Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

!. GOOD seamstress herself, does fancy work,
ana can run q sewing machine.
Next she caught hold Of my hand anu
la me mn two flights Of stairs to her room
~ show me her things; but the flrst move
r,ars was 10 take me TO the Windows. where
s she. matted ON the glass and signlfied thaI
+ shnrld Gee what a pleasant prosper
there was from it. And there she, VINO
nsd never seen or heard, waited by my
ia IN Great content while / looked and
listened; the sky was blue, wiu Wiz
clouds floating over IT, ana pifus W.
singing; ii was perfect April aas, pu1
she could get no consciousness VI = ar
ceut in the softness Of the ar. lei Aei
face was radiant, and she stood inere a.
though she both saw and heard. 4 ",sn
could bring before all those VINO are us
contented with their lot, repinlng BECAUSE
God has withheld something from lhen,
or taken something away, the cheerlul
face Of this girl who has so little, tWho
accepts il as If She had all; Who has never
seen a human countenance or heard hu,
man voice, who ia the infinite glory ana
beauty of this outward world has no part,
shut in by herself in that silent, dark, un-
changing. awful loneliness.
The next act was to show me how
springy her bed was thee she deliberately
took off nv shawl, as il she meant Dusi-
ness. and showed me all the pretty things
and convenience she had III her room,
opening every box and drawer and dis
ulaying the contents; her Jet chain she
laid against her neck, her bows and col
lars and embroidered handkerchiefs were
taken up one by one, then deity replaced
in their proper receptacles; her writing
materials. sewing implements, little statu-
cites, trinkets, large Bible-l had to see
them all, and then her wardrobe, and II
was with the greatest delight she ran heI
fingers over the "sbirrsn of the fiounee OF
her best winter dress and the cuirass
basque, as IL TO say that her things were
in the latest fashion. Finally she TOOK
out sheet Of paper, pressed 1t down ON
her French writing board, examined
the point of her pencil, and wrote
her autograph, ''God is love and
truth. L. N. Bridgman;n and then
from her needle-case and spool-bo
produced cambria needle and fne cot
ton. and showed me how she threaded
needle, which was done by holding the
eve against the tip of her tongue, the ex'
uuisite nicely of touch in her tongue guild
ing her to pass the thread through. IL
was done in an instant, though it seemed
impossible to do it at all, and then she
presented me the threaded needle trl-
umphantly, having secured it by slipping
knot.
After descending to the parlOr she told
me how kind it was in DIR. Howe 10 III
her up such pretty room, and then
must 90 into the school.room, whittier she
led me by the hand, and introduced me &c
several Of her friends among the pupils
and when took my departure she would
have the teacher 60 with me to the dooi
10 tell me which car to take.
The last report of DIR. Howe gives some
particulars relating to the way in which
he brought this very interesting girl int
communication with her fellow-creatures
making her :" one of the human family,
patiently, laboriously, lovingly going owe
tedious process month after month ant
year after year, until she became what sht
is. She has home during Tie cole
weather at the institution; she earns
little money by making bead baskets, etc.
and has the interest of $1,000, which wa
bequeathed to her by two friends -rhothel
and daughter; Sbut still she barely re
ceives enough for necessary articles 0
| dress" he adds, gently suggesting tn
needs Of g this dear child" for whom h
has done so much.