The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-12-27
For This Cecil H'hs.
THE STATISTICS OF
DEAF AND DUMB MARRIAGES.

ny JOE, a JERSEY MUTE.
The Messenger has sensible article on deaf
mute marriages. 1t goes the full length in opn-
ion and evidences facts TO explode the opinion
which unfortunately prevails in the community.
that mute parents cannot train their children in
the way they should 90. in consequence of their
infrmty. 1t would afford us great pleasure to
give entire the Article aforesaid, but it is too
long TO sui, cur purpose. We have gathered
the statistics Of deaf mute marriages, which
have taken place in all parts of the United
States, and now lay them before our readers
leaving out the names oftle parties.
An eminent divine just deceased, married a
deaf and dumb lady, who had been educated bv
him for some years. She still survives him, and
has several children, all of whom are blessed
with the faculties Of hearing and speech. One
of them is now professor in the New York In
slitute for the Deaf and Dumb. He has mar
ricd mute lady, said to be beautiful, whose
father is Il physician.
A mute gentleman down east. has recently
married highly educated lady, whose father is
well known throughout Christcndom as n divine
Of great eloQuence. He Uhe mute gentleman
Is worth $3.50 900, and was for few wears an
assistant teacher in the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM
al Hartford. Conn.
A deaf lazy, whose talents are moderate. is
married to the most intelligent mute in the
United States, perhaps in the world. One of
her daughters is the wife OF an Episcopal minis
ter out West.
The able and accomplished editor fthe Radii
newspaper, who was educated as a charity
scholar in the Hartford Asylum, and afterwards
became a teacher in the Deaf and Dumb Insti-
tute at Canaioharie, N. Y, married one of his
earliest pupils, and still lives with her.
There was a family Of three sisters in com
mcrclal city, all Of them deaf and dumb from
birth. They were ola high intellectual organ
ization, and we'll educated. A dumb gentleman,
By profession portrait painter, saw fell in love
with, and finally married the prctriret and most
intelligent of the three sisters. Family PRAYER
has been established in their house. and is per-
formed in the sign language. They have two
interesting children. Another ofthe three sisters
has just launched upon the wide ocean of matr-
mony. Her husband. also mute. is a clerk in
the Treasury Department in the city of Wash
in@ttn.
A gentleman OF New jersey a scmi.mutr.
contracted a marriage with deaf girl after her
education was finished lie is one of the most
intelligent mu'cs in America while his better
h@i Is sadly dehcicn, in intellect. He is author
OF the ''Tales Of the Deaf and Dumb,,a very
interesting book. He was formerly connected
with the Press OF Philadelphia, and is now
farmer
deaf and dumb gentleman, teacher in a
Deal and Dumb Institution, is happy in the al
IrctIonS OF his wife, likewise deaf As wife
She is sweet beyond conception; as a mother.
careful and ai!ectionutc; as Il companion, sinru-
larry agreeable, as friend. warm-hcar.ed and
generous: and as Il christian she is the cn.bodi
ment oiall that is pure and vlrtuouS. In saving
this, we are actua.ed by 70 impulse OF entAu
SIaSln OF generosity. Let us say that we are of
a naturally cold disposition. Her husband has
purchased anew brick house. which presents
very pretty appearance. Their only daughter,
through only SIX years Of age, can communicate
what she has seen or heard during the day. bv
gestures and spelling on the fingers She loves
her mother ienderly, and will speak to her all
the time.
A mute couple in the interior of Pennsylvania,
have numerous offspring. Their family at
present, we believe, consists of nine children,
the youngest being few months old. They
talk with singular facility. Their father is a
shoemaker. Notwithstanding his occupation, he
possesses a most prolific imagination. and has
little Or no difficulty in rendering his dis courses
"From grave to gay, from lively to scvcre''
We have known many infants learn to tall. by
signs with their parents before they grew old
enough TO be able TO walk about the room. 1t
is little singular that the children of mute par
ents could so early learn to talk with them.
u The beauty of a rainbow vanishes
in the storm: the mcteor's is but a mo-
ment;sthe glittering gems ofheaven will
one day go out; the sun himself be ex-
tngulshed, but the star of Hope shiaes
beautiful forever.
UTHumility is grace that bcauti-
ges and adorns every other grace ! with
out it the most splendid natural and ac-
CURED acquisitions lose one half of their
charm.
H. There are two classes of people
that, can afford to be modest, those who
possess vast amount of kno W ledge, and
hose who have but little.