The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25
NO LONGESas MUTE.
a case That has AsIOnIsSIe6 str G
People Ot VSiIiIRmntOn, d. q.

| IRev. Samuel Lander in Grcenviile Esvs.
ALLOW me &c iuforn your resder5 o.:
! ! strange event which has recently
taken place near our village On the
uight OF the 81 inst the gift of speech
was suddenly bestowed on a coiorod
youth, tReutyethree years o! age, who
had all his life been known as deaf
! mute by all OF our Older citizons
You Oak Lawn roaders viii re ulem~
Der Marcus, a deaf mute boy, slave
OF Col T T. Ware, deceased. Who vas
employed after the var by Col. Wsro :
sou in-law, ME. Arnold, Gs haud
about the house and farm. iIis scr
vices we're quite valuable, as he w2s "a
active, obedIeut, Intelligent boy. He
frequently came over TO Wiiliamston
as a teamSter. aud thus b-cIme we'll
kae~n 80 our community.
Eight years ago Mr. Arnold remov-
ed TO Mississippi Just before his de-
psrture, Marcus disappeared. No cue
knew whittier he bad gone. His
mother tried 10 vain 20 get information
Of his whereabouts. No tidings OF
hin reached his friends at home until
a
o the house Of his uncle, Ed Jones.
was IS unexpected as his mysterious
departure years before.
Ia ths meantime he had learned to
converse in writing, so that he found
a. trouble 10 Communicating his his
tory during his long absence frcm
home.
Nothing noteworthy occurred from
Monday 70 Thursday. the 80 inst. On
that afternoon he became extremely
nervous and restless, ''hesriog dread
fu', loud noises. snd seeming as if his
head would burst wiih pain" This
condition continued till site. nigh,iali
lie then fsiatcd; his ektremiiies be-
oatne cold, aud his body was convulsed
with violent parozySms. After some
thing more than en hour these symp
toms relaxed. and ho broke bis life-
long siisnce by asking, quite audibly
but not very distinctly, fer dsiak OF
water.
A, Intervals Of aboat Gfteon minutes
during the night he continued to sposk,
saying almost anything he wished, ba,
feeling fadgued after every effort.
Go the 4th nc spoke as occasion re-
quired, with increased ease, freedom
and clearness.
On Saturday, the 9th. wiih several
other gentlemen, visited him aud con.
versed With him for about az hour and
half Ho had 20 difficulty in hear
ing all ws said; and we noticed con
- \ J. Ia L /,
ton during the interview. At frs. he
declined trying TO prouoance the word
Wiliiamston, becsuse he said ho
could DOT pronounce it right; but. at
The close Of che interview, he ;aadycrt-
ontly pronounced Ii very geIl.
The extont Of his vocabulary, the
cieayness cf his articulation. the corr
rec;uess OF his vocal sounds, tho aecn-
rscy Of his scoentua,;on. ard ,he gen
eral proprioty OF bis language, were
mat,crs Of erea. cs;onish meet TO all.
Sunday afternoon he heard his first
music He attended service ct the
colore3 Methodist church, and 'he
sinsisg. which was quite vigorous.
overpowered him He could net re
hltZC toS Ofsi iGSt1Cu Sf tRe SCGGGS. C1i
/, all seeued to him like loud noise
blown through a straight horn AT,
ter service he heard lady pIay ,orre
sacred piece on the reed organ, and
though he enjoyed i: .itt's, j: still had
no sara
On Monday, while listening 70 the
piano. he seemed greatly interested
and profesSed to enjoy i. very much !;
but it seemed to me- as watched him
tha. be vas more impressed vith the
quick movements Of the hammers than
with the tones of the ins,.rueHt
Fer the statement in counec ion with
h;a strange attack on Thursday sfter.
noon I am indebted to Marcus himself
and his uncle. Edmond Jones, whose
character ior verao;,y ia unusually fair
10 onr community. As 20 the other
points Ia the above narrative, there IS
90 room for doubt. He vas q deaf
mute fEom his birth ill be left here
eigh. years ago He seemed to De 70
the same condition when he returned
last Monday week. lie cap hear AID
epcss now az we'll as the majority OF
our people. Howth, wonderful change
was brought sbos1 reo,aias to be ex-
Yisinfa,