The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-19

her a short while at d time; | took all
the different hats l could find and
spelled the words in her hand. Each
time | would spell to her she would,
when free, catch and push me to some
playmate. indicating that l should
spell to them. | did So While / was
doing so Ruby held her hand over
their mouths, and at the least wrinkle
of the face in smile she would burst
out in laughter as if it We're a great
joke. This was repeated many times.
Quick to Understand.
Il stayed all night at the home. In
the morning | found her i'm the dining
room thrashing around with towel
at flies, trying to drive them out. I
took her hand in mine and ran it over
my hands and face, indicating as best
l could my desire to wash. She inn
n.ediately pointed across the room to-
ward and BOWL and water. l took her
hand again and pointed it in the di
rection of the water. indicating that she
could get the water. She walked to
the water and touched the bowl. point
ing me to it. Before breakfast was
on the table she was at her place. She
has her place and plate and will have
no other. She pointed and led me to
the end of the table to a chair. Her
brother usually ate beside her He was
late to breakfast. Ruby felt over to
his place and called her mothers at
tention to his absence, pointing up
stairs to where he slept.
Just before | left she gave me
some work of hers, "A doll bonnet. 1t
is quite rudely made, but is all her
own She indicated her individual
property by touching the article and
striking her breast with the open
hand. and what was other peoples by
pressing her own hand against them.
This is almost identically the method
used by the deaf in general. She UNI
derstood when | was to go and kissed
me goodby, and indicated by pulling
and pointing that her mother should do
likewise.
Recognizes Friends.
Il visited the home for an hour again
last October. After running her hands
over me she Indicated that she knew
me by calling attention to little re-
membrane / had left her on my for
mer visit She was more friendly
this time She brought me her cat
and spelled in my hand cat Her sis
ter had taught her that word, ] then
spelled ear eye and nose to her show
ing her the parts. She sat as if in
thought a moment Then in turn hand
ed me the tail. tongue and paw for me
to spell the names. She seemed to
be much pleased at it all. She showed
me a collection of cabinet photos.
"Al were cabinet size. and to me
apparently the same. She ran over
them and showed me her pictures first.
When she came to her sisters family
SHE indicated how many there were.
She showed me that one had a beard.
She showed me A baby dress which
her mother told me she had cut and
made alone. from her old dress, for
her sisters baby. The work was well
and neatly done. Few children with
sight could equal it at her age. She
ran short of cloth, and made one sleeve
of different cloth This worried her no
little.
Handy with Needle.
She keeps her own trunk and woe
be unto the household article which
falls in with her property. ! also saw
her sitting with a small piece of white
cloth endeavoring to pull out the
threads for drawn work. She had one
side out and was doing fairly well
with the cross section. ] saw her
thread a needle, which she did by
placing the eye of the needle as well
as the thread to the end of her tongue.
She sews on the machine and by hand.
The neighbors' children often play
with her When they do anything she
dislikes she motions for them to go
home.
"She knows how many there are in
each family in the neighborhood, and
knows them all when them come She
can always indicate the right direction
of the home of each family. Once
when she visited her sister she be-
came homesick. She made signs that
were clearly understood TO mean her
mother was lying on the bed sick. She
wanted to go to her. When quite small
she would scream and cry in a great
fright every time it rained. She feels
her way about the house partially
with her feet. and for that reason
likes to go barefooted. She dearly
loves her cat and will allow no one but
herself and brother to claim it. She
is happy bright and cheerful child
and enjoys the companionship Of
friends She shares with all of them
her candies and fruits Had her
young life had the benefit of an i'm
structor it is beyond the ability of any
one to say what she might not have
accomplished. Sure il is that she pos
sesses a remarkably bright mind.