The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-06-26


Belle.-A correspondent of the St. Louis
Intelligencer, who recently visited the
Cincinnati Asylum for the Insane, gives
this brief sketch of one of its inmates
Here is now confined the young lady
who has so often been seen within the
past few years promenading Fourth
street, in this city, dressed up in insane
fnery. intended for bridal habiliments,
fantastically decorated, and inquiring
occasionally of passers-by for the faith
less cause of her too fatal sorrow. She
had completed a lonely pilgrimage
from Europe, to unite her fortunes with
those of her betrothed. who had pre-
ceded her a twelve-month or so. -
After weary search, she found him
doing business and-married The
shock deprived her of her reason
Every passing day since is indicated
by her disordered fancy as the one upon
which her "Henry" is coming to fulfil
his vows, and she arrays herself to meet
him accordingly. Her nightly disap.
pointment yields easily to a brighter
hope for the morrow. and thus her be-
clouded existence is wearing away
When | called at her room she was not
dressed in her usual paraphernalia.-
Upon being informed that gentleman
wished to see her, no earthly induce
ment could prevail upon her to appear
until after she had elaborately arrayed
herself with every single device and
adornment of her fanciful costume
She evidently imagined that the object
of her long expectation had arrived ;
and when at last she met me, manifest
ed her disappointment in a way that
was anything but flattering TO her
visitor
The same correspondent furnishes
the following:
Another object of similar interest is
Mrs. NJ, who was formerly known
as the "Belle of Madison" She does
not seem TO be over twenty-four years
of age. Not long after her marriage
her father died, and very soon there
after her husband also. The double
blow was too heavily charged for the
tenderness of her affections and de-
throned her reason forever With the
most beautiful countenance I have ever
seen. she sits almost motionleSs from
day to day-an inexpressible sadness
beaming from her soft and lustrous
eyes-while the whole expression of
her face conveys, if may so speak.
sort of intensified sweetness aud reSig-
nation. She never speaks-but yields
instinctively to every suggestion or in
timation of any kind from the keepers,
and signifies only affirmative or mega
tive replies by motion Of the head
So perfect picture of deep unutterable
sorrow had never before seen. or been
able to imagine. feel as if it will be
likely to haunt me for a month to come.
This unfortunate lady is pronounced in
durable.
There is another beautiful young
woman here, who, under a promise of
marriage, accompanied young man
from her fathers residence in Illinois to
this city, and was here deserted by him
in the streets.' She is one of the most
furious and uncomfortable inmates of
the asylum. When her cell door was
opened she was raving terribly, and
shaking at the iron fastening of her
window She turned upon me with
savage vindictiveness which rather
inclined me 10 sudden leaving, when
my composure was comparatively re-
stored by view of the strong chains
with which he was confined to the wall.
In a few minutes her fury softened
down to pathetic entreaty, and she
made the most touching and fearful
appeals against her unnecessary and
cruel confinement. | turned away,
thinking that the sight might perhaps
be a profitable one to her destroyer, if
he has not yet sufficiently repented of
his crime.