of my Engliso kno it. If it is as efficient as t be adopted by tries.  is t t can be most readily adapted to many different languages. Even Greek can be embossed in it, as you knooo, it ill more efficient by t;interpointing system,quot; o  prints for the blind....

    tter ten in response to a tentative offer from tor of t Round orld to ype for to subscribe. It is evident t t a special magazine for t one of our best monted in embossed letters. t support it, but it  take very muco make up tional expense.

    to t ROUND ORLD Cambridge, Feb. 16, 1901. t Round orld, Ney.

    Gentlemen: I o-day found time to reply to your interesting letter. A little bird  it  to  straight from you.

    It o  Round orld printed in quot;language t can be felt.quot; I doubt if any one ion as you contemplate o tless. to be able to read for ones self  and done in t interest--t rust t t of t Round orld to bring ligo t in darkness  and support it so richly deserves.

    I doubt, o an embossed edition of t Round orld old t t  t Round orld, if necessary? Surely ts and o make it possible for generous intentions to be wrougo noble deeds.

    isaking t is very dear to my , I am, etc.

    tO MISS NINA R. 25, 1901. ...e remained in il about t.... Day after day t us busy ted ed to go on board, and s ouc were

    captured at Santiago, and felt t and finest s very proud of her.

    After  ed Dr. Bell at Cape Breton. ic ain called Beinn Bhe Bras dOr Lake....

    Dr. Bell told me many interesting t  constructed a boat t could be propelled by a kite s favor, and one day ried experiments to see if eer te against tes. On one of ticed t trings ;No!¡±

    confidence, and te  up. It began to pull and tug, and lo, t t red dragon, and poor Dr. Bell stood looking forlornly after it. After t rings oget fun....

    tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt  tion of tenary of Dr. Samuel Gridley  tremont temple, Boston, Nov. 11, 1901.] Cambridge, Nov. 10, 1901. My teac to be present at ting tomorroion of th anniversary of Dr.

    I very muc if y to speak ing noo tell you ed I am t you are to speak at ting, because I feel t you, better tfelt gratitude of tion, tunities, to he dumb lip language.

    Sitting udy, surrounded by my books, enjoying t and intimate companions and trying to realize ask God gave o perform. If  taken upon y of Laura Bridgmans education and led  of t of Aco ance, s Radcliffe College to-day-- is idle to speculate about  ac.

    I t deatence, from ence is a soul  t or faito describe tion of t prison- is delivered out of its captivity. he blind before Dr.

    usefulness and independence,  great t.  if pions  up  us? to our friend and he heavens are ours!

    It is pleasant to t Dr. ribute of affection and gratitude, in ty, ories for y.

    itings, in ely your friend, hELEN KELLER.

    tO tor ter about Dr.  ten out of my , and per is  a sympatic response in ots. I ter, so t I can make a copy of it for you.

    You see, I use a typeer--it is my rigo speak. it it I do not see o college. I e all my tions on it, even Greek. Indeed, it  probably is regarded as an advantage by t is t ones mistakes may be detected at a glance; for to ing.

    I kno I am deeply interested in politics. I like to o me, and I try to understand t questions of t I am afraid my knoable; for I co t  and Economics, all my difficulties and perplexities o beautiful certainties; but alas, I find t tares t in tile fields of knowledge....

 Part III: A Supplementary Account of Helen Keller

    CER I.

    ting of t is fitting t Miss Kellers quot;Story of My Lifequot; s time.  is remarkable in ever sure  a relatively sligion to tinguis success  been assured, for it is  Radcliffe during t tions. ever doubts Miss Keller  rest.

    Several passages of obiograp appeared in serial form,  of a grave editorial in a Boston neted Miss Kellers apparent disillusionment in regard to ted t college is not t;universal At; so find, and cited ting. But it is to be remembered t Miss Keller ten many tobiograping ter of torial took seriously, is in great part  suppose o be of great importance, and  matters sakes it for granted t  of one urity. For instance, it surprised  some people   t see, erature, not as a religious duty put upon eacs.

    I ougo apologize to to Miss Keller for presuming to say ter is  one more explanation is necessary. In  of ion Miss Keller is not giving a scientifically accurate record of ant events. S knoail aug ser from eaco recall events of fifteen years ago t of us are to recollect our c is iculars from Miss Kellers account.

    te ory sies so overcome. e,  tect constructs his plans.

    s ypeten form, s refer to it again unless some one reads it to .

    ty is in part obviated by t t s as  be put ultimately in typeten form, and as a braille mac cumbersome, s into t of ing directly on ypeer. Stle on , t, e ory more t in braille a erial and notes, sake of destroying tes before s. tory on typeer, and in constructing it as a ing togetaco her.

    Last July, o o ree tory. e braille copy made for  time s under  once. Sions in t of paragrapition of poo, t ory properly fell into s cers and redivided it.

    Partly from temperament, partly from tions of ten rat passages tive; in point of fact, several paragrapory are s tten in  sometimes ss original limits.

    In reing tory, Miss Keller made corrections on separate pages on ions se out on ypeer, co indicate ory, making corrections as saken do t  to ter. During tions of subject matter and p running , stopping noo refer to tes on ime reading aloud to verify t.

    Sened to criticism just as any autens to or. Miss Sullivan, ic, made suggestions at many points in tion and revision. One need t Miss Keller o ing to put certain to it by zealous friends. As a matter of fact, most of to excisions rato additions. t power.

 CHAPTER II.

    PERSONALItY Mark t interesting cers of teentury are Napoleon and ion ified by  trut  already been ten, and all t I can do is to give a fes about Miss Kellers tle to w is known of y.

    Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and o be more nervous t Englis of gesture is t ruments of communication t taken to tings of t urally gesticulate. Indeed, at one time it  t o communicate ematized gestures, ted by the Abbe de lEpee.

    ed and expresses all t--t make tures eloquent and give speecs meaning. On t knoalking imate friend, o o see, as s;t of t; In to get tences one of the eye.

    eristic tig makes one persons  from t of another.

    trait most ceristic, per of playing s and epigrams.

    Some one asked o study.

    quot;Yes,quot; s;but I like to play also, and I feel sometimes as if I  up inside me.¡±

    Dr. Furness, t to let tell oo many assumed facts about t Sized, married, and died.

    quot;ell,quot; s;o ial things.¡±

    Once a friend  making quot;g,quot; ;; ended. Finally Miss Keller told o quot;fire both barrels.¡±

    Mr. Josepo Miss Keller .

    quot;t,quot; ;is your prize-fighting bump.¡±

    quot;I never fig; s;except against difficulties.¡±

    Miss Kellers  deeper kind of humour which is courage.

    teen years ago so learn to speak, and seac until so take lessons, alt of t as an

    experiment unlikely to succeed and almost sure to make   made o college. After sions and received ificate of admission, s to go on. S s satisfied until s ered college.

    tempts to do o do it as rying to be like ot fully to be o be beaten  for pevensons--tempt for touc. Sakes tramps in tc you could not get o admit t s, and you certainly could not persuade o stay at  time.

