The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-11-30
Another Sell-Madness and O Method
in IL

The Philadelphia Times is responsible
for the following:
On Wednesday last, a neatly dressed,
very prepossessing and prettily spoken
woman, somewhere between sixteen aud
twenty-five years Of age, drove up 10 The
door Of the insane Hospital. over which
DR.. - presides, and inquired for that
gentleman. She was ushefed into the TO.
ceplion room, and awaited the coming OF
the doctor with on mir Of nonehaianee which
rather fascinated the servant, who looked
upon her with eyes Of admiration and un.
ieigned pleasure. When leit alone she
amused herself, woman always will IN
gratifying hor curiosity BY inspecting the
various articles in the room critically and
thoroughly. The doctor beng announced,
she received him with one Of those Devil.
dering smiles which some women know so
we'll how TO beslow, and whose influence no
man Of feeling can resist. The doctor wei.
coined her with more than usual warmth,
and soon learned the object Of her visit.
She had come, she said, with q glance
full Of melancholy, and a tone OF more than
womanly tenderness, to ascertain OF the
doctor, In person whether she could secure
private quarters for her husband, who was
subject 10 intense fits oil alteration oil mind,
but whose conduct toward her, bitter and
cruel as il was, could not ALLEVIATE her love
for him, which was the all pervadiDg pas.
sion OF her soul He had grown so violent
Of late that she wished to have him secured
rem violence TO himself rs we'll rs 10 her,
(andIhere The charming creature wept for
some moments and il she could make IN
arrangement with the doctor. she urged
that il should be kept as private ns his
most secret thoughts, and her husband be-
yond the scrutiny Of visitors. And then
she said her heart would break, she knew
It would, and wep, bitterly and long.
The doctor. as all who know his kind and
tender heariedness, will readily imagine,
was not inssnsibls 10 tho touching recital OF
his visitor, and with that ffankness which
always characfe,izss 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 gazs
Of curiosity who run down public
institutions.
The lady was not long In arranging terms
she was not long in expressing her thanks.
Intermingled with tears she was not long
In settling the details Of her husbands con.
fnement; she was no, 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 iace TO-
ward him, and cast upon him glance that
was full of tenderness and solciiude, and
inspired him anew with admiration and
pity.
The carriage drove away, the doctors
eyes following amid the clouds OF dust
which followed in its wake, until i was
entirely lost TO view. Down 70 the bridge,
along The crowded thoroughiare, over Tho
pebbied way Of Chestnut street TO fashioua-
bic, u no, the fashionable, jewelry establish.
meni Of our city, The carriage passed, iis
sweet and solitary inmate glancing out and
smiling within. and growing radient with
thought that requires another paragraph to
learn.
She a!ighied, and elided into tie bazaar
Of gold and silver and precious stones, With
all the stateliness OF q queen. One or two
Of the gentlemanly attendants ran 10 learn
her wish. She wanted 10 select Q set OF
silver ware, not loo plain, something nsai,
tasteful and beautiful Tho various patterns
were shown, and SET valued ut $500 was
selected by the lady Of stately tread. She
desired the article TO DO pot up, Q bill made
out, and she would settle it. Her wishes
were complied with, and the lady took ont
her elegant port monnaie, bus alas there
vese but ahou, xlO In N. She had picked % |
her wrong port monnaie. she said with DO
sweetness, and she was vexed 81
her stupidity. She, however, could arrange