Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-05
From the Boston POI
Mental n


One of those melancholy instances of intellectual
| subversion, arising from undue application to one
particular and unhealthy idiOsyncrasy, calamity
happily which seldom occurs, lately transpired in
our midst and may, perhaps. for the happiness of
those concerned: result fatally.
We shall he pardoned for not making the names
public, those interested respectfully connect
ed, and their own private griefs sufficient
of unhappiness, without having the public's "slow,
unmoving finger pointing at them at Logan,
when it was contemptu'.asiy asserted that he was
. the friend of the white man."
Some few nights since the attention of our present
efficient police force directed to we'll dressed
person seated on the capsl of Long wharf evident
ly under strong excitement compounded with pro-
liability of going overheard and reckless careless
ness as to whether any school in the district in
session not =...
He was humanely taken into custody, and upon
examination, Is TIE Life Of Winfield Scott" in a
pamphlet FORM illustrated with plates, was taken
from bis pocket, which somewhat relieved him, and
a slight stimulant being administered, he evinced
knowledge of what's going on by family murmur-
ing q hran'y feeble brany and water"
The compassion OF the bystanders was somewhat
excited but when he remarked that he believed the
book to be true, profound sensation was observa
BILE but when he further asserted that he was a
Scott man, original Scott man, the excitement
and rush to see him were tremendous By strenu-
and decided the part of the chief Of
police, space cleared in the centre of the
and the wretched man who was beginning to be re-
garded a confirmed lunatic, was carefully placed
upon a table, where, under the cheering influence of
the ' feeble bran'y and water he proposed, in a
dwelling idiotic voice, Three cheers for Scott and
Greedy NOT Hors' Greedy. but Flip Greedy. Three
cheers hur-." Exhausted nature could do no
MORE and hurrah stuck in his throat.
A this point the interest great; like favorite
stocks before dividend day. sympathy was going up
a Waterman in the corner discovered bathed in
tears, and was feengly commended therefor by one
of his contemporaries. The victim custom
house officer and an original Scott man. The learn
ed pig who could point out the time of day with one
paw tied behind him was nothing to it; but he was
evidently wandering along the road of common sense
with but one hand the guiding line of proprety.
Perhaps" whispered one of the lockers on fear
fully, perhaps he has seen some of the Sandusky
peeches-or Columbus eh ?-in the Atlas. Sweet
Auburn, loveliest village of the plain !" g Read
em!'' family shreked the poor devil, with sicky,
yellowish triumph, and relapsed into insensbility
&C Do you think said one to the city physician
who had been sent for, that he has had the fool
hardness to try to parse any part of those speeches O.
The doctor shook his head, and said he trusted the
case not SO desperate as that.
:. 1t may be remarked another, {: that he, being
custom house officer has subscribed all his substance
| to the coming election, and gaunt ruin stares him
and his elpless family in the face.'
mo family. five per cent drooied the revenue
man" payable November half returnabe. Case,
no election'-here he eked out his sentence with
lean whistle tortured into 6 Hail to the Chief
q Is it KNOWN" said one of the gentlemen present,
whether this poor fellow has parents kindred of
any kind What blow it must be to them He
seems to me so demented that have doubt of his
having bet on the election of Scott The chief of
police shock his head expressive Of the mprobabity
of the thing.
Ha. Ha Ha !" walled the maniac, 4" Smile my
fortune Bet high Pennsylvania. New York,
Ohio and Virginia-and give odds on the general re-
suit"
| This last expression was esteemed sufficient His
watch and other property were taken from him, and
he himself driven Immediately to Cambridge. In
formation also to his distressed family by
trusty messenger with directions to break the tdings
to them easily possible. X.