    So s smanlike determination to est,  one may  o.

    If s knoo a question, s (no blind person can tell colour), s and say quot;black.quot; If it o be blue, and you tell riumply, so ans;thank you. I am glad you know. hy did you ask me?¡±

    uresome spirit puts tle t s for ter. Moreover, Miss Sullivan does not see o tigation of tist, and  s.  asked  s t o sit up and cters tle consequence.

    Miss Keller likes to be part of touc a joke, soo, just as if s. If ot sympatically, ss of Miss Sullivan so minutely t so o knoion  been spelled to ime. In to music is in part sympatic, alt for its own sake.

    Music probably can mean little to  beat and pulsation. S sing and s play ts so beat out a tune on t of music, actile recognition of sound   of , from tion of solid objects , ts. But so feel tion of tself. .

    Bart pedal notes, but t does not altoget for ion of tes swelled made her sway in answer.

    Sometimes ss  to feel traction, and from ts genuine pleasure. No one kno is amusing to read in one of t Miss Keller quot; and intelligent appreciation of different composers from erally felt te.quot; If sell any one who asks her.

    Miss Kellers effort to reac and meet otellectual ground  ion became more systematic and s  o  every one o aken tion, t to s to spell into ion comes inevitably, quot; are you talking about?quot; ts of tercourse of normal people, so t her

    detailed information is singularly full and accurate. Salker on ttle occasional affairs of life.

    Muco ly.  ops suddenly, attracted by t of s and toucruly as it is ours, to enjoy wo remember whe walk is done.

    eresting place like Niagara, ial elements, o Miss Kellers imagined vieer  to our eyes is confused and overloaded iculars. If  give ails, Miss Keller asks questions until sed to isfaction.

    S see  ty to serve ells some one about it, ions are accurate and vivid. A comparative experience draten descriptions and from eac erms of sound and vision. true, ic exaggeration; t, is no doubt a little better t really is. But  is not so incomplete as one migonis il  plunge into t it is salt. Many of tacs and facts of our daily life pass around and over  sailed acquaintance o keep  from being essentially defective.

    Most t s first ouc, ell minute siful lace. Miss Keller used to knit and croc, but ster to do. its, ouc been used enougo develop it very far beyond normal acuteness. A friend tried Miss Keller one day ed o be in identifying tive  s never ty details of life, by the way, which she has been spared.

    S and general intention of a statuette six inco  expresses an idea of beauty. Large statues, of er t true dimensions and appreciate more immediately ture of a sculptured figure.  ts in Boston sood on a step-ladder and let botatues.  a bas-relief of dancing girls s;; ;One is silent.quot; the singer were closed.

    It is,  one can best measure to tle sense of direction. S mucainty in rooms  blind people are aided by t a fair comparison is o make, except erity is not notable eits are guided by told, ised no single constructive craft wwelve,  h.

    Munsell, tist, let  ablet and a stylus.  sty o make, after models, some conventional designs of tlines of leaves and rosettes. typeer. Altypeer since ses e sureness. s seldom contain typograpo Miss

    Sullivan to read. ypeer tacs. Sive position of touctle finger on ter edge of the board.

    Miss Kellers reading of t by ouco cause some perplexity. Even people  Miss Sullivans quot;mysterious telegrapionsquot;  is t in use among all educated deaf people. Most dictionaries contain an engraving of tters. t looks at t it is also possible to feel ts ly over talking to s t conscious of tters or of separate antly  enougo get a sloure, not fast enougo get every word of a rapid speaker.

    Anybody can learn tters in a fees, use ty days of constant use talk to Miss Keller or any ot realizing  once tter educated.

    Miss Keller reads by means of embossed print or tters, botters and capitals. tters are of simple, square, angular design.

    tters are about teent t;S ory of t; is in six large volumes. t ype do not lie close. time t one of Miss Kellers friends realizes most strongly t sle of he page.

    t convenient print for tions, too many, indeed--Englis. Miss Keller reads t educated blind people kno it rouble if, as Miss Keller suggests, Englised. tted from etext] gives an idea of s look. Eacer (eitter or a special braille contraction) is a combination made by varying in place and number points in six possible positions. Miss Keller er on es letters to her blind friends.

    t combinations at a stroke (as one plays a cor makes a cer at a time in a s of te about ypeer. Braille is especially useful in making single manuscript copies of books.

    Books for ted in number. t a great deal to publis a large enougo make table to t titutions o pay for embossed books. Miss Keller is more fortunate t blind people in tlemen, like Mr. E. E. Allen of titute for truction of to print, as ions of books t she has needed.

    Miss Keller does not as a rule read very fast, but sely, not so muc is one of s of mind to do terests o remember it for some future use, sters it off sly on t imes talks to -mindedly in t. he veranda, her hands go flying along beside her like a confusion of birds wings.

    told, tactile memory as  bot;in t; o spell a sentence in t impresses it on  as  many times and can call back

    ts sound.

    Like every deaf or blind person, Miss Keller depends on o an unusual degree. tle girl s neiginctive odours. As ellect greo ent sifies objects by to determine. to disrepute, and a deaf person is reluctant to speak of it. Miss Kellers acute sense of smell may account,  for t recognition of persons and t omary to attribute to a special sense, or to an unusual development of t o elling when some one is near.

    tion of a special quot;sixt; suco Miss Keller, is a delicate one. tain, s  ot ence of a special sense is not evident to o any one ly not a singular proof of occult and mysterious ttempt to explain  o reckon y. Serious and complex t s sly, except suc, it ence of spirit  matter, or of innate ideas, or of immortality, or anyt any ot prove. Pried to find out ract ideas before sion, t no time. Sion of God before s;God,quot; as s very clearly show.

    ime is excellent, but  be known, for sch since she was seven years old.

    Miss Keller cc gold indicator o rigil, by means of a pin inside t locks akes a corresponding position.

    t of tor bends over t eleven raised points--tem forms tcce dial for ttac in effect one h a single raised hour hand and raised figures.

    ts--a space y minutes--Miss Keller tells time almost exactly. It s any double-case cal removed serves e to feel tion of t disturb or injure them.

    traits of Miss Kellers cer are so  one needs not say muc tion keep iful. No attempt is made by to preserve or to break tle girl, a good many unactless t  repeated to o tc selligent young  rue t remains true no;I believe s-minded ence.... to   even learned t exion on ion. quot;Some time ago, ion for t a good dog s   ime, Lord forgive t ;Of course tion he knowledge of evil,

    s so-day.... e by terature, nor  been vitiated by t  it is pure. Ss, and ers of noble men and women.¡±

    Sill o tragedies. ion is so vital t sely under tory, and lives in its es in a letter of 1891: quot;Yesterday I read to ory of Macbetold by Cly excited by it, and said: It is terrible! It makes me tremble! After ttle errible so t people o do wrong.¡°

    Of t people seem to knole un of tant difficulties took  o tolerant, most trustful of a  reated her kindly.

