Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-01

intellectual His meeting WITH
nor Gore into whose office he first entered to pur
the law, is told quite amusingly. He was ther
rather raw young man from the country, and lei
obliged to make long and studded apology Tor tine
of letters of introduction, which he offered
go and procure. Governor Gore, however, who APP
pears to have been satisfied by inspection of the
character of his visitor cut him Short by telling
him to come back. hang up his hat and sit down &c
his books at once adding that he might procure inc
letters at "hiS leisure"
1t is rather to be regretted that the autoblograpy
left by MIR. Websters eminent friend, Jeremiah Ma
son. could not be included in the present volumes
they so long associated as the ornaments OF
the New England bar. This document is stated to
| be extremely interesting and to contain much mat
ter which would illustrate the life and times of him.
self and Mr.. Webster. DOUBTLESS, however, the
family of Mr.. Mason will day publish it, but Its
circulation would be greatly augmented by its con-
necton with the volumes about to be published by
| by Mr. Fletcher Webster L.
ANOTHER SELL-MADNEss AND A METHOD IN IT.
! On Wednesday last, neatly dressed very prepos-
sessing and pretttily spoken woman, somewhere be-
tween sixteen and twenty five years of age, drove
| up to the door of the Insane Hospital, which
| DIR. - presides, and inquired for that gentleman.
She was ushered into the reception room, and await
ed the coming OF the doctor with an air OF n0nchdt
which rather fascinated the servant who looked
| upon her with eyes of admiration and unfcigned
| pleasure. When left alone she amused herself, a
woman always will, in gratifying her curiosity by
inspecting the various articles in the room critically
and thoroughly. The doctor being announced she
received him with of those bewildering smiles
which women know so well how TO bestow
and whose influence of feeling can resist.
The doctor welcomed her with than usual
warmth, and soon learned the object of her visit.
She had come, she said, with glance full of mel
anchOiy, and tone of more than vomanly tender
ness, to certain of the DOCTOR in person. whether
she could secure private quarters for her husband,
who subject to intense fits of alteration of mind,
but whose conduct toward her, bitter and cruel
it was, could not ALLEVIATE her love for him, which
was the all-pervading passion of her SOUL He had
grown violent of late that she wished to have
him secured from violence TO himself as well as to
her. (and here the charming creature wept for some
momcntS,) and if she could make an arrangement
with the doctor, she urged that it should be kept
private his most secret thoughts and her husband
beyond the scrutiny of visitors. And then she said
her heart would break, she knew it would, and wcpt
bitterly and long
The doctor, as all who know his kind and tender
heartedncss will readily imagine, not insensible
to the touching recital of his visitor and with that
frankness which always charactcriZeS him. he PROM
ised to comply with her Wishes to give her husband
private apartment and his special care-and also
to shield him from the gaze of curiosity-seekcrs who
run down public institutions
The lady not long in arranging terms; she
was not long in expressing her thanks, interm7ngcd
with tears: she was not long in settling the details
of her husbands confinement; she was not long in
short, in taking her leave And as she stepped into
her carriage, aided by the kind hand of the doctor
she turned her beautiful face toward him. and cast
upon him glance that was full of tenderness and
soiicitude 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 .
its wake, until it was entirely lost to view Down
to the bridge, along the crowded thorpughfare over
the pehbled way OF Chestnut a flshiOna-
ble If not the fashinable, ewelry establishment of
our CITY, the carriage paSaed, its sweet and solitary
l innate gancng out and smiling Within and grow
ing radiant with thought that requires another
paragraph to learn.
She alighted, and glidcd into the bazaar of glod
and silver and precious stones, with all the state
ness OF queen One two of the gentcmlnlv
attendants ran to learn her wish. She wanted to
select set of silver ware, not too plain, something
neat tasteful and beautiful. The various patterns
were shown, and set valued at $500 was selected
by the lady of stately tread She desired the ar
'cieS to be put up, bill made out, anl she would
ettle it. Her wishes were complied wi and the
ady took out her elegant port monnaie, bat alas
here were about $40 in it. She had picked up her
wrong port lnonnac, she said with bcwitchiny sweet
less, and she was vexed at her stupidity. she,
however, could arrange it. She was the wife of
Dr. -, the principal physician of the Insane Hos
'al, and she desired her attendant to accompany
er to that place, when she would pay him at once
' DO could resist such a request from beautiful
request spoken much with the ewes
S the voice? Not the clerk certainly.
The two got into the carriage together and back
whirlcd to the Hospital. The lady jumped from
ne carriage, and warmly greeted by the Doc
Or, who was at the entrance
" Doctor, this is my husband ~ said she with an
IT at once sweet and sorrowfu
The poor attendent started. He was struck
ghast. He could not fathom her meaning
What did you say"
Doctor, this my husband, please take him in
barge
The devil, madame. I'm not your husband, what
0 you mean"
Bursting into tears she sobbed aloud: Gle has
1othcr spasm-he has another attack. Oh! Doc
r. if you have pity in your SOUL secure him, and
We yonrsefand me from violence" s
In vain the poor fellow attempted to explain He
as hurried along the corridor and into a room and
mined securel y-the woman all the while follow t
g close behind, weeping as though her heart would
eak. The Doctor and the lady returned to the l
ceptlon room and the latter, AFTER giving the 9TH
an outline of the pecuarites of her alleged hus t
nds attacks, together with some directions in re- fl
ence to the care she desired to have bestowed i
on him. she left, promising to return again in &C
V days. And away whirled the carriage, the sill d
r ware and the lady, neither of which has been Il
ard of since. S
The poor attendant confined for three DAYS Ii
lore any one about the establishment could be a
uced to convey letter to his employers who all
time, were snspecting his honesty and prepar- al
to advertise him in the newspapers Upon the o.
eIpt OF the letter it did not take them long to b
cover that they had been sold most brilliantly: A
upon their appearance at the hospital it did W
take the Doctor long to discover that he had pl
N sold decidedly; the poor attendant was salts in
upon his arrival at the hospital, that he had
N sold most sorrowfuly indeed. And here, we c.
nk, we will end the story which has been talked s
i IN .ashonabe circles for the past three four of
s with many hearty laugh. PhjAz. paper: at