The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-29
An Accomplished Young Lady bccomrs In.
sanc through Inrcaniteh 4 ncctioh.


From ne S-itngdr.d 90 a.giaer.
In fNurisAins city near here tuere resides 4
family Of nlgh totia, .eslon ana wealt' wnich is
young lsdy received q cgreiGl education. gsaagats /,
with credit last June. ana returned TO hor home.
Almost irme stately she ri1de the acquaintance OF
Young vidowcr OF her native town, and toll deeply
in love with him. II Is due 30 the gentleman 20 say
that he did not encourage IN any manner tls sudden
PAS The iufatuadon Of tie young lady was so
that she t0o no pIirs to conceal It, ana " on
being demonstrated with hy her family, she boldly
persisted In avoNing her love.
At tho Substitution q her friends, TIE gentleman
had an interview with her in the presence Of her
and respectful manner, that Ter passion could not
20 return q, and begged her 10 abandon " flr her
own SAKE aud the crccit ~ the family. Of which he
close friend. In tHs in'erN lew the gentleman
unfortun tey announced tat be was soon G. be
iasrrIed to another LADY, A. this the young hdy
.cr,,,-s fiy.-.s, I'D tSNihrcd n state Of feeling
which iesg.icI n 4 cca.,'.;- a3srIlu5n OF mind.
A physician was at once c. -, -, ati,r few
day. of treatment II her hum.. il Mss iuuB+ i:sc-
fary to sond or to the state Asylum Tor the Insane
THIS wa acco:diucly done Inc poor rir' WHO had
recently eAih-ed an unusually active and brill
liant mini VAS INV a oomr.cte wreck, and alter.
rated between h,s Of ne cCtpcst cl1i c;ioy, dur
ing which she Ccu'i not be induced u speak, a-d
spasms Of frenzy. Grriis when she lad a. be ,i--
toned lest so snoUld do herself harm. THIS 81 A.
Ter cOnd ion In the osyiuin. and gradually OIL hU.s
Of her cure were absndontd,N Len suddenly sue dis
apVCarci
With number cf other patient, was Ia the grounds
Of the asylum, taking mir and exercise. anu Wien
nc others IGllILIu 70 taC LOost bic was MISSING.
.tarch was / Wei.atels made, but without success,
md tto1cn tie o1lcers OF the insutuion and h.
now Goubly afflicted family spared L. psips to fuI
Ter, tLc Was completely lost as /, thr ground haC
widowed her SIX weeks p'tsed and ~
suddenly rs she HAD disappeared. sle reapVcarci
oac rainy evening after dSik, al the DOOR OF the
asyluln, and was immt liaicly taken a..
The astCnsl ment created bv her appearance,
alone. and in tue uiglt, was douUleI WHOM she was
found 10 be perfectly sane an m complete bodily
health Her story was soon told Sio could re-.
menbrr nothing, except that sic found herself the
daY before in tie woods, alone, with her clothing
tatters and herself rayeuOusv Luugry. She made
or the nearest road, iud by inqliring uer way aud
walking all night ard next CAV, arrived ~ the asy
lum safely. II icing quite apparent that se re-
CURED no further treatment, she was al once re-
iurned 20 her family.
Il ha. since been learned tina, the Young lady wan
detul away into tia wlois aud sabsistei UPON such
berries she could lnd, and that sac occasionally
eut to a nei-hbOrng farmhouse, where the family
Sirdly gave her bread. IL seems strange that the
lsmly did not tnk Il necessary 60 report the fact
Il strange girl wandering In the woods, In order
that she might be clrcl for, ana We have no idea
way they did not do The house phy stefan OF the
asy um IL Of the opinion that tae exposure ana
change OF diet the direct OF the restora-
lion oil the young lady to health OF body and mind