The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-11-02
An Exciting Scene.

came an assistant of DR.. B the superinlend-
ent of public insane asylum AS in all
insane asylums some of the patients were
docile, and tractable, and had the freedom
of the high.walled garden, while others,
being violent and dangerous in their mad
ness, were confined to their rooms. Some.
times one of the last named gentlemen
would get loose, fact which he usually
announced by breaking things generally,
upon which announcement the doctor would
repair TO the spot at which he was "elevat-
ing the ancient Henry" and advancing up
on him with steadfast gaze, would march
him off 10 his room. We had one lunatic
by the name of Jones, large and strong as
an ostrich. He had broken out of his room
two or three times, but had always gone
back dociley when any Of US made our ap.
pearance.
The asylum had q saloon in the centre
with door at each end; and one of the
doors requiring fixing, once upon time, a
carpenter was engaged upon it, when in
trundled MIR. JoEes, and quietly possessed
himself of long sharp chisel. When the
carpenter looked around, the mailman gave
grin, poked the chisel at him; where
upon the terrified man Of chips scuttled out
and locked the door-ihen, while the enemy
was battering away at it, he rushed around
and locked the door at The other end.
Having thus Gagged Jones, he gave the
alarm; and |, supposing it was an ordinary
case, which could control, unlocked the
door and entered boldly, whereupon he
made rush at me, incontnenily bolted
The doctor was sent for. He came, recon.
noilefing through the key-hole, and ascer.
tanning the enemy was at the other end Of
the room he opened the door, and saw al
once that he could do nothing with the
loose maniac. Here was apparently di.
lemma. A crazy individual, as strong as a
horse, perfectly uncomfortable, and armed
with weapon. To capture him by force
was difficult and dangerous undertaking,
and to starve him out would be tedious
affair. The doctor did not hesitate long
"Alfred," said he, Ego down into the sur
gerry, fill The Target syringe with harlshorn,
and bring it up"
caught the idsa,-rushsd down and
brough, back quart syringe with harls-
horn diluted for don't want to kill the
man. Then the doctor, the carpenter, and
myself formed an army Of invasion.
We threw open the door and entered in
the following battle array: being the
shortest of the three, marched first, holding
chair in front of me by the back, SO that
the legs might keep off a rush if our popgun
flashed in the pan. Then came the oarpen-
ter, with the syringe resting on my shoulder
like flying artillery. Finally, in the rear,
in the safest place, like all great generals,
came Dr. B.
The lunatic sat at the other end Of the
hall on chair, eyeing US keenly and saw
agely. Slowly, very slowly, we advanced
towards him. The nearer We got the more
wicked that chisel looked, and the handle
seemed 10 increase, until it was very long
When we got within a lew feet of him, he
jumped up, and sprang towards ME. Whiz
spaiter splash went the quart of harts
horn into his countenance- he wen
like log--it would have knocked down q
battalion; and while he was catching hi,
breath we caught him. -Rseolleetions of d
Physician.