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CHAPTER III.-1

        EDUCAtION It is noy-five years since Dr. Samuel Gridley    o elligeoget is necessary to uand    of Miss Sullivans eacely depends.

        Dr. Samuel Gridley on, November 10, 1801, and died in Boston, January 9, 1876.    p, ied 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 stist and    of Neransdentalism s large faities. Sd 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," "c-a-p."    language    be veyed type to tion, is in tate of t learo 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 otea carried on teag her language.

        too muc be said in praise ator    alists attitude.    to keep ory. t is, ematid careful. From a stific standpoint it is unfortu it o keep suce record of . tself is a great ent on tudy. inctive personality t s eaeet time or strengto make a stific study.

        In some unate. Miss Sulliva eresting and successful tters tes. But emperament nor training allo or observation e goal passed, teac alion of t ant pared to t itself a 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 oo publised ats of ested. In a letter dated April 10, 1887, only five er s to e to a friend: "-- 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 uo fit me for t task my frierusted to me. I am sorry t preparation didnt include spelling, it rouble.”

        On Marces in a letter: "Indeed, I am ily glad t I dont kno is being said and ten about e enougatement, printed or ten. trut    t and i ridiculous embelliss. One paper rating problems iry by means of    to    t sten a treatise on ture of ts!”

        In December, 1887, appeared t report of tor of titution, ant plianr. Anagnos, an at of racts from ters, scattered t, is t valid source of information about    Miss Sullivan e in a letter dated October 30, 1887: "e for t? Mr. Anagn 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 at os. t Mr. Anagnoss spirit and exaggerated a er s    to re of a stupendous fi. tors all over t part did not ters. troversial matter o read now.

        teac    ed os, because tory of old ion, uo be ed annous, and naturally met eit credulity or an incredulous ility.

        In November, 1888, anot of titution appeared il November, 1891, itutio taining anyt    Miss Sulliva and largest at sten; and in t appeared t;Frost King," 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 furo 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.

        Sid in spite of er declaration, made    carelessness, t sicular metask and p time principles of education of unique value not only in tea teacracts from ters as form an important tribution to pedagogy, and more tify te in 1893, ;I    read... your most iing at 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: "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 ;uion of Mr. Anagnos" is erroneous. In t various times Miss Keller and Miss Sullivan s of titution, teac    eve y    as a means of unir. Anagnos e in t of titution, dated November 27, 1888: "At my urgent request, eaco t    several monts.... e gladly alloion of stuffed animals, sea-ss, and t of our apparatus for instrug touc doubt t s a little profit. But    s in ots of try, ion is ale dire and exclusive trol of eacerferes asks. Sire freedom in t s, s judicious and discreet use of t ttle pupil tais and general admiration; but only ticulars of t kno t is largely due to telligence, y, uing perseverand unbending ructress, c pal and moral development ernal solicitude aic 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    d 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    mu Keller met us in ty    question ;; I tried    to trol t made me tremble so t I could anding in tain Keller said, "t some one ed, and s to tation for you." I    my foot on teps,    sain Keller    been be my fad dress and my bag,    of my ried to open. It did not open easily, and s carefully to see if t turo me, making turning a key and pointing to terfered at t and s s not touctempted to take ttracted tention by sg    in antly tempest subsided, and    upstairs toget t eagerly, probably expeg 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 ical to see    on my bo and cock    on one side, t as if sed to see a pale, delicate c tion of Laura Bridgman itution. But te ab, and ruddy, and as urained in s as a young colt. Ss t are so noticeable and so distressing in blind c been ill a day si deprived    and    is set ht.

        o describe. It is intelligent, but lacks mobility, or soul, or somet a gla srudes noticeably.

        S of caresses from any one except empered and    tempted to trol est problem I so solve is o discipline and trol    breaking . I s first and try to tempt to quer    I s on reasonable obedience from tart. O impresses everybody is ireless activity. Sill a moment. S ion for long. Dear cless spirit gropes in taugisfied roy ouoo do hings.

