Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11
The Pope and Miss Dix.

The Pope and Miss Dix
The famous American rcformcr of the
treatment of the insane, Miss Dix, gives
the following interesting particulars of her
visit to Rome and the Pope:
| visited the lunatic asylum, and my
heart rcvolted at the sight | did not see
sick persons, whom man should pity, un
fortunatcs whom VIC should cmdoavor to
cure; they were brutes in chains, the dcns
of which seemed never to have been clean
ed. Several days after my visit to the lu-
notic asylum, was presented to His IIo
illness the Pope, who knew the object of
my travels The Pope asked me, in the
most friendly manner, whether | had vet
visited the asylum at Rome? l had the
courage to answer, Yes and am con
vinced that your Holiness has not vet paid
it visit. Pho Nonoquietly raised his head
and only asked with an expressive. atten-
tive look, | understood him, and related
to him, in a voice full of emotion all the
horrors and barborism had Witnessed
ventured, trembling within myself, up
on bold expression of the unchristian
treatment of the unhappy beings. The
respcct.commanding man of Christendom
listened with earnest attention, and said
briolly, after | had concluded, 1" Comoag
III a weeks time," and then left his pres
ence. My anxiety was unuttcrably great
The too Protestant, the stranger, had, per-
haps, risked too much. Although | was
conscious in my inncnuost heart, of rny
good intentions, | yet passed slocplcss
night, and day of the deepest inward ag
itation. 1t created deep sensation, when
the Holy Father two days after | had been
presented to him, suddenly while taking
one of his drives, stopped before the gate
OF the lunatic asylum, and spent an hour
in it. The week had passed, and | stood
III the Vatican before the Pope In n ulan-
ner as grave as it was calm, Pic Nino said
tome :" have appointed commission
charged to lay before me propositions con
corning the erection of a lunatic asylum,
contormably to the rules of humanity and
morality, III the shortest time possible. =
when you visit Rome again, your Just and
plous wishes will have Dccn fulfilled. |
thank you for yorr COMMUNICATIONS. May
Heaven bless ycun | bent my knee, dccn
ly moved, not before the head of Catholic
ChrStendom, but before the wise prince
''iN 'iiN oOou
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AN lrlshman, driven to desperation by
strlngency of the money market aud high
price of provisions, procured pistol and
took to the road. Meeting traveller. he
stopped him with, "Your money or vour
life !" Seeing that Pat was green, he said
~ tell you what I'll DO, I'll give you all
my money for that pistol" agreed -
Pat received the money and handed over
the pistol "Now," said the traveller,
"hand back that money, or I'll blow your
brains out" "Blaze away, my hearty"
said Pat, "divil a dhrop of powthcr there's
in it."
A YOUNG lady out West is so great
prude, thnt she left dinner-table the other
day, because the servant put some bear
meat before her.
81 WISH my portrait taken, I" said young
man from the country to a daguoreotypist.
Very well, sir; just take seat here p
"1ou warrant resemblance z" "Certain-
~ For many years, and even when old
age oycrtakes you, there will be some ira
ces of your features left" "But suppose
catch the smallpox, how can YOU war
i"'iV uuiduIc ilhcilcSS ID llSt DrIng 1T
back" said the artist smiling, sand I'll
punch few holes in it,"
DR.. KANE relates that when one day.
worn out with fatigue, he turned in to an
Esquimaux hut to get little sleep, the
good-naturcd hostess of the wigwam cover
ed him up with some of her own habili-
fhents, and gave him her baby for pillow
DEAN STORE, when residing on a living in
the western country, once had occasion to
unite rustic couple in the bonds of matri-
mony. The ceremony being over, the hus-
band began TO q sink in resolution" ~ and
falling las some husbands might do) into a
tit of repentance, he said: Your rever-
once has tied the knot tightly, I fancy, but
under favor, may ask your reverence, if so
be you could unite it again ?" "Why no."
replied the Dean, "we never do that on this
part Of tho consccrated ground" "Wherc,
thci'Y cried lhe man eagerly. fOn that ~
pointing to the burying ground. u,
coUNsELLoR in Detroit describes hispoy-
erty as follows: when I first camc to De-
ttroit, was in perfect rags; the smallest hole
IN my shirt was the one / stuck my head
through, and had to have that, my only