Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-07-13
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
a Littlo Texas Girl Who Eearlv
Equa-s Helen Keuar.
In Spite OF Her Great Addiction she
Has Many Accomplishments
Some of Her Wonder
full Acts,

fuI Acts.
Mrs. W. w. Rice is q widow living a.
the little village of Wyatt, in Eli,
county, Tex. Her youngest child i.
lite Ruby, just past her tenth birthda,
anniversary. In the fa.l of 1889, whel
Ruby was n little tot two years cid
that fearful. plague, cerebro-spinal men
nights, with the spotted fever accom-
paniment, became epidemic in tn,
neiehbcrhood of the Rice family. Iler
father, two brothers and herself wei,
stricken down, the father ard on,
OF the sous soon dying with II
Little Ruby fingered between life ano
death for five weeks, when she began
slow recovery. At the end Of tire,
months she could sit u2, and from tina
time on she had to learn anew TO wall;
just as she had learned in her baby hood
Her illness eft her totally blind ant
leaf, ard she has never since been able
20 articuiate.
In spite of her great misfortune
Ruby is-a bright, intelligent ard pretty
child. When the News representative.
called Ruby end another little girl were
seated on the floor before the fire. eat
ing recaEs. Although unable to see c.
hear, she. by some means. seemed t.
know that stranger was in the house
and began at once to find him. Haviu,
located the News man, she grasped his
hand in welcome, then reaching out To-
her brother and sister. drew their
hands to his, indicating that they
should shake hands with the stranger
Some of Euby's performances are in.
deed remarkable. While the News mar
vas present her sister handed her {
needle and spool of thread. The chic
put both the end of the thread and Tho
eye of the needle in her mouth, and
taking them out again, quickly passed
the thread through the needles eye
She seemed to locate the eye of the
needle with her tongue. AS in the ease
with most blind persons. Euby's sease
of touch is remarkably acute. Her fin
gers are soft and slender, with pc,
culiar veivety feeling, and they serve
for her eye as well as fingers.
Her sense of smell is very keen. Ruby
seems to be as fond of dolls as the aver
age little girl. and displays wonderful
skill in cutting out and making dresses
aprons, cares. etc. for her mimic
babies. She has habit CT inspecting
the trimming and sty.e of cut of the
dresses of lady visitors, and she shows
great ingenuity in so cutting and
trimming her dolls wardrobe.
Ter sewing is not confined to her fin.
gers by any means. She is equally ex-
rert with the sewing machine, aud is
very ford Of operating it.
Euby's accomplishments do not sto1
at plain sewing. After cutting and
sewing her dolls Clothes she also cuts
and works the buttorholes ard sews on
the buttons. She is, for the most rart,
self-taught in these tnanipu,ations. She
l-eers her clothes in her cwn trunk. and
does not allow anyone Else to rut any
thing in it. Not lorg ago her sister nut
some arrocs il Eubv's truck. but they
were soon discovered by the little miss
and were sumnarilv cast uron the floor
Cuhv. while affcctiorate ard amiable
iq disposition, is by no means devoid oil
temrer.
Besides her doll. she Eas cat. OF
which she is quite fond. and she a.sc
loves to play with chickens. Not Ion =
since she get up in the night when a.,
the rest CT the family were sound
asleep, went to the fowlhouse. where
she found hen that was desircus G.
sitting. Ruby procured box. in which
7he fixed up rest of straw, ard. gath
ring up oil the eggs she could find
-ome three or four dozen. she set the
hen mp in business, placing the DO,
upon the sewing machine. where hel
mother found it next morning.
She sometimes goes into the fowl
iouse--alwavs at night-ard catche'
rhickers. which she puts into a eocr
Vext day, after amusing herself witt
hem awhile. she turns them out. tn
dickens do not seem 70 t. aTraid c
Yer. As i1av be supposed. LITTLE RUBY
5 very much humored, and, Us far a
1cssible, she is allowed to do Just as sh,
leases. ard nmuse herself as suits hel
est.--Ga'vceton CreX.) News.
Picked Cherries.
To every quart of cherries allow ,
coffee cupful OF vinegar, cre-hnlf cup
full Of sugar, one dozen whole cloves
half q dozen blades CT race; put thu
sugar and vinegar on to heat with tht
spices, boil five minutes, turn out into
covered stoncware vessel and let II
get perfectly cold. Strain out the
sriccs, ill email Jar thrce-fourths full
of cherries. thea fill up with cold vine
gar. Seal tightly. Let the etcres re-
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