Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-11-29

she knew 1t would, md wept bitterly anG
long.
The Doctor, as all who know his Kind and
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 10 comply
with her wishes, to give her husband a pri-
vate apartment and his special carc and
also to shield him from the gaze of curiosity
seekers who run down public Institu-
tiOns.
The lady was not long in arranging terms;
she was not long in expressing her thanks,
intcrmngled with thears: she wos not long in
settling the details of her husbands contine-
ment; she was not long, in short, in taking
her leave. And as she stepped into her car
riage, aided by the kind hand of the doc.or,
she turned her beautiful face towards him,
and cast upon him glance that was full of
tenderness and solicitude, snd inspired him
anew with admiration and pity.
The carriage drove away, the Doctors eyes
following, amid the clouds of dust which fol-
lowed in its wake, until it was entirely lost to
view. Down to the bridge, along the crowd
go ..thoroughiare, over the pebbled way of
: Chestnut street, to fashionable, if not the
fashionable. jewelry establishment ofour city,
the carriage passed, its sweet and solitary 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 stateliness Of queen. One or two OF
the gentlemanly attendants ran to learn her
wish. She wanted to select set of silver
ware, not too elaborate in design of workman
ship, nor yet 100 plain, something neat,
taste fu! and beautiful. The various patterns
were shown and a set valued at $500 was
selected by :he lady of the stately tread
She desired the articles put up, a bill made
cut and she would settle it. Her wishes
were complied with, and the lady took out
her elegant port monnaie, but alas! there
were but about $40 in it. She had picked up
her wrong porte monnaie, she said with be-
witching sweetness, and she was veXed at
her stupidity She, however, could arrange
it. She was the wife of Dr.-----, the prn-
lipal physician OF the Insane Hospital, and
she desired her attendant to accompany her
to that place, when she would pay him at
once. Vino could resist such Il request from
a beautiful woman-a request spoken as much
with the eyes as the voice! Not the clerk
certainly.
TIE two got into the carriage together
and back it whired 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 sorrowlul.
The poor attendant started. He wa!
struck aghast. He corld not fathom hel
meaning.
"W hat did you say, madam" he stammer
ed, as he best could, "what did you suy!"
"Doctor, this is my husband, please tax,
him in charge"
"Tnc devil, madam, I'm not your husband
what do you meanw
Bursting into tears she sobbed aloud. "Il
has another spasm-he has another attack
Oh! Doctor, if you have pity in your sou
secure him, and save yourself and me Iror
violence"
In vain the poor fellow attempted to eS
plain. He was hurried along the corrido
and into a room, and confined securely-th
woman all the while following close 5enn
weeping as though her heart would break
The Doctor and the lady returned to the IT
ceptiun room, and the latter, after giving til
other an outline Of the peculiarites of he
allegec husbands attacks, together with som
directions in reference to the care she dc
sired 20 have bestowed upon him, she lief
promising to come again in few days. An
away whirled the carriage, the silver war
and the lady; neither of which has been hear
of since.
The poor attendant was confined three day
- before any one about the establishment cou
be induced tU convey a letter to his empo
ers, who, all the time, were suspecting h
honesty, and preparing to advertise him
newspapers. Upon the receipt of the lett
A it did not take them long to discover tn
they hi been sold most brilliantly; aud upC
y their appearances at the hospital, it did n
. take the Doctor long TO discover that he h
y been sold decidedly; the poor attendant W
le satisfied, upon his arrival at the hospital ,h
$, he had been sold most sorrowully indeed {.
As And here, we thing we will end the stoi
le which has been talked over in tashionab
r circle for the past three or four days wi
ne many hearty laugh.
Mas. SWIssHELM on BABY Shows,
Il, Mrs. Swsshelm, OF the P!tLsbur9 Spturd
Visitor having performed The disagreed
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