The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-20

- w0ah undertand her. She Is even
! ~ herreis 10 understand what others
- saying ii the speaker will allow her
IN fingers TO rest upon his lips. Not
6ntenf with her proficiency in English.
&5Ieh d Ear greater than that of the Or
/saxy man or woman who has grown
II uith both sight and hearing, Helen
~ taken up French, and Prof. Bell
Hosed me a letter written by her In
Ut language. This girl. at once so af-
Sized and so happy. seems to possess
Re towering ambition and the unswerv-
Ne parpose OF a Napoleon. She does
gAstsyef she sets out to do. and she
"a out to do most things that come
tithin the scope OF human powers. Fam
d mat. q girl who has never heard a
t6and nor seen a note. learning to sing.
Nhen her teacher tried 10 explain to
GtIen that the gift OF song was some
Ming which must always be denied her,
M brave child answered in her strange
~aY:
God wants us to be happy, I think.
ne wanted you 10 teach me TO speak be-
Aase he knew how much / wished to
EtAk Ike other people. He did not
sans his child to be dumb. and when I
y 10 Him. He will let his angels teach
/ - to sing. !"
One Of the most extraordinary fea-
Afes Ia Helen's case Is the marvellous
9Ftlopment OF her memory. 1t is
eeahtful II a girl ever lived with sucn
NFsrs Of remembering as Helen pos
@tx Prof. Graham Bell realizes this
9 lully that In g paper on Helen Keller.
szd ~ Washington City before the Ma.
1anAl Academy Of Sciences, he devoted
<s'ne Tine TO explaining the phenome-
~ Of unconscious plagiarism which Is
s1astantiy presenting itself. not only in
NAA Helen writes but IN what she says.
Fsyihing that she reads and every
nshg that IL read TO her, poetry. fact,
ssis9n no matter what. her mind re-
hsas with automatic precision and with
q conscious EFFORT. As books have been
@sssantly read 10 Helen, read into her
hana OF course. by the sign language.
sa only the best books. 1t Is easy To
e What an immense ssore-house she
- 70 draw upon when she comes to
sapress her own thoughts either in word
wiring The fact is. there IS no way
= asterrsEing where her thoughts end
80 me thoughts OF others begin Her
sss'sF Speech IL interviewer with beauti-
1as Smiles aud descriptions. the basis or
.sssa mist have come from some great
ss.aeF, but which are so turned and
s'rhae q by her own rich fancy as to DC
s,saeeat OF recognition. Every page
ssse'sh lsslis becomes a vivid picture in
"a go mid. and from the elements Of
49, eanatiets pictures she makes conf
- SOUS or her own without end. many
4 'aen possessed OF startling force and
tne day In Alabama, for IN
49, while gathering wild flowers
- sense springs on thea hin sides, she
. The mountains are crowd
saaFa The springs IN look at their
- s<s eeausfsll reflections" At another
speaking of "a visit She had made
- ..eAsasgtea. Mass. she wrote: '.As we
49, saoss we could see the forest mon
as sesld Their proud forms 10 listen
ne Sissie ehslirrn az the wne,.karsas
- ,ag Their secrets. The anemone.
1'.a violet. the henalica and the
- atae enrlei w ferns all peered
as nom beneath the brown
This sans letter closed thus.
sss 80 % bed. Tor Morpheus has
ssaa- ''NS WIN mss golden
- F.'ss''sier. this Is the language OF a
she has never seen a flower or a
A., aoF s"arsi TIE snurmar OF brook.
- ss aFo ep}y average specimens
- saas hslen Keller ls thinking. saving
asssa'as every day of her lie. she
49, &c Remembers her own thoughts
sss.sa Ills thus srue that Helen has
na.. u sDansless thoughts and Yancirs
~ as authors She has read. and can
A.. = 200 AY tho bussr in me wo,x;S 90
s%-ns .sV',te Books. Little Lora raunt~
So AseAeas' Christmas Carol"
- Swiss Family Robinson. >"
s.s sse'a Tales. Little Women. :"
49, se'ss Ct others, e wslla Be a great
So . tAe wrondcvful chilsf 10 con-
~. = 20 seefsiy as an imitation or siilQ-
49, etaers. Helen Keller IS IN the
sss we're Original. sa.e "a herself
sa.,s "aH else. Strange. indeed II
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| serva.s = : @ss'd aSeas sfsousd uot Ne sfsf-
IL $50 80 other s0als. And set there
- rs Ssar5Si 90 rl1asnv q bout Hell
xs=-s AaexA ssags gailv ana size lives
A ~ aasS IN hes ordinary talk. sire
1<spA.. ..ssses s>a!'tireT. except that she is
-. an sa1esA f8ll os sasesles. SEE
s'ess atieStsoaate. oae day dur