The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
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W llI!au u fpNutIi iu' ht-> Il LLtt
Wells. hoth Of them deaf mates. wer,
married ln the Church Of ST. Peer an
81 Paul in second street, Brook lyn
The groom IS member OF tie firm 0
F Harvey & Pownall art stained gias
WORKS. Heis well 10 do. man o
education and not more than - year
old soon after his arrival in thit
country from London a year or tHc
ago he became a teacher OF class o
deaf mut,s If ST Francs N1vier ) sun
day school in this city. One OF nj.
pupils WAS Miss Wells, with whom n,
thus first became acquainted. She vas
able To hear aud 70 speak until sne Was
five wears old. She then had fall
which destroyed her hearing and upon
this misfortune followed loss of speech
Her parents subsequently sent her to
&c educated in Butfile deaf mute
institution.
Aoout $50 ladies and .priaklIng 81
gentlemen had gathered IN the church
yesterday when IL carriage drove up
containing the blidal couple. Ml.s
Agnes Lynch, the bridesmaid, and
Thomas +. Brady, the groom's best
They walked before the bride and groom
up the al-le, to the music Of the Wed
ling March. In front Of the chancei
the leading couple divided aud the
bride and groom took place between
them. The bride was dressed in u
travelling costume Of ccru silk trim
med with amber. Ecru feathers swept
over hel hat, which was also trimmed
with silk and satin Of the same color
She wore diamonds She has u fair
complexion and dark brown hair.
The Rev. NJ. P. Costin, S. j. of ST.
Johns College. Fordnam, the ccre
mony. He has taken much interes,
in deaf n u es, and has incldently &C
quired a knowledge Of the sign Ian
guage Not word was spok en- during
the ceremony until father Costln said
the Latin prayers in closing. 1t Is
supposed to be the first wedding o.:
deaf mutes, solemn zed in the sign Ian
guagc by clergyman, In the diocese.
When Father COstin spe led ont with
his fingers he words, "Wilt thou take
Lizzie Wells, here present, for this law
full wife according to the rite of our
uOty hOlutE, JnG OuuICH vi wv
nall shut the first three fingers Of his
right hand and extended it before him
with the thumb and little finger held
out straight. The position Of his thumb
and fingers represented the letter Y.
but the motion of the hand increased
the significance to Yes" which is his
case took the place of the ritual words.
Il will Then the same question was
put to the bride, who gracefully replied
in the same way, and at the same time
bowed her head III assent.
Next, Father Costin began to signify
the words, Il. William S. POwnall
take thee, LIZZIE Wells, for my lawful
wife, to have and to hold from this day
forward, for better for worse for richer
for poorer, 10 sickness and in health,
till death do US part - He expected
that the groom would repeat them af-
ter him clause by clause, but the groom
who evidently knew the passage by
heart and who is very dexterous In the
use Of the sign langu ge, took the
words out of Father COstins mouth,
if the expression may be allowed, and
completed the declaration. The priest
soon stopped making signs with his
fingers, and coptented himself with
bowlng assent to show that he under
stood the words spelled out to be &C
cording to the ritual. When it came
to the brides turn to make the CORES
ponding declaration, she also ratified ii
off ahead Of the priest with similar flu
ency.
Father Costin said in silence: 81
unite you in matrimony in the Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost The ring
having been blessed and spriL kled
with holy water from an urn, the groom
received it, ard, holding it in his left
hand, said with his right: with this
ring | thee wed, and plight unto
thee my tIoth." Then with his right
hand be put the ring on the bride e's
finger.
After the ceremony the bridal party
was driven to the brides home. Last
evening the bride and groom, accom-
panied by the brides sister, who can
speak, started on tour to Saratoga
Among the many handsome presents
displayed at the brides residence were
6 large and very valuable diam md cross
and gold lined solid silver service OF
twelve pieces.