The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-21
SPEECH WITHOUT WORDS.

Il don't see, Aunt Georgey,' observed a small
boy of five and half, who was sticking a his
figures during an arithmetcal examination
II don't see the good OF the multiplication IA.
BILE. Itseems to me to be going through sc
much to get at SO little"
"You'd rather play at "Tit. tat, toe" dare.
say, Dickey,' remarked his beloved aunt, smil-
ing sardonically.
"Ay, there's something i'm that" replied the
youth, unconscious of her sarcasm; tone sees
what one is driving at there, ali long"
nevertheless, everything has its use'' per-
sisted the old lady, who was very Minerva
for aphorisms, and like that heather celebrity,
Kept bird which, however. was not an oW :,
but parrot. mo one can tell what immense
advantages may flow from the acquisitionr-
From the what % interrupted the rude lad.
who was OF an inquiring rather than areverent
disposition.
From learning the least things my dear"
"Ah,'' observed the boy, 81 dare say there's
the alphabet now, for instance amt there Z
Who ever first hit on that, wonder. to teach a
fellow to read p
"Ah, and there's the deaf and dumb alphabet.
100, Dickey, which teaches people to talk with
out words"
"And were you ever deaf and dumb Aunt
Georgey! 0 my, what funny go!'
III you won't use these rsry strange words,
chiid-and where you picked them up is am
~ Of how Aunt Georgey herself once saved her
lie, entirely through having learned the deaf
nd dumb alphabet: shall ,,
Instead Of the lesson, Aunt Georgey? O
yes, i should like it better than pien
"Ihere were two little boys, Dickey and one
of them not very much Older than you, who
used to come and stay with yeur Uncle Frank
you never saw him, dear child. did Won
All, he would have liked those bon blue ewes
to stay with your Uncle Frank and me
when we Were first married. and they could
neither hear nor speak, Dickey.''
Couldn't they eat neither, Aunt Georgey
nor drink, nor nothing!
~ yes they We're only deaf and dumb but
that IS q very dreadful misfortune indeed, nv
obi snfr COLI
with their dingers-so-only ever SO much
- That amt talking; that's cats cradle, Aunt
''No, IL isn't it's speech, though there are M
words. said then-"Dickey, don't interrunt
your aunt with foolish observations.
y! didn't hear you, them" replied Dickev
Perhaps not my dear, but nevertheless 7
did say it; SO don't Your Uncle Frank and !
learned this foreign alphabet on purpose. that
we might understand what these two moor lads
n"u .s 70 say. Tney We're lar quicker far clever
ay, and draw and sew, and do many other things
which You would make but very bad hand
Gould they do the MULTIPLICATION table
Aunt Georgey J"
'Yes, child"
.Couid they play at "Tit, tat, toe" Aunt
YES; and at draughts. and backgammon.
ana cness, and at fox and geese, as well as any
ooys. They could almost what we said
though they could not hear, with such quick
eager eyes did they watch every movement of
our lips We soon, however, got to talk as
easily with our fingers as our tongues; and
sometimes, when the lads were not with ms
Oncie franz and used to converse in that
manner When we were alone, for practice
1T happened upon one occasion that he had
TO 60 70 London on important business; he
was 70 nave gone by an afternoon train; but
delayed him, SO that he was not
able to leave before the nipht-express was
not1n very good health and retired to INV he'd
room ABOUT two hours before his departnr..
, -. rrvasisen, however, to come up and wish
-. ooo-oye beIOre ne started. which wouI d he
between twelve and one O'Clock In the morn j
ing The matter which called him awav va.
s mnecteo win the bank here, which had lust
oeen burned down and my husband n Sas,rs
though did not know 1t at the Tine 50 rraa,
secret had he endcayored to keen itehaS ,
many thousand pounds belonging to the con.
the iron safe in our bedroom. where ,hs Up IN
was kept. lie was bank manager and Z
sponsibse Tor the whole Off, 1t was Winter.
~; ana there was fire in the room, SO
o1'enl Anu comfortable that was In no hurry I
70 leave u and get into bed, but sat up. lookiny
nto the ftery Goals as Ina We seen you do Dickev
.na thinking about all sorts OF things not q
70 much about your favorite palaces. and ,.irx
gardens. and the castles which Jack he Can;
Filler took. that are to be seen there don btIess
y you say 6nt upon the long journey your !,
pm. ncls Frank hnd TO take that night, and OF Il
y rvso and in particular how lonely should ;
eel IN that great room ali by myself. when he
you'd ~ away for was dreadful coward
hickey, ana not like you, who 20 10 sleepin the y
ark hke brave hoy, and never want d nurse. /"
lald 20 80 ~ your room. II little after il
even o'clock when got into bed hut aid 4
Of feel the least Inclined for sleep even then q
knew. Uncle Frank would b coming 10 wish 4
10 goodbye presently, and besides, there y
'emsd " % all sorts Of noises about the room,
hich my foolish ears always used 10 hear =
henevss was alone At night-tisne
III little SCOT fell down the chimney, 1t was ~
thought > great black crow Mt least. which i.
ouId eo0h be tying about the room, and set. | Li
NJ on my pillow; ifa mouse ga ueaked in the To-
sinscot 4 was the creakiug ofsoms dreadful Or
rbpoA 6noes, coming UP stairs 90 Kill YOUR 20
y Old Innt with carving knife; and II tho th,
Hd blew - the easemeni, u was somebody III,
. trying 70 get in 1t the window. aittoush II
!. two Stettss high. You may imagine. then. *
h0rfot D4en hAard \ tfs1eadGns sneeaS II