Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-08-07
What are the Ears good for ?

If you were to come into the l.
school with me some morning, and
should ask you to pick out the prettiest of
all the pretty girls there, you would walk
straight across the room to a little girl,
nine years old, with long curls, bright
eyes, and rosy cheeks but if you were to
speak to this sweet little girl, she could |
not hear you, though if you should speak
slowly, and let her see your mouth, she
would read your lips and tell quickly what
you were saying. Now it is about this
dear, little deaf Cornie | wish to tell you
a story.
One day last winter, saw Cornie in a
room with three other deaf children, and L
asked the dear little girl several questions,
to hear her answer; for although little
Cornie has never heard a word, yet she has
been carefully instructed, and talks nicely.
First asked her, What the hands are
good for % and you should have seen her
bright eyes sparkle as she said, To sew
with, to write with, to work with" Then
asked, What are the eyes good for p
and again little Cornie answered eagerly.
Then | asked, d" What are the ears good
for - and oh, how puzzled look came
over the pretty face, and how slowly she
shook her head, as she said " cannot
think"
Now you who can hear, will think II
very strange that little Cornie should not
know what the ears are for, but you must
remember that Cornie's ears had never car
red any sound to her little mind. | waited
a little for Cornie to think, and soon she
looked up so bright aud so sure that she
then knew, and said, -" The ears are to pull, 7
and to show me Just what she meant, she
put up one little hand and gave one OF her
ears a decided pull, at the same time look
ing very cross.
Now don't think dear little Cornie Is
ever treated in this way, for her friends love
her very much and are very tender in
their treatment of her but sometimes little
. Cornie has seen the ears used in this way
While | know that sometimes little boys
and girls are very naughty, and | am very
slow to speak against the punishment
: mamma or teacher may resort to; yet |
viii tell you, little reader, that | think It
is not nice to pull the ears, and do not
believe they were made for that purpose.
then turned to bright-looking deaf
boy. a little older than Cornie, who seemed
waiting for me to ask him, and he was very
sure he was right when he said, The
ears are good to wear ear rings in But
another girl who had waited for these to
answer, and who seemed quite amused at
the strange answer given, said quickly,
IS The ears are to hear with" and such a
sad look came into her face as she added,
, IS rant to hear y and the deaf boy said,
" cannot hear and little Cornie said, "
! do not hear"
Oh how sorry l felt for these dear chill
dreD, and how wanted to take them all
in my arms and cry for them. But no, |
3 must help these dear children bear cheer
; fully the burden our heavenly Father has
put upon them. So | sat down where
they could all see me at the same time,
and told them of bright happy home for
Z the good, where the deaf shall hear, and
the blind shall see, aud all shall be bright
and Joyous | have met these dear chill
I dren many times since then, and they
always ike to have me assure them, that
tleg viii hear in heaven.-CbriStiaH
L Lui0H.