The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-17

was 10 write at once to the patients uncle,
MIR. OSley.
Mr. kenshawe was, heard stirring before
'even o'clock, and the charwoman informed
me, that he had taken his breakfast A. usu.
and appeared to be in cheerful, almost high
spirits. The physician was punctual | tap
ped at the sitting room door, and was desired
TO come IN. MIR. Renshawe was seated at a
table with some papers before him, evidently
determined to appear cool and Indifferent
lie could not, however, repress start of sur
PRISE almost of terror, at the sight of the
physician, and palencss followed bv bec-
tic flush. passed quickly over his countenance
observed, too, that the portrait was turned
with its face towards the wall.
BY strong effort, Mr. Renshawe regaincd
his simulated composured, and in reply to DR.
''arland's professional inquiry, as the state of
his health, said with forced laugh:
My friend Waters has, suppose. been
amusing YOU with the absurd story that made
HIM stare so last night. 1t is exceedingly
droll. must say, although many persons 9th
orwISe acute enough. cannot, except upon re
Election, comprehend a Jest. There was Johr
kemble, the tragedian, for instance. who"
= Never mind John Kemble, nv dear sir,
interrupted DR.. Garland. DO, prav, tel
us the story over again. love An amusin,
Jest"
Mr. Ren>hawc hc,itated for an instant, an,
then said with reserve almost dignity of man
ner:
- do not know sir his face. bv the WAY
was lctcrminedy avertcd from the cool
searching gaze Of the physi"ian-" do no
know, sir, that am obliged to find vou il
amusement: and Won NAV leave the room
a, quickly As maybe"
"Certainly certainly. sir. am exceed
ingly sorry to have intrudei, but am sur
YOU will permit me to have peep at thi
wonderful portrait"
Ecn>hawe sprang imrul.iv.ly forward +
prcvcn, the doctor reaching it. He was to
late; and DIR. Garland turning sharply roun
with the painting in his hand, literally tran.
fixed him in All attitude of surprise and con
sternation. Like the Ancient Mariner. h
held him hv hi> glittering eye. but the speI
was not an enduring one
"Trulv," remarked DR. Garland as h
found the kind Of me,ln.ric Influence h.. ha,
"Ncrt,d beginning To fall. not so very bad
chance resemblance: cspeciall, about th
ewes AMI mouth -
This Is yer! extraordinary conduct
hrokc in Mr.. Renshawe: and must agail
request that You will both leave the room"
1t was useless to persist, and we almost i'm
media'elv went away.
Your impression. Mr.. Waters" said tn
physician as he was leaving the house, "is.
dare say, the true one; but he is on his guar
now, and it will be prudent to wait for fires
outbreak before acting d.ri>ivcly: more {,
pcciallv as the hallucnation appears to
quite harmless one"
This was not, thought, quite 50 sure, br
of course ! acquiesccd as in duty bound an
matters went on pretty much as usual for Sc,
en- or eight weeks, except that Mr.. Renshaw
manifested much aversion towards myself pei
sonallv, and at last served me with write
notice to quit 1T tho end OF the te,m previous
" stipulated for. There was still some tim
to that; and in the meanwhile, ! caused
strict watch to be set, As far as was practr;
bic, without exciting observation, upon OF
landlords words and acts.
Ellen lrwins first tumult of grief subside,
the next and pressing question related to h'
own and infant sons subsistence An eide
" man of the name of IomlinS was engaged
foreman ; and it was hoped the business mi q
still be carried on with sufficient profit. NJ
Rcnshawcs manner, though at times indie
tive of considerable nervous irritabilitv, W
5 kind and respectful to the Young widow al
| began to hope that the delusion he had f
awhile la1ored under had finally pass
away.
g The hope was falacious one. We we
r sitting at tea on Sunday evening, when NJ
e Irwin, pale and trembling with fri ght a
nervous agitation, came hastily in with b
- little boy in her hand. ! correctly divin
t what had occurred. In reply TO my hurri
t questioning, the astounded young ma,ron te
me in substance. that within the last two
: three DAYS, Mr.. Renshawe's strange behav
/ and disiointed talk had both bewliered a
: alarmed her. He vaguely in,imated that 81
1t Ellen Irwin, was really Laura somebody e
d that she kept company with him, Mr.. RI
shave, in Yorkshire, before she knew pc
D George-with many other strange things
II muttered rather than spoke cut; and es
N cially that it was owing to her son remindi
ID her continually of his father that she prefer
V. ed not to have known Mr.. Renshawe TIVE
$. or thirteen years ago.
re In Short" added the Young woman W
re teara and bushes. ''hc is utterly crazed;
h, he asked ule Just now to marry him-wh
as | would not do for the Indies-and is %
Id away in passion to find paper that ,
ty prove, he says, am that other Laura sol
thing"
i There was something 50 luhicrous in
ly this. however yexatious and insulting un