The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
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trq k~nteEpFefer Pit the laugh DE- tbs
RIsht side.
One Of The p~articnlHr pleasures 81
deal mates IS IS learn what others afa
saying ahoui them. anti for this reason
they atsya1s Ike to have IN interpreter
along when there Ii q party of them
together.
very Interesting fair took place on
street car that carried q party 81 deal
mutes from the school ia the 1ailroad
station. They were going to zee one "a
their schoolmates off to her aisfant
home There were two nterpre ters Il
the party, but they kept their voices to
themselves. 50 that II wasn't long untii
the other occupants Of the car became
satisfied they were all dummies and
began talking about them in a free and
easy manner.
Ut course the interpreters reported
everything that was said. and Il kept
the little party "a al uproar of delight.
Gould the takers have read the signs
that were being mada.by supple fingers
and mobile faces they would hardly
have had any cause for self-eongratnla-
tiens.
Two young ladies in the car seemed 10
think the mutes real funny. At first
they spoke in low tones, but when as
sured that the funny people couldn't
hear they began to talk out loud.
why, he doesn't seem to mind being
deaf at all; does hep said one.
mo. Not a bit. And he doesn't look
as II he couldn't hear, either, does he n.
Then the fun began. The rapid inter.
probation of this conversation to the
mutes BY the subject of It was suficien.
to ~convulse them, and the interpreters
reputation as a humorist was
established. The talk continued; the
conductor, too, became interested and
discussed the mHtes as freely and phiIo.
s~ophically, being sure, Of course, AZ
were the others, that they had ears, but
heard not. Even the face of the fare
indicator was %overspread with a smile.
but it was mute.
See, isn't he funny?' said one. How
he makes them laugh said another.
And not one was aware that he or she
was furnishing ammunition for the
aumorist interpreter; whereas. as q mat
ter of fact, the hearing people were the
source of the mutes' fun for the entire
hve-mile ride, and they were soon to be
told this in a shocking manner. When
the car reached the point az which thu
mutes wished to alight their gpokes-
man, the supposedly deaf young man
did what anyone in his position would
have done had he wanted the car ia
stop; "a strong, resolute tones he asked
the conductor to pull the bell rope.
These words; Stop the car, please,
conductor coming in full force. in i
voice loud and clear, had the
peal Of thunder from q I'D
lowed by thick clouds In
shine. The girls in the cor.
and said uncomplimentary Things
their breath; the conductor became,
busiiy engaged at his end Of the car; the
apple woman exclaimed with her GUS
t0znary expletiVe tot he w0r deef
2 Young ma remarked to his best giri
who, BY the way. had previously en.
lightened the other occupants upon the
subject Of mutes and their habits:
~ suppose he thinks he's smart.n
VITA such fareweIls the mutes and
their escort took their departure. This
IS only . Of a great many such ex-
periences that a hearing person mat
have when travelling with the deaf. Til
y also an example Of q joke upon the
people which the mnteA thoroughly en-
9 y.-Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette.