Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-25
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Twenty.eight months had the man,
whom 1he abbe de PEper chose tor his
= Immaculate successor, the celebrated aud
snodes, Sleard, been the object OF pro.
!. scrip,lou In which he was undesrEvedly 10.
cluaed.
Concealed 10 the house of trusty friend,
who for two years rlsked his ownIi to
: save a head of such value, Sicard under.
took the task TO bestrew with Aowsrs the
q 6,st studies of childEen, 20 Facilitate their
J, progress, aud t0 reader the performance OF
Sheir duty easier TO the fathers OF families
In barrow. cell, BY che light OF lamp,
whose faint glimmer seemed 10th to disco
yer the venerable traits OF the estimaoie
xecluse and TO be,ray his place OF refuge,
he wrote his Universal Grammar; thus
reveng ms himself on theinjuslice OF men,
only BY heaping new benefits upon them.
Ia the mean time, the deaf aud DUMB
OF every ag= and seq lamented the absence
of their teacher. Sometimes they looked
~ up TO the windows of their apartment, aud
their eyes were believed with tears: or
they would regard with fixed attention the
armchair where Slcasd had been wont ai'
: most daily TO expand souls, aud render
eefhem susceptible of the Impressions OF ma
asesure: and of the Significant aud various
! -2e siures lha. al oshertules animated their
coantenanees, the expressions o. detection
=, and sor4ow alone remained One OF them
10 particular, Jean Ma.sieu, the fifth OF
the same family who had enjoyed the IN.
etrociiuns of the venerable ) card, was so
Z affected by the loss,of his teacher, that to
.pacify him they were obliged 10 make him
acquainted with his place of refuge Tine
young man, whose understanding and tai.
eu,s all Paris admires, aud who, notwi'h.
standing hiswesk state ot'heaithhad been
~promoted to- the place of repeteur 10 the
school, with salary of 1900 francs, re.
peasedly offered to share his small income
with SlcArd: - My father (sAid he by
meaus of rapid signs) hasnothpg: must
provide h,m with food and chatting and
save him from the cruel fate that Expresses
him." He accordingly took the necessary
steps with prudence. engaged some OF ms
friends TO assist him In putting his insrn-
lions into execution, and kept himself 10
readiness to lay hold of the first favorable
~cppoTtuhity. AT leng hlhe already wfshed
for moment arrived. A dramatic poet,
whom the enthusiasm of his heart render
ed courageous (Bouilly) founded the Ieso-
LUTON 10 interest the public in favor of the
successor of. the able de PEpee, by pro-
dacipgs On The stage a. memorable seene
from the life of that celebrated founder OF
the institution tor instrucsing the deaf aud
dumb. The undertaking was danger
-ous but the motive irresistible The al
IaSlience shed tears 90 the memory OF The
Sab &c dc rEpee; and whilst his sainted
ma ne was repeated, the unfortunate 81.
carrie likewise resMnded. %! that from
This asyium he coald have heard these at.
feeling EXPLANATIONS of numerous aud
,xesoectable assembly, this consoling bSrst
of enthusiasm from people which paid
homage 10 virtue, and pleaded the cause OF
syipnocence. " Sicard ]" they exclaimed
7from every side, /" restore TO US SSIcard 81
From the emotion thass animated every
- co lntensnce, from the applause that was
= clApped from every hand, and especially
from the INDISPENSABLE transports OF the
author (Boulllyl IL was easy for Massi u
:. notwi,hs audIng his deafness and dumb
MESS. 20 form an idea OF the interest which
the audience expressedin favor OF the pre-
'.sc.pto,: and he so well contrived matters
<14hal few days after, he and "Beuilly met
~eogo,her at the house of legislator. WAC
-. s-friend of men and merit, and of the
v,nfor,unste, = aud where brother of the
chief scousul OF the French republic hap
pepsd 10 be ON aeSisit. Having here, by
the affecting answers which he gave to the
questions put to him, sotsened the hearts
of grsal number OF persons to a Paruc'
patton of his feelings, he gave 20 the bro