        Srunk le girls sent    it a good opportunity to teac ;d-o-l-l" 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 tiruggle--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-e" 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 "d-o-l" and I made t;l" and gave airs    and could not be io return to my room all day.

        Yesterday I gave o do. I made t roical lines a    and notice t ttle o    very ly indeed. I t I ry anot;c-a-r-d." S;c-a," topped and t, and making ting and pointing do I must go doairs for some cake. tters "c-a," you see, ;lesson"--not t s cake    it ter of association, I suppose. I finis;c-a-k-e" and obeyed ed. t;d-o-l-l" 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-l" more empically, and ope 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 ehe room again.

        Sroublesome e t ing up beting o ttle. ts are en beads, a ing t I put    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 t, and put t make t large enoug string, and t as s t sy ting tring tying it. I t til diime, 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 test of urally turbed, ao 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 iing o take up t and put it in es s peaceably. tussle over folding    on to locked, so kid scream all ain. It ting     into t up to my room and ted. I    better. I suppose I stles tle ial teach her, obediend 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 sroempests became more violent. As I began to teac by many difficulties. S yield a point    testing it to tter end. I couldnt coax o get o do t ttoning s, it o use force, and, of course, a distressing se follourally felt ined 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, ee 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 place" be got ready for us.     reize te 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 sists 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    tell you. truggle lasted for nearly t fortunately for us bottle stronger, and quite as obstinate . I finally succeeded iing he bed as possible.

        t m 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 mio 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 ied, but said hing could be done.

        Doesnt it seem stra Mr. Anagnos never referred to terview?

        March 20, 1887.

        My    is singing for joy t of uanding tle pupils mind, and behings are ged!

        ttle creature of to a geing 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 ts--aken. ttle savage    lesson in obedience, and finds t no task to dired mould tiful intellige is beginning to stir in the ge in helen.

        us m 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-g" and "m-i-l-k," rouble t;milk," ss to t;mug," s s t everything has a name.

        Yesterday I tle negro boy e 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-l" on    srying to teaco spell.

        March 28, 1887.

        erday. I am sorry t let us stay anot I t I could of tu    t expect t I srouble ure. test obstacle in t;no" and "yes," veyed by a ss as apparent to    and cold or as t i t t of so mucrouble saain 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.

        e 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 "make up." 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 ond made t. I s round ore it off and t oimes. 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 ing she is.

        At ten ring beads for a fees. S many binations noen is 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,    panions before I came. Later I join t talls and    fs aurkeys. 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 cluded Id rater a stupid, lazy negress. Besides, I like to    MUCO tEAOMENtS t SEt tIMES.

        On Marc I found t een nouns and t of ter t, CUP, BOX, AtER, MILK, DY, 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 liant aken t step in ion. S EVERYt t IS tO EVERYtS tO KNO.

        In a previous letter I te you t "mug" and "milk" rouble t.

        S;drink." S kno;drink," but    tomime of drinking ; or "milk." ted to kno;er." s to knos to it and pats my ;-e-r" and t no more about it until after breakfast. t occurred to me t    succeed in straig t;mug-milk" difficulty. e    out to t -e-r" in ion of cold er ruso startle ood as oransfixed. A neer" several times. ts name and poio trellis, and suddenly turning round s;teac; Just t tle sister into t;baby" and poio to ted, and lear sou a feO , GIVE, GO, E, 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.

        lear o spell, and eager to teacters to every one ss. Somime so supply t of a    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 E tO A CERtAIN PLACE At A CERtAIN tIME AE CERtAIN LESSONS,    YEt ACQUIRED A    VOCABULARY. I sent    doo t;; t;By imitation." 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 respoo questions ss out prettily ;; ss it out correctly. If I ;Give it to mamma," sakes it to ;tle rogue?" s at me ;e," "Kiss," "Go to papa," "S t; "Give me t." 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 i and stimulate it, and    for results.

        April 24, 1887.

        t test suspi t s difficult feat. S , just as to fly. But dont imagi s;talks fluently." Like ences by single ;Milk," ure means, "Give me more milk.”

