Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-28

ouolld tildt ever De broken, 81 all e4-
pect you to rrtutn it to me till then,
! let il be token to YOU Of this promisc
we have made
Years have passed and the same
little DeRnie is now distinguished cler-
gyman in in one of the most populous
western cities. The same little gold
watch decorate his parlor wall, and Of
en- does he point to it and tell Of his
danger and his escape from the whirl-
pool of INTEMPRANCE."
A LuNATGc's CuNSIsG.-A very
laughable incide..t occurred at lunatic
asylum at Lanca ter. A parish officer
from the neishborhood Of Middleton
took lnnaiic to the asylum, pursuant to
an order sIgned by two magistrates. As
the man was respectfully connected
gig was hired for the purpose, and he
was persuaded that it was merely an
excursion of pl. asure on which be was
going. In the course of the journey,
ho" ever, something occurred to arouse
the suSpicions of the lunalic with respect
to h 5 real destination but he said
noihing on the subject, made no resist
ance, and seemed to e.joy his jaunt
When they arrived at Lancaster it was
loo late In the evening 10 proceed to the
asylum, and they took up their quarters
for the night at an inn. Very early IN
the morning he lunatie got up and.
sea, CHI the pockets of the officer, where
he found the found thr magistrates or
der for hls detention, which, of course,
let him eompl. telv into thu secret. With
that csuuj which madmen not unfre-
qneDtly display, be made the best of lis
way to the asylum, saw one of the keep
ers, and told him that he had got IA sad
mad fellow d wn " lancaster, whom
he should bring up in the course of the
day, adding:
He's very queer fellow, and he
has got very odd ways. For instance.
L should not wonder il he was to say I
Was tho madman and that he was bring
ing me; but you must take good care of
him and not believe a word that he SAYS y
The keeper. of course, promised com
pllance, and the lunatic walked back to
the inn, where he found the officer i'll
fast asleep. He awoke him, and they
sat down to breakf,s together.
You're lazy How to be sleeping
all day have had long walk this
morning. said the lunatic.
81 Indeed" said TIE officer, 'sI should
like to have walk myself after break
fast ; perhaps you VIII 90 With me -
The lunatie assented, and after break
fast they set out. the officer leading the
way toward the asylum, intending to de.
liver bis charge; but it never occurred
to him to cxatiine whether his order was
safe.
Whom they got within sight of the
asylum, the Iunatic excltlmed: " What
a fine house that is ~
Ye~,' said the officer, 81 should
like to see the inside of it''
$50 should l." observed the lunatic
Well, l dare say they will let US
through. will ask" was the response.
They went to the door the officer
rang the bell. and The keeper whom the
lunatic had previously seen madr bis ap-
pearaEce with two or three assistants.
The officer then began to tumble in his
pockets for the order WHEN the lunatic
produced it, and gave it to the keeper,
saying This is The man l spoke to
you about. You will take care of him
shave his head, and put straight waist
coast on him.
The men immediatel, laid hands on tie
poor officer, who vociferated lou " tn
the other was the madman, and be the
officer, but, as this only confirmed the
story previously told by the lunatic, it
did not at all tend 10 procure his liberia
ton. He was taken away, and became
so Indignantly furious that the straight
waiteoat WAS speedily put upon him. and
his head was shaved secundum artem
Meanwhile, the lunatic walked delib-
erately back to the inn, paid the reck-
oning, and set cut on his journey bome-
ward. The eo'd people IN tn country
were, Of course, surprised Oh seeing 'hr
wrong nap return; they Were afraid the
Iunatic in st of frenzy had murderer
the officer, and they asked m, with
much trep dation, what he had done with
Mr.. Stevenson.