, 1876-02-04
LAURA BRIDGEnIAN,
Dfs Hown's Successful Ef9or&s to Edu.
cats Gacrs

Cu91 A&6f4
Tho Boston Traveller has tho following Iptor-
eating atassmcnt concerning Miss Laura Bridge
man:
ain village IN tho mountains OF Now
Hampshire. the lase DR.. Bsmuel G. uove
found tho auojoct OF his akosch, .hoa
ycars old, blind, deaf, dumb, snd nearly
destitute Of tbs sense Of taste, scarlet
fever having deprived her of these g,fts
Bho vas thus excluded from ali tho beauties Of
God In naturo and Hcemed little better than
piece of marble chsclol in human form, and
that form containing hickcring spark Of "a tm-
mortal soul. Her father was woll-todo farm
gence,, "ho, gladly conaented to place her l.t.lo
ingly nho vas brought to boston, and
! procosa of instruction immediately
handa and to acquire command Of her musclos
and limbs, aud aftorHard, by means OF i pom
and pin, to distinguish two articles BY arbitrary
etRno. Then from monoayllablea size learned all
thom 70 REPRESENT objects. sha n aosn
canned hG go.ef et e4ffessas thought Rs
% VS. 10 a the M sds s SsasSi
typss., sho worked with groat eagerness. thus
rewerding tho "Atchfui caro- Of her devoted
teacher.
Oll1kGluAll IL H0H IN nGf 4QtQ f43T.
and botroon her home and tho Perkins Institu.
eton eho has passed har time thus far.
sna sad not notion, wears green bands scloss
her face It tinos r.dl..es WITH emosien,. shs sh
dresaon with Rreat cars.-moee to please hor
tz1cnde thai, heraolf.-&nd takes prido il show
ing her gold watch aud other femalo ornAmenta-
plain nesdle-wolk, and takes much delight in
assisting ons Of tho teachers in tho sowing
dopstsment. A few days ago she was at work,
With perhape dozen Of The pupils, turning
With hor hngetu and teeth. Bio exhibited some
Of her hnntning wish a. much pride ~ soldier
bearing trophy from u battlefield. A lady, On
tho occasion referred to. made purchase from
.ioo Miss bridgeman repeatoa tho word
'money' tHico. bho eau utter intelliRlb1y tho
namo OF . teacher. and such words ~ baby,
eto. She forms words With : lead pencil, BY
artiee hsa gsooved lines shout ao eighth OF N
versc1y across the pasteboard. Bhe takes hor
paper and presses 1t Into tho grooves, thus
n.ne m.sps whsh oin be fst By tas
leaves latter mark. IN furnishing
her autograph hhe rrtea above her name
\ Scripture text, On her beng asked ii sAe
Lord d ny shepherd she i sspsd, ': :iuii,. o. On
learning that her queatloner hsd been BsbbatL-
school teacher for eighteen years. she claspod
her hauds with delight and made ~ attempt
tn rapturoua manner to speak, giving forth
lurid.lskc sound. Miss Dzidgenan. after
tho death Of her father. maa eesashly
for harso!f and her mother, aud ehe continued
to ealn l1tt!o money by the uss Of her needle.
bhs, however, poaaesses tho interest Of 4 be-
quest OF "a, 900 from tho LoEing fund Yester-
day thlH lady waa feeliog acuLely tho death Of
thu nob!e man uho brought out her Imprisoned
spirit from chaos, Bio il : living
Inonunant Of hs devotion, patience.
hope: wattlng, Watching. and giving Of
The EMpofos Of Prussia hent Or. uowo 4 gold
medal for bio marvellous achie fenlent In oducat-
lng Laura BFdgomau. Tho attention OF the
mans uost extraordinary eAso through Charles
Dckens' Notes. in which vary full account
Ur. Lowe"