        "Mot; apanied by an inquiring look, means, "ere is mot; "Go" means, "I    to go out." But ; s;Get your    and o ; santly. t;" and ";    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    tale box not more terest in telligence, and ofte iy in the search.

        t success, and ly in despair rue and made me open my mout a tigation. Finding no trace of ted to my stomac;eat," meaning, "Did you eat it?”

        Friday    doo a gentleman    one small piece ; Mrs. Keller spelled, "No--baby eat--no."    to t of Mildreds mouted to eet;teet; ;Baby teet--no," meaning of course, "Baby ot 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 objed iny bit of ted to indicate somet togeto clasp a big ball. tituted t once adopted tell    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 "dog--baby" and pointing to er anot t    Mildred; but    my fears at rest.

        Not I must go someo tters tle pups! I taug;puppy" and dre; Serested in t;mot; and "baby" several times. iced t t;Eyes--s. Sleep--no," meaning, "t, but t asleep." Stle ts to get back to t;Baby--eat large." I suppose ;Baby eats muc; Sed to eacer anoto aug;baby." 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," making t time, and I    said "very small." Sly uood t VERY    o o tly. Oone ;small," anot;very small." ouctle sister, s;Baby--small. Puppy- very small." Soon after, so vary eps from large to small, and little ming steps ;very small." So all kinds of objects.

        Since I    er. I am vi 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 IIME. 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 ay are sacrificed on tar of learning, t lives forever; for    not been transformed into living ts? It is wonderful e ideas!

        Every ne y for many more. s ceaseless activity.

        Kellers Landing o land troops, but o pieces, and is roude of ts one dreaming. iful little spring, ; because I told o drink. S dead squirrels and rabbits and oto see a "; ed, means, I t;live squirrel." e go    diime usually, and o tell O REPEAt    OLD    OF ELLECt, AND IS AN INVALUABLE StIMULUS tO tION OF LANGUAGE. I ASK ALL O ENCE O tELL tO MA AS MUD 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 fotten. te and bring fortuff out of wh are made.

        May 22, 1887.

        My eresting every day. aneous and eager to learn. S 300    MANY ON IDIOMS, and it is not t since s    is a rare privilege to c feeble struggles of a living mind; t is giveo rouse and guide t intelligence.

        If only I ter fitted for t task! I feel every day more and more ie. My mind is full of ideas; but I ot get to ogeto put it in order! Oo eace as muc tion of tinguis of my life, if I o aplis. I    o learn to use books- indeed,    boto use t reminds me--o get me Perezs and Sullys Psychem helpful.

        e ake one of ttle "Readers" up in a big tree    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    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 stro and    to correct, is a tendency to break t on tter    is: a glass, a pity dolls, and every one of t of temper or ennui. t    I    s not break it. I made ion of knog table and spelled to ;No, no, y. tead let    spot and    gently in o ;Good ead let    tions several times, mimig every movement, tood very still for a moment roubled look on ;Good ; and ificial smile. tairs and put it on top s touce.

        Please give my kind regards to Mr. Anagnos aer, 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 versation h herself.

        I gave e to play    t    onis tle g letters! I    a letter o t-offiail letters, and I suppose I ed to e to you. Soo, t I sometimes e "letters to blind girls" 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." I asked    sten to Frank. S;Much words.

        Puppy mot. helen walk--no. Sunfire--bad. Frank--e. helen--kiss Frank.

        Strawberries--very good.”

        as eager to read as so talk. I find s of cext t kward reausual powers.

        t o bed, I found ightly in her arms.

        Sly been reading, and fallen asleep.    it in t;Book--cry," and pleted aug; afraid. Book is afraid. Book ; I told    t afraid, and must sleep in its case, and t "girl" mustnt read in bed. Sly uood t I sahrough her ruse.

        I am glad Mr. Anagnos teac "genius" and &quinality" are ely, I do not see t I deserve any laudation on t at.

        And rig to say sometells me t I s not for some circumsta make su 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 i in    being impressed. Serest in io. t us be exceedingly careful e about e freely to you and tell you everytion: It is t promise o sters to any one. My beautiful    be transformed into a prodigy if I    .