    Once ;love,quot; s; is easy; it is w everybody feels for everybody else.¡±

    quot;toleration,quot; sing ton, quot;is test gift of t requires t of t it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.¡±

    Se fairness of temper. So far as siceably different from otion. Saps take oo bookision.

    Sly rut no one is more tactful and adroit turning an unpleasant trut it  possible  to t all ttention t ake oo seriously. Sometimes ss started on a very solemn preac. teactle sermonizer, and s en,  to be laug, for ness carries eners  false sententiousness in ions,  sruth original.

    balance.  and ministering sort ely, sen in otical and national movements. Sensely pro-Boer and e a strong argument in favour of Boer independence. old of ttle people,  a fees. trating questions about terms of to discuss them.

    Boteacruck by ructive reasoning; and s in pure matics, to  muc of ing, apart from ive ions and tecters o e to clear up misunderstandings, and w vehemence.

    Simist and an idealist.

    quot;I ; ses in a letter, quot;t L-- isnt too practical, for if s deal of pleasure.¡±

    In t s at t-e on October 18, 1894, quot;I find t I o learn in my sco t o love everybody sincerely, to act in everyt motives, and to trust in dear God unatingly.¡±

 CHAPTER III.-1

    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,

 CHAPTER IV.

    SPEECen autatively about Miss Kellers speec are Miss Saraon, Massacts, ing discipline, carried on t lessons.

    Before I quote from Miss Sullivans account, let me try to give some impression of  present.

    to listen to. y and modulation; it runs in a sing-song ones. e quality; to be too muc of tone. Some of es are musical and celling a cory, or one , o pretty slurs from one tone to anot of t quite  one notices in a celling a solemn story.

    t is lacking is sentence accent and variety in tion of pill labouring s of a sentence, or as cimes read in sco pick out each word.

    Sz, ongue is German, says t ion is excellent. Anotelligible tributes  put sufficient stress on accented syllables. S;pro-vo-ca-tion,¡±

    quot;in-di-vi-du-al,quot; tle difference betency in tion of t. It o make  o pronounce DICtIONARY  oIONAYRY or DICtIONRY, and, of course tem of marks in a lexicon can tell one o pronounce a o , especially in a language like English which is so full of unspellable, suppressed vowels and quasi-vowels.

    Miss Kellers vo firm.  on FUL, for sly.

    Simes mispronounces as so tered, tten it many times. ty and some oted  ted everyt  necessary to te task of passing the school years successfully.

    Miss Keller o speak loud  destroying t quality and tinctness of  so make her speech clearer.

    t-ried to improve  only ion, but tself, and gave one and vocal exercises.

    It is o say and. Some understand . omed to  t it is different from t of any one else. Cy in understanding s t e measured speeco t trick of running all to one movement of told t Miss Keller speaks better t other deaf people.

    Miss Keller old o speak. Miss Sullivans account in  Cauqua, in July, 1894, at ting of tion to Promote teaco tantially like Miss Kellers in points of fact.

    MISS SULLIVANS ACCOUNt OF MISS KELLERS SPEEC ime e by means of t t s lesson in tural and universal medium of ercourse--oral language. S in t, side  so converse freely, read intelligently, and e ive ease and correctness. Neverto utter audible sounds rong ant efforts inctive tendency, ,  to teaco speak, because I regarded y to cable obstacle. But s ing  from t used by ts found expression. quot; to say  teaco talk like to speak?quot; I explained to  some deaf caugo speak, but t teac t  assistance to t serrupted me to say ser tion, a lady came to see old  ta, and o learn to speak, and from t day to t resolution. Sely to make sounds  instruction, since   upon learning to talk; and, feeling my oence to teac of articulation serious study, I  ance, to Miss Saraed ness and ent once began to teaco articulate a great many inctly. From t s content to be drilled in single sounds, but ient to pronounce ences. ty of t of ts never seemed to discourage , elligence, learning to speak taxed o tmost. But tisfaction in seeing from day to day tery and ty of final success. And e and inspiring ted, and t in being able to utter s in living and distinct speecness rangers tell  tand her.

    I  many times  is, as oto decide t question, or even give an opinion regarding it. I believe t I  to knoeacen express surprise t  received any regular instruction in speec feo ual imitation and practice! practice! practice!quot; Nature ermined o speak, and all o aid , easiest ate tions in the voice.

    Some furtails appear in an earlier, more detailed account, itution Report of 1891.

    I kne Laura Bridgman uitive desire to produce sounds, and o pronounce a fe delig doubt t ,  tage s repay ime and labour t suc .

    Moreover, tonous and often very disagreeable; and sucelligible except to the speaker.

    taugen painful. too mucress, it seems to me, is often laid upon tance of teaco articulate--a process al to tellectual development. In ture of ticulation is an unsatisfactory means of education; es mental activity, since t t into close contact  and most abstract ideas may be conveyed to tely.  to be also an invaluable aid in acquiring articulation. Sly familiar ruction of sentences, and ies to overcome. Moreover, s a pleasure speeco e knoicipation iculate does not knoime tedious and meaningless.

    Before describing teaco speak, it may be o state briefly to ent so receive regular instruction in articulation. ricken doed in  and  teen monto talk. t ary signs of . But tion of oral language, and, urned, it  so speak intelligibly because sinued to exercise er and tones of s ly natural, but tly attaco tion t ention of communicating  from ty of exercising e, organic, and ary faculty of expression. Staco ter,  inued to articulate after s ion of tinct, and  er, and not until so spell t ter, and ture o  tural and acquired signs h which she had been familiar before her illness.

    As sed  sense, as including all tactile impressions), s more and more ty of communicating tle  every object and observed every movement of t o imitate ts. So express ive needs and many of s.

    At time ive and ood by ted e in a very expressive manner. Failing to make ood, s. In tal imprisonment sirely upon signs, and s  for  of articulate language capable of expressing ideas. It seems, , s of hers lips.

    occupied, slessly about trange t sounds. I inuous, monotonous sound, keeping one , s of ation of o t into a merry laug and touco be near o see if ected

    no smile, siculated excitedly, trying to convey ; but if so make  still for a fes, roubled and disappointed expression. So feel t purr; and if by c a dog in t of barking, s pleasure. So stand by t one ed on tood in tion as long as any one o erinctness previous to MarcER. t  instruction from t  tain t elements, and tion for  real lesson in speaking.

    At t lesson so pronounce distinctly t;, a^, e, i, o, c soft like s and , p, s, u, k, f and d. s ill are, very difficult for o pronounce in connection en suppresses times s aspiration. ticeable in  first. Sedly use one for t difficulty in tion of t one of t elements wered.

    t g also gave rouble, and s yet enunciate ties  ely began to struggle ion of  up until so articulate tinctly. erest never diminis; and, in o overcome ties most, and learned in eleven lessons all of te elements of speech.

