tO MRS. SOPuscumbia, Ala. Dec. 11trong>
My dear Mrs. fed my dear little pigeon. My brot to me last Sunday.
I named it Annie, for my teaco bed. My rabbits are sleeping, too; and very soon I so bed. teacing letters to o see a o make iron. t it cannot be used until it to ted, and all t taken out, and just t. t is all ready to be manufactured into engines, stoves, kettles and many othings.
Coal is found in too. Many years ago, before people came to live on t trees and tall grasses and iful florees fell, ter and trees greer and soil.
After toget o burn. Can you see leaves and ferns and bark on to t team-cars take it to ties, and sell it to people to burn, to make t is cold out of doors.
Are you very lonely and sad noay a long time.
ittle friend hELEN A. KELLER.
tO MISS DELLA BENNEtt tuscumbia, Ala., Jan. 29, 1889.
My dear Miss Bennett:--I am deligo e to you t eaten our breakfast.
Mildred is running about doairs. I astronomers. Astronomer comes from tin ra, ronomers are men ars, and tell us about tly in our beds, tciful sky telescope. A telescope is like a very strong eye. tars are so far a people cannot tell muc t very excellent instruments. Do you like to look out of your tle stars? teac is a large and beautiful star. tars are called ters.
t many instruments besides tronomers use. A knife is an instrument to cut rument, too. I ell you bells.
Some bells are musical and otiny and some are very large. I sa ellesley. It came from Japan. Bells are used for many purposes. tell us o sc is time for cell people o ells t to a station, and it tells to keep out of times very terrible accidents t a dreadful accident, because dolls do not live and feel, like people. My little pigeons are tle bird. I o eac is time for me to study noh much love, and many kisses, hELEN A. KELLER.
tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt uscumbia, Alabama, February 21st, 1889.
My dear Mr. you are t little ten all about you and I ted to receive tter because t I of[ten] t you and I love you dearly for you are my dear cousin. I many made me feel very sad to leave Boston and I missed all of my friends greatly, but of course I o get back to my lovely tle sister is gro.
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Sometimes sries to spell very s o remember eacient and obedient. My teaco be patient and gentle lemen t forget to be kind and loving and brave. I tle girl in a story courageous. S stle elves all pointed [s] peeping from bettle girl errified. Did you Cmas? I s given to me. ty. All of my dear little friends came to see me. e played games, and ate ice-cream and cake and fruit. t fun.
tly to-day and I o ride if tiful spring o make people tle boy, leroy. ty round c o me from Paris. Sy lace dress and satin slippers. Poor old Nancy is groame pigeons and a tiny canary bird. Jumbo is very strong and fait let anyt nigo scudying reading, ing, aritic, geograpeacings and Mildred sends you a kiss. itionate cousin hELEN A. KELLER.
During ter Miss Sullivan and uscumbia, and to good purpose, for by spring o e idiomatic Engliser May, 1889, I find almost no inaccuracies, except some evident slips of t sentences.
tO MR. MICuscumbia, Ala., May 18, 1889.
My Dear Mr. Anagnos:--You cannot imagine ed I o receive a letter from you last evening. I am very sorry t you are going so far a many beautiful cities sville I sa o Rome and Atains in Szerland and visited beautiful caly and France, and many ancient castles. I e to me from all ties you visit. o o ttle girl, and tle invalid brotell I am very sorry t tle girl died. I so send a kiss to Vittorio, ttle prince of Naples, but teac remember so many messages. een years old I s them all myself.
I tiful story about Lord Fauntleroy, and so does teacher.
I am so glad t Eva is coming to stay imes togetell o anster. t out in the picnic very much.
Mildred is out in traoaken wsville. I will send you one.
tiful. Mot many fine roses. t fragrant; but terre, Jacqueminot, Nips, Etoile de Lyon, Papa Gontier, Gabrielle Drevet and the Perle des Jardines are all lovely roses.
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Please give ttle boys and girls my love. I t.
o get forget to give my love to Miss Calliope Kerios Kalopottle friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.
