The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-07-12

Pu' On 'heir own clothes, or help them
selves to food. il alone; yet here, whcthe
owing to the music, the excitement Of com
pahy, the dancing, or whatever might b,
the cause. conducting themselves with per
feet nroprcty. an. observing with correct
ness all the rules Of ball.roo,,. .s.:,.5,e,,c,
! Mud then such. a..d so many, happy ia
COS declare to You, sirs, it WAS worll
any week OF ordinary existence to an,
person OF common seusibiliiy, to see thos,
poor creatures, of whom we scarcely thinl
without shudder. or speak without som,
sympaihling iuteilcction, thus sanding, dan
eng, walking quietly around, or sitting
apart eagerl, watching the rest, and all
evidently enjoying the scene quite rs mucl
as those on whom the gates would not close
at twelve o'clock.
between ten and eleven supper WAS an.
nounced. The eating room was distant
some lilty to seventy i've yards walk, in the
other pat OF the large buildings. And here
again, came more astonishmeut to me Ger.
tainly never before saw |, OF though. l.
there could be so much method in mad.
ness Quielly, orderly. aud without, be.
lns told To do so, the lunaiIcs dropped into
procession. two and two together. and
marched down towards the tables. havo
seen far less order at private parties, aud
never 50 good at public house.
An excellent supper was spread, but the
inmates OF the ASYLUM. ! noticed, waited
uniformly to be helped. What was the
source or cause of this good order, asked
TO myself |, could no, be the surnrntend.
eEts presence only. 'Ifac. he was there,
Walking about the rooms aud through the
crowd us osts Ordinarily do, aud talking
to all alike, sane or insane, whom he Glanced
to meet auu ! observed the luna,ics par.
ticulaily seek HIM to talk TO. rs though
fond OF bis co.npnuy
.oatu that DR.. Allen has introduced a
system Of discipline into the asylum. whicl
taking Tor granted that even these poor un.
iogtunates are generally accessible to mor.
nj Influences, dIscards almost wholly every
thing iike'phy steal or corr @ ] punishments
acting rs well BY rewards ms penalties. No
lunatic is suffered to b. stfgrh n blow. un.
der any prcicnce. DR. \. told ne that be
found himself able, with perfect safety, un.
der the present system OF management. to
allow the uuaiics privileges and liberties,
far more than he had any idea could be
permitted them. till he tried the experiment
think the number OF inmates ut the asy.
lum is now about two hundred and inv.
A Dutch vidower ont West. whose bet.
Ter half departed on the long journey To
the spi,it land some twelve months ago de.
termined the other day to consult the rap.
pcrs, aud endeayor to obtain a spiritual
communication. feeling anxious respecting
the future state Of his wife, These rappers.
be i, known, we've not the genuine mediums.
hat of bogus kind-ad,cntarers cndcav.
oring to reap n harvest ont OF TIE laie mys-
telious developments, After the usual Ger.
cmoncs, the spirit Of Mrs. Haunt mani.
tested by raps its Willingness to converse
with the diseonsolatc spouse.
"l'h dat YOU, Mas. llaaniz asked the
nutchmau
+" Yes, dearest, il is your own wife
who
You lie, YOU twill of n ghost, Inter.
rupied Haunt, starting from his seat,
" ulinc iroa speak noting bat teitch. and
she never said teerest in her lile, II was
always Haunt, You tie or Haunt,
YOU iiHy shknmp ana the nutehnan