Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-18

From the Asylum Journal
Who are the sane 1T is now about six
months since my friends for certain reasons,
satisfactory no doubt to themselves, deemed
me insane, and sent me to this Asylum to
be taken care of until | should think and
act like them. Thought them to be derang-
ed-tacy voted me- to be so, and being the
majority, sent me off
For some weeks past | have felt great
itching to see how the people of Brattlehoro'
who are c0Hcd sane, conduct themselves
whether they are like my sane friends at
home.
So last evening, making rather an unwar-
rantable use of the liberty which our benev-
olent Superintendent allows his patients, |
wandered from the Asylum, aud soon found
myself in the midst of their pleasant village.
| soon discovered lots of people, old and
young, grave and gay, vending their way to
large stone building-so joined the crowd.
As approached the building, saw posted
on the door, a handful headed" Great At
traction" and underneath the figure OF a
Pig. | was carried forward by the throng,
forced up two flights Of stairs into large
hall, without giving the doorkeeper an OPP
portunlty 20 put any questions about tickets
After while the people became comparative
| ly quiet, and man came forward, leading
a miserable looking, half furnished Pig, aud
announced to the spectators that he (ihe pig
could spell, CIPHER, or play cards as well a:
any boy or man in Bratteboro. | watched
the performances attentively, and soon be-
came convinced that his Pigship could dc
all this Just as well as his master, who ev
IDENTITY directed all his movements. This
thinks |, is no place for me-there is dan
ger Of the whole company's being seized ant
carried to the Asylum, should certain fel
lows see us here. rushed for the door, ant
soon found myself in the streets.
After running till | thought myself safe
| stopped to take breath and make observa
tons soon discovered another throng O
people passing me, some signing, other
cursing, but all Fastening forward as for thei
lives. So joined in again, aud making u
to a laxative, clustering fellow, in the CROWD
asked him where this multitude were going
Going!" said he 'going to the Mile
meeting, bcSurc-you'd better keep on
thereI be high times there tonight"
trudged on with the rest till we all cntere
a neat little church, or chapel Over tn
desk where the principal speaker sat, was
, chart on which were all manner of beast
named in the book of Daniel, and certai
sums in arithmetic, all worked out. founc
on looking them through, work them whic
Y way you would, the answer would AWAY
come 1913. Then figures show" said M
I talkatlve companion, who had seated hlmsc
t beside me, that the world will be burnt Il
: in lS43, and good many of our folks sc
: through it as plain as sum in addition"
The lecturer arose and proposed to shov
from the book of Esdras, that all our Pres
h dents who have died, have died in fulflmer
C of Prophecy. lie admitted that the bool
of Esdras were called aporyphoi, but insi
ted that they were just as good as any oth'
!, book in the whole Bible and couldn't Sc
!. but (for his purpose they were.
Il The lecture being closed, then began
II running fight between several unmannerl
ill-bred boys, (of large growth) at one Ell
of the house, and the lecturer aud brethr(
$ at the other. 1t would puzzle crazy ma
surely, to tell which party conducted wi
Is the most propriety--the disciples attemplir
to pray down the rowdies, and these rowd
in turn attempting to scrape and stamp dow
v them. Individuals were called out by nam
threats and taunts passed backwards al
forwards, till the house became a pcrfe
y. "a Jediam. At this moment could not relra
from speaking. "My friends" said | ,shoutiI
at the top of my voice, for heavens SAX
!, for your own sake, and for the sake Of col
lie mon decency forbear." A moments sien
l. ensued when one cried out, Seize tn
N man. he's one of the crazy folks from 4
at Asylum" $50 he is, so he is" shout
4 a dozen voices at once. " He shouldn't
n here to disturb the meeting-away with him
ii / was Immediately secured, and in the CT
tody of three good stout fellows, was rath
lie unceremoniously returned to my snug qu'
re tiers, from whence | had so imprudent
ut strayed.
n think it will be long before shall pl
a sumo to trust myself again amongst the
= called sane portion of this community. d
We ferent people view things differently, but
of nv mind | saw more really insane ones d,
of inc my late short excursion than | have n
IL amongst the numerous inmates of this A,
he lum, and certainly heard more shouting a
er screaming, by half, than | have during
whole residence here,