Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-29

Never perhaps have human ears
been more impressed by the familiar
but ever beautiful song of Davld's
confidence in Gods grace. the twenty
third Psalm. 1.-THE Lord is my shep-
herd, ] shall not want" than it was
as recited by Miss Helen Keller, FRI
day evening. in City hall. which was
three-fourths filed with q representa-
tive assemblage of Augusta people
There was stiffness as though no
person was in the hall as the deaf
and blind but magnetic and inteIlee-
tual girl. dumb no longer as by
miracle her speech restored, con-
tinued. HE maketh me to lie down
in the green pastnres He leadeth me
beside the still waters. "
And there shone from Miss keller's
countenance such gratitude and joy as
il may be questioned whether David
himself felt when he wrote the song.
For the Lord indeed has been the
blind girls Shepherd, bringing her out
of the darkness of night into the sun
light of a high education and the
flelpfulness and brightness Of a whole
{ worlds esteem and sympathy and
love.
Previous to Miss Keller's appear
z ance on the banner hung stage her
gifted and patient teacher, Mrs. John
Macy, told the story of her pupils
life. How the teachers own threaten
I'd Blindness had been cured at the
Perkins Institute, how she had been
sent to Captain Keller's home in Ala
bama to try and educate his six-year-
old child. This was 26 years ago.
Melen's blindness and deafness came
after a severe illness when the child
was but 10 months of age. On Mrs.
Macy's arrival at the Keller's south
ern home the little girl. as full Of
activity as young puppy, was not
able to speak, making her wants
known by simple signs.
Teacher and child, however, were
soon fast friends. Presents of candy
and a doll established a speedy UNI
Gerstanding and, in the manual sign
language, Helen learned from spelling
doll many simple words within a
month from Mrs. Macy's arrival.
Then came the arrangement OF the
sign words into sentences and the
progress became amazingly rapid.
throughout The delightful preface to
tho blind girls lecture Mrs Macy. per-
Faps anintentonaily suggested to the
fkarers some of the charms Of South
crn home life;-the pump room, sur
rounded by the vine-covered trellis or
!. the Keller grounds the Poses thai
were blooming in the garden, suggest
ing to Miss Keller that Mother Nature
dEi mitch work and her curiosity as Il
what Father Nature did; the daisie'
that bowed to her in the fields the
old horse on which back Captain I<"t
Ter gaze his little daughter rides A.
II was IN the pump roosa that gre q
awakening If the Child.s iaieHee'
anne IN learning whft water was q
fIstingnished from the combination q
Mater ard tie mug,
TIE taking Of the child Helen TO Bos-
ton the call of Dr. Edward Everet'
T4aie. whom she told upon his in
starre. to brush with his feet as hei
dollfe was very ill.," hef continued cd
..<at;an by close comDanionshiu Will
wr~. Macy. were yiSidly portrayed IA
x,.as IIelcns entrance tc Hadeiltle hel
<,,,tyarce examination being written b'
ne nlind girl on TYPEWRITER ana ~
.ssssing the ordeal in the absence O.
.xrsxaIaey without condition
Va eear wears the yoilne lady Grad
,,etci with honor receiYine the R29
. &, 90 and Harvard y. A. Al the study
~blsstseuendoas fnents work in aeqah ,
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a,.,g aceompiishea lv Ais MaeN.s
s 81 the matte u Tie teziho"z.
7 =. 49, 49, n,piI b. her finger tins II va
I e. e,,lous labor. crowned with mr.
-rse OF success
( ..,sotnetimes. often" explained th'
J. .....her. sstlie iabors necessary seemed
s..,rce*lble 10 perform. but Mis- Maey'
4 ...,nr,,an.s patience combined with to
sse,tness and rare qualities q aer pe-