Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-11-30
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SeII--Madness and a Method I'm IL

theutg HVe years Va ti5e, Grove up TO the
door. Of the Insane Hospital, over which
DR.. presides, and enquired for that
gentleman She was ushered into tie
reception room, whern she awaited the
coming Of the Doctor with an air Of non
!ehdldnce which rather fascinated the ser
want, who looked upon her with eyes Of
admiration and unfeigHed pleasure. When
left alone she amused hcrselE-a woman
always will--in gratifying her curiosity BY
inspecting the various articles in the room
critically and thoroughly. Tho doctor be-
ing announced, she received him With o1e
of those bewildering smiles which some vo-
linen know so well how to bestow, and
whose influence no man Of feeling can re-
sist. The Doctor welcomed her with moro
than his usual warmth, and soou. learned
THE object of her visit. -
She had come, she said, with a glance
full of melancholy, and tone of moro
than wom&uly tenderness to ascertain Of
the Doctor, in person, whether she could
secure private quarters for her husband.
iwho was subject to intense fits of aberra-
ton of mind, but whose conduct towards
her, bitter and cruel as it was, could not al
ienate her love fof him, which was the all
Ipervading passion of her soul. He had
grown 50 violent of late that she wished
To have him secured from violence to him
lself as well as to her, (and here the charm
ling creature wept for some moments, and
if she could make an arrangement with the
Doctor, she urged that it should be kept as
private as 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 wept bitterly. and
long. rf
The Doctor, as all who knew his kind
land tender heartedness will readily imagine,
was not insensible to the touching recital OF
his visitor, and with that frankness which
always characterized him, he promised to
comply with her wishes, to give her hus-
band private apartment and his special
care and also to shield him from the gazo
of curiosity seekers who run down public IN
stitutions.
The lady was not long in arranging terms,
E she was not long in expressing her thanks,
intermingled with tears: she was not long
in settling the details Of her husbands
confinement; she was not long, in short of
taking her leave, And as she stepped int6
her carriage, aided by the kind hand of tho
doctor, she turned her beautiful face towards
him, and casting upon him a glance that
was full of tenderness and solieitude, and
INSPIRED him anew with admiration and pityl
The carriage drove away, the doctors
eyes following, amid the clouds of dust
which followed in its wake, until It was en-
tirely lost to view. Down to the bridge;
along the crowded throroughfare, over the
pebbled way of Chestnut street, to a fash
ionable, if not the fashshionable jeweIry es-
Establishment of our city, the carriage passed,
its sweet and solitary inmate glaneing out
: and smiling within, and growing radiant
with the thought that requires another par
agraph to learn.
She alighted, and glided into the bazaar
{ fIof gold and silver and precious stones, with
all the statliness of queen. One or two
of the gentlemanly attendants ran to learn
her wish. She wanted to select a set Of
silver ware, not too elaborate IN design Of
workmanship, nor yet too plain, something
neat, tasteful and beautiful. The various
patterns were shown, and set valued 500
dollars was selected BY the lady of the stately
tread. She desired the articles put up, a
bill made out and she would settle it. Her
wishes was complied with, and the lady.
took out her elegant port monnaie, but alas
there was but about $40 in it. She had
picked up the wrong port monnaie, she said
with bewitching sweetness, and she was
vexed at her stupidity. She, however,
could arrange it. She was the wife of DR..
-, the principal physician of the In
sane Hospital, and she desired her attend
ant to accompany her to that place, when
she would pay him at once. Whocould re-
sist such request from beautiful woman,
request spoken as much with the eyes as
the voicel Not the clerk certainly
The two went into the carriage together,
and back it whirled to the Hospital The
lady jumped from the carriage, and was
warmly greeted by the doctor, 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 aghast. He could not fathom her
meaning.
What did you say, madam, he stammer-
Jed, as he best could, what did you sayg
Doctor, this is my husband, please take
him in charge
The devil, madam, Pm not your husband,
what do you meanP
Bursting into tears she sobbed aloud:-
ale has another spasm-he has another at
tack. Oh! doctor, if you have any pity IN
your soul, secure him, and save yourself
and me from violence
In vain did the poor fellow attempt to
explain, Hewas hurried along the corridor
and into room, and confined securely
the woman all the while following close be-
hind weeping as though her heart would
break. The doctor and the lady returned
to the reception room, and the latter, after
giving the other an outline of the peculiar
titles of heralleged husbands attack, togeth-
er with some directions in reference to the
care she desired to have bestowed upon him,
she left, promising to come again in a few
DAYS. And away whirled the carriage, the
silver ware, and the lady; neither of which
has been heard of sineer
The poor attendant was confined three
days before any one about the establish
ment could be induced to convey a letter to
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