Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: However , Gallaudet 's wish to become a professional minister was put aside when he met Alice Cogswell , the nine-year-old deaf daughter of a neighbor , Dr. Mason Cogswell .
Simplified: Gallaudet chose not to become a preacher when he met Alice Cogswell , the nine-year-old deaf daughter of a neighbor , Dr. Mason Cogswell .