The Baltimore County union., 1883-06-09
Correspondence Baiiimore CouHty rHion.
COUNTY.
No. l..

Mss.ra. Editors Having hal very pleasant
soj0uFn OF several days in the above county.
thought short sketch would interest the readers
Of your paper, so / send you n copy.
had tho pleasure Of being there whilst the
State troops were "tenting the old camp ground"
In viewing the sham battle, seeing ono veteran at
least borne from the field, apparently ifeess, but
soon 10 regain strength through the efforts Of fair
hands and brish; eyes; Of taking part in the Gee.
Grafton Of the graves Of the Union dead which lie
under the green sod in long rows in one Of the
most beautiful and we'll kept cemeteries in the
State. must say the citizen soldiery were warm.
ly welcomed, looking and marching we'll, and
above all acted out the character Of gentlemen.
But what interested me most was my afternoons
visit 10 the State Deaf and Dumb Institute. under
the charge Of Prof Ely. Through tho kindness
Of one of fro1erck's best citizens I was intro
dueed 10 the teachers Of the school, and was thus
given unusual opportunities for Information
Here under the Instruction Of ten paticnt and in
teiigent lady teachers over one hundred boys and
girls, under the age OF eighteen years, with as
bright and intelligent faces one will find any.
where, yet deprived of two Of the most important I
Of our faculties, are fitting themselves FOR the bus
iness Of life.
In one room they were ciphcring in fractions; !;
one young fellow, said to be very bad boy
though, was always the first with his correct an.
swer. How 10 II that all bright boys are bad?--
In another part Of the building large class was
being Instructed In the elements Of drawing, and
some beautiful aud original ones were shown me
In another room, composed of younger boys and
girls, reading was in progress. One little twelve
yeaT-old girl was relating Esop's fable Of the
"Stork and Fox" Her little hands spelled out
the words quite rapidly and her eyes danced with
merriment as she related how the siork got the
better Of Mr.. Fox. In another room alp reading"
vas being taught Mind you these scholars take
days 20 pronounce distinty single word, and II
required great patience and time 90 make any
progress nj all. The two arts In which the schol-
ars succeed best are printing aud drawing, and
some few are holding good positions In these
branches In the Eastern cities. A very good but
old library, to which the scholars have access un.
der certain restrictions, is also provided.
Having secn through the inside of the build
| ing we were asked 10 ascend 10 the dome. which
We accordingly did. II 10 related that President
Jefferson said that Il was worth trip across the
Atlantic 60 view the grandeur Of nature from
Harper's Ferry Heights. What mus, he have
| thought 10 he could have stood In yonier dome
| and glanced around for miles upon one Of the
most beautiful and well cultivated valleys 20 be
seen anywhercl The ca,oc,in, Blue Ridge and
South mountains, where the sanguinary battle
was fought nineteen years ago, were all In full
view, besides many lessor ones. IL any Of my
readers would like TO have good, wholesome pleas
ure, something that "wiil be n joy forever" let
them make the trip and they will never regret Il.
Unfortunately Il is the too prevalent custom 10
underrate the beauties Of ones own country in the
rage for foreign shores.
len she Irs.l.n.e, thankful for the pleasure
given me. but rejoicing that was In full enjoy.
msnt Of all my faculties. Those Of us thus gilt
| ed, how important is II that We should make right
use Of them and not like the servant Of old. hide
our talent In the earth. In my next I will give
an account Of the farming. F.s.