Piute Chieftain | 1917-01-18 | Page 6 | Rising Above Affliction

RISING ABOVE affliction J I 1 ti II 11 1 t I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 t n I 1 t i I 1 att t aj li ai 1 ja t f c it q 1 I 1 t e I 1 ar I 1 it 1 iii vaz R I 1 nat I 1 t 1 ti 1 V 1 ii 4 15 41 Z 4 1 na I 1 f I 1 t I 1 i I 1 paralyzed from her shoulders down her useless little shrunken hands lying quite still on a pillow in front of her asdall a small girl dreams dream of the day when she will be a famous artist and these dreams have brought her a anew new power or sense for alli this little stricken one has learned to io use heN hei mouth to hold her pencils and brushes while she draws the pictures that are the delight and pride of the brooklyn N Y hospital of st giles the cripple ethel toussaint the brave little artist Is just juit fourteen years old for seven years year sever ever since an attack of infantile paralysis she has been unable to wo move ve her body but her mind was busy and her will to become an artist has caused her to overcome almost insurmountable obstacles