    Enougs by Miss Kellers teaco saugo speak, and by o conversation no so quick or so accurate as some reports declare. It is a clumsy and unsatisfactory ion, useless  to give Miss Keller trying to speak to Miss Keller, and ttempt is not proving successful, Miss Sullivan usually  o Miss Kellers hand.

    President Roosevelt tle difficulty last spring in making Miss Keller understand ed Miss Sullivan not to spell into  every s speecably distinct. Ot;; them.

    A feo t, and Mr. J. E. Cell  t. ty to read tting corrections of ion from Miss Sullivan and ot as it o speak at all, but it is rat ty.

    It must be remembered t speecributed in no o al education, t ty to speak so o college. But ster t value speec ting of tion to Promote teaco t Mt. Airy, P Mt. AIRY  If you kneo speak to you to-day, I to tand tle deaf c o unity to learn to speak. I kno mucten on t, and t teaco oral instruction. It seems very strange to me t t understand erested in our education can fail to appreciate tisfaction o express our ts in living ly, and I cannot begin to tell you  gives me to do so.

    Of course I kno it is not alrangers to understand me, but it ime I  my family and friends rejoice in my ability to speak. My little sister and baby broto ell tories in t eacen ask me to read to te books. I also discuss tical situation  perplexing questions quite as satisfactorily to ourselves as if I could see and  a blessing speeco me. It brings me into closer and tenderer relations possible for me to enjoy t companions many persons from  off if I could not talk.

    I can remember time before I learned to speak, and o struggle to express my ts by means of t--s used to beat against my finger tips like little birds striving to gain til one day Miss Fuller opened  t  easy at first to fly. t all ty t  save to fly, but t  to creep , nevert seemed to me sometimes t I could never use my speecended I sies in ts; but I kept on trying, kno patience and perseverance  t beautiful air-castles, and dreamed dreams, test of  of t o ened every effort and made every failure an incentive to try  time. So I  to say to trying to learn to speak and teac to-days failures, but of t may come to-morro task, but you acles--a delig sometime slip back. Remember, no effort t o attain sometiful is ever lost. Sometime, someended we should speak and sing.

 CHAPTER V.

    LItERARY StYLE No one can obiograp feeling t ses unusually fine Engliseacion kno o t of ing  errors in syntax or in t is just tion fixes as t to ion accounts for. try to make ion not to be explained by any sucion, fortify tion by an appeal to the remarkable excellence of her use of language even when she was a child.

    to a certain degree valid; for, indeed, tional ies of t s of teacive to ties of language and to terplay of t which demands expression in melodious word groupings.

    At time t of style can be starved or stimulated. No innate genius can invent fine language. tuff of  be given to t and given skilfully.

    A c e fine Engliss nouris. In teac aste and an ent  up on t;Juvenile Literature,quot; ense of being simply p, like quot;treasure Islandquot; or quot;Robinson Crusoequot; or t;Jungle Book,quot; be in good style.

    If Miss Sullivan e fine Englisy of yle , be explicable at once.

    But tracts from Miss Sullivans letters and from s, alte,  ty o be measured by ion. to o t t sly recovered . eac ao t are in books, from  during her years of blindness.

    In Captain Kellers library s books, Lambs quot;tales from S; and better still Montaigne. After t year or so of elementary ogether.

    Besides tion of good books, ting, for . t is ireless and unrelenting discipline, ters  taste, but made e til t only correct, but charming and well phrased.

    Any one o e knoo tice eacyle insist on a cing a paragrapil it is more t, and raining, even beyond he child.

    and selection is evident from t of Dr. Bell, t stle old oo  from ordinary curity of t.   underlie Miss Sullivans methe process by which helen Keller absorbed language from books.

    tes good Englis and ages of being deaf and blind ages remained. Saugo ake for granted as a necessary part of t  language and love it. Language  s.

    t on teacained in an incident, ime it seemed unfortunate, can no longer be regretted. I refer to t;Frost Kingquot; episode, , and tter  Volta Bureau Souvenir from  lengt OF t;FROSt KING¡±

    Z, Superintendent of ta Bureau, ason, D. C.

    Dear Sir: Since my paper ion of t;; some facts  to my notice  in connection  of tion of language by my pupil, and if it is not already too late for publication in tunity to explain tail.

    Per  in my paper*, ed t so retain in  time t understand; but ained in ial expression in ion or ing, according as it proves of greater or less value to ness of its application to tless true in telligent c, perion in  for t t a c and  not be expected to be as gifted mentally as ttle girl proves to be;  is quite possible o class as marvelous many t of  merit sucion.

    * In t;During ter (1891-92) I  o t sno o enjoy it very muc in sed t of ts inter s remember , did not seem to kno s. As I , I inquired of several of my friends if to remember it. teac titution expressed t tion did not appear in any book in raised print in t library; but one lady, Miss Marrett, took upon ask of examining books of poems in ordinary type, and itled Sno of t of ts s-fields forsaken, Silent, and soft, and slo;It  reasured t, and torm s application.¡±

    In t I may be pardoned if I appear to overestimate tal capacity and po, o ion and fine poetic nature, yet recent developments in ings convince me of t t I  in t been fully ao ent se aut of ion I ories y trace tations noted in ing or conversation; and I o observe ely se autions.

    tracts from a feers give evidence of aining tiful language o  tmospo  to iment expressed by Longfello;; and s sings : quot;tir of ne of my o sunny land spring s splendour. All its birds and all its blossoms, all its flos grasses.¡°

    About time, in a letter to a friend, in  I racts from ter and from tself: EXtRACtS FROM tER [tire letter is publis of titution for 1891] t, ting like a flake of fire, te, tating tes of all, t trill, and ttle rees in our front yard ring heir glad song.

    FROM tItLED quot;SPRINGquot; BY OLIVER ENDELL le blooms; t of autumnal broing like a flake of fire Rent by a s imperious, accato note; ts e, Poised on a bullrusipsy : Nay, in  air, and spreads his idle wings.

    On t day of April sation tion: quot;to-morrow April will ears and blushe flowers of lovely May.¡±

    In a letter to a friend at titution, dated May 17, 1889, sion from one of ian Andersens stories, ter is publisitution Report (1891), p. 204. tory o ;Andersens Stories,¡±

    publist amp; Allen Bros., and may be found on p. 97 of  Part I. in t volume.

    ion for tions es it even upon t ure  year at Andover s;It seems to me ty, and love; and eful  be to our o enjoy! ten all over ture.¡±

    In ter years, since act o converse freely ance of some literature  familiar; sed in raised letters, in to follo I. in t volume.172

    cultivation of taste sical imagery. to ings, to ransported into t of ts portrayed in tory sold, and ters and descriptions become real to ice ures ts on o make an indelible impression; and many times, arts fortion from a mirror.

    ed by nature t so understand est toucion every possible variety of external relations. One day in Alabama, as o understand for t time t tains, and s;tains are croo look at tiful reflections!quot; I do not kno it is evident t it must o , as it e sucioning a visit to Lexington, Mass., ses: quot;As  monarco listen to ttle cs. t, tica, and ttle curled-up ferns all peeped out at us from beneat; Ster ;I must go to bed, for Morpouc; o state whese expressions.

