The North-Carolinian., 1852-06-26
THE INSANE BRIDE AND BELLE.

A correspondent Of the St. Louis Intelli-
gencer, who recently visited the Cincinnati
Asylum for the insane, 3 ives this brief
sketch Of one Of the inmates:
'.Ilere is HOW 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. fantasticai-
ly decorated, and inquring occasionally Of
passers by for the faithless cause Of her too
fatal sorrow. She had completed lonely
pilgrimage from Europe, to unite her for
tunes with those ot her betrothe.l, who ha!
preceded her tweIvemonth or SO. Aztec
"a weary search, she found him doing bust
ness, and-married. The shock deprived
her Of her reason. Every passing dav is.
! since, indicated by her disor.lered fancy.
as the one upon which her 'Iienrv, is com
ing to talflls M his. his VOWS and she arrays her
disappointment yields easily to a brighter
hope for the morrow, and thus her beclouded
existence is wearing away. When CAL
led at her room, she was not dressed in her
usual paraphernalia. Upon being informed
that gentleman wished to see her. no
earthly inducements could prevail on her
to appear until after she had claborately
arrayel herself with every single device
and adornment Of her fancifuI costume.
She evidently iinas sincd that the object of
her long expec ctation had arrived; and when
at last she met me, man ifested her slisap-
pointmcnt in way that was anything but
Hattering to her visiter."
The same correspondent furnishes the
following;
..Another object Of singular interest is
Mrs M who was formerly known as the
<belle of Madison.' She does not seem
now to be over twcnty-fau years Of age.
Not long after her marriage her father died, :,
and very soon thereafter her husband also,
The double blow was too heavily charged
for the Tenderness Of her affections. and
dethroned her reason forever. With
countenance the most beautiful l have
ever seen, she sits almost rlotionless from
day to day-an inexpressibie sadness
beaming from her soft and lustrous eyes
while the whole expression Of her face
conveys. if may SO speak, a sort Of in-
tensiRed sweetness aud resignation. She
never speaks, but yields instinctively to
every suggestion or intimation OF any kind
from the keepers, and signifies only
affirmative or negative replies by q motion
deep, unutterahc sorrow, l had never
before seen Or been able to imag inc. /
feel as If it will be likely to haunt me for
u ,nontl, to come. This unfortunate lady
is pronounced ihcurabie.
There is another beautiful young wo-
man here, who, under a promise Of mar
riase, 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
ravins terribly. and shaking at the iron
fastenings Of her window. She turned
upon me with savage vindictivcness
which rather inclined me to sudden
leaving, when my composure was compare
lively restored by view Of the strong
chains with which she was confined to the
wall In few minutes her fury was
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 prof.
table one 10 her destroyer. 1t he has not
vet sufficiently repenteA Of his crime"
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