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NOZZLE CHARITIES !. 1


the beaufhtlt scenery and along the health
giving waters Of the mouatains of Virginia
He draws q graphic picture Of Staunton. but
omlts a notiee of the splendid monuments of
Virginia munifcence, which decorate that
hospitablc town. From the excellent No,
veynber No Of the Stcthoscope We borrow
the following brief sketch Of the Lunatio
Asylum, which is under the energetic and
admirable superintendent If DR.. Stribling
with whom, as gentleman and an officer,
We were delighted
We regret that circumstances prevented
cur examining. a. we would have liked, the
Deaf, Mute and Blind estaLlishment--alsoa-
magnificent building. Courtesy, intelligence,
efficiency and success, characterize Mr. Jo-
seph p Tyler, the principal Of tie former,
and Mr. J, 9 NJ Merillat, the principal Of
the latter. In all three Of these depart
ments the State is fortunate to have such
men g. Richmond Eegsirer.
TILE WESTERN LUNATIC ASY-
LII During arecent visit to Staunton We,
had an opportunity, for the first time, Of Wis
ting the asylams for the insane and for the
deaf, dumb aud blind Owing to misap-
prehensioa and the want of time. We could
only take single walk around the latter in
nSt;tAtidn, but We saw enough Of it to satisfy
beautifutcondition ofthc establish.
The cheerful industry Of the blind,
happiness beaming from the eyes of
mutes, whether it were in the; study
shop, or recreation ground, pre-
AAeontrast with tie variety Of
,Nhich We saw at the sister institu-
l5h. By the kindness of that most urbane
gentleman and accomplished physician, Dr..
Francis I, Striking, we enjoyed an oppor.
tunity Of inspecting infinitely the whole cs
adjustment, and of witnessing the plans of
treatment pursued IN the various forms of
mental disease which present themselves
there. All preeoneeived horrors of the CON
ditiou of the inmates Of h mad house vanished
wien we saw this palace for the unfortunate.
Wesay palace, for such it is. The grounds
a.e bling bsautiitd by the inmates them
selves, aud, when finished, they will add ma
terially to the already picturesque scenery
from the edifces. The latter are spacious
and admirably planned capable Of contain
ing four hundred and t,centy inmates, making
it the largest insane asylum in America, ex.
cept that at Utica, New York. We have
not room here to 60 into detailed account
of the management of the establishment. but
SO far as We are capable of judging, it is most
admirable. The fact that the mental and
not the peeu,aiary condition Of the patient
decides che position he is toioceupy in the
| asylum, is worthy of commenlatiom 1t is
almost as great an improvement as the abe
lition Of braces and the straight Jacket. We
were struck with the calm and easy manner
with which the physicians aud attendants
approached and controlled thepatients. DR.
Stribling seems to have been born COR his Of
| fee Of superintendent and physician in chief
and he is ably assisted
For interesting particularsIof this-one
of the prondest monuments and noblcst
charities of Nirginia-we refer our readers
to the annuil reports of the directors, among
the public documents,
THE LONE wTDDER" pARTTNcToN.
1t appears by the following; card in a st.
| I6uis paper. that the celebrated Mrs. Par
tington, having been deprived by death Of
her,dear biennial husband, Mr. John Par
tington, is row sojourning in! st, Louis
Read Whist the.afiicted lone wilder, says.
TO JOHN GAYFELLOW, ESQ
Sir II have read all your diffusions from
alphy to onigger, and you will excuse me for
saying, that in my opiaion you are an ar.
rant iHposturer lou say you are Cay
fellow; butif the truth was known you are a
very Saa.feller. Your talk about the COM
forts ola bachelors home, is { all in nv eye,
Betty Martini as my poor defupct Parting
4 ton used to say: But you men are all alike
and your sarcasms upon The female, femi.
nine sex, bring to my mind, tic insinivating
| conduct Of John Partington when, in the
days of loves Feung dreamsJi he was laying
] siege, as he called it, to the Pandimoneum
/ of my virgin heart. He, poor fcllou, used
/ TO talk, as you do now aboRt lhecomfoFt Of
/ smoking fragrant Rayenna, with his feet
j upon She fender, and with no disouisitiye
wife, or squallfng responsibilities, tjast his
/ words,) 20 prevent him from declining in
t peace under his own vine and fg tree But
i what cbnsfors hc could ever fnd, in chewing
the end fcf 4 nasty weed, rolled up by the
filthy uiggeTs Of Rayenna, is more than
co1ld cger reprsheTd-
But whilst he thus expatriated upon thc
pleasures Of. d bacbetors Life. lie Eas sigLing
/ in secret for the eoEnubial bliss Of the pafri-
I nonial altar He would swear lie never
/ rent TO marry: and the next minute he
| would look me full IN the eye. sigh like a
t harricaaey and then snatch up hat, land
q nice, smooth, geniwine bcaSer it was and
/ rashons Of deors as ii q constable we're after
him, and What the lawyers CALI 4 K say or
an Hsy Diz,k' IbeIieye in my. heart, Mr.
Gayfeiler, this is Jest your ease Whist
| you abuse marriage and belittle the girls,
/ you arc, perhaps. some old dried MP doctor
| or some witbered son Of Escapolipus, on
mayhap some old wrinkled lawyer, with .
face as swallow as parchment, and who
would give bis eyes fer 4 bright smile from
any rosy checked girl ~ uish a Aeevy
purse / am nov poor, lone widder. Mr..
GayfeIler, but thank Providenee veil 70 ID
in the world, and If should erer takesit in
to my head te stand before the Biennial Ill.
Cir, You may Be sure 4 viii nos be With such
. punched up specimen Of humanity as ]
know you to Be. rs
As the vulgar Saying Is, rsrdasu sap, or as
the lawyers translate i, pnf ced. = s
Yours, indignantly. $50
s 81 ANN PARTINGT0N