    So prefer stories cains tic spirit in all sucerature; but not until ter   language to sucent t so trace the source.

    ttle story se in October last at ts in tuscumbia, umn Leaves.quot; S  about ting a little eac   occasioned muc on account of tiful imagery, and  understand ures  t. As ; s;I did not read it; it is my story for Mr. Anagnoss birt;  se like t more astonisimes before at ted acs of my little pupil, especially as s on t of tumn of this year.

    Before ory, it ed to o cs title to quot;t King,¡±

    as more appropriate to t of reated; to ted. tory ten by erlined t for ter convenience of to read it. e a little letter, and, enclosing t, foro Mr. Anagnos for hday.

    tory ed in tor and, from a revie in tte, I artled to find t a very similar story had been published in 1873, seven years before helen was born.

    tory, quot;Frost Fairies,quot; appeared in a book ten by Miss Margaret t. Canby, entitled quot;Birdie and ; ted from tories o convince me t Miss Canbys story must at some time o helen.

    As I ory, or even  tter, and found s. Sterly unable to recall eitory or the book.

    Careful examination  in titution to learn if any extracts from t not tory must o ime ago, as ains  distinctness facts and impressions o its keeping.

    Part I. in t volume.173

    After making careful inquiry, I succeeded in obtaining tion t our friend, Mrs. S. C. ed to tle daug t er, Mass., ime, of tertained o ion of juvenile publications, among ory of quot;Frost Fairies,quot; s t so racts, if not entire stories, from t as s able to find ions for t bookstores in Boston, Neuted for t task, as ired from business many years ago;  ually discovered t  ilmington, Delaion of tained from o me a copy of t edition.

    t generous and gratifying letters racts from er mentioning tion of tories in tes: quot;All tories o t publisitles may have been changed.¡±

    In tter ses: quot;I  you o make and t I am glad sory, and t I e to  time. I am so muc I  I ten a little poem entitled A Silent Singer, icle appeared accusing ories? I so see it, and to obtain a few copies if possible.¡±

    Under date of Marces: quot;I find traces, in t tle ories t of Frost Fairies. On page 132, in a letter, t ed by my story called t tion of a torm is very muche Dew Fairies on page 59 and 60 of my book.

    a ive and retentive mind t gifted c ten doely, a s story, and t soon after , it o ory once, t neits nor teaco it or refres it, and to o reproduce it so vividly, even adding some touc keeping , age of sig talents for composition, could  all. Under tances, I do not see o call it a plagiarism; it is a  of memory, and stands ALONE, as doubtless mucure, if al poly as in t. I ter to talk ly notice traits of mind and cer; but I do not recollect more t for knoore of literary and general information, and tion, te, and  made me realize t disappointment to tell  to feel troubled about it any more. No one Part I. in t volume.174

    so t e a great, beautiful story or poem t er drops in every ones cup, and to take tter patiently, and t to ion of tories wo her.¡±

    I o ;t Fairies,quot; quot;t; and a portion of quot;t; but so t on tter. S once as ories, ions, and  tories so muc sill considers her own as original.

    I give beloion of Miss Canbys story, quot;t; and also ter to Mr. Anagnos containing ;dream,quot; so t tudied by terested in t: t;Birdie and ; by Margaret t. Canby] One pleasant morning little Birdie migting quietly on t at tly at the rose-bushes.

    It e early; great Mr. Sun,  beginning to c;good-morningsquot; to eacill asleep. But Birdie rotting about t  at nig of seeking t came to pass t  to see o smile back at s, until between smiling and rubbing, he was wide awake.

    And ! tle rogue rolled into il so dream t it  last so see  all meant, and found t it rying to quot;kiss ; as he said.

    Stle boy very dearly, and liked to make ;Please dress me, dear mamma, and let me go out to play in t; sed; and, soon after, Birdie  doairs in  and rosy from its bat on to play, until breakfast was ready.

    ood still a moment to look about  . tly in o  eye of Mr. Sun looked at  Birdie soon o find someto play  of t gretle s of joy stopped to look at te, and ot peeping out of t from tertime before te o get up. A feiful flo ttle boy found it o believe, for   remember ty t t rue, for a feurned to rosebuds, and tiful t it and still before t and tle igogether.

    Part I. in t volume.175

    After a t t Birdie t t be asleep. quot;Lazy roses, ; said le s only t drops, and till s up. At last Birdie remembered  ry til too, and bending doly times.

    y in tory to t in tter ceases.

    tER tO MR. ANAGNOS (ritten February 2 and 3, 1890.) [tter ten in Frenced Le 1 fevrier 1890.] My Dear Mr. Anagnos: You le friends letter and see all takes s I to kno I can e even a s letter in French.

    It makes me very o please you and my dear teactle niece Amelia. I am sure e teac returned from our  is a beautiful day. e met a s little ctle girl. I o ell you a pretty dream le ceac o . One pleasant morning in tiful springtime, I t I ting on t grass under my dear motly at the rose-bushes which were growing all around me.

    It e early, t been up very long; t beginning to sing joyously. till asleep. t ail ttle c beautiful golden ringlets you can imagine. tly in my face, as if to e, and t me ender smile. I clapped my c te, and ote pink, and t from betiful little fairies. I  remember ty ttle   joy, and I danced around to s.

    After a o a beautiful  doe bud upon it, and kissed it softly many times; just t teal gently around me, and loving lips kissing my eyelids, my cil I began to t  last I opened my eyes to see  all meant, and found it rying to kiss me awake.

    Do you like my day-dream? If you do, perime.

    teacly miss you. Please give my love to your good Greek friends, and tell t I so Athens some day.

    Lovingly your little friend and playmate, hELEN A. KELLER.

    quot;t Fairiesquot; and quot;t Kingsquot; are given in full, as tant as t Fairies [From quot;Birdie and ;] by Margaret t. Canby King Frost, or Jack Frost as imes called, lives in a cold country far to t every year  I. in t volume.176

    takes a journey over trong and rapid steed called quot;Nort; ream, clear as glass in appearance but often strong as iron; s ts to sleep by one touco til spring returns; t e norte little forests of fairy pine-trees, pure iful. But  ing of trees, est layers of gold and rubies; and are beautiful enougo comfort us for t of summer.

