The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-27

convincing force until one has seen
and talked to Helen Keller herself. and
o the marvellous teacher who went In
% the outer darkness after her and
brought her back into n human world.
Meeting these two for the FIRST time,
and looking at them rs they stand to-
gether. the full consciousness OF what
has been done surges on one-a great
wave OF comprehension that seems TO
sweep one. for a horrible moment. into
the blnckncss from which they en-
srgcd. During this fash OF acute COM
prehenslon there are half dozen dis
tinct impressions. One not only realizes
M that was meant by that early condi-
ton OF isolation. but one follows men
tally the slow and painful processes Of
breaking 1.-THE strain. the patience,
the self-sacrihce-and one turns away,
almost sick at heart. from the thought
Of II all. These are not pleasant SEN
sations. but no thinking person can
fail 10 experience them the first time
Helen Keller's eighties eyes are
turned upon him.
Fortunately they do not last They
cannot. with the girls eager face be-
fore one. radiant with interest In all
that Is going on. The first trait one
notices in her Is this desire 10 be a
part OF everything about her. She Is
absolutely devoid OF seli-consclousness,
and being so. che bursts into speech
the moment she Is introduced TO a
stranger. Her evident wish Is to get
from the new personality all that Is In
leresting IN Il. Her methods In this
respect recall II Hung Chang's eharac-
tcristic interviews with American citi-
Eens. Il should be added At once. how
ever. that her questions are never I'M
pleasantly personal; she Is thoroughly
well-bred. She talks very quickly
bending towards you. with her sight
less eyes fixed eagerly on your face
and with every feature alive with In
terest In what you and she are saying
She IL pathetically anxious to show yoJ
that she IA In touch with the worlt
and the people IN H. She brings ~
subject after subject, and dismissei
them with a few terse sentences which
somehow seem to contain the glst o.
them all. She uses no unneoessar,
words. She has learned 10 express hel
ideas with wonderful clearness ans
concisencss She has very keen sens
81 humor. and responds 10 the mlldes
joke with a girlish laugh that is verl
contagious All these things you no
tlce within i've minutes after YOU
meeting with her. Then, "a she talk
on. you begin to study her more In de
ltal. and this Is what you see;
A well-formed. graceful girl OF six
teen. In a perfectly plain dark blu
gown that comes 20 the tops OF he
shoes In schoolgirl fashion. The shoe
ARE well made and well fitting, will
good, thick soles and low. sensibl
heels. Above them you see an inch o
dark blue stockings under the plain
full skirt. The waist OF her uress NJ
loosely. and there are no suggestion
Of corsets or OF tight bands about tn
young girls waist or neck. The cola
Of her gown rolls back, leaving he
throat bare. and the little pune
sleeves she wears end well above tn
wrist to permit free play OF her won
derful hands Those hands deserve
chapter to themselves. Their white
ness and delicacy and beauty Of shap
are delights 10 the eye. and the extra
ordinary sensillyeness Of their finger
tips cannot be imagined BY one VII
has only the usual sense Of touch
These fnger-tlps, resting lightly o.
the llps Of her friends. carry 10 Helei
Kel,or's mind TIE meusnrot from IN