Delaware journal., 1828-12-09
JV0. 67.
TUESDAY, December 8, 1928

limb--The idea of thousand winters seemed curd-
| ling through my blood. The bell rung.-once, twice
! no answer. would have leaped out of the CAR
riage--l would have forced an entrance, but was
unable to move. man tetered and spell-bound
by an incubus is less helpless that | was. AT last,
an old female 1 had never seen before appeaI-
ed.
| "Where is she How d? could utter no more
my eyes we're fixed upon the inqulsve and trigh-
tened countenance opposite 10 my own. those
eyes, lhot might have said all that my lips could
not | was deceived-the old woman understood me
no than did her; another person appeared
| | recognized the face--it was that Of girl, who
! had been one of our attendants. Will you believe,
that at that sght--the sight of one had seen be-
fore, and could associate with the remembrance OF
the breathing, the living, the present Gertude,--a
/ thrill of Joy flashed across --my fears seemed
to vansh--my spell to cease
| ssl sprung from the carriage caught the grlby
the robe. sYour Mistress, said |, your mistress :!
She is well--she is alive--speak, speak :" The
girl shrieked out my eagerness, and, perhaps, my
emaciated and altered appearance, terrified her
but she had the strong nerves OF youth, and was
soon re-assured She requested me TO step IN, and
she would tell me all. My wife Gertrude always
went by that nancy was alive, and, she believed,
well but she had left that place some weeks slnce'
Trembling and still fearful, but comparatively, IN
Heaven, to my former agony, followed the girl and
the old woman into the house.
s.The former got me some water. Now, SAID
, when had drank long and hearty draught, am
ready to hear aIL-my wife has left this house, you
say-for what place The girl hesitated and look
e ed down the old woman, who was somewhat deal,
and did not rightly understand my questions or the
nature of the personal interests had in the reply,
t answered. w hat does the gentleman want The
poor young lady, who was last here !-Aora heip
e her =
! "s What of her p called out, in new alarn1s
/. What of her Where has she gone Who took
. her away 2
! ".Who took her.? mumbIed the old woman,
e fre,ful at my impatient tone; Who took her uhy
; the mud doctor to be sure?
/ He follows her to her terrible abode His finding
! her is thus described
1t "We were now in a different department of the
l. buding--a was silence-hushed, deep, GREATNESS:
h this seemed to me more awful than the terrible
e sounds had lust heard. My guide went slowly
on, sometimes breaking the stihaess Of the dim
,r gallery by the Jingle of his Representatives by
al muttered panegyrc on himself ana his humanity.
II neither needed nor answered him.
UWe read i'm the annals of the lpquiston, of
a every limb nerve, snew of the victim, being so
~ nicely and accurately strained to their utmost that
Ct the frame would not bear the additional screwng OF
. a single hair breadth Such seemed my state. We
'd came to small door, at the right hand it was the
4 last but one in the passage. We paused before 1t.
VI Stop, said I, for moment;' and was so faint
III and sick at heart that leaned against the wall to
he recover myself, before | let him open the door:
u when he did it was greater relief than can ex-
'e press, to see that all utterly dark Wait,
u Sir !" said the guide, he entered and sullen
s. noise told me that he unbarring the heavy shut
! ter.
a .Sowly the grey cold light of the morning broke
10 in dark figure was stretched upon wretched ped
e at the far end of the She raised herself at
nr the sound She turned her face towards me did
OF not fall nor faint, shIiek-I stood motioness,
y as if fixed into stone; and yet was Gertrude upon
IL whom gazad Oh, Heaven F! who but myself
ce could have recognized her? Her cheek was as the
re cheek of the dead-the hueess skin cung to the
ar hone-the eve was dull and CLASSY for one moment
thenext it became terribly and preternaturally
IN bright-but not with the ray of intellect, or con
M sciousness. or recognition. She looked long and
'as hard at me voice. hollow and broken, but which
in- still penetrated my heart came forth through th
IRE wan lips that scarcely moved with the exerton :
5m am very cold it said. but If complain, you vii
We beat me- She fell down again upon the bed, AM
,er hid her face
- {. NV Guide, who was leaning carlessly by the
Nc ,,oodow Iuyned to me with sort Of smirk-' This
~ !, her way Sir be said her madness is OF very
~ SINGULAR description have not as yet, been abl'
IA , 70 discover how far it extends sometimes she
m seems conscious of the past, sometimes utterly OBJ
vious of every thing for days she perfectly 81
3D. lent or at least says nothing more than you nave
~ lust heard but at times, she raves so violently
y Ith.t-that-Bur NEVER USE FORCE WHERE 1T CAR
~ ynIpEn looked at the man, but l coule
NOT answer, unless had torn him to pieces on tht
de- spot
NV He tries ever possible means OF restoring her
no. lbut in vain at last he is recommended to take hel
- tha scenes of her childhood these scenes, the
ha nhyscian Is made to say in all stages of life
to thc most fondly remembered and have noted thai
Of in many Of insanity, places are easier recall