Question

draw a pen potrait on hellens father

Answer 1

Helens father was Arthur H. Keller. He was a former captain in the Confederate Armyand later an editor of a newspaper. Helen's recollects how she used to make her way through 'great drifts of newspapers' to her father's side. Helen found her father's work amusing and puzzling, and would often imitate him to find out exactly what he would be so occupied in. It was only several years later that she learnt that he was an editor.

He was a loving father and was devoted to the family. He was also a goodhunter. Helen notes that his hospitality was great, almost to a fault. He also seemed to have keen interest in gardening and maintainingorchard. He was very fond of his dogs. Helen calls him an excellent story-teller, who used to entertain Helen by spelling stories on her hand. Helen recalls how her father would be delighted to give to her anything that pleased her. Mr. Keller tried every means possible to first get her cured of her disabilities, and later, to give her proper education.

Mr. Keller died in the summer of 1896 after a short span of suffering and illness. Helen recalls her fathers death as a great blow to her, her 'first personal experience with death'.