The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-09-11
@isceIlancous articles.
From q late London paper.
ALUN.ATYC'S CUyN.YING.

II LOVTiIC tOINsffNO
"A yery isugnsbis incident lately occurred
~ the LuBstic Asylum st LancastD, England.
A pssi,h officer from the neighborhood oi
Middleton, took a iunatic 10 the asylum, par-
susnt 10 oil order ugned by TWO magistrates.
AS the man wss respec,aby connected,
gig was hired for the purpose, and no ~ss per-
suaded that II was merely on excursion Of
pleasure on which he was going. In the
course oi tho journey, however something oc
CURED 10 rouse tho suspicious OF the lunatic,
with respect TO his real destination but he
ssid nothing on ,hs subject, made 40 ress-
snce, and seemed to cnjoy his jaunt. When
they arrived y; Lancaster, Il was too late in
the evening 20 proceed TO the asylum, and
th.y took up their qnariefs Tor The night az on
inn. Very oarly in the morning the lunsuc
GOT Up and searched :hs pockets of the officer,
vhrre lie found the magistra,ss' o. der 70, his
owu dstent,on, which Of course let him COM
p,cteiy into tho secret. Win that cunning
whch msdmcn no, unfroquenlly display, lie
tnad. he best Of his way TO the asylum, saw
one OF the keepers. and told MIN that ne had
got q sad mad fellow down al Lancaster, whom
he shauld bring up 10 the course oi The day
adding, He's very queer fellow, and has
got very odd ways. For Instance, l should
IA, wonder ii he was 10 soy wssthe madman
end ,hs, he was bringing me bu' gou muse
iake cate OF him, end not believe a word that
he say,." The k-epe' OF course promis
complisncc, and the iunstic walked back 10
ths ina, where be found the oversee etill fss,
asleep He Awoke him and they sat down 10
kIesk!sst together. "Youte a veiy lazy fel.
Tow to be lying al, d,y. have had goud
long walk this ming Indeed" said the
ovet,eer, 81 should like 10 have . walk my
ssh sier breakfast perhaps you will 60 with
me-" Tho lunstic ssssnled aud after break
fass they set DOT, the overseet leading the way
towards the ssylum, intending TO deliver HIS
charge; but u never occurred TO him 10 ex.
anine whc her his order was safe. When
they got within sight Of the asylum, the luna
tic exclaimed, " What fine house that ia !"
Yes" said The oyerseer, :" I should like to
see the inside Of IT," "So should J." observ.
cd the lunatic. Wel,," said the other, Is
dare say they will ie, US look through; how
ever, III ask" They went TO the door (; tho
oyerscer rang The bell ; and the keeper whom
the lunstic mad previously seen, made his ap.
pestancc with two or thee assistants. The
oyeisoef then began 10 fumbIe ia his pockets
for The d der, when the lunaic produced and
gave 1t to The keeper, saying, " This is the
men spoke 10 You about, you will take care
OF him shove his bead, snd put q srtait waist
coat on him" The men immediately laid
hands on the poor ovsfseet, who vociiersssd
loudly that the other was the msdman, and ne
the keeper; but as this only seemed 20 Con
firm The story previously told by he lcostic,
II did no, at oil tend TO procure his lbe' aiion.
He was taken ssway and became go very Oh
sreperous, that u stcait wsis,cost was speedily
puI upon him, and his head was shaved seran
GUm arrm. Mosnwni'e the iuna;ic walked
deliberately back To the inn, paid the icCkon.
Ing, aod set out on his journey homewstd
The good people IN tho country we're ol course
not little surprised on fndiog the wong
iDan return they were afraid that the luostc
In q, OF frenzy had murdered tho overseer ;
and they asked him, with great tropidaton,
what he 0ad done with - "Dooe
with him." spid the msdmsn, why ! left him
NJ Lsucsscr Asylum, as mad ss h--i (which
Indeed, was not veiy far from the uo,h for
the wits OF the poor oversesr were we'll nigh
ovetset by his unexpected detention, and sub
sequsnt treatment. Further inqui'y was
forthwith made; IL was neortained that the
man was actually In the a,yium. msgis-
trste's order was procured ior his iiberation
and be te,urood home on "Wednesday last,
With a handkerchief tied round hi, head, 10
lieu Of the covering which ns,ute had besIow.
ed upon II.