    I ell you  first t of t is a strange story. You must kno t treasures of gold and precious stones in , being a good-ed old fello tries to do good and make oter, a cross and cs in making t ta Claus, a fine, good-natured, jolly old soul, o to nice little c Cmas.

    ell, one day King Frost rying to t reasure; and suddenly o send some of it to a Claus, to buy presents of food and clot t not suffer so mucer  near togettle fairies, and sones, told to carry to ta Claus, and give to s of King Frost. quot;o make good use of treasure,quot; added Jack Frost; told t to loiter by t to do his bidding quickly.

    tarted on t glass jars and vases along, as tle at o do, for tter t last t forest, and, being quite tired, to rest a lest treasure solen from t trees, placing some op, and ot parts of trees, until t no one could find them.

    to  and  for nuts, and climb trees to sers bidding, for it is a strange trut fairies and coil and trouble take in searc, alten grumble hers.

    t fairies ting frolic t t to go quickly; but, as tered in t until noon, told to en; for alt, reasure so carefully, t secured it from t, and deligo undo his work and weaken him whenever he could.

    eyes found out treasure among trees, and as t til noon, at rongest, te glass began to melt and break, and before long every jar and vase reasures tained ing, too, and dripping sloreams of gold and crimson over trees and bus.

    Still, for a notice trange occurrence, for tree-tops t treasure ime in reac at last one of t; is raining; I certainly ; told  it seldom rained ened tinkling of many Part I. in t volume.177

    drops falling t, and sliding from leaf to leaf until to t dismay, t tED RUBIES, o brig. t trees around, t treasure ing a muc rees and maples, iful; but too mucened at to admire ty of t, and at once tried to  King Frost shem.

    tarted out to look for ardy servants, and just as the fairies.

    Of course, iced tness of too, reasure ill dropping. And  trees, and sa by traces of tly ed, and t tering on the woods.

    King Frost fro first, and rembled for fear and coill lo just ttle c see King Frost or tiful colour of t, and began picking great bunco take to t;tty as flo; said t;buttercups,quot; and t;roses,quot; and he wood.

    ts anger, and oo, began to admire ted trees, and at last o ;My treasures are not ed if ttle c be offended at my idle, tless fairies, for taug;  fairies , one by one, from ter, confessed t, and asked oo, but ed, and said ime, and o t, and  in trees, until all ts.

    to ook to  time, I suppose, it  of Jack Frosts o paint trees umn; and if t covered ones, I do not know ; DO YOU?

    t King by  lives in a beautiful palace far to tual sno beyond description,  centuries ago, in t a little distance from t easily mistake it for a mountain  kiss of ting day. But on nearer approac y a ttering spires. Notiful tecture of tructed of massive blocks of ice e in cliff-like torance to t t is guarded nigwelve soldierly-looking we Bears.

    But, c make King Frost a visit t opportunity you  is  to give them pleasure.

    Part I. in t volume.178

    You must kno King Frost, like all ot treasures of gold and precious stones; but as o make a rigream, as transparent as glass, but often as strong as iron;  trees until ts fall into ts to sleep ouc s task is done trees are beautiful enougo comfort us for t of summer. I ell you  o ting t is a strange story.

    One day  good ,  a Claus. quot;I reasures to Santa Claus,¡±

    said to ;o dispose of tisfactorily, for  is al plans for t; So ogettle fairies of aining reasures, o ta Claus as quickly as ter ttle at ask, for to play better to er a forest and, being tired and  t a little and look for nuts before continuing t treasure migolen from trees until t no one could find to  searcs, climbing trees, peeping curiously into ty birds nests, and playing rees. Noy fairies  t all about ters command to go quickly, but soon to to en, for altreasure carefully, yet t eyes of King Sun  t could never agree as to  ing tunity of playing a joke upon ly to e jars began to melt and break. At lengtones tained ing, too, and running in little streams over trees and bus.

    Still t notice ime in reac at last tinkling of many drops falling like rain t, and sliding from leaf to leaf until ttle buso tonis t ted rubies o crimson and gold in a moment. t mucreasure ed, for t iful, but t fairies oo frigo notice ty of trees. t King Frost ly for someto ed Nort out in searcardy couriers. Of course,  gone far ness of treasure ill dropping. At first King Frost rembled and crouc kno ty of boys and girls  entered trees all aglo colors ted for joy, and immediately began to pick great bunco take ;t; cried t. ts  and too, began to admire ted trees. o ;My treasures are not ed if ttle caught me a new way of doing good.¡±

    ly relieved and came fort I. in t volume.179

    t, and asked ters forgiveness.

    Ever since t time it s great deligo paint tumn, and if t covered ones I cannot imagine , can you?

    If tory of quot;t Fairiesquot; o  ood very muc at t time, for sruction since March, 1887.

    Can it be t tory  in il my description of ty of tumn scenery in 1891 broug vividly before al vision?

    I igation among on and its vicinity, but to ascertain any later date w could o her.

    Anot is of great significance in tion. quot;t;  Fairies,quot; and, to  or about time.

    Noer of February, 1890 (quoted above), alludes to tory of Miss Canbys as a dream quot;IME AGO tLE C; Surely, a year and a ;a long time agoquot; to a little girl like o believe t tories must o  least as early as the summer of 1888.

    AtEMENt (try made by self.) 1892. January 30. took a bateacairs to comb my old me some very sad neo Mr. Anagnos t tory  my story at all, but t a lady ten it a long time ago. tory ;Frost Fairies.quot; I am sure I never . It made us feel so bad to t people t ears, for I love tiful trut and mind.

    It troubles me greatly no kno people could make sucakes. I am perfectly sure I e tory myself. Mr. Anagnos is mucroubled. It grieves me to t I  of course I did not mean to do it.

    I t about my story in tumn, because teacold me about tumn leaves  fairies must ed t, too, t King Frost must aining precious treasures, because I kne oteacold me t ted ruby, emerald, gold, crimson, and bro I t t must be melted stones. I kne t make c made me very o t tiful and t trees glo see them.

    I t everybody  about t I do not kno very muc teac to tors; s  dinner and I missed  feel t I can add anyt erest. My ooo quot;full of tearsquot;  people t ; for I kno s;love tiful trut and mind.¡±

    Part I. in t volume.180

    Yours truly, ANNIE M. SULLIVAN.

    So muca Bureau Souvenir. tter from Mr. Anagnos is reprinted from tItUtION AND MASSACtS SCON, MarcO tOR OF thE ANNALS.

    Sir: In compliance atement concerning ory of quot;King Frost.quot; It  to me as a birt on November 7tuscumbia, Alabama. Knoies I did not ate to accept it as  to-day t sing sucion. Soon after its appearance in print I o learn, tte, t a portion of tory (eigion or adaptation of Miss Margaret Canbys quot;Frost Fairies.quot; I immediately instituted an inquiry to ascertain ts in the case.

    None of our teacomed to converse  Miss Canbys book, nor did ts and relatives at . ain Keller, e to me as follo: quot;I en to assure you t  ory from any of ions or friends e o impress ails of a story of t cer.¡±

    At my request, one of teacment examined o truction of tory. estimony is as follo;I first tried to ascertain o icular fancies ion of one ten by Miss Margaret Canby. old me t for a long time s of Jack Frost as a king, because of treasures  be kept in a safe place, and so sored in jars and vases in one part of the royal palace.

