M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-12-06
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On Wednesday last. a neatly lresse d,
VetY pteposssss!Dg, and prsttiIy spoken
woman. somewhere between sweet six
teen and twenty-five years OF age drove
up 10 the door Of the Insane Hospital
over which DR., ,---~presides. and enqaii
ed for that gentleman, She was usher
ed into the reception room. where she
awaited the coming OF the Doctor with
an air Of no nehaldhcs which ather fas'
einstsd the servant, who .looked upod
beI with eyes of admiration, and un-
(eig ned pleasure. When left alone slIs
amused hsTself--a woman elways will
lin gratifying her curiosity By insp &c.
ting the various article in the 7 oom
crilitally ard thoroughly, The Doctor
being ammo unced she received him with
oae Of those bewildeIing smiles which
some women know 50 we'll how to bes.
tUw, and whose influence no inan oI
fesling can resist. The Doctor well ON
ed her with more than his usual war.
NTH, and soon learned the object Of heI
visit, Iolsa. scri a8s ;al +,l1-L agi
She had come,she said, with a glance
full Of melancholy. and tone of more
than womanly tendernesss to ascertain
OF the Doctof,ln person ,wether she could
secure private quarters for her husband
who was subject to intense FITS. oI
alteration OF the mind, but whose con
duct toward her. bitter and cruel asst
was, could not ALLEVIATE herlove for him
which was the all perysding passi on oi
her soul. He had srewn SO violent oil
late, ,thatShe. wished tohave him secured
from violence to himself as we'll es to
heI(end here the cnraming crsaaure wept
for some momenIs,) and if she could
make an arrangement with the Doctor
she urged that II should be kept as pri'
vate as his most secret thouShts, snt
her husbandbeyond the scrutiny of wis
| itors. And then she said heart woult
break she knew cit would, and wep
bitterly and long, 'AN' iH'.'.''- :
The Doctor,as all who know his kjnt
and tender heariedness will readily i'm
agine, was not insensible to the touch
ing recital OF his visitor, and with .ha
frankness which always cbaracterige,
him, he prom ised to comply with he
wishes, TO give her husband a private
apartment and.his special care; and al
so to shield him from the gaze Of curios
1ity seekers who. run down public Instis
utfone. 90. a.
The lady was not long in arrungin
terms; she was not long in expressin
her,. thanks ,intermingled with tears: sh
was not long in settling the details o
her husbands confnement;she was no
{ lons, in BirUrt, vi taxing iIer leave
) And as she stepped in to her carriage
aidedHby the kind hand of the doctor
She turned her beautiful face toward
him, and cast upon him a glance thh
was full Of tenderness and solicitude
and inspired him anew with adnlira
:ion and pity. .al
The carriage drove away, the doctor
= eyes following. amid the clouds OF dus
: which followed in It's wake, until i
was entirely lost to view. Down I
, the bridge. along the crowded thorough
, fare, over the pebbled way of Chestnu
street, to fashionable, il not the fash
iouable jewely establishment of on
. city, the carriage passed, its sweet an,
, solitary inmate glHncing out a3d smil
ing within, aud growing radiant wit
thought that requires another pare
graph 10 learn.
She alighted, and gIided into the baz
: aar Of gold and silver and preciou
: stones, ,with.all the stateliness OF aqueer
! Ore or two of the gentlemanly atten
, dants ran to learn her wish. She wan
! ted select set Of silver ware,not TO
+ elaborate in design Of workmsnship,n no
yet too plsin, something neat, tasteful
and beautiful. The various pattern
were shown, md set valued at $50
was selected by the lady Of the statel
tread. She desired the articles put up
bill made out, and she would set
tie it. Her wishes were complied.wi.h
and the lady took out her elegant por
: monnaie, but alas there were but abou
$40 in it. She had picked up he
: wrong porte monnaie, she said wit
bewitching sweetness, aud she wa
vexed at her stupidity, She, howeyeI
could arrange it, She was the, wife {
Dr.--,t the principal physician q
: the Insane Hospital, and she desire
. her attendant 10 accompany her to ths
place, when she would pay him atoncs
Who could resist such arequest from
beautiful woman-a request spoken a
much with the eyes as the voice? Nc
8 the clerk certainly, -e
The two got into the cHrriage togeth
er, and back II wheeled to the Hosp
tai. The lady jumped from the cal
riage, and was warmly greeted by tn
, doctor, was at the entrance. i' ai
Doctor, this is my husband, said she
: with an air atonce sweet andasotrow
ful. st- '-i@ - .s..- .1A-y ~
The poor attendant stsrled. He wa
struck aghSst. He could not fathor
her meaning.
What did You sag,madatn, he STAN
nered, as he best could, what did 80
ssyFs '7e' aaHs7 roo
doctor, this is my husband: :pisas
take him in cbarge.'gq sri ssii a.
The devil, madam. I'm not your bus
' band, what do you mean 2
Bursting into tears she sobbed alou
He has anoibef attack. Oh ! Doctor
lifyou have PITY in your soul. secui