Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-03-13
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From the Philadelphia Times.
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On Wednesday last, a neatly dressed,
very prepossesing and prettily spoken wo-
man, somewhere between sixteen and twen-
&ty-ive years of age, drove up to the door of
the Insane 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 nonchalance which rather fascina-
ted the servant, who looked upon her with
eyes of admiration and unfeigned pleasure.
When left alone she amused herself, wo-
man always will, in gratifying her curiosity
BY inspecting the various articles in the
room critically, and thoroughly. The doc.
tor being announced, she received him with
one Of those bewildering smiles which some
women know so we'll how to bestow, and
whose influence no man of feeling can re-.
sist. The doctor welcomed her with more
than usual warmth, and soon learned the OBJ
jsct of her visit
She had come, she said with glance full
Of melancholy, and tone Of more than wo-
manly tenderness, to ascertain of the doctor,
in person, whether she could secure private
quarters for her husband who was subject to
intense fits of ALTERATION of mind but whose
conduct towards her, bitter and cruel as it
was, could not ALLEVIATE her love for him,
which was the all pervading passion of her
soul. He had grown so violent of late that
she wished to have him secured from vio-
lence to himself as we'll as to her, (and here
the charming creature wept for some NO.
menEs,) and Il she could make IN arrange.
msat with the doctor, aile urged that It
should be kept as private as his most secret
thoughts, and her husband beyond thc scru-
tiny Of visitors. And then she said her
heart would break, she knew it would, and
then she wept bitterly and long.
The doctor, as all who know his kind and
tender heartedncss will readily imagine, was
not ipsensible to the touschiug recital of his
visitor, and with that frankness which al
ways characterizes him, he promised to COM
ply with her wishes, to give her husband a
private apartment and his special care-and
also to shield him from the gaze of curiosity
seekers who run down public institutions
The lady was not long in arranging terms !;
she was not long in expressing her thanks,
iuterminglcd with tears she was not long in
settling the details of her husbands coufuc-
ment ; she was not long in short, in taking
her leave. And as the stepped into her car
riage, aided by the kind hand of the doc
tor, she turned her beautiful face towards
him and cast upon him glance full Of ten
deruess and solicitude, and inspired him
anew with admiration and pity.
The carriage drove away, the DOCTOR
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 thoroughfare, over the
pebbled way Of Chestnut street to fashiona.
bic jewelry establishment Of our 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 aud precious stones, with
all the stateliness of a queen. One or two
Of the gsntlemanly attendants ran to learn
her wish. She wanted to select a se,t of
silver ware, not too plain, something neat,
tasteful and beautiful. The various pat
terms were shown, and set valued at $500
was selected by the lady Of stately tread.
She desired the articles to be put up, bill
made out and she would settle it. Her
wishes were complied with, and the lady
took out her elegant port monnaie, but alas
there were about $40 in it. She had pick.
ed up her 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 Insane Hospital,
and she desired her attendant to accompany
her to that place, when she would pay him
at once. Who could resist such a request
from beautiful woman-a request spoken
as much with the eyes as the voice? Not
the clerk, certainly.
The two got into the carriage together,
and back it whirlsd to the Hospital. The
.ady Jumped from the carriage, and vas