Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-06-12
nj Is G L l. L A n Y.
THE STORY OF CRAZY SUSAN.

For many years there has been wandering about
this city, female, dressed n home-spun plaid her head
protected by sort hood aud her feet covered with shoes
that always exhibit much wear. She seldom enters
dwelling but follows the street without any apparent des-
tnaon. She shuns crowds, avoids, if possible, meeting
man. and all and in all weathers is continually
on the tramp. She seldom speaks to any one, but
necessarily talking to herself She is harmless and inof
fensve and the children the street point her out as
'Crazy Susan A mind in ruins is calamity which al
ways commands sympathy, and such wreck this,
excos deepest interest. We look upon such
object without wishing know something Of the history
the exciting to such dread existence. We
eminenty graied in this respect by meeting with Col.
Abby whose kindness Crazy Susan has been for many
years indebted for home for the following particulars in
relation to her early history.
She has been married twice. Her first husband, with
whom she lived happily, died, leaving her with several
children, aud little property. Her second husband proved
dunkard, abused her, spent her property and left her.
The took possession of her children, and bound them
out all one, little girl, which it thought better
leave with her mother She this city, and did
washing in public house for the support of herself and
child BY arIifce perhaps falls PROMISE she became the
victim Of seducer and after time lodged in poor house
Her little girl was then taken from her. and bound to A.
NJ Z. Smith, then of this city, Of Buffalo This af
Fiction her last child taken from her, herself dsgraced and,
lodged poor house, than she could BEAR Her
reason left her. and since she has been The wandering
Crazy Susan
GLOW little do we know that which we arc,
How less what may be-
She lives but in the past, and feeds upon such Incl
dents only she iu would forget That segment of fe's
poor circle through which she has gone, has sprung from
its grave bringing with it only those incidents of
which in sound mud would be couuerbaanced by many
lingering endearment. How mysterious is the spirit Of
memory how painfully 20 the objects of its trust-how
quick and vital the relics joys that have fled
friendships that have ceased-errorS that have been wep
How intensely it concentrates the of years, and
passes through the mind, in unbroben current, the
miugled sensations that have blessed bghed its previ
Gus exisance The insanity of Crazy Susan seems to be
of the conservative kind, neither abatng or progressing
The impression left her mind the taking away of her
little GIRL an which seemed 10 snap her heastrngs
rudey as dethone her eason remains there yet aud
in her solitary wauderngs she is often heard conversng
with herself on this i-ated and changless subject.
But what became of the family of Crazy Sue ?"-
Here is romance that fTaria -~l:~r sau ms
tory given. The oldest boy did not like the master to
whom he was bound, and ran away, lie shipped at NJ
absent several years. and back about the time the
Mexican war broke out enlisted, through all the bat
ties, escaped unhurt saved his money and warrants &c.,
returned last year, sought out his mother found his sisters
married and living this city, had long search for
that "itle gr his youngest sister, but finally got track
her, went to Buffalo and brought her 10 this city, and
finally last fall, got married himself and got mother sister
and all together There JOY in every heart bit one
poor Susan tcaS crazy still That mind diseased that
heart unsung could not be put tune again by all the s
cinatng endearmenS OF hOme the most tender careses of
friends and the lavish affection Of those she loved too we'll
After short stay with her friends and on one cold Decen
Der day she came apesng miles through deep mud back
again ID THIS city, where she NAV now almost any dav he
met pero'ming her solitary -CieareIa1d PLin
dealer. "'''
0- prisoner being brought into the court the Goy;o
dialogue passed between him and the stnr maqistrae
Chow do you live
'Pretty well, sir-generay a juint and a puddino At
dinner"
IL mean sir how do you get your bread %
81 BEG your wOrshps pardon, somelues at the bakers
and sometimes at the grocers,
You may be witty you please, sir, but meansimplv
to ask how do you OF"
"IoerabIy well, thank your worship; hope your
worship is we'll"
NEW IDEA.-M. Lamartine, the transcendeEta super
fine French politician thus writes in late publication on
universal suffrage:
"a day will come, have doubt, when the head Of a
family Will depose in the electoral many
there old men, women and children at his hearth for
in society better made 1t IS the Individual il is the
family which is the permanent unity The individual pass
away. Family remalhs The principle OF social censer
ton is there It will be developed and there Democracy
will have as mnch stability Monarchy