The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-26

Phillip Ii. sent the young Constable of
CASTLE to Rome to congratulate Sextus
the Fifth on bis advancement. The Pope
imprudently said:,
Are there so few men IN Spain that
your king sends me one without beard}"
Sir" said the fierce Spaniard. "if his
majesty possessed the least idea that you
imagined riieri: lay in beard. he would
doubtless have deputed goat to you.
not gentleman"
ExrRAoRDiNARf EcovERY.-The Jour.
nal of American Medical Science con-
tains notice Of the perfect recovery Of
man from an injury oftbe Brain. caused
by tamping iron being shot directly
through his head. The iron was three
feet seven inches long, one inch aid a
quarter in diameter, and weighing thir-
teen and quarter pounds. 1t entered
the cheek behind and below the mouth.
passed up behind the left eye and went
out at the top Of the head, and was pick.
ed up several rods distant covered with
blood and brains. The man. In ten weeks
was nearly well. and though he lost
considerable portion IF his brains, he suf
fered no diminution of mental power.
This case occurred in Vermont in 164S.
The Story OF CRAZY SUsAN--For
many years there has been seen wander
ing about Cleveland. Ohio. a female,
dressed in home spun plaid. her head
protected BY sort oc hood, and her feet
covered with shoes that always exhibit
much wear. She seldom enters dwell.
ing, but follows the street without any ap.
parent destination. She shuns crowds.
avoids, If possible, meeting man, and at
all seasons and in all weather is cOnlinu-
ally on the tramp. She seldom speaks
to any one, and seems necessarily talk
ing to HERSELF She is harmless and in
offensive. and the children point her out
as CRAZY Susan"
She has been married twice. Her first
husband, with whom she lived happily.
died, leaving her with several children,
and lit,ls PFopeFty. Her second hus.
band proved drunkard. abused her.
spent her property and left her. The
town took possession of her children. and
hound thefii out, all save one. a little girl,
which it was thought bettet to leave with
the mother. She came to this city, and
did washing in public house for the
supper, of herself and child. By aflifice,
perhaps false promise, she became the
victim of a seducer, and after time odg,
ed in the poor house. Her little girl was
then taken from her. and bound. This
affliction. her last child taken from her.
herself disgraced and lodged in poor
house, was more thanshe could bear Her
reason left her, aud ever since she has
been wandering Crazy Susan"
Susan seems TO be of the conservatlve
kind, neither abating or progressing.
The impression lef, on her mind at the
taking away of her little girl an event
which seemed to snap her heartslrings
so rudely as TO delhrone her reason, re.
mains there yet. and in her solitary wan
dering, slie is often heard conversing
with herself on this i'll fated and change
less subject.
But what became Of the family Of Cra-
zy Susanl The oldest boy did not like
The master to whom He was bound, and
ran away. He shipped at New York as
a cabin boy on an East lhdlaman, wen1
To China. was absent several years, and
came back about the time the Mexi
can war brnke out, enlisted, was through
all the battles, escaped unhurt. saved hi
money and warrants, &c, returning las
year, sought out his mother; found hi
Two elder sisters married and living fiea
the city. had long search for that "ittlt
girl" his youngest sister. but finally go
tack of her. went to Buffalo aud brough
her to the city, aud finally last fall go
married himself, and got mother. sisters
and all together. There was joy in ever.
heart but one-poor Susan was Graz!
still. That mind diseased, that heart un
strung. could not BE- pit in tune again b,
all the fascinating endearments Of home
the most tender caresses of friends ant
the lavish affection of those she loved to-
we'll. After short stay with her friends
and on one cold December day, she cam
; traversing miles through deep mud bac
again 10 the city. where she may now al
; most any day be met performing her sol
itary round6.
~ Must it not be very romantic to b
; on your knees before lovely one Il
Loves lovely daughters, ,heaving up toI
rent of sweet words between her glow
ling, parted lips, raising roses by the acr
!. on Her cheeks, bringing tears of hum'
f pleasure to her eyes, and Just at the iden
tical moment when she is going to swoo
3 away into your arms, to hear her anxiou
mother cry: You Sal, hdue you fed til