Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-26

| C0urc"Sntiou brtvecn the dcnf0nd dymb
and the blind. There has been no cc,c-
bratlon during the week SO numcrouslv
attended or at which such deep and univef-
sal feeling was manifested, IS that Of the
exhibition OF the Deaf and Dumb, at the
! Chatham-streCt Chapel, on Thuus}av eve.
mng. The interest of the occasion was
doubtless increased, as was the cratifica.
ton derived from the excrc ises, by the
presence of DR. Howe and his pupils from
the Blind School al Boston.
The exercises were commenced bv the
Deafand Dumb under the direction Of
Mr. Peet, the Principal Standing bv
their States, they exhibited, in various
ways, by answers to questions. and bv the
construction of sentences for the illnstra.
ton OF the meaning of words given them
by the audience, powers Of mind, discriln-
nation, humor, and keenness of percep-
llon, which elected the warmcst evidence
es ofapprobation.
The blind were introduced, and intense
interest excited by the sight of two bcau-
ulul little girls and boy, cropping their
way to the front Of the stage and fee]ino
for their books which lay in the DESK
Their performances were prclced bv
Jew remarks Of DR. Howe explanatory Of
the system of teaching the blind. The
little girls then oEened their books, turned
to any page or verse named. and running
their fingers over The raised surface ofthc
letters, read audibly and fuentIv. Ones
tons were then put in geography, and the
blind girl, turning to the globe which
stood near, wi.irled it round fit for the
countries named, and pointed them ont TO
the delighted audience. She bounded the
states, traced the course Of rivers indcat- !
cI situations with an ease and accuracy !
which showed he7 TO be FAM i1r with &C.
ogrophy.
The blind boy then took a copy of the
New Testament, printed in French. and !
read and translated entire passages with |
correctness and ease. Ali three Of the |
children read and understood the French !
two Of them speak it, and the boy is Sore
what verSeJ in Latin. Arithmetic fellow
cd, and tough Questions, put by the auli-
cnce, were answered by tho Blind, sooner
rh"n could have been done by most Of tho !
spectators. The little girl is we'll ve~sed
in algebra. Then came music, and the
sweet voices Of the girls Joined with the
clear notes Of the boy, who accompanied
himself on the piano, filed the house. and
drew tears from many an eve. They
were, however, tears of delight, for the
songs OF the blind We're chegrful-tbeir
elastic movements, their clear bright checks
and their sprightIy voices, showed how
happy they were
But the most interesting part Of the ex-
hill uon was to come The dumb had
te'n taught to speak by signs, and the
hind to read by the touch-how were
they TO converse together? The blind
girl he'd up her hand, the dumb watched
e'ery finger, every joint every movement
and turning to their states, wrote rapid
ly the words she had been spelling! (iIo-
rouS triumph of humanity-the blind
taking TO the deaf! A greater followed
"a deaf girl approached the blind one
she held out her hand and the other feel
ing OF 1t, examined every letter as it was
Iormed, spelled the words, and read on the
myers OF the dumb, as it were in book,
with movable type, and repeated aloud
what she read. This double victory over
apparently insurmountabe obstacles was
ruIy beautiful; we believe it has never {
before been attempted at any public exhi- (
9Itlon', and the breathless silence which I
oervaded the church, the intense interest t
iePlcted on every face ofthe vast audience, {
showed how great was their interest and
heir delight.
The proceedings Of the evening were t
'losed by the recitation of the Lords v
PRAYER, in signs, with the dpeneSt so!cmni- d