The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-02-21
1T 1T QJ q MpTTO-- s BnuAL RIGHTS ro a 1.1,.ss
WILLIE s. d THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY zl 1856

wife acted wisely. No sooner was this said
than the complainant burst into a passion t
tears.SsThe lady,whom she charged with
Insulting her, was, in truth, infinitely her
superior in ,delicaey of feeling, as, well as un-
derstanding jealousy was at the bottom of
the difficulty. $ 3, 5 y, 81 - sss,ti
- IL Is characteristic of the deaf and dumb
that when they live together they are in ..hot
water" A young lady ofsuperior education,
Immediately after her marriage, received and
accepted thesinyitation of a friend TO board
with her. Shehad not been long quartered
there before her friend made a scene, a de-
scription Of which would not excite other
feelings than that disgust. The friend saw
in her not only the essential qualities of a
lady, but an exccllentscholar, and hence her
Jealousy. y ss- a ~
A gentleman, who in his boyhood. had
distinguished himself by his proficiency in
all the branches of education, taug Int in a
deaf and dumb school, offended many of his
former school fellows simply by talking
fuently on the ordinary topics Of conyersa-
tion. He was stigmatised as a conceited fel.
low. He married a lady, who, too, had
been a distinguished pupil in the same
school. Her superior understanding alone
caused her many bitter enemies. Reader.
if you asked her enemies what was her stand
ing in the community, they world not hesi.
tate to call her all manner of bad names.
. Thus It Will be seen that life among the
deaf and dumb cannot be otherwise than a
life of misery. They read little, much less
write with their speakisg friends. They
love to talk tribes. There is much in their
conversation 20 disgust. They suspect TOO
much aad for the most part without caase.
A well educated mute cannot expect to live
happily among the vulgar deaf and dunab.
Doetology--an excellent agent in amplify.
ing the language Of the deaf and Jumb-is
rarely employed in the daily intercourse of
these people. They do not like 10 arrange
words as they come from their fingers, in
the order Of grammatical language. That
good many mutes conduct themselves as
Seconsaes ladies and gentlemAn, adait; but
they are in minority, with regard to the
number Of deaf and dumb who have reoeiy-
ed sciaOd education.
A mute boy reading letter which he re-
ceived from his parents, came to the follow.
ing words: "your sister JANE is well. She
still goes to school," and told his compan-
ions that it appeared from the letter that his
sister JANE Fserote aoell. Thus he put
wrong construction upon the words which
have just quoted. One of my female sehol.
ars chided me for marryiag nay wife, and
said that my wife would have to part with
me when she went to see her mother who
lived at a great distance.
The mutes Of New England attempted to
publish newspaper, the object of which
was to advocate the rights of the deaf and
dumb; but, as none Of them possessed the
requisite qualifications ofa public Journalist,
they abandoned the attempt which, to say
the least, was foolish. They also endeavored
TO form themselves into an ASSOCIATION for the
relief of those oftheir number in distress but
| 1t ended in 20. go. -. i. =
Deaf mutes ought to associate with speak.
ing people, and by writing them, familiarize
themselves with the idioms Of the language
which is universally spoken, and with the
the ideas Of great men,, / know several
mutes who, by constant conversation with