The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-19

"She wanted to bathc my head, but /
still shrank from her Then she sat upon
the edge of my bel and again told me
how sorry she was that she had made me
feel so badly, and blamed herself and beg
ged my forgiveness. Never in my life had
| ever heard her blame herself, or ask
forgiveness of human being before.
"Then she turned to my father, and
earnestly asked, 'What can be done for
tho poor childP
so, how sa llv lie answered, 'Noth-
ing nothing, | am afraid Tie mini is
gone, dyoa caonot bring il burh.'
"My mother held her hanls tightly
together. | spoke not a word She
kne what RRAoGsE was then.
- | suffered on through that long night
without II moments rest. And no one
else could have rcstel in the house. The
mex; day was all wildncss and siiftring
for me, c,anl still the next an next. Then
grew better, AMI went from house to
house where was acquainted, talking
of the wrong that had been done mo
My mothers pride would not nlure
this, 50 she had my room strongly guard
ed AMI fastened me in it. Then they
took me TO the mld-housc, and left me
with poor wild things, even wilder than
myself. o, how my mother wcpt, and
how woc-begonc she looked when, after
taking leave Of me, she turned and caught
Il last glance of me through the CRATES
that shut me in from home, and friends,
and Go is sweet liberty, and every thing
dear in life! She told me afterwards OF
the horror with which the place Inspired
her, an that had died there, she must
have died too, Of her sGf-reproach and
despair.
But I dill not die Would God |
had. For my own sake, fr the sake
of all who cared for me, it had been cas-
ier if not better. lived on month after
month, alternately excited and Depressed
suffering bayonl expression or conception,
and almost without respite They gave
me strong opiates, AMI at last | grew
more quiet Then NY father came to
see me AMI took me home with him.
1
onmcnt, the scenes at home were so pleas
/ ant, and my parents care so unremitting,
that | rapidly grew better AMI was able
| to 90 among my friends and work at my
trade again, but have never been the
same as before. And such painful at.
tacks Of insanity as | have since had |
cannot tell you morer l have saiC
enough
eyes, l answered ''enough. En-
ough to makenc pity you from my heart,
coraSloo much for yourself, fear
These rccollecli)ns may have excited you
Perhaps am to blame for enccuragin.
you to indulge in them
"Noi no. she said, ''when | want to
talk no one can stop me. If they try to
it only makes me worse. | wanted yot
you to know my story Perhaps it ina
do good. Isn't it lesson for mothers
O, my poor mother low she has made
me sniltrl But she has suffered too
Her fmr skin was soon withcrcd and hel
beautiful ha.r frosted by snow Wretch
ed as have been, have always piiieC
her There is no agony like rtmoi~e-.l
gnaws so-always gnaws-anl nothin.
will ever satisfy it,"
clad you better talk any more now ?
l said. "You are nearly worn ont"
"Yes, l am worn out still can't rest,
and she rose and walked the room, scream
ing out II wild -song in the loudest ant
most unusual of voices She sang on,
song after song, and then hymns anc
scraps of verse that could never be set t'
tune, till | was nearly dcafened, but
had not the heart to ask her to pause
poor creature SO early ruined SC
early and SO hopelcssly blasted, and by
her own mother, too! the victim of par,
entail severity