Like a good many of ters, to eacory. It s of ing is, in tages of its development, t of mimicry.
tO MISS FANNIE S. MARREtt tuscumbia, Ala., May 17, 1889.
My Dear Miss Marrett--I am t a dear little girl, le c beautiful doll given e doll! but ttle girls brotall lad, aken t it up in a ree in ttle girl could not reac dooo, and stretc its arms from among tressed. Soon t o sit up in tree all nigtle girl could not endure t t. quot;I ay ; said so t at all courageous. Already so see quite plainly ttle elves in tall pointed s, dancing doo come nearer and nearer; and sretcoree in ed t errified tle girl; but if one done anytrange little elves cannot ;; said ttle girl. quot;I tied round its leg. It made me laug it is o laug the poor animals!”
Is it not a pitiful story? I y little boy. So see my teac to rest, but so me next autumn. Lovingly, your little friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.
tO MISS MARY E. RILEY tuscumbia, Ala., May 27, 1889.
My Dear Miss Riley:--I tle sister and I ake you out into trara is cool and pleasant, cterflies. e alk about ts on tree, just beneat I am afraid you cannot come to tuscumbia; so I e to you, and send you a s kiss and my love. stle mate. My little c Nancy, and se feeble. My grandmot Corinne are o make me to all ttle girls, and tell t o all.
itionate little friend, hELEN ADAMS KELLER.
During t separation of teacereen years ant companions a time.
tO MISS ANNE MANSFIELD SULLIVAN tuscumbia, Ala., August 7, 1889.
Dearest teaco e to you t you all day.
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I am sitting on ttle we pigeon is percce.
tle broe Annie is not sad, for so stay h me.
Fauntleroy is asleep upstairs, and Nancy is putting Lucy to bed. Pero sleep. All tiful flo ropes and roses. It is getting ake us to t. I tiful time out in t e and tell you all t t Lester and tle infants. Give t kisses for me.
tle boy ar? Eva elling me a story about a lovely little girl named to me? I sed to ypeer.
Little Art. dresses notle suns roses, and c butterflies. I ake very good care of let lemen ing yesterday. Faty-eig Monday Simpson s a pretty crane. trong bird. . s little fis stopping.
Mildred is t and sest little maiden in too. Sometimes, , s into ts o put arms around your neck and hug you.
Sunday I to co go to co see my friends.
A gentleman gave me a beautiful card. It ure of a mill, near a beautiful brook. t floating on ter, and t lilies . Not far from trees groo it. t pigeons on t dog on tep. Pearl is a very proud mot puppies, and shere never were such fine puppies as hers.
I read in my books every day. I love t you to come back to me soon. I miss you so very, very muc kno many teac ell. I send Mrs. ionate little pupil, hELEN A. KELLER.
In turned to Perkins Institution at Souton.
tO MISS MILDRED KELLER Souton, Oct. 24, 1889.
My Precious Little Sister:--Good morning. I am going to send you a birt ter. I . t just like your dear little self. I to make t you ty as a rose. ture-book ell you all about many strange and not be afraid of t come out of ture to harm you.
I go to sc eigudy aritic. I like t. At nine I go to ttle girls and tle squirrels, and tle doves, and to make a pretty nest for a dear little robin. t live in t ten I study about t eleven I talk eac tudy zoology. I do not kno.
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Notle Mildred, good bye. Give fat deal of love and many eacoo. From your loving sister, hELEN A. KELLER.
tO MR. ILLIAM ADE Souton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1889.
My Dear Mr. ade:--I received a letter from my motelling me t tiful mastiff puppy you sent me uscumbia safely. t. I am very sorry t I at o er o ress is ale girls. I so call oo.
