Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-02
Correspondence OF the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
SPRINGFIELp. MassA Dec LIZ Iaaa

SPRINGFIELD, (Mass.) Dec. I6, 1888,
received yesterday your letter OF the l4h in answer
to when can say generally that the you have
seen IN the papers OF your city perfectly correct
There account in the Journal of Commerce f. y
days since, which saw, and which was true | have
never seen the young woman but once when she was in
one Of her paroxysDs, but have her at other times
walking 10 the street The you have seem are
strange and wonderful, but not less true than strange
The idea Of any kind of deception beign practiced up
on YOU never enters into your mind after seeing the
young woman. She has motive for such a thing, and
she has every appearance of being good deal OF pain
during these paroxysms, and complains great pain in
her head; and for the purpose Of relief from that pain
always has bandage lied round her head She has now
eit here and gone 10 the Hospital at Worcester in the
hope that something may be done for her-lor { think
there is geat danger OF her becoming lido, II some
hing cannot be done 10 give her relief. When saw her
sue mad oeeD, think, sewn or eight hoYs in OF her
paroxysms, Cat which times IL is in possible wake berD
and had had SO many people TO her that she tired
but saw her read in book-A bank note, which she
never coulj have seen before. | " roe my name with
several others, on card, with pencil and though she
bad her eyes so covered iha was impossible she could
u I'VE s'en she read the names on the card quick as
they were placed before her.
Dr. 0sgood, and The other clergyman Of this place have
all her; aston but not the ide of
any thing like deception
She lived in one OF our most respectable families asd
they all speak in high terms Of the young woman's NOR.
al character, and very much attached 10 her: and
her family respectable, but poor so that the ex.
pense OF her going to, aud remaining in the hospital
mostly betrayed by the voluntary contributions Of our
most respectable citizens.
was old by the lady with whom she lived that once
she got up in her seef down stairs set The break
fast table IN order and did other work about the house
and went TO bed again, and had the least know
when she got up in the morning Of what she had DONE
but upbra'ded herself Tor laying in bed, aud allowing
some OF the young ladies' Of the family do hor work
before she got up. AT another time she went TO one OF
The nelgh6ors, in one Of these FITS and said several
hours taking as If awake and finally swoke 10 her per.
feet a'ionlshmeni away from home. She has read in
room at nigh, when in bed, when it was dark
could be made by The darkness Of night, aud window
blinds and curtains! Ii is Of the things that find
impossible to believe on any other than ocular proof
and should myself have had doubts had the same
accounts OF similar thing any where else But no one
could doubt Tor moment alter seeing her II pain.
FOL TO me TO see her She cannot keep her head in its ma
turs position, but IL falls on either side like dead lmb
and her respiration is not natural
Dr. Belden, Of this place. who Is very intelligent and
scientific man, has paid great deal Of attention to her