        June 5, 1887.

        t makes . Iopic o a semi-liquid state. Yesterday ook off    in ernoon.    round to tting    up impatiently and s t o me ically: "Sun is bad boy.

        Sun must go to bed.”

        S, cutest little ted    me some er, s;Legs very tired. Legs cry much.”

        Serested in some little c are peg to t ;is, iny creature inside, ot be put in a letter. tle, and made no obje to our iigations. Besides tions to t, and a penful of funny little pigs. You o see me    all over, and asks tless 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," 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 io set forty!

        I am teacters as a sort of diversion. It gives o do, and keeps , s. S mania for ting. Sed everyting t    occur to o t t rid of , perax    t takes ty seriously. ttle fello; round t;; undreamed of by less imaginative engineers, is trating oy lootive.

        S came to say, ;Girl--not t very large (many) ; I said, "No, go and play ; tion didnt please ;No. Nancy is very sick." I asked ter, and s;Muceet; (Mildred is teeto tell    t;creeper." Sly amused, and began at oo find analogies bets. t sells me roguis s;.”

        ed for me last nig. Aftero ime, "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 tio mao learn as at first.    is spent in to satisfy e desire for kno e, ural. Sy-sevent is four feet one ind one-o pass over tal and frontal bones. Above th inches.

        During our    ions suc, itc;eac; If ss er s;Give er." SaugEAD, MAttRESS, S, BLA, FORtER, SPREAD, PILLO. t day I found t s spread. t different times, t, SING, MOLASSES, FASt, SLO, MAPLE-SUGAR and tER, and s fotten one of t. tentive memory s to ty very quickly, and    e seven of tters and to uand about iers, and is impatient to "e Fraer." Siletto, and I supposed it co find t sing a letter. S;Eva" (a cousin of e it; t;si bed," a. S tting on paper terested ter s to ;Fraer," and gave it to o take to t-office. So take letters to t-office.

        Santly a person lemen, and ice t sleman sooh 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." One    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 scratg Viney like some    seems Viempted to take a glass,    s.

        ed, and Viried to force it out of    t sburst of temper. ook rembling violently, and began to cry. I asked ter, and s;Viney--bad," and began to slap and kick il she became more calm.

        Later o my room, looking very sad, ao kiss me. I said, "I ot kiss naughty girl.”

        S;; I said: "You struck Viney and kicked    y, and I ot 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 did, and suggested t "ake tea for teac; But I told    my     feel like eating.

        So cry and sob and g to me.

        Sed airs; so I tried to i    called a stick-bug. Its t ttle bundle of fagots fasteoget believe it il I sa move. Even t looked more like a mecoy ture.

        But ttle girl couldnt fix tention.    rouble, ao talk about it.

        S; bug kno naug; tting ;I am (o-morro;ill you tell Viney you are very sorry you scratc; S;Viney () not spell ; "I ell Viney you are very sorry," I said. "ill you go ; So go, a 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, ead sed to be able to make words    she    feel.

        Sion stage of . It is "; ";;why?”

        all day long, and as elligence gro. I remember o find tiveness of my friends c I kno tions indicate terest iION. "er knoo build ; " c; "; "Flies bite--; flies kno to bite?" "; Of course sions t are not as intelligent as t more logical tions are analogous to t a brig , tions are edious, tore of information, and tax my iy to tmost.

        I ter from Laura Bridgman last Sunday. Please give ell ter at table, and Mrs. Keller exclaimed: "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 m oniso find t s t before. Saug, and several of to talk h her.

        One of taugo dale boy ss and spelled ted, and stle fellow, which embarrassed him very much.

        e ure taken tle poodle, ricks and ing devices knoo dogs inct fetting .

        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 telli tO o see "very ain aiful cloudcaps." I    used t;tou 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; "ne; and "ne; keep erest in t    Ivy Green tburst of questions about t; neell doctor to get very small ne; (puppies) "er?" etc., etc. tions imes asked under circumstances    be done. If it ural for o ask sus, it y to anss a great mistake, I to put    and discriminatioe in to kno the beginning,
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