Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-25


oil of Sicard to his heart, aud requested nl'
4 worthy friend to signfy 20 hun, that nc
] would on the same evening present his let
ters 70 the consul, and that he could ven
,,ure 10 promise him chat it~would have
! the wished for effect.
.~Massieu's hopes were not o'saPF ota'eo
the consul ordered Sicardss Mans 10 DC e
e-rassG from the list of che prescribed; ana
. soon after he was restored to the right
sof again giving instructions to his pupils
The14th of February 1900, was the day
in which this good father appeared again
/. in the midst of his children.
a, twas about II ia the morning area
dy.was the hall appropriated for the pubic
exercises of the deaf aac duusb filled win
celebrated men among when, those IN
particular were !observed who dedicate
their talents aud labors 20 the instrnctfoa
lot youth, and the promotion OF the nap
,pine.s of the hunsn race. In the mfos'
{, Of the hall s,oed the deaf and dtmo pupils
i of both sexes and different ages. 4 ne VI.
4,vaci:y of their looks aud the rap'd''y OF
their signs, by which they mutually com
muuica;ed their sentiments, indicated taa'
this day was the happies, OF the'TI'ie.
The friends of the venerable Proscrps,
among whom was likewise the e%celleos
man who had sheltered him from the
storm of party rage, enter the hall 10
crowds. and number Of beautiful iadte:
fembeIlished the company.by the-ldstre OF
their charms.
! At once penetrating cry of escapes
Massieu-every one rises up respect
full silence reigns throughout the whole 49,
sembty; Sicard appears MassIeu IS axe
ready in his arms--his mouth is. Joined to
the mouth Of Sicard his whole soul
seems to be transfSsea into the soul OF
his preceptor-ke takes him by the hand
and conducts him to his chair. lnmedl>
! stely the male pupils rush towards him.
The more adult among them surround
Etheir adored master, press him TO their
fhearis, and hold him 10 their arms. The
little ones4kiss his hands, cling TO his gar
ment, and climb up to his breast and ms
head. 2I1eis covered with the most affect
ing signs, with the tears OF the al ats and
of the children.
Sieard endeavoursto speak, but his C.
motion deprives him of the power ot~ut
terance. He wishes TO communicate &c
each of bis pupils what passes II his
heart, blu, all atonce fix their eyes upon
him, embrace him, caress hin /; TO extend
over them his bent6cient hands. TO te!
bv sigcs that he loves them all With
the paternAl affection, that he receive:
them all into his bosom, is all that ne has
power,o do, all that the blissful intox'ea-
tien Of his soulinspires him with.
| As however, no,hihg escapes his Peoe
trating glance, he observed tia, his female
pupils, restrained by the b4shf illness pc
-caliar 70 their sex, venture not WI Oily &c
give way to the emotions which eradlates
from their eyes; and CLOVIS in every lea
ture OF their expressive countenances. al
fected by this struggle of modesty and sen
siment, he goes towards then, stops fo'
a moment, then stretches out his arms q
receives their caresses with tone TIA
seems to say, "should father blush &c
embrace his childfen?"
&Whjle these bashfuI msideus are ex
pressing to their teacher tn Joy which his
return occasions them, the VS. who have
made the greatest progress approach ths
table, and dellneate witt letters OF ,hre, aae
the rapidity oflighsning the en- ions which
animate them. One of them thanks th'
consul and his brother for having restored
TO them the man from whom rhev receiv
ed their moral existence another describe
the anxiety and melancholy with whici
they were overwhelmed dorlng the 40
sence of their beloved Preeeptor-; lt'rc
writes down the sentence that virtue ant
truth sooner or later will triumph over ,h'
articles of the wicked At last Massle;
himself appears at the table, aud while nj
presents to the eyes of the adm'rlng spec