Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-17

The little maiden knows no sin;
May every blessing,
a3 & fat u Sweet caresSing, flAt IA @
Crowd the pathway of Corinne
Y +ao sst4i Eg4s MAMIE Oh.
FromIthe Philadelphia Times.
Another Sell-Madness, and q Method In il.
On Wednesday last, neatly dressed, very pre-
possessing, and prettily spoken woman, somewhere
between sweet sixteen and twenty five years of age
drove up to the door Of the Insane Hospital, over
which DR.. ----, presides, and inquired for that
gentleman. She was ushered into the reception
room. where she awaited the coming of the Doctor
with an air fnonchalance, which rather fascinated
the servant, who looked upon her with eyes of ad-
miration and unfeigned pleasure. When left alone
she amused herself a woman always will, in graft
flying her curiosity by inspecting the various ar
tcles in the room critically and thoroughly. The
Doctor being announced, she received him with
one Of those bcwildering smiles which some wo-
men know 80 well how to bestow, and whose in
hucnce no man of feeling can resist. The doctor
welcomed her with more than his usual warmth,
and soon learned the object of her visit.
She had come, she said, with glance full Of
melancholy, and tone Of more than womanly ten
derness, TO ascertain of the doctor in person,
whether she could secure private quarters for her
husband, who was subject to intense fits of aberra-
ton of mind, but whose conduct towards her, Bit
ter and cruel 1t was could not ALLEVIATE her love
for him, which was the alpervading passion of her
soul He had grown 30 violent of late that she
wishes to have him secured from violence to him
self as well as to her. land here the charming crea-
ture wept for some m0ments,) and II she could
make an arrangement with the doctor, she urged
that 1t should be kept private as his most secret
thoughts, and her husband beyond the scrutiny of
visiters. And she said her heart would break, she
knew 1t would, and wept bitterly and long.
The doctor, as all who know his kind and ten
der-heartedness win readily imagine, was not in
sensible to the touching recital OF his visiter, and
with that fankness which always characterizes
him, he promised to comply with her wishes, to
give her husband a private apartment and his
special care; and also TO shield him from the gaze
of curiosity seekers who run down public insttu-
tions
The lady was not long in arranging terms; she
was not long in expressing her thanks, intermingtd
with tears she was not long In settling the de-
tails of her husbands confinement; she was not
long, in short Of taking her leave. And as she
stepped into her carriage, aided by the kind hand
Of the doctor, she turned her beautiful face to-
wards him, and cast upon him glance that was
full of tenderness and solicitude, and inspired him
anew with admiration and pity
The carriage drove away, the doctors eyes fol-
lowing, amid the clouds Of dust which followed in
It's wake until It was entirely lost to view. Down
over the pebbled way Of Chestnut street. to a
fashionable, If not the fashionable, jewelry estab
lishment of city the carriage passed, its sweet
and solitary inmate glancing out and smiling with
in, and growing radiant with o thought that re-
quires another paragraph TO learn.
She alighted, and gided into the bazarr Of gold,
silver and precious stones with all the stateliness of
aqueen. One or two of the gentlemanly attendants
ran to learn her wish. She wanted to select o set
of silver ware not too elaborate in design Of work
manship, nor yet too plan-something neat, taste
ful and beautiful The various patterns were shown
and set valued at $500 was selected by the lady
of the stately tread. She desired the articles put
up, bill made out, and she would settle il. Her
wishes were complied with, and the lady took out
her elegant portrmonnsie, but alas there we're but
about $40 In IT, She had picked up her wrong port
monnaie, she said, with bewitching sweatness and
she was vexed at her stupidity. She, however,
could arrange 1t. She was the wife of DIR. ----
the principal physician Of the Insane Hospital and
she desired her attendant TO accompany her TO that
place, where she would pay him at once Who
could resist such request, from beautiful wo-
mana request spoken rs much with the eyes as
the voice. Not the clerk, certainly.
The two got into the carriage together, and back
Il whirled 10 the hospital The lady jumped from
the carriage, and was warmly greeted by the doc
tor, who was at the entrance.
doctor, this is my husband said she, with an
air at once sweet and sorrowful.
The poor attendant started He was struck
agbast He could not fathom her meaning.
"What did you say madam be stammered as
he best could, "what did you sayw
Doctor, this is my husband, please take him in
charge"
"rhe devil, madam, I'm not your husband
what do you meany"
Bursting into tears she sobbed aloud. "He has
another spasm--he has another attack. OH doc
tor, IL you have pity in your SOUL secure him, aud
save yourself and me from violence"
In vain the poor fellow attempted to explain.
He was hurried along the corridor and into room,
and confined securey--the woman all the while
following close behind weeping as though her heat
would break. The>doctor and the lady returned
to the reception ROOM and the latter, after giving
the other outline Of the peculiariiies Of her al
legged husbands attacks together with some direc-
tons in reference TO the care she desired TO have
bestowed upon him, she left promising to come
again in few days And away whirled the car
which has been heard of since.
The poor attendant was confined three days be-
fore any one about the establishment could be in
duced TO convey letter TO bis employers who, all
the time were suspecting his honesty, and prepar-
ing TO advertise him in the newspapers. Upon the
receipt OF the letter ii did not take them long to
discover that they had been sold most brilliantly,
and upon their appearance at the hospital, II did
not taketbe doctor long to discover that he bad
been sold decidedly the poor attendant was salts.
fed, upon his arrival at the hospital that he had
been sold most sorrowfnly indeed. And here, we
think we win end the story which has been talked
over in fashionable circles for the past three or
fnur dava with MANY A hearty laugh.