Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-16

institution for those who are NON c0n1p0s
|nseetis, he will very likely insist upon my
being. locked up instead Of him
ss..Oh, I understand all that perfectly, ,
p replied Rest assured, Doctor, we know
our business here. IF you can only succeed
bin getting him here without trouble, Ipledge=
myself you shall have no trouble with him
Iafterward S.: 80
conversed for a few minutes longer
he expressing himself delighted with the
building and grounds, and remarked that
he would hand me- the necessary papers
when he came with his patient; and then,
with the hope that he should soon have the
pleasure Of seeing me again, he took bis
leave. =
It.was I think, the third day after this
that DR.. Williams again appeared, bringing
/ his patient with him-a small, nervous, RAJ
lIther intelligent looking man. with nothing
about him to indicate his disorder, except q
lrestlessness ofthe eye, which, being close.
observer, I Immediately detected. The
doctor at once gave me a look, which con-:
Istrued into sign that I was not to appear
! to him, and then, watching his opportunity
when his patient was looking another way.
| he said, in a whisper.
sP lease humor him, Doctor, and not
Jet him suspect that we have conyersed be-
fore If he should assert himself DR.. w IL
liams, and call me Mr.. Hubbard, you un-
lderstand it is all rightp
- Perfectly perfectly. Doctor, Z re-
lplied
Scarcely had these words been exchang-i
led when the patient observed:
Z. I am Dr. Williams, of *ssx* and have
called here with my friend, Mr.. Hubbard,
| to look over your premises.
aAnd then watching has opportunity, he
added, in a whisper also:
g He is a little touched on one point, and
if you can manage it, while We are walking
about, to lock him in some one of your a.
lpartments, would like to leave him awhile
lin your care.
"sCertainly, Doctor Z replied, address
ling the patient, and humoring his conceit ];
we understand such things here a nod is
as good as q wink to blind man T
Then politely requesting the gentlemen
| to take look over the establishment, my
self led the way from one apartment to an
other, till came to the right one. Here
called Mr. Hubbard's attention to very
beautiful view from one Of the windows, and
while he stood admiring it the doctor and
Exchanged glances, and then both Of us
slipping quietly out, [ turned the key.
sHalloop exclaimed the entrapped pa
tient, as he heard the lock turn upon him
you have made a slight mistake DoctorY
AL rightp said I; 'Pll rectify it soon,
Mr. Hubbard
g But it is me you have locked in-Dr.
Williams not Mr.. Hubbard"
All right returned again; I under
stand the matter perfectly.
9 But open the doorp called out the pa
tient, in loud voice; I tell you you have
made mistake Fam Dr. Wiliams-t the
insane man stands by your side and unless
you can comprehend this soon, shall be
under the disagreeable necessity of suppos-
ing you fool z
.s.All rightp I repeated, for the third
=. Perfectly rightP joined in. the doctor
by my side. And then he added: 1t is
most capitally done, DR.. Maxwell, and I am
really much obliged to you! I feared we
fshonld have. met with difficulty. He may
be little troublesome at first, but if he is,
no doubt you know how tosmanage him a
|straight-jacket, think, would soon quiet
him.
sOh, let.ns alone for that !, said; we
are never at loss here how to manage a
refractory patient SIS
By this time the entrapped man was Wig
orously trying the lock Of the door, and
shouting at the top Of his voice:
You are a cenfounded fool, DIR. Max
well a confounded fool, tell you sir -
Have you not sense enough to distinguish
between a sane man and lunatic?'
Unfortunately for you, Mr.. Hubbard,
Il have!' I retofted.
Il tell you, for the twentieth time, more
or less, he went on, that I---ana-D Dr..
Villiianas-of ****; ****; and that you, fool,
are being played upon by a lunatic! Let
me out, say this minuteor [ will prose-
fcute you for false imprisonment Such an
outrage I never heard Of before 7
Keep quiet, my friend said I, look
ing through the wicket in the door, and OBJ
serving my patient in a perfect fury, his
feyes glaring with all the peculiar fire of an
(enraged maniac; keep quiet, or I shall be
compelled to call one of the keepers to put
you in closer limbo than you are now"
ssI then shut the wicket in his face; and
taking the arm Of DR. Williams We walked
back to the Office. laughing at the success Of
our scheme Il
Most capitally done,s indeedp he said;
and added several compliments which need
not repeat.
sHe then thanked me heartily said he
would recommend my Institution to all his
lfriends-shook my hand warmly was proud