Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-16
matters of off-a-in shortsoff this nature,

Ehat ls gpod, sif .replleo E,f :, 9loNi,
eonoescenoln Wt1l
er vetysrespec'aDle ausnoIl.y lssassss 5s, -
ma.terspe per1alnlng e insanity sassn'
sir : pear ~ mfnd, Sic . sald Drown, .1'9's
warming up ana wipings me persplratlo1
ron ms 1orehead oerstana, slr ina. q M s
90 not agree 9o take Inc aoc1or ssecononana
on, no, slrsi roauce nim SIT ~ ps Plos
prla persona, ,sir sset nana II gne mere DeIore
me, IN ms own proper person, SIT .---anu
tnen, = ne VIII youcn lor sne eruel ol you,
Will y1eau 0lI o. aAu
|aekmeWledge g. myself a-a5-an-.nlssaken,
slr: 5, ),
10y cry wen, mica .tne venerable, gen-
ltieman as you are not olsposeQs g eake e J
authority second -iland, suppose you take y Y
lnFsssnana e yseil l1ll ,l =
Eene s.'' J, insahe zAsylulll
AZ tnls ahnouhcelnenssn.r; Drowns surl, !,
all sofIs ol coloIs except Wnlte' anu We = 81
Ienloyed q nearly e iaugn az :, nas eA t'enss.
q prove ny poin1, pu1sussu .ns wy.
[tor, Wnen 1ne merriment naosupslaeus les a
me seliy ou q = sass 'lls.s was pg
me Dy ah INSANE nan, anu . nls'
lH you can. wherein tnas man, ln carr ying
MS polnt lacked me cunnln g gacley ahu
reason OF the soundest man you Know Of
yourself Ior instance l'.a = css
= ne story 1 reIer 20 ls TINS ;;s-
some . years an. ago, g s W:ss one uay SIT
ting IN my once turning Ill over 1he recorus
OF tne aOilsnme :, was py
the entrance OF a 5ah, spare, ln.eilectual
liooKing young gentleman 8neatly oressea - ln
piack, VINO, IN very piand ana oiggnlned e
tone, inquired II ne conld De permltteo TO
speak Win the superlnbenoent OF Tue insll- SUI
tuition. -. -. s.
| - am the person you seek, slr 1
modestly replied. ...sc.
s. An, yes ne re]olned I; L am very hap
py to know you Dr. Maxwell, 4 pre-
sumo g .
s'Ihe same at your service. s. 3
NY name ne pursued, is Williams
francis WIffiams-and | also have the hon.
or OF having NJ. U. attached, l am prac-
tlcing physician sir, IN a'ne1ghporlng town.
ana nave called TO see you on some business
connected Win my PROFESSION.
Il repiled thatsl was very happy to max make
his acquamtance-that his MS. name was not
unIamiliar 70 ~ even Il + nus lace was Sc ne
bowed, expressed, nlnseH hlgniy gratlieu a. =
the tact that haa ever heard the name OF
one SO humele, ana obscure as \ almseif' ana
then proceeded 70 state n,s business. ISL lss's
Z ne case IWlsh 60 orlng 70 your no
tlcee' DOCTOR ne salo' is a ratner curious
Que. nave you ever seen nian VINO was -
perfectly sane Oh eve every suo]ect except one s
often, Dr. Wllilams-o1ten SIT, I re-
Piled, IN my D!andest tone.
All !! ne joined, 1 am pleased to hear
it, because you will have less difficulty in
understanding the merits OF the case IN ques-
ton. I' You see, Doctor have patient
a very respectable man, indeed, and belong
ing to q very respectable family-who, Z
am satisfied IS quite insane-quit a subject
for this institution but only on one point
and that pardon meif consider it a se-
rious one e-he thinks himself no other than
your most humble servant, and-ha hal
that. myself am insane, and should be
placed in here for safe keeping. Quite a
joke, no doubt you think ? I?
= Not an uncommon case, DR.. Williams
I replied.
But one that can be cured eh, Doc
tori he inquiringly reioined
Z trust So hope so.
80 as.Well, SO: his friends think; and having
heard much of your valuable institution
here. they have ieputed me to call and see
you on the matter. and to know if It would
be agreeable toyou to receive Mr. Hub
bard-that is his name-as patient 2,
Certainly, said T; and Z shall be hap
a e1Y1T n Inf