I am studying in Boston, eac many neudy about tic exceedingly. I learn many neoo. EXCEEDINGLY is one t I learned yesterday. ell ly. I tell ebrate, a mammal, a quadruped; and I so tell so tudy Frencoo. alk Frenco Lioness I I ake good care of Lioness. I so ter from you e to me. From your loving little friend, udying at titution for the Blind. h. A. K.
tter is indorsed in tiers ;; quot;Browns”
is a lapse of t;brown eyes.”
tO JOtIER Inst. for ton, Mass., Nov. 27, 1889.
Dear Poet, I to receive a letter from a little girl I t you o your beautiful poems make me very erday I read quot;In Sc; and quot;My Playmate,quot; and I enjoyed tly. I ttle girl ;tangled golden curlsquot; died. It is very pleasant to live iful see t my mind can see the day long.
in my garden I cannot see tiful flo I kno t t oo t tiny lily-bells are s to t look so aug flo say, good-bye. I hanksgiving very much.
From your loving little friend, o Mr. Jotier.
tiers reply, to wter, .
tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Souton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1889.
My Dear Mottle daugo e to you tiful morning. It is cold and rainy o-day. Yesterday tess of Meato see me. Siful buncs. tle girls are named Violet and May. ted to visit tuscumbia t time o America. Lady Meato see your flo me to come to see tay a feake me to see the Queen.
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spring. May her dogs.
Mr. ilson came to call on us one ted to receive ting breakfast, and my friends enjoyed turkey and plum-pudding. Last ed a beautiful art store. I sa many statues, and tleman gave me an angel.
Sunday I to c y sailors. to me. One carried me in my feet toucer. ttle caps. terrible fire tores ell fato e to me. tle sister? Give close. ith much love, from your darling child, hELEN A. KELLER.
tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER So. Boston, Mass., Dec. 24, 1889
My dear Moterday I sent you a little Cmas box. I am very sorry t I could not send it before so t you tomorro I could not finiscs myself, excepting fat too, but I did not time. I c made me very o make it for you. You must keep your lovely nere in it. If it is too uscumbia for little sister to y mittens, ser made ttle toy man.
tell o srumpet. I to buy gifts for my friends. I love to make everybody o be at mas day. e iful forget to send me some pretty presents to ree. I am going to mas tree, in teacs upon it. It ree. All of to spend Cmas.
teac for Mrs. o care for. teac or t so go ao tal, but ster no all. ttle girls are oo. Friday I am going to spend ttle friends Carrie, Et fun I am sure.
Mr. and Miss Endicott came to see me, and I to ride in to give me a lovely present, but I cannot guess e yet.
Mr. Anagnos is in Ated because I am say, good-bye. I ten my letter nicely, but it is very difficult to e on teac o give me better.
Give many kisses to little sister and muco all. Lovingly hELEN.
tO DR. EDARD EVEREtt on, Jan. 8, 1890.
My dear Mr. iful s nig you found t far ary. ed o cross t strange ocean. tle girls old t t you could make so many o come and teacime, if you ime to learn, but I am afraid you are too busy. A fetle box of Engliss from Lady Meated, but t w and as fress.
iting to ttle cousins, and Mrs. kiss for yourself, From your little friend, Part II. Letters(1887-1901)76
hELEN A. KELLER.
t of ters to Dr. ten soon after a visit to ;Over teacups.quot; [Atlantic MontO DR. OLIVER ENDELL on, Mass., March 1, 1890.
Dear, Kind Poet:--I of you many times since t brigo e you a letter, because I love you. I am sorry t you tle co play imes; but I tons birt many people came o see tiful stle island near Palos.
I am reading a very sad story, called quot;Little Jakey.quot; Jakey est little fello o t everybody it made me very sad to kno pain and great sorro no o be brave and patient, if the world.
I am studying about insects in zoology, and I butterflies. t make many of tiful as t upon, and t ts of little cting from floo flo a t for t like little boys and girls udies, and run ao to gat lilies, sunshine.
If my little sister comes to Boston next June, me bring o see you? She is a lovely baby, and I am sure you will love her.
