, 1876-06-19

that In A Deaf md Dumb School you might hca
PIN drop; bnt assure, you that, on tho ron.
trary, the tc''o1nrs arc often VERY noisy.n felt
cnnll bs turbulent and restless, like otllcr cliff.
dren,-thcsc poor little things, shut ont In utter
a!lcnce. The ltilc girls wcrc very much occu-
pied 10 tc!cgrAnhing to each otl,cr By signs thcIr
can only hone that It waa favorable. I}c1Urc
LETT, at l,nli-past 3, tho claasrs closed for tho
any: a g!rl OF abnut u c.tne ant1 stood by tho
Mistt1;s y to repeat the crcn!ng-praycr: sho said
the " Hall Mary" In French IN NJ Autliblc vofcss
and
UNDERSTOOD nEa PERFECTLY.
As tho E!fls passed ont, one Of tho elder ones
and, It must be admitted. the lcas. bright
several mods Of encouragement to this nero
child, for she seemed 50 much puzzled over her
lessun., and had that pathetic look lu her eyes
ta1 yp1 SCI IN noss IT, Of dnmD at
had grateful heart.
Tbs hoss lorrnitorles, rc!ectortes, and c]aas-
rooms. arc entirely separate from those Of tho
E'r!,; they are like two buildings, though coy-
atre the perfect order and c1canlincsa that
rtsgnci IN oil these rooms, ns well as IN tho
etonc.laEEe'l kitchen, With lts huge range in the
seni1e % 1T Of af r9S Yery ottceablo feature
trs'!pu!ous cleanliness; and II rnnkcs ono feel
TINT there is much truth In the old proycsb,
t,1at "Gleanlness ti. !. mkt to godllncss." The
tsts!cas, nnl clean, tuilrlle,l aoors,-tho frcsl,
air blowing through them BY means Of several
large ~tndows,-left on MY nnd MI Impression
q cotmsort aud nentncss. The afatron told nu
that, for snore than year, they lad not had a
single inmate In their InarmaTy; whtcl, spcalss
well for TIC eanitary arrangements Of tho Asy-
lnm. visited the play-gfinlsnla, md watcllc1
tho boys at tllcir Eynlnassc exercises. saw tho
the girls w,rk-roums, wteru they arc taught to
sew hy hn1} md The USE of thu sewing
There are Hut aboro
THIRTEEN BLIND INMATES or THE ASYLUM,
ann,c system ia followed IN tcacng them ns With
usln the States, namely: By rascsl letters. They
nre taught such trnles ~ brush and basket.
making md pa1't,-tuninE, Tor which their Eonl
well. noticed, on my visit to this, Asylum,
what lia,l often heard mentioned be!uru, that
blind children had remarkably sweet voices for
speaking.
walking down ti!s hou1erar!l el'AyioN@a long ny
gravclrd walk, lined on either side with largo
clcstnut-trcca, now in full bloom. that FORMS
the priHc!pa, Vronsnatle in Ltcge. 1t vas about
Co. o'clock IN tl,s afternoon, a,',l thy boulevard
gentlemen, laughing aid chatting; chill:
s1rrn, playing about untlcr tl,eIr nurscs'
charge, Or importuntng their parents
to take tllcin to the Thtd're Guig,oi, or Chill
dren's Thcatrc,-an open.alr performance Will.
| Martoncstcs, very much natronizcd BY yonng
people, and that rcaEs its simple though fasrinat
tng front under the clrttnut-irccs of Tho lionlc
yard. 4 bell nt'no,lnccs the beginning Of u per.
fornaticc, md attracts the attention Of its small
| llabItues. The hol,.hor ycndcrs, in niccly1aun-
dried cap and arron with Willie sleeves, display
Ct} their wnrcs On wooden l;ayR, which they
carry strapucd across tier shoulders. Hero
| and there i blark-rubcl priest passed through
the throng, Or susasiaIcl and barc-hcat1ed Cur
melitu 1nnnk, In coarse white garments, lent Ills
| picturesque presence to the general assembly.
Coming up tie Boulevard, on the opposite from
tnr, saw a procession uf girls IN black dresses
aud eapcs with round white collars. 1knew I'M
meltaiely by thtdr uniform that they mist he
my little friends, the Deaf and Dumb children.
| A. they passed. Inc TN q wide part of tile
Boulevard, nenr tie equestrian statne Of Charlie
1nngnc, one ri the elder girls, WHOM hail cspe-
| clully noticed, threw me u k[fs. 1t curtninly
Ej,eaks well for tlr Hniekcss of sight that this
girl should have picked out MY face, yelled rs it
| was, aill0nE the crowds ii people Hlling the
Boulevard md s,oul,l have sent inc her Silent
greeting across the throng. X.