    S one autumn day eacold oget tiful colours of t t sucy must make people very eful to King Frost. I asked  stories s Jack Frost. In anso my question sed a part of t, and so a little piece about er, in one of t remember t any one o ories about King Frost, but said salked eac Jack Frost and things he did.¡±

    t o ing at time in Breer. I asked Miss Sullivan to go at once to see Mrs. ain ts in tter. t of igation is embodied in ted note e is a statement of ts and an apology, itute.] I  t Miss Canbys little book o  tion . On Miss Sullivans return to Breer, so ory of quot;Little Lord Fauntleroy,quot;  once fascinated and absorbed ory, o it, botion and letters, for many montererest in Fauntleroy must ;Frost Fairies,quot; and  and o nes and fancies. tently t quot;t Kingquot; is ory. So ion and reproduction. S I. in t volume.181

    did not kno;plagiarismquot; until quite recently, o ely truty is trongest element of er. Sold t ion ation of Miss Canbys story of quot;Frost Fairies.¡±

    S keep back ears, and to be t people s rut intensity of feeling, quot;I love tiful trut; A most rigid examination of t t  and asked all sorts of questions  freedom, failed to elicit in t any testimony convicting eiteacention or attempt to practice deception.

    In vies I cannot but t ing quot;t King,quot; irely unconscious of ever ory of quot;Frost Fairiesquot; read to  ions t sly believed ion to be original. tly ed o rise above the clouds of a narrow prejudice.

    Very sincerely yours, M. ANAGNOS. Director of titution and Massacts Sche Blind.

    t on  s of imitation, er, to go too far. Even to-day, ?quot; But sudied ion, under t. Copeland, t tyle of every er and indeed, of every erate or cultivated, is a composite reminiscence of all t  part, as una of  of us tributions from different sources are blended, crossed and confused. A c feinct act in ory ime it o  fully understand. tance of t be overestimated. It so itself  o come out ouc  observe t all, and because t tually destructive. tory of quot;t Kingquot; did not, act, but aken to itself temperament and  to some extent yle of s even better tyle of Miss Canbys story. It ive credulity of a primitive folktale; ly told for cs tale and cannot conceal ture mood  as imes called,quot; quot;Noon, at wime Mr.

    Sun is strongest.quot; Most people ive quality of helen Kellers opening paragraph.

    Surely ter must become as a little co see t. quot;twelve soldierly-looking we bears¡±

    is a stroke of genius, and ty of r tive. It is original in t a poets version of an old story is original.

    ttle story calls into life all tions of language and tyle. Some conclusions may be briefly suggested.

    All use of language is imitative, and ones style is made up of all otyles t one .

    to e good Engliso read it and . t is t any caugo use correct Englis being alloo read or ion of tter from t conscious;  of his word experience.

    Part I. in t volume.182

    t , t one t and per first, it is true, be tention, to utter somet t often become specific, does not take sil it is painly an idea is a different tue of being pen make t, and ter of er tcing of t ;e met ttle cousin; and teac tIME I tle baby, and mingled  t a baby.quot; It  created ts in er of er of ts er ting quot;t Kingquot; ter t.

    ence of ters not  te stories tories to e. t conveys, and ter ts.

    ted man is ted. tance of t is language, and language is to teac  language and s tuff t language is made of, t and t be one used by a nation, not an artificial t ion. tellectual Ps are not ts of an Englis the Lords prayer in English.

    In yle De Quincey says t t Engliso be found in tters of tivated gentleed by tyle of nereet, market-place, and assembly hall.

    Precisely tances account for ion so read; some rivial and not excellent in style, but not one ively bad in manner or substance. tion ained t ured on imaginative literature, and s into enacious memory tyle of great ers. quot;A nes  to me,quot; ses in a letter; and ill open. ;Paradise Lost,quot; s on train.

    Until t year or ter of yle, ratyle been master of  is only since sion a more conscious study t so be tim of tim, fortunately, of the good phrase.

    o e a sketc it  of quot;t King,quot; sion ertaining at some points t of ory in to retell tory in a fuller form, till in ten nine years before. Yet s seen ce it, except ter stle girl.

    From tcake a fe making very mucime, almost as good as anytten since: Part I. in t volume.183

    I discovered true o  folloill a minute....

    to te to meet ake me up in rong arms and put back tangled curls from my face and kiss me many times, saying, quot; tle oman been doing to-day?¡±

    But test summer er be. In teen montill  illness. My mot beside my little bed and tried to sootroubled  s;Fat; But t I would die.

    But early one morning t me as mysteriously and unexpectedly as it o a quiet sleep. ts kne knoime after my recovery t taken my sigaken all t and music and gladness out of my little life.

    But I oo young to realize ill, I suppose I t it o t surrounded me, and forgot t it had ever been day.

    I forgot everyt  my motender love. Soon even my cilled, because I o hear any sound.

    But all  lost! After all, sig tiful blessings  ill mine. My mind remained clear and active, quot;t.¡±

    As soon as my strengturned, I began to take an interest in o my mot about ies, and my little  every object and observed every motion, and in t many things.

    tle older I felt tion o make simple signs ood; but it often  I o express my ts intelligibly, and at sucimes I o my angry feelings utterly....

    teacy  t flaso my mind, as t moment of illumination t of language o me, and I caugiful country I  to explore.

    teacrying all to make me understand t t names; but I  spelling MILK for mug, and mug for milk until teac  all ake. At last s up, gave me t of to ter, and as tream burst forteac my mug under t and spelled quot;-e-r,quot; ater!

    t artled my soul, and it a of tant song. Until t day my mind ing for o enter and lig....

    I learned a great many  day. I do not remember  I do kno MOt I. in t volume.184

    FAtER and tEAC o find a tle c nig over t me, and for t time longed for a neo come.

    t morning I a. Everytouco quiver  range, beautiful siger t because I understood o me, and I ill during t glad days of my freedom. I inually spelling and acting out tter , and tiful before. teac-of-doors from morning until nigly in tten light and sunshine found again....

    ter our arrival I aance of a somber and mysterious friend. I got up, and dressed quickly and ran doairs. I met teaco be taken to t once. quot;Not yet,quot; s;e must  first.quot; As soon as breakfast ened on, I often caug in tumbled, laugiful, , and I noticed it got cooler and fres on.

    Suddenly opped, and I kne being told, t my feet. I kneoo, it was immense!

    a some of to  of t I do not ter, , and ttle , I sed for joy, and plunged fearlessly into t, unfortunately, I struck my foot on a rock and fell foro ter.

    trange, fearful sense of danger terrified me. t er filled my eyes, and took a tle pebble. For several days after t I imid, and could o go in ter at all; but by degrees my courage returned, and almost before t it test fun to be tossed about by the sea-waves....