No tell my gentle poet good-bye, for I ter to e o bed. From your loving little friend, hELEN A. KELLER.
tO MISS SARA lesson in articulation. See Cer IV, Speecon, Mass., April 3, 1890.
My dear Miss Fuller, My is full of joy tiful morning, because I o speak many neences. Last evening I out in to t;O!
moon come to me!quot; Do you t I could speak to for June to come I am so eager to speak to o my precious little sister.
Mildred could not understand me ell o please ogetient, and I love you very dearly. My teacold me tuesday t you ed to knoalk ell you all about it, for I remember my ts perfectly. tle co sit in my motime, because I imid, and did not like to be left by myself. And I tle amused me to feel alked kno se ignorant of all to play tle negro ciced t t moving t like my motoo, but sometimes it made me angry and I kno it er a long time my dear teaco me, and taugo communicate isfied and some deaf people o Noro see me, and told me of a blind and deaf girl [Ragna] s far a II. Letters(1887-1901)77
land and oto ed me exceedingly, for t I sried to make sounds like my little playmates, but teacold me t te and sensitive and t it to make incorrect sounds, and promised to take me to see a kind and lady le birds, because I can speak and peroo. All of my friends tle pupil, hELEN A. KELLER.
itution closed for t to tuscumbia. t er so quot;talk h.”
tO REV. Puscumbia, Alabama, July 14, 1890.
My dear Mr. Brooks, I am very glad to e to you tiful day because you are my kind friend and I love you, and because I tle sister. I o part on, but I o see my baby sister I could for train to take me home.
But I tried very o be patient for teacaller and stronger t to Boston, and sest and dearest little cs is so pleasant to make everybody best for us to sorroimes? I am alle Lord Fauntleroy, but dear Little Jakeys life put t in Jakeys eyes and gentle and loving.
Do you to ell people t animals and treat c o teaco be pitiful and loving? I tell t s to be good and to please o everyone, and be kind to animals.
Please tell me somet you kno God. It makes me o knoe to your little friend o-day Is t in Boston noernoon if it is cool enougake Mildred for a ride on my donkey. Mr. ade sent Neddy to me, and tiest donkey you can imagine.
My great dog Lioness goes o protect us. Simpson, t is my brot me some beautiful pond lilies yesterday--o me.
teactle friend, hELEN A. KELLER.
DR. BROOKSS REPLY London, August 3, 1890.
My Dear o get your letter. It great city ell you all about if I could take time for it and make my letter long enougime on I so talk to you about it all if you care to hear.
But no to tell you you are so ttle sister, ness of tiful country about you, and it makes me very glad to know how glad you are.
I am glad also to knoions . I do not see God ime. Let me tell you seems to me t Part II. Letters(1887-1901)78
o kno our is from ts. Love is at tever t o t trees are able to love in some t test and of all beings is t loving too. All t is in our s comes from wo God and his Love.
I told you t I t God is oo because you are er t merely SEES your . to you as t and color to t glad of merely see our friends enjoy, but of o enjoy. Are ?
But God does not only us to be s us to be good. s t most of all. rouble t is in to take, but o take because it makes us better. e see trouble sufferer t ever lived and yet Being and so, I am sure, t Being t the world has ever seen.
I love to tell you about God. But ell you into your if you ask is nearer to o to tell us all about our Fat is of t;e KNO t ; o last killed o die for till, and ells us t we may love him.
And so love is everyt God is, ans;God is Love.quot; t is tiful answer whe Bible gives.
All t you are to to understand more and more as you gro no it make every blessing brig to you.
You o Boston I er I do. I sember. I s you to tell me all about everyt forget the Donkey.
I send my kind remembrance to your fato your teactle sister.
Good Bye, dear e to me soon again, directing your letter to Boston. Your affectionate friend PhILLIPS BROOKS.
DR. o a letter w.
Beverly Farms, Mass., August 1, 1890. My Dear Little Friend ter several days ago, but I ing to do t I am apt to make my letters a good w answered.
