The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-22
Nc TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA MONDAY JANUARY 22 1866

porting on the surface. Good skating is also 70 I
be obtained in the winter.
Each inmate Is allowed as far as Is possible, II
he is ft torit, TO busy himself with his favorite
pursuiB The penman inds ample occupation |
under the doctors direction; the Cabinet-maker, |
painter, oarpenter-all may work at their vari-
GUS enploymehts. museum until lately eX-
listed, in which specimens of the more curious
work Of inmates was exhibited. Drawings show
ing infinite patience were exposed work
OF the most outre character. The larger part OF
the museum, however, consisted Of contribu-
tons from outsiders.
Fishing is to be had, but it is by no means as
good as formerly. Lobster-nets are, however,
set al The proper time, and not few OF the shell
fish find their way into them. There is one
eccentric whose whole time is devoted to the
piscatory tribe He Is a sort OF hermit; has
built a hutin the marsh at the upper end OF the
island, where he spends most of the day, coming
to the cookhouse for his meals when he has not
amply provided himsei0, ana to his proper bali
at bedtime. He is called Hudson, and hisgrizzly
hair, long as a woman's, is coiled, Chinese
fashion, at the back of his head, under variety
of handkerohiefs, rags, and an old bat. He
speaks little English, knowine apparently Just
enough to enable him to ask for hsh'hooks and
tobacco, for he is q continual smoker. He is of
German nativity. ..
Another prominent disciple OF Isaak Walton is
"BlaCk jimmy" Jolly, clever darkey, whose
romantic story of his incarceration, as given by
himself runs thus. He is not wholly negro
his iather having been an Indian, and he IN
herits some OF the characteristics OF the savage
people TO which he is allied. His former mas
ter, whose coachman he was, is declared by
him to nave also had Indian blood In his veins,
and was once the Mayor of New York. jimmy
as time progressed, manifested matrimonial in
clinations and as his tastes leaned towards his
fathers race, young squaw became the favored
object of his addresses. This most beautiful of
women (Jimmy grows rapturous in picturng her
chaTms) favored his suit adorng him. But their
marriage was not to be. When does the course
of true love run smooth? The Mayor inter-
posed, influenced by jealousy. He informed his
servant that If he espoused the fair Indian
being, as he was, halt red man himsef-he would
become equal to him, the Mayor, and such
thing could not be. Jimmy, infatuated, would
not listen, and his master, bv the high hand of
power, shortly transferred him to the Lunatic
Asylum. 1t will be surmised by the reader.
doubtless, that Jimmys insanity manifested
itself first in love-making to beautiful guest of
his employer.
At The conclusion of his story the writer re-
marked that the narrator was certainly 'done."
ooh! no,n jimmy wittily replied; ~ amt
done, I'm accomplished" And this Is not far
from the truth. An ingenious tinker, he repairs
all the umbrellas, pans, knives, rings, and spec
tacles brought him by attendants. He soles and
patches shoes, makes tobaccoplpes and fancy
canes-in fact, is a sort ofmechanical Admirable
Crchton. Jimmy's great delight, however, is
in fishing, and many fine mess of black-fsh,
bass, and eels does he furnish for the resident
physicians table. There are the remains in him
OF once surprising agility, but some injury has
so affected his right leg that it bends with dlti
CullN anu ut uIdSS IL Sllluy us ut WdlkSs Ills
countenance is capable of the most ludicrous ex-
preston. His fancies, as a rule, appear to
tickle him amazingly, and he may not unlre-
quently be found convulsed with smothered
laughter. His eyes close, every muscle OF his
face is contorted, and his body writhes in a vain
attempt to free himself from the Grasp of mirth.
| An artist might seize the habituaI grin that
| adorns his features, but the chuckle would have
| to be left to imagination.
Jimmy is not unable to utter brilliant sayings,
| but he talks sad nonsense most of the time. He
| is also most amusing stammerer, working his
| jaws full five minutes before the word escapes.
| l subjoin specimen of his style of conversa-
| tion.-
'Good mornin', Mr.. D."
"Good morning, Jimmy, that was a capital eel
| you caught me yesterday. You shall have your
| tobacco tomorrow"
81 knew it Honors as honors When you
| deal with re-reresponsibilities of course you
will, will know honors. know gentlemen.
| Gentlemen alalalalal-" Jimmy seems going
| into fit,
''Now, James, be careful what you say.
Don't do it. would advise you to well con-
| sider-n
Darn it, look here, Mr. D. You think you've
| c.caught gudgeon but I've caught m-more fish
! N you have-klckle, kickle! ha, ha, ha he, he,
hel" And convinced 'he had me there" my
black friend goes off shutting with his lame leg,
| and Struggling his shoulders with glee.
Jimmy has all the negro fondness for high
| sounding words, and inasmuch as one of his
numerous professions is that OF corn-cutter
1
| guished chiropodisG. He labored to commit ii
| to memory, and ever after announced himself in
| that capacity as "stineus kiropokus." A
| large book being under my arm one day, he
| gravely asked if 1t was "Hokopeekus,n tnat
| being his nearest approach to the word Ency.
| clop9dia.
| CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS ADJUSTMENTS.
| On Christmas and New Years day all the
| talent of the Institution is usually assembled
aud an entertainment is given. An exhibition o
| this character is present to my mind in which a
| magic lantern was the prominent feature, the
| slides OF which were mainly furnished by ayoung
| artist recovering from an attack of mania His
productions were mostly of comic character,
| and numbered some two hundred pictures He
was helped in the mechanical contrivances by
an ingenious physician, since deceased. The
designs were all original, and drew forth enthu
siastic plaudits. The war of Secession was
waged at the time, and many of the drawings
were political. John Bull was represented in
one about to fight duel with Brother Jona
than. They stood boldly confronting each
other according to the done, until Brother Jona
than pointed his pistol, when j. BIS counte
nance tell, and he raised his right leg in an
attempt to leave. magic Mirror excited
much amusement; it had the quality, according
to the lecturer, of rejecting upon the character
instead OF the face OF the nloOker. Some
dozen figures presented themselves. "Brothel
j. saw some pumpkins j. b.. very small po
tatoes indeed, and JEFF. Davis no less person
age than Old Nick himself
I A menagerie was shown, which numbered
4 among it's inmates all known animals, and IN
cluded the far-famed Gyascutus. All the specl
mems passed through cage on the curtain, tne
giraffe With great difficulty. The female elephant
was only got through by means OF pulleys and
the torcIble endeaVors OF three men, but Wnen
the turn of the monster male elephant 'Atlas,
came, il was found only his head would enter
the cage. The lecturer then announced that,