The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-12
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Soliciting Money
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Yesterday boy. aged about Is
years. above the Ordinary inEelli gence.
stepped into the once 81 ven
known attorney Of THIS clty ana pre-
scented card containing Tie follow
ing:
A Deaf and Dumb Boys lsppeal.
Are you a father or i mother
Have you care without alloy
Please have pity on q poor dumb boy.
Having recently lost my hearing
and speech by a severe attaek nl g.
yer. 1 am trying 70 get enough funds
to enable me to get an edpcation
Respectfully yonrs
w1LBER YOUNG
The boy was soliciting funds 81 tbas
he could apply for admission into
deaf end dumb Institute at Freg HEX
Maryland. where a friend sot MS had
been educated. The lawyer becane
Interested in him and the toilowins
conversation took place between them
by writing the question and
on paper. The boy could write3 sirs
ly good hand.
The conversation started bytlte law.
yer writing the question Where do
you 1--we?
Answer, In Moundsyllle
How did you lose your heafin
~. =, otIont, ~ fettay,s gili ilAi
When?
About 6 months ago.
Where do you want to go.to school
Frederick Nd.
Why do you go there2
want to learn to talk on my fling
ers and to learn a trade.
Do you know that this State tas one
of the finest institutions In tbe world
located at Romney whereSthe deaI
and blind are educated free q cost
and taught useful trades2
I have friend that went there ip
Frederick and he wrote andStold tha
it was the best institute 70 50 to T.
learn trade and It cost money
The Frederick institute dont com
pare with that at Romney, nm
miliar with both. have lived
Romney until recently q letter a,ia
dressed to prof. James y HpSksr S5ill
even bring you Transportation re-
II you are not able to buy Il! ,riiey
will even pay you we are lliilqy lIs
taxes to educate you boys at Ronney
and have provided one 81 the most
beautiful homes for you and We ought
not to be called upon to sandyo en-
of the State. i viii send M. fsuci ser
your card and tell him 70 write q "a.
Well, you know don't know much
about these Institutes as nere e
thought / would be this way aud hay-
ing recently lost my speech 5and bear.
ing I did not know what e. .lips
There is no occasion for your BEND
ing cent to be educated ogn
State. Are your parents iiYiSgs
No. my parents are bothslsad y
mother died whey ygss 4 child and
my father was killed about two ears
ago
Have you collected any money
No. not very much. Ihayeabcat Two
dollars.
/ will give you q sdoIlar. You 80
home and I will have sAIr. Rnckef send
you a ticket at once.
II you really want To goS school
and you can go and start SiHiiu e'ii-
ately. viii you do Il?
] thank you very much tct your
kindness toward me, and Eslll
Can you 90 as soon as yot3gst yous
ticket?
Why, ISwiIlhave to let themat home
know but guess can write Niien
get there.
II buy You a ticket for Rcmney
will you go from here, Or wopld you
prefer to go home frst7
Why. whatever you think bsst
I will get you ticket and you ean
leave her at 1888 this evening ana
win wire Mr. Rucker % neetyor az
Green Spring where yor clialge ears.
1t is all right / win gos
Come 90 home With me and sci
your dinner and il VIII put yca on The
right train.
I thank you. ~ jast eat down the
street.
You can 50 with me amy ay Eoq
win get to Romney about eIg
tonight.