New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-15

hand or Warning voice to guard them from It's pitfalls
erd srarss, are urged upon the notice o. the
phlsrttrupc With 90 much enthusssm, u
but natural that the efo's mace Tor tas smsos ss.
phsrs in doube seLse, ere the KIDD hand OF iaten
aelce has lifted the vel Of gno, snce from tasr mnds
and hesttens in ignorance OF the trae Ho,, sc9aa
touch Q responsive chord IL tie breasts OF tue pnuSa
thropic who compose this community. The building
in which We are holding our exhibition Is 20
the Goodies Of Music, ard was but yesterday taat
is VAT come made vocal with the sweet sosss Of
these who though shut out from tie bssutitu pancrs
Of nature ard Of art still found this deprivation IN
degree compensated for by the pleasures OF hear
ing. To-day held tie Anniversary Of those on whose
fell the fond tones Of parents voice. But
they, contemplating the bliss in store for them when
the music of the angels shall fist burst upon tneI
esrs ar wbeI their now sealed lips shall open With
the praises CT their Maker, can hardly regret that
their have never beet narred BY earthly SQUADS.
The audience were requested 70 ask questions ofthe
clAs. To ore of these thus proposed, namely,
(Which would you rather be, deaf and dumb, or
blLd ! the following beautiful answer was returned
by CLe OF the young gentlemen:
al can form TO Inception OF the happiness Of the
blind. further than that produced by conversation
with the world and Of listening to the spoken produc.
tons Of eloQues minds of inspiring snd receiving the
harm ones Of music ard Of long continued communion
witb,their Maker. In other respects they seem de-
pendent and separated from the besatfu world around
Us. Tie deaf and dumb the contrary, enjoy every
thing which others do, except that they are deprived
Of those pleasures TO which the Is esseotis The
glorious sunlight and tie varied ard wondrous beau
ties Of nature are ever before them and when the
window Of their mind has been opened by the hard OF
education, they enjoy an inward light which is the
mere peaceful that t'er mind is rot disturbed by the
uDpe ant noises Of the outer world"
The following words were given by different gentle
men in tie audience, TO be Incorporated IN sloge
seLteIce by the members of the class the Hisa
Clase): Henry Clay, Karsas. New-ioA. ship,
" beautiful, run, eagle"
The following sc ntence, embodyipg all the words,
was written BY one of the !orrg ladies: we hsyeno
" doubt but were our cherished orator. Henry Clay.
Low living, he would exert his most effective clio
querce 10 vilccste the cause OF unhappy han.
sas His cratiors we're ever terder, striking and
beautiful, ard his thoughts, ike the eagle, SOAKED
"to higher regions. In Newlork especially, his
memory is regarded with the most afectionste ad
miraiiOn; and indeed like the mighty ship that pre-
" sents a firm uufinching bulk when the waves run
high, his fame rides proudly through the land"
A number Of exercises in the natural language Of
signs were given by the more advanced pupils amons
the most striking Of which may be nstanced the de-
sorpten of fishing excursion, and s.so visit OF
physician 20 bis patient, by Mr.. Vail vivid
trsrsation into natural pantomime of c. er's Ode
entitled 1.-THE Passions which was given by Mr. w.
Wv. Gsmage; and q recitation Of Campbells poem
Lord Ullin's Daughter" by J. H. Roche. The reel.
by Mis- Mary /. Goodrich ard of an extract frsm
"Evapgeline," by Miss Gertrude c. Walter, were
siDgulaIly graceful ard were received with much
applause: Az appropriate dialogue written TOR them
by Mr.. IEOmd5 GaIauott, was dIluslpRy
into the sign dialect by little boy and girl named
Peter W'schief and Cbrstiana j. Roerer.
The Lords Prayer was beautifully interpreted in
pantomime by Miss Fanny Freeman, concerning whose
life tie following interesting facts were stated She is
the daughter Of the Rev. Ar. Freeman, Presbyte-
ran missit nary to Inds, and was born In Aushsbso
where her mother died her father, with second wife
were u dered near Cawnpore by the SePoys in the
late Indian rebellion.
The whole exhibition was most n,erestiu ard emil
nently satisfying, as to the progress the pupils
making under the able corps OF teachers attached to
the nstt luton,