Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-25

On Sunday afternoon, Sir Arthur rear
son. of England. the blind publisher, de-
scribed 90 large audience IN the Phiia-
delphia Academy oi Music how blinded
English. soldiers were being helped 20 re-
establish their hives ON rock-potton
foundations HIS cry was "Normalty'
Normalityl Normahty and II brings us
m mind of Buddy. Buddy wouldn't so
10 hear Sir Pearson when has father and
sister did lie sand he heard enough
blindles. Tor Buddy Is pupil at we'll
known Pennsylvania academy Tor the
blind
II YOU knew Buddy as we know him.
m All his gaiCtN and good humor, If Won
had sccn Buddy. we have seen hnn,
swimming diving, dancing, running, and
Il you had heard Buddy shrlll, changing.
cheerful Young voice, you would not
know hlm Tor hlInd. unless YOU saw hia
hopclcss looking ewes. that have not had
the eiit ~ sight SINCE birth You might
hegin your acquaintance hy beng sorry
Tor hlm. but vou couldn't keep Il up for
long lie 4 i raw ol sunshine "A disciple
IL sunny jim. and a staunch, unhcndng
toe of the black Cod OF Gloom Buddy
father deserve the large share IT praise
Tor Buddy normalIty hecausC Il ms
parents had begun treating Buddy
aflltction s.- an oNcrTsowcung misfortune
when he was very young. II u certain that
i 4 weak and feeble infant Buddy would
have slrcumhcd ~ and grown up under
that treatment But even blindness can
h, .cr, nrgcV forgotten u your own
bad tfcafs Nou Ike a reg lar tellcr
rough and ready. and shave his JOYS. and
IT. troubles with you n a real pal should
iud + 5 naw small tor has age although
ui- father told me 4 tew DAYS ago he :
shooting up like . wcCd and very thin
tscau.c he ism .illl minute lie Is so
well beloved d, hl- friends that We
invariably 'l.an ai hlm as Younger than
le IS Wl,u 5, was very little shaver
hoIt bl- father began coming out for
Jh, summlr a. beautiful place. not far
fom tins CITY lie took his son with him.
mother and ms sister, lev wears older.
more often preferred tho scashorc. and
thcN canptd out i Ma real camping,
Il. 0nlS mon kuow how to camp, with none
II the ~oftn,--,,. that women seem able
rs create on i desert island and that Is nj
oncc tho pleasure .nd the torment of then
men folk There Wa~ M woman 20 hinder
them. and Rud ana his father slept out.
under The stars ur - hcst ~ IS IL worst
under 4 leakN tent hey ar quick
lunches. ha'dtack ;-nd things 10 tins. and
,hcv hihcd, divcd, swam. danced and
chopped wood There was never any pity
III tho fathers attitude. and new friends.
Ineeting the mau and hs bind son. would
take thor cue from his attitude. and be
friendly, non-conmmIttai and cheerful
M coursc the entire community made =
pct oi the boy, but not N the harmful
rnervating way that friendship 20 often
bundcrs INTO Now that hc older. ITS
"hail-fellow-well-mct' with al II the
. and girls lis age and Older too. and
;a,r~ ~a't a sport they are into, or up "a,
that BuddN can / and docsn loin. unless.
perhaps. Il ; baseball We arc quite few
wears Older than BuG. bat We have swum
that IS the night parulplc, isn't rF)
snd Owed with him. and II YOU won dive
II Bud Will push vol m and then take
anv-old-vav dive himself that seats hun
Gown On tho water with a crash. and then
acs oil swimming dog fashion, or steady
-.de-strokc or u hatevcr the rest oi vs. did
Nc have also danced with Bud. and YOU
can take wr word Tor II. that dancing
with bud Is no gentle dlgnihcd affair