The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-28

size. Gradually nc became more expert in
making them and learned the names by
which they were called. Il was great tel
umpb for mo when first succeeded in get
ting hir, 10 write the letters Of bis own name
as | called them Of, and saw myself the
proud possessor Of an elephant who could
write lis own autograph. perhaps the first Of
his species who ever performed that enlight-
ened but compromising feat
All this was easy enough, but 20 mako him
comprehend tina. certain groups q these pc
c,,liar marks formed pictures, which were 70
sncras. definite objects 70 him, was very
different so.: Of an r.Acrtakiag I.c hitch
in the proceedings e. tbs point was 50 seri-
Gus that for a time, gave " ali hopo Of
acco,.olisiia- ~ object. i seemed inn
passib;e 10 cst.blish tho necessary co1nec-
ton in bis mind between the written
/ character AL the spoken word. At last 1t
suddenly dqw.cd upon him and hc learned
I fa,al oneaa tho word "bcok." The acluir-
F ing Of o.e worl constituted the test IN my
/ calculations Tia. uoint being gained, the
rest wa only question Of additional work
AID continued patience
1 Isvas uo. long before Ulysses c5ald write
upon tic board the names OF los. OF tho OBJ
icc,s which had been used in BIS instruction
thus IA. aad tie verbs which I had t'-slt
him II connection with thcin. To combine
those words into sentences W1s largely
mater Of imitation. f.. De had already
come % Understand taem when So Gr-
RANGED. luo short time We were carrying
on lDrg conference, AMI tie vocabulary ot
Ulysses had increased % tho pgln- 81 cgl-
bracnr most a. the words used in daily con-
yer.ation Win the establishment az this
,aoao OF .u.egcomm -nicat-on. Ulysses vas
able % explain to re wla. his cl-ic-.t.c5
were. and could prefer moro available as
sistaacc. then, for ;ho fist time, cnjoycl
an intimate Acquaintance with brain that
VS. nos human. cor.d look into is aad
study is character AID mode Of action !
reed no. add that tle occupation was q fcs-
cirating one.
Our conversations. which were q. fr1t
limited u visible &C. ocs GlI concrete objects,
soon strayed mtoabstract.ons The r-p-dity
with which be grasped the analogy b-tweel
seeing ard thi.king, and lifted himself ont Of
tho material into the metaphysical plane as
tonished me beyond measure. lie possessed
an overraling aeasc of logic, keen Gul penc-
,rating. yet 50 swift that il seemed trans
figured TO intuition Du, the most wonder
ri feature Of his intellect was lis memory.
Now that words were supplied him, as tools
with which TO conduct his thinking, what
we're before mere Vague Impressions became
definite ideas, fixed and everlasting. soon
found that 10 was necessary 90 be absolutely
accurate IN all that said % him, as he vas /
Quick 70 detect any inconsistency. and bis
lnorlory covered the full amount Of al that /
had said since be had CONE 20 have con- +
mard Of the languas'
Tor some tine we coaversal together every /
day. talking o. writing am hs using t1e I.
blackboard As print was too SOW for rrac- /
teal use, / tau-hs mn 30 vrite shorthand f
Ono day be made soma inquiry Of mc con /
corning tho novel / II -ppened 70 have il .
hand. and read hin seycrsl chapters o. II. +
lis delight az gaining so much knowledge ia .
81 sher- d tiias va, unaoaadaA discovered .
that he rc-3r-el l. IS authentic history, AID .
h9s,e2cl To undeceiTe hiEL lie was crsl;ly f
shocked % lad tat anything coald Lo said T.
or written rn.c. was not tue This led re .
.a.o something & q discretion UPON tie +
lori,i Of literature AMI the claoa5 of tas.e. T
10 listened wi5h an absorbed il.c-es.. Tho .
bc,s ~ lbs in.ad w-5 cvi-ently no, practical, J
blt literal, and artistic.
ULYSSES fondncss tcr hearing -. read cave .
IL an idea rs 90 % means OF freeing myself .
from tho imporuriti.s for instruction and .
discussion ID which ho was row ,rcati-g re, +
AID which werc becoming decidedly i-i.eome +
sen. Ailar, the lrahout, u Madras v..h a
letter - Trench ocu..s. H. brought hacl, .
q large rlonoclc which Lca ordered made
icr tho U.s. Of my pupil THO was hole .
il or, Of Ulysscs cars, drilled there by some .
fc~.lc~, Jess ap9-cci-tive owner. trough .
which passed o chit Sill cord, allo~iHgtne .
glass TO hang corvc.iea.ly pendant Lal .
a wooden rae cols;Tuc.sl by e ncich5criaz .
rayat, who dill carpenter work, which held
tho volume oren AID 20 tho risL. ,i,it~de.
Ulysses was now ready TO begin his literary
researches independent O. nay aii. knecicg
/ oforo tho race, il which ho soon learned -
f2s.ca tho book himself, he i.tcI the iA9aoclo .
% his ESQ with the fingers OF bis frank. ald
commenced u read A. fist 10 proceeded
slowly, and was often compelled % summon
10 20 his assistance. After | explained 20
bin tie uso Of ;ho dictionary AID oiiorcd
hin 90 keep ono rear e.: land. this s0arc, o.
ceased, ard - worked away b.
himself with a steadily increasing case and
rapidly
Th-ro was ono person who had observed
aA tlcsc proceedings with ns.o-isl-lo-t a-d F
dsapproval Tah was Briggs, the Engl.sl
gardener WHO too. c-r3 O. iav p.-,c. /
;hin. Dec had q. o tb1- Z was violating Ito
laws o; tho church os Eng.a1d IN ao,ao way.
/ scarcely t.ow how. o. oao occasion,
when happened 10 lc ID Malras, Ulysses
discovered by appealing % bin fer tao
:ccaai-, OF certain words and phrases, that
al mcgt@b ys~s not cadowed with the ,emo
fuad az Information thai / happened To
possess No Boomer did he fad ont iaas
Drc-s l.aew less about each m...c-s thai. 10
did himself, ts2a be began 10 tGea. Lin With
open coa:e&g., slowly bringing mp lis syc
Claas c.l ir7roct.rg him with cold hau;$.r
wkc-cvgr he happened 10 como in sight.
'Tha. there Lelephant,' Briggs conplaitcd
TO mc, 90 t.cat i.ie mos. EarrOgant. sir.
didn't never expect to come TO this 'eren
spoke - Ulysses about the matter, and
with him.
Il cannot understood il f." he wrote in re-
ply; ~ asked the iaaa about Schopenhauer's
Foar-fold Root OF Sufficient Reason to which
l found reference IL volume OF essays by
lrr,, L l.. 1