The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-03
REAL LIFE THE INSANE BRIDE
AND BELLE.

rcnccr, who recently visited the Cincinnati .
Asylum for the Insane. gives this brcfskctch
Of one of the inmates -
"lIcrr is now confined the voung lady who
has 50 often been seen within the past few
wears. promcnaling Fourth street in thi> city,
dressed up in insane tincry. intended for brl
dal hahilimcnt>, Enthusiastically decorated: and
inquiring occasionally, Of paSScrs by. for the
tathlcsS cause Of her too fatal sorrow. She
had completed a lonely pilgrimage from Eu
rope. to unite her fortunes with those of her
betrothrd, who had preceded her year or
inc business. and-married The shock de
privcd her OF her reason. Every day is now
indicated hv her li>orlercd fancy, as the one
upon which her "IIeurv' Is coming to fulfil
his vows. and she arrays herself to meet him
accordingly Her nightly disappointment
Yields easily to brighter hope for the com
ins morrow. and thus her hccloulcC existence
Is wcarin" away. When | called at her
room. she was not dressed in her usual para
phrrnalia. On hrin9 informed that gcmtlc
man wished to see her, no inducements could
prevail npon her to appear till She had r,ah-
oratrv arravrd herself with every >in"!r de
vice ard aIornmcnt OF her I.nciul costume,
She evidently imagined that the object OF her
lonu expectation had arlivrd and when at
last She met me, manifested her di>arpojnr-
ment in a way that was ANYTHING but ia;tcr-
inc to her visitor
The same correspondent furnishes the fol-
lowing
Another object of singular interest Is Mrs
NJ, who was formerly known As tine
'Bcllr of Madison" She does not seem to
u" over twenty innr wears OF ace. Not lone
after her marriage her father dcd. and very
soon after. her husband also. The doUhiv
bow was too heavy tor the tenderness OF hrl
affections, and dcthroncd her reason forever
With a countcuanrc the most bcautliu! hHN'
ever seen. She sits almost motionlr>> from day
.I
from her soft and iu>jrous cyr>.- wti.c tn
"''''' >I''
80 >l'''N' q >'' '''', ~,
: resignation. She never speaks. but yield
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; nounced IncHEaO'r'
There Is another beautiful young ""'l'''
here, who, under promise Oh marriage, at
companIed y"nh@ man rom '''r i"''''
residence l" Illinois To 'Il'S 'l'' "''' ", ''''
deserted by hm III the Streets 0'e Is o'
" OF the most iuI'o"' an! "''''''''''''"e II
mates OF the as! IU"' " ne" '''F cen ''''
was opened she was '''''"7 ''''''':' ''
shaking at 'he IRON ''>'y''''2> u '''' "''''''
ohc turned upon l''e WIN >'''"-' N'''''''' NV
: ness when r''h'r '''''''''' NE 10 d S''''''
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l. "'t'' '''' II
It" minutes "'' '"'! ""S >'''''''''' WV u
l'a'hcuc ch'''d',' anu she i'''' 'i'0 i'''
, touching anu 'caFlu' di'l"''S "2"'''>' r'' u
necessary an" cruel coh'i'''m'h' i'"''
away thInklh" '"a' me 'l4'' i''I2"' PERU.
It" be proiItaoie one 10 her oc>''"!e'' Il III
not yet repentcd OF his crime
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~ AVID that ,t.ir sermons
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no :, .r,,o ,,,,or ,bo mass
e' .,la w. w.,r1.rs,,nj ,b,t tb.so
~" ,irrs or the spirits through them. say
on ,.,,
all the Millennium has commenced' and tina
rcss less than five years the wicked are to