The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-02
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MI L""S ofthe Trustees Of the Perkins lnsti
' Nv" f., Me UNud, is most interesting account
"O" I'm, Sc Howe, the able superinten
M w'"'r :, oslintion, of Laura Bridgmap, the lit
d'"' ~ ., innate Of that establishment, and who
|| "y Ir doub, and blind and whose only means OF
M ..i,,,ioo with objects around her, is by the
M n.l sbph is remarkably acute
81 " I'll, oowng extrac! describing the meeting o
,.. vj, her mother, after an absence OF severa
M ,oDl. is exceedingly interesting and touching
W " o,oves that she possessed the affections in al
VIZ sor strength and purity
~ Ginning this year, and six months after she had
Al 4 home, her mother came to visit her, and the
ys,, Of their meeting was an interesting one.
~ TLemother stood some lime, gazing with over
"a ,,rOr ewes upon her unfortunate child, who, all
,,oDscious of her presence, was playing about the
a nOm Presently Laura ran against her, and al
NJ ,r,s bepan feeling OF her hands, examining her
"a ,rss and irving 10 find out if she knew her; but
e not succeeding here, she turned away as if from a
y aa6gsr and the poor woman could not conceal
n tho rang she felt, that her beloved child did not
"a know her,
81 She then gave Laura string Of beads which she
3 ned wear at home, which were recognized by
~ Ac child al once, who, with much joy, put them
VI Mound her neck, and sought me eagerly, to say she
understood the string was from her home
The mother now tried to caress her; but poor
e Laura repclcd her, preferring to he with het &C,
SuaNlances.
IH A,o,hor ortirp from bnfne was now uiyen her
and tho began to look much interested; she exam
lined tho stranger much closer, and gave me TO un-
q ies'anl that she knew she came from Hanover.
she endured her caresses, but would leave her with
Indifference at the slightest signal. The distress
y uhe mother was now painful 10 behold; for al
ihoOgh sAs had feared she should not he recogniz-
cd hc painful reality of being treated with cold in
df+rerco by darling child, was too much for wo,
man nature 10 bear.
n AIera while on the mothers taking hold Of her
Il agaO vague n''a seemed to fit across Laura 5
MN, NAL t's rs-Il not be stranger; she there
"''SF"'Dsr ha!"is very eagerly while Der coun.
IA "tF assumed an expression of Intense interest
fHDecade very pale, and then suddenly red
Pseemed struggling with doubt and anxiety,
'dr@er were contending emotions more strongly
#FHet upon the human face nj this moment Of
Tn:uI uncertainty, the mo'htr drew hcr close to
HIe, aud kissed her fondy, when at once the
fGhSashed .npon the child, and all mis,rust aud
lnpy disappeared fromther flushed face, as, with
impression of exceeding joy, she eagerly nestled
nNe bosom of her parent, and yielded herself to
< NHMnd embraces.
Il After his, the beads were all unlieoled; the
\ pNyhnss which were oaacred 10 her were utterly
dsNgarded; her playmatns, for whom but a mo-
meat before she gladly left the stranger, now va in
q y srOye to null her from her mother; and though
Hne yielded her usual instantaneous obedience to
ny signal to follow me, il was evidently with pain
reluctance. She chung close TO me, as if be
'de'ed and fearful; and when, after moment,
"S Ne' to her mother, she sprang to her arms,
pun cSNg ito her with eager joy.
'A'u watched the whole scene with intense in
S' Oemg DESTROYS Of learning from it all could
'1' workings Of her mind; but l now left them to
~ 0Aoose'ved,t those delicious feelings, which
'''' VINO have known a mother love may con-
- ou' which cannot he expressed.
subsequent parting between LAURA and her
"'' showed alike the affection the int iligence
- OF The child; and was thus noticed
H. N'O'' accompanied her mother TO the door
AM, "s ''oSe 40 her all the way unit they arrived
",'Snnold where she paused q felt around
mn - ' WHO was near her. Perceiving the ma
"Om sne Is very fond she grusped her will
Ss nM D'"0'aingon convulslyeiyto her mother will
'"ef' and thus size stood for a ,u,o,neut.-ther
cb,r ~ pp'u her mothers hand put her handker
to n. ''' eyes, and turning round, chung sobbins
moGo. "''0h' while her mother departed, with G
""S' s deep as those O her child .