The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-20

AitSf y uctAxtolas Tto9 ~ thc ePSo
horse cars through Broadwsy. one OF
the principal streets in South Bsstcn.
aud beautiful street too. with lofty
slms on either eide of il whose branches
yearly meeting form . continuous arch
fer above the Avenue. We .iisbted in
front of the PsrkiLs ILstitution aud
Massachusetts, School fog the Blind.
There ere . pumbsr Of buildings con-
h~ctsd with this institution The prin.
ripsl one. into which We were irst I'd
mitied, u-ed to be hotel. but In 1889
il w.s purchased by the trastses Of the
scho.l fsr the b ind aud that sssAb>
i,snment was moved thstb<s in the
sams year. IL 10 situated on Mount
washing,oa and fron thence oomnands
Q splsudid view Of the hsrbor.
Entering the budding and ascsodins
. flight Of steps we found sursslvss in
q circular hall. Here sc paid our en-
trsncs fee to = lady. - sll visitors to
the Institution. excepting those waO
have friends anon. its inmates. are
i.quirsd IL 60. Hs:sg early ~e. to-
gether With other vis:tns. repaired TO
the p.ror. . plsasa It. airy apartment.
who's walls were hung With portraits
of some Ut the bsnefso.oTs Of the in.
stituinm aud there was busa % we'll
a. . picsurs Of DR.. Samuel q. Howe.
the great philanthsopist While wait
mg for ths clock to strike eleven. the
hour when the exercises were to begin,
We were much interested in obssE wing
the blind pupils Who cAme ioto the
psrior aud into shs hall TO rsceivs their
friends. Tsey oil walked quite stead
ty and entered the door leading INTO
the parlor with ~ muct sslf .possessioa.
NJ we had done. When near the center of
the roo,n some person would step up 10
them sud greet them with tones OF
affection. which wouid cHsss . smile OF
rec. .gnitten t. tighten ny the ssusswhst
blank expression IT their faces. One
young maa told his friends the time -
quickly as . seeing person could have
done. by smply passing his fingers
lightly over the face of his watch.
A, IL o'clock We were invi.ed 70 come
la the boys schoolroom; 50. folio wing
o lady teacher through some corridors
We came u = long room in which we're
sitting boys VI various ages. The Wis.
iters ranged Themselves around the
sides cf the room, aud the teacher. .
young LAZY With very fss faos. ex-
smiued class Of young men in phil
osophy. The students seemed quite
at this pnbiio examination.
aid noticed that some OF them ap
peared even to enjoy it. ] will not un-
dertske to enter into the particulars Of
each class, but will asy that the course
Of study takes from i've to seven years
aud embraces all the branches taught
in the best public scho0ls in Bcstoo.
The greater part Of the pupils are as
attentive to and undsrstsDd their les
ous a. weil - seeiug scholars Of the
same age.
The pupils study from books and ap-
paratus adapted TO tue sense OF touch.
bu, tie most im portant means by which
hey receive knowledge 10 BY oral in
structisn. It ives very uncommon
and Affecting sight 70 ses lhsss boys
studying from the large hooks on the
dssks before them, BY touching the
raised letters with their fingers. To
think that of Gil the people who sur.
rounded them and who were gazing ct
them 20 intsntly. these poor blind boys
could not see . single face. Two ysung
boys read cloud alteTnstely from the
SCRIPTURES. touching sarh lsttes %
quickly that they rsAd - wela - the
Of boys Of the came age
0 did have done.
Leaving the schoolrosm, the visitors,
nearly one hundred in number. pro
ccsa~d to large hsll provided with
: fine organ in oas end Of il and also
grand piano. In fruit Of the organ
~ su,y or moro boys were sitt,pg. oach
heldiug In his hand so0s 0uncal
in.trumxst. AZ 5000 - ~ wsgo oil
quietly ssAted, the leader eass ths Gig.
nal and q this tho sig atlsse muoicisas
played several 6ns pisceA auch 70 our
sssisfaction and 10 their credit Then
laying sside their instrsn nsDts. they all
ioiusd In . spirited chosuA This sesn.
"a to be great source 1t pleasure TO
them all. One little fellow IN parsscu-
lar Who vss endowed With remark.
able psir Of luass eAng With the efee
est eusto snd WAs eppsseeeIy hieAsy
tl,ss~d as bring ahls to sing % 'ad
and clear. One OF the large oeys blew
,he brllovs for the organ upoe which
. blind ssntlemaa played: and every
noe and then we could hear . neiss
som~sLiaR 10, vsen . squsak and . grssn
which seemed 10 cnms fro0 The inner
mot depths Of the instrunsas; each
time that il wss heard The young play.
era would emile and IL was With dtfA'
Guilty that ssmc Of them rss raissd sAsss
laughter. -
Il pl.sssd me to - this joyous
esprxssinu upon the fsoss of thsse IN.
fortunats youths, for my mind I'D
l,.sn filled With ssd thought coccern>
ing their uelsneboly sisastioo: l lad
,hou.hs that they ell Looked - ed
ret so patient. - Il they appreciated
sov much they were deprived OF.
Prom ny sess during The oencsss
eould look out Of . window and 80 the
GRACIOUS harbov. With . Aess of ssAing
vrssels. their sA,ls full Get. becsimsd
an in unrufled susfacs. Ths conesass
from the besusifal prospect without .
The blind uusicisns within Was pain
.ful ose. The instrscxiCn ID 1ssiss bssA
il IL psssfise = n ast as1 ~ thsosy
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