Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-28
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y six months apparently vain efforts. We
have at last opened the means of commH-
nlcation with the mind of our unfortunate
deaf and blind girl from Vermont You
know that she was very wild-aImost
savage, when she was brought here, and
that she wore her head in bag. For a
long time she not only was sulen and
.unsociaI, but she furiously repulsed all
| attempts to teach her, and would not sub
nit to any endearments. So intractable
was she, that feared she might be insane.
| When she grew more docile, she submit
| ted indeed to The attempts to teach her
| arbitrary signs, but was entirel V passive,
| and Utterly unconscious OF the nature of.
! the process to which she submitted. Her
mind, entirely unused to reflection, seem
ed enshrouded 10 darkness and Stiffness
as profound as that of the tomb, and only
| at times manifested mnte aRaZement; but
at last it seemed to seize upon the clue
which was offered to II, and BY that clue
is now guiding itself out into he light
She is now manifestly aware Of the E1as
ture Of The process TO which she is sub.
jcct; her countenance is alive with hui
man expression; she comprehends the
tsigns and names of several things, and
begins to ask for more. The most de-
| ljghfni part of it is that Laura Bridge
man is a most ardent and useful co-adlu-
tor in The work Of entjghtcniEg Lucy
, REMARKABLE EscAPE.-The Baptist
meeting house at Worcester, Mass; was
struck bv lightning, Oh the 30th ut. It
seems that there were Ia the basement of
| the church about two hundred and fly
children the whole force ofthe lightning
stroke was spent in their midst, nearly all
of them were thrown PROSTATE upon the
floor, ifteen or twenty, who were crowd
ing to the door, were laid one upon anoth-
er and some dozen of them were some
what, though not seriously, injurea.
! EAILRoADs.-There are wanting only
) two or three links to complete the long
! line Of railroad from Maine to n. Carroll
; na-24 miles of which are between Hart
} ford, Conn, and Springfield, Mass; and
! SO miles from New-Haven, to the State
s line Of New York, making one entire
e from Buffalo on the West and Portland
n on the East to the city of Washington-
s in length of over 1000 miles When
;. this is completed we shall have an iron
= line from the East to the West, Moth 10
: South and Southwest, of continued lines
with the exception of about SO miles
from Washington to fredericksburg. Va. !
IS ef nearly $500 miIes.-BostOn Irons.
1t CASE oE sEDucT1oN.-Ats the recent
r term Of the Court in Malone, n. Y, MIR.
ID Patrick Murphy recovered OF Rev. Mr.
is McNu'ty, Roman Catholic Priest, the
to sum Of $4,000. for the seduction of bis
G. daughter. The trial was very protracted
- and excited much interest in the public
1e mind. Mr.. Murphy and his daug hser
oil were members of Mr.. Nc Nulty's church
n We have not learned whether the Rev
e. gentleman has been caltedt before an &c
- cIesiastcaI tribunal 10 answer for his OF
e! fence or not.- UaiUersalist Watchman.
o. A HARD GAME.-Last Tuesday, a yer,
al genlIemanly and well dressed EngIishmaI
n. by the name Of Fox, aged about fort,
mt years, was arrested, tried, and for want c
w. bail 10 insure his appearance at the mex
court, was committed to the Jail in New
fame, ". for obtaining money from severo
TO- gentlemen in BrattIeboro', under fa!s
to preteaces. He represented Rims, # a
OF being man of great property, and ha
IN been obliged to leave his residence
Ill Sharon. N. Y, for some misdemeano
me and told 50 good story as to induce III
'n- gentlemen. some Of them lawyers, to len
us him money and Otherwise to treat BIZ
OTIS with great politeness. As he was n
'e' willing to return to his home. lie gave CT
ore of the gentlemen, Colonel Chase who hs
Ge' advanced him morfiessat diflefeptiines
Ia power of attorney to take possession Of b
ler property, which led the Colonel 10 pr
can coed to Sharon, where he found the sa
'u,q Fox to be villain, without propert
~ and Furthermore escaped from the Office
of that town under an arrest EorthGm
r, is ton (Mass.) Courier.
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