It gratifies me very muco find t you remember me so kindly. Your letter is cly pleased . I rejoice to kno you are o ion--t you quot;talk ; as a curious thing SPEECh is!
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tongue is so serviceable a member (taking all sorts of s as is ed),--teeto o ts udied all t doubt, since you ised vocal speaking.
I am surprised at tery of language makes me t along as seeing and ter in a great many fig th guns and cannon!
t use icks be? You are spared ts and sounds, in dear little to do somet, gray-ill sure of being tfully cared for.
Your parents and friends must take great satisfaction in your progress. It does great credit, not only to you, but to your instructors, o s you in t nolook seems more brig of many seeing and hearing children.
Good-bye, dear little h every kind wish from your friend, OLIVER ENDELL hOLMES.
tter ten to some gentlemen in Gardiner, Maine, wer her.
tO MESSRS. BRADStREEt tuscumbia, Ala., July 14, 1890.
My Dear, Kind Friends:--I tiful ne I ate of Maine. I did not imagine, ts of Maine, t a strong and beautiful ss, to build pleasant ant countries. I ocean s blue ell t little ays at en ts. I iful namesake some time.
ittle friend, o treet.
urned to titution early in November.
tO MRS. KAtE ADAMS KELLER Souton, Nov. 10, 1890.
My Dearest Mot s of you and my beautiful ed so sadly on ednesday nigell you all t tle sister, o our journey! But I cannot see you and talk to you, so I e and tell you all t I can think of.
e did not reacon until Saturday morning. I am sorry to say t our train o Jersey City at six oclock Friday evening o cross t. e found t and transfer carriage y teaced. tation told us t train did not leave for Boston until eleven oclock, but t ake t nine, o bed and slept until morning. on. I ted because arrive on Mr. Anagnos birt expect us Saturday; but he door, and Mrs.
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table and ran to to meet us; soniso see us. After up to see Mr. Anagnos. I o see my dearest and kindest friend once more. iful c pinned to my dress. I tell everybody time o ask tries ravelling in. But I suppose he is very busy now.
t curesque. Pennsylvania is a very beautiful State. t ime, and toget fields looked very pretty. In ress very mucell Mildred s be kind to them for my sake.
Our room is pleasant and comfortable.
My typeer eaco see if it can be fixed.
t a nice time I s is a very pretty story, and I ell it to you some time. No mottle girl must say good-bye.
ito fattle daughter, hELEN A.
KELLER.
tO JOtIER Souton, Dec. 17, 1890.
Dear Kind Poet, t t o te you a letter and tell you tle friends love t poet and o entertain t melody to you, in your little study by t first I after you like to see tiful ttle crystals form in tly fall and tenderly cover every object. t. If I o-day I o me. Does it seem long to you? I y. I am afraid I cannot t so mucime. I received tter o me last summer, and I t. I am staying in Boston no titution for t I commenced my studies yet, because my dearest friend, Mr. Anagnos s me to rest and play a great deal.
teaco you. tmas time is almost for to begin! I mas Day ness and joy for you and every one. From your little friend hELEN A. KELLER.
tIERS REPLY My Dear Young Friend--I o letter on my birt tell t Oak Knoll. Of course t s to me from distant friends; and fruits of all kinds from California and otives and dear old friends Part II. Letters(1887-1901)81
y time, but to me it seems but a very little itution; it is an excellent place. Give my best regards to Miss Sullivan, and deal of love I am ttIER.
tommy Stringer, o take care of in tal at Allego be sent to an alms t time ttsburge o secure a tutor for tommy. Sed to Boston, and money o get eac;e .quot; So solicit contributions from her friends, and saved her pennies.
Dr. Alexander Graommys friends to send o Boston, and trustees of titution agreed to admit o ten for the blind.
Meany came to o make a considerable contribution to tommys education. ter before, to o raise money to buy her dog.
tributions, o tommys education. turned to t, and tommy ed to ten on th of April.
Miss Keller e lately, quot;I s t by many a poor ctle tommy, or t sympato ttle captive soul for aid.”