Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-24

found all his writings and hesvliiSs utieTiy usess'
he gnashed his teeth. the foam issued iro" MS
mouth and he shouted, --s.i'ii be even WIN you'
YOU incarnate devils!-i viii. IL IL sniioca'e my
self..o and he held his breath til he sre".o'sCk
in the face, when he gave over the atteihP',
was found necessary I" have fin strapped uo" u
to the bed; and his howlings were So shocking
and loud. that we began to thinK Oh re'''o''iiS
him. even in that dreadful condition to mad
bo,,e. ordered his head TO be shaved again.
and kent perpetually covered with cloths soaked
in eyanoratine lotiuns--blsters to be applied De-
hind each ear and at the nape OF the necK--each,
es to the ten pies. and the appropriate INTERNAL
medicines in such cases---and lett him, begging
might he sent for instantly, in the event Of his
oettinu WORSE Oh. | shall never forget this
narrowing scene!-my feelings were wound up
almost TO bursting: nor did they receive their
proper tone for many week. cannot conceive
that the people whom the New Testament speaks
of as being possessed of devils, could have been
more dreadful in appearance. or more outrageous
in their actions. than was Mr.. NJ; nor can
HELM suggesting the thought, that, posi- bly,, they
we're in reality nothing more than lnaniacs OF the
worst kind. And is not a man transformed IN
to devil when his reason is utterly overturned:
On seeing N the next morning, Hound ne
had passed terrible niyht-that the constraint
of the strait waisto Oh; filed him ncessant'y with
fury that was absolutely daboiicai. Histongue
was ireadfully lacerTed; and the whites OF his
eyes, with perpetual strainlng, were discoored
with reddish hue. like terreis eyes. lie was
truly a pi,eous spectacle! Ones heart ached to
look at him, and think. for moment, OF the Tear
fuI contrast he formed to the gay Mr.. NJ he
was only few DAYS before, the delight Of refined
society, and the idol of all his friends He lay
in most precarious state for fortnight; and
though the fits of outrageous madness had ceased
or become much mitgated, and interrupted, not
unfreQuenty, with ''lucid intervals the
phrase isl began to be apprehensive OF his
sinking eventually into that hopeless, deplorable
condition. idiotcy. During one OF his intervals
of sanity-when the savage iiend relaxed, for d
moment, the hold he had taken of the victims Ia
| culties; NJ SAID something according with a
! fact which it was impossible for him to have any
knowledge of BY the senses. which was TO me stu
gular and nexpcable. twas about nine O'Clock
ia the morning of the third day after that which
the scene above described took place. that NJ.
who was lying in state Of the utmost lassltnde
and exhaustion, scarcely able to open his ewes,
turned his head slowly towards Mr., the ap"th-
ecary, who vas sitting by his bedside. and whis-
pered to hm-''they are preparing to bury that
wretched fellow next dOor-hush hush. one OF
the coffin-trestles has fallen-hush.'' Mr.. -.
and the nurse who had heard him, both strained
their ears to listen, but could hear not even IA
mouse stirring''-.'there's somebody come ln-a
| lady, kissing his lips before he's screwed down
oh, | hope she won't be scorched--that's al! -
He then turned away his head, with noappearance
of emotion. and presently fell asleep. Through
mere curiosity. MIR. - looked at his watch;
and from subsequent enquiry ascertaIned that
! hou iIpnf
| had spoken, they ,cere about burylng his neigh
bour that one of the trestles did slip little aside
| and the coffin, in consequence, was nearly tal-
ling, and. finally marvellous to tell, that lady,
one of the deceased's relatives, believe, did
come and kiss the corpse, and cry bitterly over
| il! Neither Mr. nor the nurse heard any
noise whatever during the time OF the burial pre-
paratons next door. for the people had been ear
nestly requested to be as quiet about them as
possible, and really made no disturbance what
ever. BY what strange means he had acquired
| lis Observation-Disclosures or not he was indebted
| for it to the equisie delcacy, the morbid sensl-
tvencss of the organs Of hearing, cannot con-
lecture; especially am at a loss TO account for
the latter part of what he uttered, about the lady S
kissing the corose. On another occasion. during
one of his most placid moods. but not In any lu-
cid interval, he insisted on my taking pen, ink,
and paper, and turning amanuensls. TO quiet
him acquiesced, and wrote what he dictated:
and the manuscript now lies before me, and is
rerba,i,n et Il eraiim as iollows:-
| IL r NJ -, saw-what saw l: r solemn
silver grove--there were i.n,mera6le spirits
sleeping among the branchcs-(and 1t is this,
though unob.eryed of naturaists, that makes the
aspen-,ree's leaves to culver so much-lt rs this,
| say, namely, the rustling movements OF the spIr-
its. and in the midst of this grove vas beauti-
1 full site for statue, and one there assuredly was
| but what statue! Transparent. OF stupendous
size, through which the sky was cloudy and trou-
bed. ship was seen sinking at sea. and the crew
at cards: but the good spirit of the HIM saved
them; for he Slowed them the sky OF the universe,
and the shoa of sharks, with murderous eyes,
were disappointed Of meal. Lo, man behold
another part of this statue-what an one!-has a
F1ssuRE in tit opens-widens into parlour,
in darkness; and shall be disclosed the horror of
horrors. for 10, some one stting-sitting--ea
chair-fery ce-fend-fend-oh God! oh,
God save me-" cried he.
He ceased speaking, with shudder-nor did
! he resume the dctatiOn, for he seemed in mo