Year: 1876

Jennie June writes to the Baltimore
american: zssThis well known writer
and poet is Laura G. Redden, deaf
mute, who was educated at school for
deaf mutes in Mystic, Connecticut, and
has written some charming verses,
though never able to hear . word spoken
by herself or any other person in her
life. Up to within very few years she
has not been able to utter an intelligi-
BILE sound, but medical skill and modern
science have finally succeeded in de-
veloping a peculiar voice, through
which she can express herself to those
accustomed to hearing it very well, but
strangers find it extremely difficult to
understand what it is she tries to say,
and replies have invariably to be writ
ten or communicated by deaf and dumb
alphabet. The sound which she pro-
duces is precisely that of q material
lied voice in a dark seance. 1t is Is if
it were projected upon the air by some
instrumentality in her throat inde-
pendent of her volition, for it comes
with gasps and apparent effort, which
is almost painful, and though it has
sweet tones, is incapable s-of eproper
modulation, because the speaker does
not hear herself, and can not graduate
it as if it were entirely under. her con-
troll and subject to her will But she is
very bright, attractive woman, never
theless, dresses with great taste and is
exceedingly fond Of society. e ssisss'


The romance of her life-for it had
rOmance-has ended, or perhaps only
begun new and more interesting chap
ter by her marriage last Wednesday to
a young lawyer of this city, Mr.. Edward
w. Soaring, Q native of Western New
York, wAere his family hold an infiu-
ential positi on and are highly respected
in the Friends society to which they
belong and by the public at large. Mr..
Soaring is a rarG GUis nowadays. Pos
sessed Of considerable talent, he is at
the same time q man of high honor, In
dustrious, loyal, devoted and true. The
deaf mute has really won much better
husband than many girlswho have the
use of their ears and their tongues.


I have heard on excellent authority
that Miss Redden was engaged to be
married once before to Presbyterian
minister, who had known and loved
her from childhood, but exercised tyran-
nical authority over her. Her wedding
garments were even prepared, but he
harassed her to such an extent, insist
ing that her life should be governed by
such rigid laws, that she should only
write religious tracts and hymns, and
be subject in all things to his viii as the
rule of her faith and action, that at q
late moment she rebelled and broke


away from her dictatorship. She
said it was not her fault If God had
made the world seem a pleasant place
to her, and if she felt more like singing
4 songs than psalms, and praises than
giving utterance to groans; that her


whole nature cried out for freedom, for
expression, for love and good will, and
that to become the mere echo of his
thoughts would be crucifxion. Sothe


brave Laura gave up all idea Of being


supported, and went on writing mu-


steal words out of her own heart, which
found response in the hearts of many
/ others, doing also correspondence, 2
and many other things, and gradually
winning her way to acknowledged posi-
ton. Her future residence will probar
/ h1v~ he in New York.