Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-09
WHO ARE THE SANE?

WHO ARE THE SANE?
The following is from the "Asyun Journal"
conducted Ivy the inmates oitle Vermont Asylum
for the Insane:
Who Gre the sane?-It is now about six
months since my friends, Tor certain reasons sntis-
factory no doubt to themselves, deemed me in
snue, aud sent me to this nsylun TO he taken care
ol until should think aud acl like them. thought
Them to b. dvranged they voted me to he 50, aud
beng the majority, they sent me off
For some weeks past have felt great itching to
see how the people If Bratleboro', who ARE called
sane, conduct the tnselves whether they are like
my SINE friends at home. SO last evening, max
| ing rather mn understandable Use OF the liberty
which our benevolent Superintendent allows his
patients, | wandered from the Asylum. nnd so III
found myself in the midst OF their pleasant village
| soon discovered lots OF people, old aud young
grave and gay, vending their way 10 large stnnc
buIlding'-so | juined the crowd. As approach
ed the bndng, saw posted on the door hand
! bill, headed "Grcut Attraction" and underneath,
the figure ola Pig: | was carried forward by the
throng forced up two fl ghs Of stairs into a large
| hall, without giving The door-keeper M opporlu-
nifty to put any questions about tickets. Alter n
while the people became comparatively quiet
and ninn came forward leading miserable look
ing, half furnished Pig, aud announced TO the spec
ta,ors that lie (the pigl could SPELL cypher, or pIay
cards. MS well us any man IN BratuchOro. Wach'
ed The performance auenIWely, and soon became
convinced that his Pissi p coud do all tins i'ls ~
well as his master, who evidently directed hll his
movements. This thinks !, IS 10 place for me !;
there is danger OF the whole c"mpany'o lie n Sci
zed and carried TO The Asylum, sa0nld certain lel.
lows us here. | rushed Tor the door, and soon
found myself in the street,
After running ill | thought myself safe, stop
ped to take breath and make observations soo;i
discovered another thruug OF people passing me,
some singing, others cursing, aud nll Fastening
forward MS for their lives. 80 Joined III hghin,
Ill
the crowd, asked him where lliis multitude were
going? Going? said hes going 10 the Miller
meeting, he sure ; you'd better keep on, thcrell
he high times there Tonight undged On with
the rest, I'll we all entered "A ncat ne chuch or
chnpel. Over the desk here The principal speak
er sat- was chart, on which were all nnnner ol
beasts named III the book OF Daniel, aud cCraili
sums in arithmetic all worked ON. found ON
looking them through, work them which way you
would, the answer would always come ISI}.-
Them figures show said my tnKntivc compon-
ion, who had seated himself beside me, lhit The
world will he hnrnt up IN 1913 AMI II good many
o. our folks sec through 1t us plain rs sam in al
ldiiion.'
The lecturer arose and proposed to show, from
The book of EsdraS, that all our Presidents who
have died, have died in nfnent ol prophecy
lie admitted that the books OF EsraS were npoc
rdphal hut insisted that lhry were Just nS good n
any other book in the whne Bible; and ronidui
see hut (ior has pWP9Se) they Wcr'.
The lect' re heing clUsed. thru began running
hlht between several uumnlncrly, ill-hre,l bog
(of 1t large GROWTH at one end of ihe house, uut
the lecturer aud brethren NJ the other. II wOul,
puzzle crazy man, surely, To Tell which party
conducted with the most prupruly the disciple
attempting to pray down the rOwhes and thost
rowdlrs ia turn attempting tn scrapp down them
individuals were called out by name, threats an,
iauns pissed buckw ards and forwards I'll III,
house became perfect Lsdidm At This monlrn
could not refrain from speaking. My friends,
said J. shouting nj the top oi my voice, for heav
ems sake, for your own sIhe, and for the sake e
common deceucy, forbenr.' A moments silence
ensued and one cried out" Scze that man, he,
one of the crazy folks from the Asl lnm.' " -
he il" " so he is" shouted dozen voices NJ once
'he shouldn't he here tn disturb the merliug-a
way with him" ! was Immediately secured IN b,
custody of Three gOod stout fellows, and was raIh
er uncercmomiously returned To my sGug quarters
from VIII, nee had so imprudenty stray ed
think it will be long bsiore shall presume Il
trust myself again amongst the so-caIled sane por
ton Of this community Different people view
,lIings differently; hut 10 my mind, saw NOR,
really insane ones during my lnle short excursion
thnn have met amongst the numerous inmate.
of his nsy nuI, and certainly heard more shout
ing and screaming, 10y half, Than have during my
whole residence here. ! wonder how people de
termine who are The sane. CRAZY SAM.
Vt. Asylum, Nov. 1912.