Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-17
Interesting Wedding Party.

MARRIAGE OF Two MUTEs BY A MUTE
CLERGYMAN-In the city of Lexington
on the evening of August 5th, was wit
messed such wedding party and such
marriage ceremony Us perhaps, never oc-
Cured in the United States, certainly
notin the State Of Kentucky. Mr.. John
BIount, the bridegroom, is deaf mute.
who was brought up in Alabama but re-
ceived his education at the Kentucky In
sttution for the Deaf and Dumb, Danville.
where he is at present an accom- lished
and highly esteemed instructor. He is a
tall and fine looking specimen Of man.
and is gentleman in every sense of the
word. Miss Lucretia Ann Hoaglaud
the bride. is also deaf mute. She was
educated in the Institution at Danville.
and would pass for beautiful and accom-
plished lady in any circle of society,"
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hoagland, the parents
of the bride, at whose house the marriage
took place, are also both of them deaf
mutes. They received their education
some twenty five years since at the same
Institution. They have three other chill
dren-two Of them hear and talk: their
youngest, little boy nine years old, is
like the bride, mute and expects before
long to 60 to the same institution, to OBJ
tain that inestimable blessing-a good ed
ucation--which his father, mother and
and sister have received before him.
There was also present, as invited
guests. some twelve or fifteen educated
mutes, all of them present or former pu-
pills of the above named institution.
The attendant of the bride, Miss Mary
Boyed, from Harrison county, was mod
est, beautiful, and elegantly dressed la
dy, as adorns any drawing room. She
was formerly class-mate of the BRIDE
Other young ladies, who were mutes, were
present, who attracted marked attention
by their personal charms as well as by
their superior intelligence. Young gen
tlemen, also, were not wanting. of fine
appearance, education and manners. to
lend interest to the occasion. In addi-
ton to the mutes who we're present, were
others who, from intercourse with the
family of the bride, or in some other way
had become familiar with the sign Ian.
guage, so that the conversation of the
evening was held chiefly in the beautiful
pantomilne Of the deaf and dumb.
But that which, perhaps, gave the most
peculiar interests to the occasion. was the
fact that marriage ceremony was celebra
ted in the sign language of the deaf and
dumb. The officiating clergyman was
the Rev. S. B. Cheek, Vice President OF
our State Institution at Danville. Not a
word was heard during the whole cere-
mony, the prayer, the propounding of the
marriage covenant, the benediction and
the blessing of the wedding feast, were
all performed in the graceful and elo-
quent though voiceless language Of ma
ture, which may be termed the vernacu-
lar of the deaf and dumb. The mutes
who were present all testified their pecu-
liar delight, saying they had often wit
messed marriages before, but had never
understood what was actually said and
done until this occasion. 1t was, taken
altogether emphatically mute festival.
in which all parties present were delight
ed and which furnished a most striking
exemplitcation of what has been done
and can be done for the unfortunate
mute