Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-24
TIsCELLANEOU US.
.T0TINDGIRL AND HER MOTHER

I'M BLlNDGihb I'M AAEN VIZ hGN.
n, t,llowinc thrilling incident, the meeting
liner and her chilaA-is from the recent
%sS DR. Howe, Principal of the Perkins
.,.,;on for the Blind at Boston, concerning
RIdoman, the deaf, dumb, and blind
whose only means Of communication with
80 around her is by the touch, which Is re-
.,rsaby acute:
.rrr1c the last year, and SIX months after
.S'5Ieft her home, her mother came to visit
nj tbe scene Of their meeting was an in
F,ing one.
M mother stood some time, gazirg with
..sow;nO ewes upon her unfortunate child,
N N unconscious Of her presence, was play
,bout the room. Presently Laura ran
,mSt her, and at once began feeling Of her
"a examinging her dress, and trying to flnd
N sbe knew her; but not succeeding here,
turned away, as from a stranger and the
I, womau could not conceal the pang she
hal her beloved child did not know her.
y etben rave Laura a string Of beads which
nsed 10 wear at home, which were recog-
IA nv the child at once, who, with much
mt them around her neck, and sought me
verly. 10 say rhe understood the string was
pn her home.
The mother now tried to caress her; but
M Laura repealed her, preferring 10 be with
n acquantances.
another article from home was now given
and she began TO look much interested
examined the stranger much closer, and
re- m. to understand that she knew she
me from Hanover; she even endured her
ps,es, but would leave her with indifference
ie slightest signal
The distress Of the mother was now painful
sbod for although she had feared that she
ad not be recognized, the painful reality Of
-p treated with cold Indifference by dar.
child, was too much for voman's nature tC
h
lNr a While, on the mother taking hold o
v,rain vague idea seemed TO dit across
mas mind that this could not be astranger
therefore felt Of her hands very eagerly
Ne her countenance assumed an expression
aense intcrest-she became very pale, anC
IN suddenly red-hOpe seemed struggling
iii doubt and anxiety, and never were con
ndlng emotions more strongly painted upoT
be human face. AZ tins moment Of painful
,ceHanty, the notlier dew her close to he
and kissed her kndly. when al once tn
hhnSty msappetr6dff6in hcf lJ,isfssssSr is scs
with an expression Of exceeding iov. en-,
Rhy nestled in The bosom Of her parent
Yielded herself to her fond embraces.
lter this, the beads were all UNDECIDED: tb,
Things which were offered 70 her were at.
isreglfted; her playmates, for whom
moment before, she gladly left the stran-
now Tainly strOve % pull her from her
Der; and trough she yielded her instanta.
hi obedience to my signal TO follow me, il
evidently with painful reluctance. she
n cIosg to me, as II bewildered and fearful
when, after a moment, ! tOUk her TO her
ahef she sprang to her arms, and chung to
with eager JOY.
had watched the whole scene with intense
rsi, being desirons Of learning from it al
mddit the workings Of her mind, but now
safm to indulge, unObserved, those deli
aueclngs, which those who have known a
rAef's love may conceive, but which cannot
depressed"
The subsequent parting between Laura and
snther, showed alike the affection, the
sigmce, and the resolution of the child,
vas thus noticed at the time
Laura accompanied her mother to the door,
agng close to her all the way, until they ar
Mai the threshold, where she paused and
around to ascertain who was near her.
atavng the matron, Of whom she is very
d she grasped her with one hand, holding
conyuslyely to her mother with the other
mus she stood for momentr-then she
qPed her mothers hand, put her handker-
NJ % her eyes, and turning round, clung
@lg to The matron, while her mother de-
s Y, with emotions as deep as those Of her
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