Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-04-14

mother was was committed To my asylum, i
acccrdance with the law made and mr.,
yided for such cases. Any lawyer wi
| tell You that no one can give yon pc
init To see a mad woman. when he
physician declares she must be :,
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Eddy fel. the hotyelessness Of his cas-,
He had no powerful friends-no money
And he felt sure that Mr.. Bureoyne an
| DR.. Bullet were his enemies. and thq
some terrible mystery was connecte
with his mother = lif 'ai'il 20.
"I am only boy. Doctor" said Edd
at last. sorrowfully but with n bray
look shining in his eyes, but | have
man courage Yon NAV hear from m
again. 2 2 :. o.,i NJ ~ - fITad
He bowed gravely and went out
} With heavy heart. he moved dow
the graveled walk to the gate -7ff
He was determined not to abandot
his mother, let her madness be as dan
gerous as it might; but how could h,
compass his object? ~ T"
He had nearly reached the iron gates
and was moving with a lettering sten
when he looked back at the grim asy
mm. No one was looking out at him
Taking advantage Of fbe onnortnnit,
thus. afforded, Eddy. slipped into n by
path, and sought the shelter Of soms
shrubbery near the wall. Here he flung
himself upon the ground. to wait pa
tiently the coming of darkness.
1t was now about six o. clock of tbs
long summer afternoon. q '''1
How the twilight linoeredf Eddy
peering out, saw one Of the keeper;
lock the great iron gates at an earl,
hour, but the old town clock at Rivertor
had struck the hour Of ten before the
lights and the noises died out. of tas
asylum. afagari.s,s-s
II was nearly eleven o'clock, when
Eddy, eramped and tired, crept out from
his concealment. a..,a l,is89 /
3 He moved slowly around the building
again and again. scanning the upper
windows; No light cleaned from them
no sound Of life, save now and then .
moan, came from within those dreary
cells.
Can it be she is not up there :?
thought the boy, a cold sweat starting tc
his brow. :" Can they have put her int
dungeonT i1lt .1'.lf
Around and around the building he
slowly circled, wild prayer in his heart
that If his mother were in one of the
upper rooms, some proyidential impulse
might lead her to look out aapa ia
His prayer was answered He who
answers prayer directed her restless steps
to her grated window. A slender figure
suddenly appeared, a pair of hands were
clasped upon the window ledge, and q
pale face, half hidden by mass of float
ing hair, was pressed against the iron
bars, looking upward at the glowing
starlit sky. 500 .t..l. I,.ir. M.
Eddy's heart gave one throb. and
through his male Inns ouivered the words
I pMy motherW rfI,-t
The vision fingered hpt a. moment M
the onen window. then withdrawn itseE
AT it's d;sappearance, Eddy -snrang mi
"She did not look dangerously mad
he WHISPERED II must see ber-sneak
to her. =
He dared not call IN her and bring
discovery upon him. He must work
QUIETLY ntHini III T1l ,l71I
Marking the window nj which the
vision had appeared, he saw thai one of
the heavy branches of tall pine tree
swept close against its bars.
He crept TO the tree, climbing its trunk
like a squirrel, and gaining the shelter Of
its densest branches. He was soon on a
level with the second story of the asylum
A moment more, and he was clinging
to the lowest bar Of the window n
What sight il was that met his gaze
within
A small, whitewashed cell, that might
have belonged to prison. An open
grating in the door, and the sound Of
FOOTBALLS in the corridor, told Eddy that
was exercised over the in
mates by night as we'll as by day. ~
In the narrow cell woman was kneel
pg at her prayers. The soft starlight
lrifted in upon her.. She looked sad,
,ut the fair, noble face had in it no token
If an unthroned intellect.
Perhaps she has quiet spells, thought
Eddy scarcely venturing to breathe
Mr.. Burgoyne aud the doctor said she
vas a 'raving maniac How am / TO
lttract her attention without alarming
he sentinel in the hall2"
He moved nnon tba b,onob Tho
ustlipg aroussd the Lneel;nS womon !
md She raised ber ba.d Tbe noY,
nent her head drooned again Iower tSan
,afora - - N''''i'' - '''" '''''''
Eddy grasninv the bar with one bond
oftIv tanned on tba window Iedge
In an Instant the head was SnI;foa
nth the eagerness of a startled deer
Eddy gently raised his head within
;aw '' U ~"
Motberr h. called sof,lv-so sonI,
hat his voice m;gbt have boon tstor fnS
he n,nrmnr of tba v;nS 9NothDt ~
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