I've been helping out deaf people al! my
life - that Is- I have been giving them some
«.f my time, for they don't have much pleas
ure in a social way, and it always pleases
them to be noticed. A deaf man feels very
much like he is outside of sociHy. lhe
world has gone off and leit him. Aly folks
were telling something at the table today
that was very funny, and the laugh went
nierriiv around am! 1 laughed, too. but I
iK’Vi'i* hciirtl word. But wlioncvci 1 jnukc
a misfit answer to my wife she elevates her
voi.-e and says, “Good morning Air. Hast'.."
“Seventy-live cents,” says I. And 1 Ip nr
her say" some other things, too, ever and
anon. She told me this morning that sir* had
ti new moon vine she wanted me to plant
out for her if I felt like it. "it changed
.yieierdnv,” said 1. "What changed.'
d she. ’ “The moon,” said I. “We had a
new moon last night." Ami I looked solemn
itnd ead and put my hand up to my ear
after tie position of deaf folks. there is
no dodging her that way. She went and
got a little pot and pointed to the ground
find 1 went and got the hoe and planted the
vine, and she smiled at me and said: “Good
morning, Air. Hasty. ' "Seventy-live cents,
said I. Yesterday she said she reckoned
the would have to get Mrs. Roberts to make
Up that last dress 1 bought her if I could
spare the money. 1 got a glimmering idea
of her remark and nodded assent, for I
wouldn't give her a nice dress ami not pay
for the making. I am not that kind of a
tnan. The girls make up all their dresses
but my wife shall not make her's any more
eo long as I live. She has worked enough.
