Smyrna times., 1891-10-28
WHOLE NO. 1908.
'SneSt OF all in Leavening POwer-Laest U. s GOVT R.
Rel BB s&dss3!
ABSOLUTELY pupn
ABSOLUTELY PURE

""Ne no easy task in AWARDING a.
prize They all seemed abopt oo,,a
until May Powers stood on the std 10 a,'
' ou' "nen her splendid voice So tbriI
"ngIy pictured the agony Of 49,.
prisoner endeavoring to snatch p Sor
Ooy from the fiery jaws of death %a
applause was deafening. and 90 sbo
'Oo .H, ner seat many people murmured
May has won the prize" = IL urea
Immediately after the music sro
T r5s Mays recitation Professor
Thornton rose and said: '''0'
AS the programme arnon.
'nere Is yet one more comnetiton - 80 20
Judged l shall not tax your nati % &c
"itn any superauous words in reras 90
70 Ine secrecy maintained by her Von
VIII understand the reason for tb;s
"nen l make her known to youp
stepping from the stage profos
Inornton approached the blind oirI
"nlle keenest expectancy was da1 &c.
Gu upon every face. AS he led ba.
out he said '0U ner
BE brave Ruth there is NOTHING to
Iear, BE simply yourself and Won wiII
she was pale but collected.
| viii do my best" she answered
IN the almost Daipf,, ill
aloud '''ii'0 ne SAID
AlI T9,'. me to introduce you to Miss
n I Elliott, who will favor us with
P lmg Blind Girl of POmpeii.'" And
Ruth was left on the stage alone
never was that wistfuI, appeaIin,
'ok more strongly marked and as,be
1000 before them, her straight fonro
lotned IN white, with a bunch of
via vlolets at her throat and balt bor
lghtIess eyes fixed on vacancy. a tbriI
intense feeling ran through the largo
She stood motionIess for
}" seconds, summoning all her sole
'n'roi' then the deep quiet was broken
d sweet voice, low, but so distinct
all. % 'He large
NUN could not have made better
iVc'ion' 1t was the vivid portrayal
'ne trials of a blind girl. and her
VI personal experience greatly aided
II Interpretation of the autbor,s r,oou
one supreme thought urged ber
~ victory, and now at the last che
ISL not fail. And she did NOT Co.
m the time she uttered the 6rst
lu' until the last syllable left her
s. she held the audience entrarood
when she was led from the stooa
applause that burst forth faiTly
,ok the building.
ne Academy girls gathered around
ana she was fairly overwhelmed
u Kisses and congratulations
Ruth" exclaimed Nav. won bouo
loded a bOmbshell over our head
0 would have dreamed ofsuch now.
'elng concealed in your quiet iittIo
" Oh, Pm so glad! And vou
ia not tell us because you feared
would not do our best if we knew
were right, there, my dearn
es' l was afraid your deep sympa.
WIN me would outweigh your am
u and l felt that if I could not
ialFly 1 did not want the prize at
10 you really think I did well 9n
lie judges awarded the prize to
y ana not a particle of envy was
y 'ne other competitors, for all
' she had justly won it.
hen the gentlemen who had ootoa
dges' learned what had ipdncsd
70 enter the contest, they kindly
," 70 take her to the city with them
'eep her in their care while under
'al treatment. Mrs. Elliott accom-.
d Ruth and when the physician
med Ruth's eyes and told bertbot
i'tle while she would be able 70
'aln' her Joy knew no bounds
operation was successful oD6
'ne next term begun Ruth was
I the Acanemy pupils and the best
ed among them.