The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20
HELEN's HANDWRITING

surprise when she learned q the punishments
some Of. q MS Is. subjects z, ,. IT..
officers do wrong" she remarked: !We must
send a wise messenger to tell him that his
%sn ssks n wnf s9FRntss she liked best
The French people are 50 gay and have such
%ent she added They mase Be- the happiest
people in the world! Are they 2"
likes to relate them. When asked why she
sGGs m1sh hhs
and over again what, want to know Her
mature than that OF ordinary children. Con-
stant practice has glyen to tho sense Of touch
Snd and as pesn s ssa
"S ,h sees su more with her fingers than We do
the, telegraph alphabet by max ling the dots
and dashes on the back OF her hand with his
du Of With her, whee she
afoot: Helen feels the Vibrations and under:
susceptible to outside Influences that she is
conscious Of the slightest changes Of the at.
OF q pleasant day She has never o evinced an.
s%sfs: sSs i%pE s MIss $%IiSpn E SSns
ing and sym athetio that the toughest man is
al! gentleness all Pity: willis near her
der.", Mr. Anagnos said. and command even
greater admiratl Ion than that due to her men,
tai gs she IS the End
living creature, She has no memory q iniu-
implicit trust and confidence in the good in
tent of every one. She is always prepared to
aoeps sha beeT OF sRs rs all rc n
every human being. Compassion Is one Of her
dominant feelings. She never resitates to ley
powers Of discriminaton.,
was the successful effort she made in pleading
TIE ease on poor l blind boy and enllsting Ipb.
bene s to M tic nor his
the kindergarten OF the institution.
RELIGIOUS 1NcLINArIoNs.
The, most interesting part OF the description
Of Helen,s progress. perhaps. is that in which
Of Ws RH IN rs FIJI Sun Of SaS
y. lS'l. IN which was related The efforts OF
one d the pupils Of M Institution; 'Mr.
Anagnos that ren
having Of Il" asutest and mss
brilliant minds try TO evolve the light Of .reli4
attributes In perfect freedom from external
influences and authoritative bias. To the
abortion OF that course no objection was
~" II it Ind been pursued" Mr. Anagnos snys.
lit would have been OF inestimable value In
more ways than one. Aside from throwing
some iGht on several psyrihMologlSal questions
her own RESOURCES In tho solution Of serious
problems. and to acquire habits Of mind which
would enable her to seek truth resolutely and
perceive It In c,ear light; Moreover. It
HSys and wifh ths " prnepies aof
different view Of the matter. She could not
%ve s ne ths pup ars
Inconsistencies and diligence ~ prYing into
things hidden gave evidence that her Ideas
We're steadily unfolding and ripening into rev.
srence the Teacher Was quite alarmed at this
me me 81 the SOUL Mence she deemed Si Il her
duty to prevent such a catastrophe by turning
the current q Helen's Thoughts into the ordi:
Laura BIidgman was repeated again, and one
OF the finest and grandest intellectual and
spiritual temples. which In It's completion
would have afforded extraordinary oppoitu-
S r s ana as de-
stroyed before It's dome was flushed"
Miss Sullivan. In a detailed account Of
Hclen's religious instruction; says that IT is
impossible to isolate y child In tho midst OF
encod by tho beliefs of associates: that in
Helen's case such an end could not have been
attained without deDrlying her Of that inter-
course with others which ID SO essential to the
must 30 evidsnt to those who have v watched ds
the repid unfolding OF Helen's faculties that 1t
would not be 1osstbls to keen her tAQutsitlvs