Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-08-20

is only in making such a visit, find
ing him surrounded with the halo of
home life, hearing him talk, and
watching his every movement, that
one forgets he is totally blind, or re-
membering the fact, that in some
incomphrehensible way, he is SEEM
ingly enabled to see. And the Rev.
M. w. Farman does see; not through
the darkened window of the eye, but
through the delicate nerve system,
the sensitive finger touch, hidden
intuition, and through the mysteri-
Gus eye of the soul. He will point
out to you picture on the wall and
remark upon certain features it con-
tains which you may have faileo to
notice. Will go through an album
of photographs, pointing to the pic
ture On each page, and tell you who
they are. Will go and select large
framed picture Of the Vermont leg
islatve members from a group of
others, bring it to you, and placing
his finger upon each member, tell
you their names. He will also pass
quickly from room to room, place
things in regular order, and care
for an invalid mother with all the
care, and skill, and tenderness of a
nurse. And as for being posted on
all the topics of the day, don't try
to express your own knowledge too
much, for he will outmatch you two
points to one. In fact he is a we'll
read man. Everything read to him
and this is one of the daily house
hold duties to be performed-is filed
away in the storehouse of his men,
DRY for future use. As lecturer
and preacher he is widely known.
Neither is he CIPHER in politics as
one might be led to expect. Indeed
he is a walking Encyclopedia of facts
in all that relates to the leading is
sues of the day. Refer to the state
legislative sessions and he will eX-
plain all about them; not only about
one session, but others in regular
order. Of course he has served as
chaplain in the House for several
sessions, or since 1902; but he is
equally posted in sessions in which
he has not served. He is a Justice
of the Peace, and since 1912 has
been Moderator of the Westfield
meeting, is also a Registrar of the
Orleans Association of Congregation.
al churches and Scribe of its Gener.
al Council. In politics, if we mis-
take not. he is a Republican-possi
bly, Progressive; and is strong advo
cate for temperance. His manner is
pleasing, language chosen, and ap
parently, to the outside world a
least, he is always cheerful.
How one walking in total dark
ness, shut out as it were from the
light of the world, and deprived O.
the thousand and one pleasure.
which others are enabled to enjoy
can be cheerful is hard to under
stand. But as we have said, tn,
Rev. M. w. Farman, though bein,
blind, can see. We mean it-cal
see. And so concentrated is hi
sight that, what he sees is magnifie,
thousand fold and enjoyed to tina
extent. No doubt his sunsets, SIX,
and cloud effects, outline of field
hill, valley, and forest, hue an
shading of delicate flowers, and al
that surrounds him is more pictur
esque and beautiful as he looks Oh
upon them through the imaginativ
eye, than to us who look out upo
them through our ,God-given sight
Indeed, we have read how the blind
restored to sight have been disaE
pointed in many things they saw
the realistic picture not equallin
the imaginative one they had pain
ed in the mind. In fact, cyphere
down to unit, how much do an
of us, being blessed with sight, rea
ly see of the outside world? OnI
the little orbit or circle in which "
move. Outside that tiny circle
tiny as compared with the who
world-we are really as blind {
things as the man who never saw
We read of other lands, of othC
cities, Of other happenings even {
the blind man reads of them, an
Our imaginative picture of thos
places and things may be more di
! torted than his, because his orga
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