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

le AGAIN, thought i was Ia the act CT
pe''' s,uH.box, when he issued from it,
rala5 :" AZ FIRST. in size-but swelling, soon,
n'1!.nr%, proportions. aud his fiery features
@ G,,t and heat around, that absolutely
'r.'sl ., I fine, thought I was gazing up
4H' .nitry summcr skv-and in the midst
ll' D; ;oo,, assure in il, made by the lightning,
. 'anr ned his accursed figure, with his
dn'"f t,,,u,e, wearing an expression OF horror,
o'u1 i;.abs sutstretched, as If he had been
d IL i lawn from some height Or other, and was
gu I.a,gh the sky towards me. He came,
- -anag himself into my recoillng arms,
go 90, r, me-burning, scO.chlng, whitening
''%'7 ,.i;bin ne. | thought further, that
'I % ,,a while the subject of strange, paradox
a.. ,'.r,dictory feelings towards him: that
d. III ,be same time loved and lOathed, fear
'a' 1Ia.n;.ed him." He mentioned several
I'I nee, of ,he confessions in his - cham
'H f ;.,," i told him of his sudden ex-
80, r,1cernin. MIR. T-s burial, and
.,l,r confederation; bui he either did not,
,,,,J No, to recollect any thing about it.
MI oe he had iulI and distinct recollection
w., f,g long tiue possessed with the notion
- t,, himself sacrifice" Of some sort or
and That ne was se,luced or soaded on TO
,r ,be snectre. in the most dazzling temp
and under the most appalling threats
.c,hi.h latter was. that Gud would plunge
~, hell forever, it he did not offer up him
h. ,od mat. it he did so, he should be sub
-, .r.,tacle TO the universe. &c. &c.
n, yoa recoect Of debating anovel or rO-
4 4 a,
I, ,r.,ae,,isn. No; but I'll tell YOU what
.-, lee; ,cii--that the spectre aud were set
~, III the tale, and rOmances that ever had
". ,,i.,ea. in large, bald, round hand. aud
m ,,nsiate them into Greek or Latte verse.'
. n. .n',l nav, even laughed at the thought, al
~, III, first time Of his giving way to such emo
sam, .nee his recovery. lie added, thar as To
. -. .,l,r, The idea Of the utter hopelessness of
.,.r citing through such a stupendous under
linz. never once presented itself to him, and
nj \. should nave gone on with 1t, but that ne
:, hi, mkStand.
e. Hal sou ever clear and distinct idea that
ol had LOST the right Use of reason:"
WAY. about that, to tell YOU the truth. I've
rr, pqLlng myself good deal, and Vet can
u. >,y auy thing decisive. d3 fancy that at
aa,, had hort, transient giimpses into the
4. safe Of things; but they we're 50 eyanes-
,.. | avn conscious OF feeling at those times
.,,al, fury, arising from a senst Of personal
o4,.raia,, and loHged once To syrangle some
Gg saO was siyIug me medicine"
Blr oae Of the most singular of all is vet To
onie. He sill persisted then. after his com
re recovery, Is we supposed, in avowins his
saf TIA; We had hired huge boa serpent from
Exeter Change, to come aud keep constant watch
ryr hun. To constrain his movements when he
xanr yi,ent; that it lay constantly cOiled up
Jalef N, beG ior thar purpose; that he could now
f and thea Zee; the motions the writing undula-
ags motion, Of lis coiis-hear it utter sort of
i!i. ana see Il often elevate its head over the
bed, and play with It's soft, slippery, delicate,
afSed tongue over his face, To sOOthe him to
Ncrp, When poor VI -, with serious, So
Hr, earnest air, assured me he STILL believed all
~ M hopes ct his complete and final restora-
un to sanity were dashed at once. Hcw such
IN a,,ad-in short, have no terms in which |
aay adequately characterize it-how, lsay, such
aui,l could possibly be persisted in, was be-
ad.,.Ct Ia attempting to conceive. frequent
= stove TO reason him out oft, but in vain.--
aaFrpose did burlesque and carca,ure the
"tn aino,, beyond ali bounds; il VAS useless
'.n.sj him Of the blank impo>,ibiity of it; he
'e,ioIyd me with such a face as should exhibit
0'agn parsonage, quite III earnes; in demon
M-.G,S 70 me that the moon was made of green
grs,e.
Ihaye once before heard of patient who. af-
70 oto'en1g from an attack of INSANITY. retain
one solitary crotChet-one little STAN or speck
'aalcy-about which, and which alone. he was
-a 10 TIE end Of his life. supposed such to
2 .' case with NJ. 1t was possibly
~ -, thousat-'hat he might entertain his
e 's'ols nOliOa about boa, aud vet be sound
ne general texture of his mind. | PRAYED
ga might; II hoped against hope" The
evening ever spent with him. was occupied
'' m gN ea'raNorlug, once for all, To disabuse
'"" Ve idcs IN question; and. in the course of
F" Conversation. he disclosed one OF two other
"SNnp'0ns-Specks OF lunacy--which made
.'''r nm, h'led with disheartening doubts US
1, P'o1aO'Ilty ola permanent recovery.
"' worst fears were aNfullv realized. In
i, I've years from the period above alluded
who had got married. ard had en-
N''ient general health, was spending the
Win his family at Brussels, and one
07''oyed hinlSelf--aIas. alas. DESTROYED
.'''! 90 maauer TOO horrible TO mention
ga RICHMOND. March 81.
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