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.We shall all live together in a small cottage on one of the lakes at Wrentham, while my dear teachertakes a much needed rest.She has not had a vacation for twelve years, think of it, and all that time she hasbeen the sunshine of my life.Now her eyes are troubling her a great deal, and we all think she ought to berelieved, for a while, of every care and responsibility.But we shall not be quite separated; we shall see eachother every day, I hope.And, when July comes, you can think of me as rowing my dear ones around thelovely lake in the little boat you gave me, the happiest girl in the world!.TO MRS.LAURENCE HUTTON [Boston] May 28th [1899].We have had a hard day.Mr.Keith was herefor three hours this afternoon, pouring a torrent of Latin and Greek into my poor bewildered brain.I reallybelieve he knows more Latin and Greek Grammar than Cicero or Homer ever dreamed of! Cicero is splendid,but his orations are very difficult to translate.I feel ashamed sometimes, when I make that eloquent man saywhat sounds absurd or insipid; but how is a school-girl to interpret such genius? Why, I should have to be aCicero to talk like a Cicero!.Linnie Haguewood is a deaf-blind girl, one of the many whom Mr.William Wade has helped.She is beingeducated by Miss Dora Donald who, at the beginning of her work with her pupil, was supplied by Mr.Hitz,Superintendent of the Volta Bureau, with copies of all documents relating to Miss Sullivan's work with MissKeller. Part II.Letters(1887-1901) 101TO MR.WILLIAM WADE Wrentham, Mass., June 5, 1899.Linnie Haguewood's letter, which you sent mesome weeks ago, interested me very much.It seemed to show spontaneity and great sweetness of character.Iwas a good deal amused by what she said about history.I am sorry she does not enjoy it; but I too feelsometimes how dark, and mysterious and even fearful the history of old peoples, old religions and old formsof government really is.Well, I must confess, I do not like the sign-language, and I do not think it would be of much use to thedeaf-blind.I find it very difficult to follow the rapid motions made by the deaf-mutes, and besides, signs seema great hindrance to them in acquiring the power of using language easily and freely.Why, I find it hard tounderstand them sometimes when they spell on their fingers.On the whole, if they cannot be taughtarticulation, the manual alphabet seems the best and most convenient means of communication.At any rate, Iam sure the deaf-blind cannot learn to use signs with any degree of facility.The other day, I met a deaf Norwegian gentleman, who knows Ragnhild Kaata and her teacher very well, andwe had a very interesting conversation about her.He said she was very industrious and happy.She spins, anddoes a great deal of fancy work, and reads, and leads a pleasant, useful life.Just think, she cannot use themanual alphabet! She reads the lips well, and if she cannot understand a phrase, her friends write it in herhand, and in this way she converses with strangers.I cannot make out anything written in my hand, so yousee, Ragnhild has got ahead of me in some things.I do hope I shall see her sometime.TO MRS.LAURENCE HUTTON Wrentham, July 29, 1899.I passed in all the subjects I offered, and withcredit in advanced Latin.But I must confess, I had a hard time on the second day of my examinations.Theywould not allow Teacher to read any of the papers to me; so the papers were copied for me in braille.Thisarrangement worked very well in the languages, but not nearly so well in the Mathematics.Consequently, Idid not do so well as I should have done, if Teacher had been allowed to read the Algebra and Geometry tome.But you must not think I blame any one.Of course they did not realize how difficult and perplexing theywere making the examinations for me.How could they--they can see and hear, and I suppose they could notunderstand matters from my point of view.Thus far my summer has been sweeter than anything I can remember.My mother, and sister and little brotherhave been here five weeks, and our happiness knows no bounds.Not only do we enjoy being together; but wealso find our little home most delightful.I do wish you could see the view of the beautiful lake from ourpiazza, the islands looking like little emerald peaks in the golden sunlight, and the canoes flitting here andthere, like autumn leaves in the gentle breeze, and breathe in the peculiarly delicious fragrance of the woods,which comes like a murmur from an unknown clime.I cannot help wondering if it is the same fragrance thatgreeted the Norsemen long ago, when, according to tradition, they visited our shores--an odorous echo ofmany centuries of silent growth and decay in flower and tree.TO MRS.SAMUEL RICHARD FULLER Wrentham, October 20, 1899.I suppose it is time for me to tellyou something about our plans for the winter.You know it has long been my ambition to go to Radcliffe, andreceive a degree, as many other girls have done; but Dean Irwin of Radcliffe, has persuaded me to take aspecial course for the present [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.We shall all live together in a small cottage on one of the lakes at Wrentham, while my dear teachertakes a much needed rest.She has not had a vacation for twelve years, think of it, and all that time she hasbeen the sunshine of my life.Now her eyes are troubling her a great deal, and we all think she ought to berelieved, for a while, of every care and responsibility.But we shall not be quite separated; we shall see eachother every day, I hope.And, when July comes, you can think of me as rowing my dear ones around thelovely lake in the little boat you gave me, the happiest girl in the world!.TO MRS.LAURENCE HUTTON [Boston] May 28th [1899].We have had a hard day.Mr.Keith was herefor three hours this afternoon, pouring a torrent of Latin and Greek into my poor bewildered brain.I reallybelieve he knows more Latin and Greek Grammar than Cicero or Homer ever dreamed of! Cicero is splendid,but his orations are very difficult to translate.I feel ashamed sometimes, when I make that eloquent man saywhat sounds absurd or insipid; but how is a school-girl to interpret such genius? Why, I should have to be aCicero to talk like a Cicero!.Linnie Haguewood is a deaf-blind girl, one of the many whom Mr.William Wade has helped.She is beingeducated by Miss Dora Donald who, at the beginning of her work with her pupil, was supplied by Mr.Hitz,Superintendent of the Volta Bureau, with copies of all documents relating to Miss Sullivan's work with MissKeller. Part II.Letters(1887-1901) 101TO MR.WILLIAM WADE Wrentham, Mass., June 5, 1899.Linnie Haguewood's letter, which you sent mesome weeks ago, interested me very much.It seemed to show spontaneity and great sweetness of character.Iwas a good deal amused by what she said about history.I am sorry she does not enjoy it; but I too feelsometimes how dark, and mysterious and even fearful the history of old peoples, old religions and old formsof government really is.Well, I must confess, I do not like the sign-language, and I do not think it would be of much use to thedeaf-blind.I find it very difficult to follow the rapid motions made by the deaf-mutes, and besides, signs seema great hindrance to them in acquiring the power of using language easily and freely.Why, I find it hard tounderstand them sometimes when they spell on their fingers.On the whole, if they cannot be taughtarticulation, the manual alphabet seems the best and most convenient means of communication.At any rate, Iam sure the deaf-blind cannot learn to use signs with any degree of facility.The other day, I met a deaf Norwegian gentleman, who knows Ragnhild Kaata and her teacher very well, andwe had a very interesting conversation about her.He said she was very industrious and happy.She spins, anddoes a great deal of fancy work, and reads, and leads a pleasant, useful life.Just think, she cannot use themanual alphabet! She reads the lips well, and if she cannot understand a phrase, her friends write it in herhand, and in this way she converses with strangers.I cannot make out anything written in my hand, so yousee, Ragnhild has got ahead of me in some things.I do hope I shall see her sometime.TO MRS.LAURENCE HUTTON Wrentham, July 29, 1899.I passed in all the subjects I offered, and withcredit in advanced Latin.But I must confess, I had a hard time on the second day of my examinations.Theywould not allow Teacher to read any of the papers to me; so the papers were copied for me in braille.Thisarrangement worked very well in the languages, but not nearly so well in the Mathematics.Consequently, Idid not do so well as I should have done, if Teacher had been allowed to read the Algebra and Geometry tome.But you must not think I blame any one.Of course they did not realize how difficult and perplexing theywere making the examinations for me.How could they--they can see and hear, and I suppose they could notunderstand matters from my point of view.Thus far my summer has been sweeter than anything I can remember.My mother, and sister and little brotherhave been here five weeks, and our happiness knows no bounds.Not only do we enjoy being together; but wealso find our little home most delightful.I do wish you could see the view of the beautiful lake from ourpiazza, the islands looking like little emerald peaks in the golden sunlight, and the canoes flitting here andthere, like autumn leaves in the gentle breeze, and breathe in the peculiarly delicious fragrance of the woods,which comes like a murmur from an unknown clime.I cannot help wondering if it is the same fragrance thatgreeted the Norsemen long ago, when, according to tradition, they visited our shores--an odorous echo ofmany centuries of silent growth and decay in flower and tree.TO MRS.SAMUEL RICHARD FULLER Wrentham, October 20, 1899.I suppose it is time for me to tellyou something about our plans for the winter.You know it has long been my ambition to go to Radcliffe, andreceive a degree, as many other girls have done; but Dean Irwin of Radcliffe, has persuaded me to take aspecial course for the present [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]