Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-08-22
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INTERESTING CEREMONY.
MARRIED. on tho morning Of the l,t
nlhmo, Of the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb IN this city, by the Rev. Dr.. Mil
nor. h.. J. II. Burnett. Of Livingston. ".
j.. to Miss Pbsbe Osborne, OF Ca,,i!e,
Gennesse county. N. Y. "a pupil Of the
institution.)
We have seldom attended ma,rimo.
NAL occasion Of more agreeable interest
than the one above mentioned. We will
not attempt minute description OF the
scene. though full chapter nigh, be
written on 1t, which would doubtless be
gratifying TO those who are curious. 70
know how the marriage ceremony ofiuo
deaf mute persons would 90 conducted.
~ nine and half a. VI. the Bride
and her maids were dressed and decked
With flowers, and the bridegroom and se.
veral OF his relatives and friends arrived
IN carriages from town. -Four pretty de. T
muia girls olficiaied as brides ruaid. a-.
eompanied by two deaf mute young men.
aad two OF the young gen.lensn PROBES.
sors Of tbs institution. Attended by
these four couples. the pair be;ro,hed, al
ten O'Clock entered The large apartment
in tho west wing Of the institution. where.
IN the Prescace Of an assemblage OF some
200 persons, Consisting Of the pupils OF
the institution, the professors, nations.
&c.-,he principal and his fam.ly-th.
officiating clergyman. and numerous Ia
viied guests, they were 10 be uai:ed ia
the holy estate Of uaAirimony."
Tho ceremony ws7 solemnizel -ner
the Episcopal form, BY the Rev. D.. Nil.
nor, president Of the institution ) il hia
haPPieii and most impressive manner
The Interpretation OF the spoken words.
senence By sentence 10 the mute mar
ried pair, and the mute portion Of the su.
dicnce, wss performed by Mr. Feet, in his
peculiarly elegant ard forcible mode OF
exhibiting The sign language; nor could il
for moment BIO doubted iha, those nost
interested in tho exercises OF the occasion
fully eomprehended the sense OF The In.
depreciation. when, IN ansver TO the sevs-
raj questions put 10 them, thoir mods OF
Affirmation were returned. with en- EXPIRES
sion OF most deyout meaning. and EN- phat-
&c determination, directly 10 the otIieiaiing
clergyman. each IN turn seeming 10 say.
yes, surely, and mean il too
The solemni,ies OF the occasion were
terminated BY prayers sad the benedic.
ton. by DIR. Miner and SIR. Peet 10
words and in signs. Then followed the
usual situations, Tefreshmenis, sc. aud
at tho bride. after taking IN affection
ale leave Of her fellow pupils, her 10.
s,rLc,ors and fEiends at the institution.
departed with her husband and his friends
90 her now home west Of tho PasEaic.
ELoouExcE.-A Mississippi paper
gives tho following pathetic CONNER CO.
ment OF speech OF one OF their LAWYERS
some years sIsce. on the trial OF negro
for the murder Of another named DAME.
whom he buried on the hill side IN such
haste as TO leave one Of hi, feet uncover.
ed which led to tho detection OF lac
crime:
"Gcni'emea NJ ;h5 Jury. Pani.i - no more
no more shall Daniel pluck the snowy cotton
bal, or PLOUGH The si'a.sa, fIIov, so r-of-
shall b enllvcn the negro quarter "a SaiurIsf
nEhis Nth IN rsclal C eooa hunts, ~ sinc
"a" bore % ths Germ stGcAirs' Nc cqatie-
Hoea. be les lflsi the h,.-sidc viii enc foot
ont ahi ono foot pS.n,.ag 10 tbs aschej vault Of
heaven"