Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-22
From the Philadelphia Times,
Another SelI-Madness aud a Method

OA wednesday last, a neatly dfeSSeu, very
progressing aud prettily spoken woman,
some where between sweet sixteen andtwenty-
five years ofage, droveup to the door OF the In
sane Hospital, over which Dr--presides,
and inquired for that gentleman. She was
ushered into the reception room, and awaited
the coming of the doctor with an air Of non
e6atdncc which rather fascinated the servant
who looked upon her with eyes of admiration
| and unfeigned pleasure. When left alone she
amused herself, woman always viii, in graf
flying her curiosity by inspecting the various
articles in the room critically ard thoroughly.
The doctor being announced, she received him
with one of those bewildering smiles which
some women know so well how to bestow,
and whose influence no man of feeling can
| resist. The doctor welcomed her with more
than usual warmth and soon learned the OBJ
| jeet of her visit.
She had come, she said. with glance full
ofmelsncholy, and tone of moro than wo.
| manly tenderness, 10 as certain Of the doctor
| III person, whether she could secure private
quarters for her husband, who was subject to
| intense Its of alteration of mind, bul hose
conduct towards her, bitter and cruel as it
was, could mol ALLEVIATE her love for him, which
was the all-pervadiug passion of her soul.
He had grown so violent OF late that she wish
ed 10 have him secured from violence to him.
self as well as to her (and here the charming
creature wept for some moments,) and if she
could make an arrangement with tie doctor,
she urged that it should 9e kept as private as
his most secret thoughts, and her husband be-
yond the scruti. of visitors. And then she
said her heart would break, she knew it would,
and wept bitterly and long.
The doctor, as all who know his kind and
tender heFrelness will readily imagine, was
not insensible 10 the touching recital of his
visitor, and, with that frankness which al
ways charactelizes him, be promised to COM
ply with her wishes. to eiyeher husband pri-
vate apartment ami his special care; and also
to shield him from the gaze of curiosity seek
ers who run down public Institutions.
The lady was not long Ia arranging terms,
she was not long in expressing her thanks, in
termlngled with tears; she was not long in
settling the details of her husbands conhne-
ment; she was not long, in short, in taking
her leave, And as she stepped into her car
rage, aided by the kind hand OF the doctor,
she turned her beautiful face towards him,
and cast upon him a glance that was full of
tenderness and solicitude and inspired him
anew with admiration and pity.
The carriage drove away, the doctor S ewes
following amid the clouds of dust which fol-
lowed in its wake, until it was entilely lost to
view. Down to the bridge, along the crowd
ed thorou ghfare, over the pebbled way of
| Chestnut street to a fashionable, if not the
fashionable, jewelry establishment Of our city,
| The carriage paused, its sweet and solitery in
mate glancing out and smiling within, and
| growing radiant with thought that requires
/ another paragraph to learn.
| She alighted, and glided into the bazaar of
| gold and silver and precious stones, with all
| the stateiness of queen. One or two OF the
] qentipmanlv 70 to L IL
| She wanted to select a set of silver ware, not
/ too elaborate III design or workmanship, nor
| yet too plain, something neat, tasteful, and
| beautiful. The varioas patterns were shown,
and set valued at 5000 was selected by the
| lady of stately tread She desired the articles
! tofbe put up, a bill made out, and she would
| settle 1t. Hrr wishes were complied with and
| the lady took ont her elegant porte lnonnaie.
but, alas there were but about $40 in it
! She had picked up her wrong porte 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 Insane
! Hospital, and she desired her attendant ia ac
company her to that place, when she would
| pay him at once. Who could resist such
request from beautiful woman-a request
! spoken as much with the eyes as the voice?
Not the clerk, certainly.
The two got7nto the carriage together, and
| back 1t Whirled to the Hospital The lady
| jumped from the carriage, and was warmly
greeted by the Doctor, who was at the en-
trance.
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 tathom her meaning.
What did you say, madam p he STAN
mered as best he could "what did YOU saw"
/ Doctor, this my husband. Please take
him in charge"
= The devil, madam. I'm not your hus-
band. What do you mean " -
Bursting into tears, she sobbed aloud. g He
has another spasm; he has another attack :;
Oh, Doctor, If you have pity in your soul, Sc
cure him, and save yourself and me from VIC.
lence."
In vain tho poor fellow attempted to ex.
plain. He was hurried along corridor and
into room, and confined securely, the wom-
an all the while following close behind, weep.
ing 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 pecuharties of her alleged hus-
bands attack, together with some directions
IN reference to the care she desired to have
bestowed npon him, she left, promising TO
| "0uiii Al q ASN udJS. Anu away Wl1rl-
ed the carriage, the silver ware, and the lady
neither of which has been heard of since.
The poor attendant was confined for three
days before any one about the establishment
could be induced to convey a letter to his am
ployers, who, all the time, were suspecting
his honesty, and preparing to advertise him in
the newspapers. Upon the receipt of the let
ter it did not take them long to discover that
they had been sold most brilliantly, and upon
ther appearance at the hospita,it did not take
the Doctor long to discover that he had been
sold decidedly; the poor attendant was salts
he'd, upon his arrival at the hospital, that he
had been sold most sorrowfully indeed. And
here, we think, we will end the story, which
has been talked over in fashionable circles for
the past three or four days with many hearty
laugh.
SELF-PRoTECTED FEMALE.-As the Med
ford train was leaving the Maine depot in
Boston, on Friday night, well dressed thief
thrust his hand into ladys dress pocket, and