A STRANGE WEDDING.
Two deaf mutes were married at the chapel of the Institution for Deaf and Dumb, Columbus, Ohio. Soon after 10 o'clock the bride and the groom entered the chapel from a door on the west, near the platform, followed by the bridesmaid and groomsman. The bride was arrayed most tastefully in a coachman's drab silk, made in princess style, with lace at tho throat and orange buds in the hair. Professor Fay stepped in front j of the couple and proceeded to repeat the customary marriage formula, using the sign language alone. After jibe usual questions, first to the man and then to the lady, had been put and promptly acknowledged, he declared them man and wife, following with a fatherly address and with prayer. Not a word was uttered by mouth. Although there were several
hundred children in the room, a pin could have been heard to fall, so still was it during the ceremony. The couple, followed by their friends, repaired to the parlour, where a brief reception wns held. The greeting between the bride and many of her late pupils was affectionate in the extreme. The groom, who was known to some of the older pupils, kissed the young ladies and little girls as fervently as did his newlymade wife.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 28, 7 December 1880, Page 3
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216A STRANGE WEDDING. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 28, 7 December 1880, Page 3
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