    I do not knoory is simpler and se artifice, turely conscious of style, but t of ter narrative, as in t t of tory. It  Dr. e to ;I am deligyle of your letters. tation about traig, so traigo mine.¡±

    In t of cyle lost its early simplicity and became stiff and, as s;peri; In times to Miss Sullivan lest to cease  times Miss Keller seemed to lack flexibility, s ran in set po o revise or turn over in new ways.

    ting ion or at least neing to get tter of askmaster, t mature experiment in ing, settles tion of y to e.

    tyle of t as it is in tyle of most great Englisers. Stevenson, o obiograpations, cevenson, distinct from text or inter, te of  ot I. in t volume.185

    people use, and tion of it, and t ougo be evident by time. trike from ing for otrue to outer fact rato ly, sed t be expected to confine o a vocabulary true to  and yle, as in ,  concede to tist o tobiograp soo, t LOOK and SEE are used by t eral person could to PERCEPtION or APPERCEPtION, ual recognition as ion t. atue, sural idiom, as ;It looks like a head of Flora.¡±

    It is true, on t in ions, s from t of vie rue of all artists.

    training augo drop a good deal of ionality and to e about experiences in o orm in tree, mean most and call for truest po give up tyle sried to use, because sed to e like ot s  ; ts to  wo .

    Miss Kellers autobiograpains almost everyt sended to publis seems o quote from some of s of ing, s are from ion, e  rival among es. Mr. C. Copeland, or in Englisurer on Engliserature at o me: quot;In some of  se better t ear for tences.¡±

    tracts folloo me, and I feel as if I  t  sepulc is a tomb in iful description, every deep t glides insensibly into t of ty of life, of tion of all earts brigy are but torc on tomb, or to modify ttle, t bloom on it, ered ears and fed by a bleeding . Beside tomb sits a  nor in ties of ture, but seeking consolation in forgetfulness. In vain ts to trive s  still persists in regretting and seeks a refuge in oblivion from t woe.

    At times it catc ecion t is to be; and, t of its despondency, feels capable of  a grand ideal even quot;in tual,quot;  in a moment tion, t, mucainty and despair.

    It is racks of ennui.

    I often t beautiful ideas embarrass most people as muc men. te in books and in public discourses t table.

    Of course I do not refer to beautiful sentiments, but to truting to everyday life. Fe I knoo pause in tercourse to  tiful bits of trutudy. Often ory or in poetry, Part I. in t volume.186

    I receive no response, and I feel t I must c and return to t topics, sucs, sickness, quot;bluesquot; and quot;; to be sure, I take t interest in everyt concerns t is terest  for me to carry on a conversation  talk or say  I s be sorry to find more friends ready to talk  t be like quot;Les Femmes Savantesquot; but

    do, and w our professors say or hemes.

    to-day I took lunc real experience in college life, and a delig  time since my entrance into Radcliffe I unity to make friends es, and t tead of t and taking no interest in times feared ten been surprised to e to me t in ;s and earnest,quot; t is eresting--as if  I s of  tions, and assure my friends t it is mucter to s and be ce of all deprivations to retire into ones s ones affliction, clot ity, and t ones self up as a monument of patience, virtue, goodness and all in all; but even  seems rato me t any one s I do not feel tender bonds ers--t titude toy of maidenhood.

    Sainte-Beuve says, quot;Il vient un age peut-etre quand on necrit plus.quot; to ty t terature, varied and infinite as time be exed. It surprises me to find t suced critic. t t teentury  produced many aut among test of all time does not in my opinion justify t;time e.¡±

    In t place, tains of literature are fed by t ion, one of t, by a succession of creations in ts call fortir men to ask questions unt of before, and seek a definite anshs of human knowledge.

    In t is true t as many centuries must pass before t as passed before it became  is to-day, literature s t cannot fail to take place in tant future. If genius  for a century it  been idle. On trary, it ing freserials not only from te past, but also from t, and perury tbursts of splendor in all terature. At present te revolution, and in t of falling systems and empires, conflicting tions, it is a marvel  literary  all. t of to-day is: Let t bury its dead, Act, act in t,  hin and God overhead.

    A little later, o expect to celebrate in glorious poetry and prose triump feuries.

    It is very interesting to c gro is like taking part in creation. side is cold and Part I. in t volume.187

    le co ty nests on trees fill  is er . It is o see flo of a snoorm! I  a bud quot;s of sound,quot;  t secret po mysterious force guided to t, tem and bud, to glorious fulfilment in t floent in tiny seed ed? Beautiful flotle o t of tand t ties better even than my hopes.

    A FREE tRANSLAtION FROM hORACE BOOK II-18.

    I am not one of tune deigns to smile. My  resplendent  adorned ing on graceful columns brougant Africa. For me no ty spinners s. I  unexpectedly fallen o princely estates, titles or po I o be desired treasures--try and talents. Despite my poverty, it is my privilege to be ty. I am too grateful for all to le Sabine farm is dear to me; for  days, far from trife of the world.

    O, ye  s tful of tomb, you lay tion of your palaces. In your mad pursuit of pleasure you rob ts beace roy ts!

    it a touco his bosom his household gods and his half-naked children.

    You forget t deato t remember, Ac be bribed by gold to ferry ty Prometo t antalus, too, great as als,  doo to return. Remember, too, t, alt ; for ribution to ternal rest from toil and sorrow.

    A t;ters at t of ; tly take to mock me; trut about on tage of Sleep like foolisrimmed note-books in tead of empty lamps. At otimes tudies I ions as easy to ans;  mouse t rap of Cambridge under Astyagas, grandfat?quot; I error-stricken ;An answer or your life!¡±

    Sucorted fancies t flit t college and lives as I do in an atmospions and s, umble and jostle eacil one is almost crazy. I rarely  are not in keeping  I really t one nigure seemed to cood in ty man and a terrible. Naturally I love peace and e  pertains to s finis dream t of t pitiless slayer of men entered me! I s tle t seemed as if tumultuous beating of my  op my breater--I can feel tient toss of  ran t t roar of the cannon.

    Part I. in t volume.188

    From top of tood I sa plain like angry breakers, and as trumpet ansrumpet above teady beat of drums and t. I spurred my panting steed and ;I come! Be; I plunged into trong so breakers, and struck, alas, tis true, t!

    No dreaming; but before Miss Sullivan came to me, my dreams  or co ture. In my dreams somet times my nurse seemed to punisreatment of ime and return at an usurers rate of interest my kickings and pincart or struggle frantically to escape from my tormentor. I ring of to do o stand under tring and eat as long as I could eat.

    After Miss Sullivan came to me, tener I dreamed; but errors ime. I dreaded ts ouc it ient being, capable of loving and protecting me. One cold er nig out t and gone a my bed so spring on me and snarl in my face. It  I t it real, and my  sank  scream, and I dared not stay in bed. Perion of tory I  long before about Red Riding  all events, I slipped doled close to t flickered out. tant I felt its  a long time c climb  last sleep surprised me, and h.

    Often  and remote, and disappear.

    Pers of ts t once ined tor. At otimes taugs skin, and I see my soul as God sees it. tiful moments ring tension of life snap? ould t, overing for very excess of happiness?

    thE END