The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-12-14

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Old Gayy4Har ltunfL as su FgHaralb
gt tbe tercc OF youuEa asd ingpnuily 81
oH a UaluaH.
one maruag many ,csfs ago, o slot
burIy b8ll lHau.ag 5u puXg-m go iu
smitr, bur-t ual af lHe u-ymm. I'd O.,
f. bis way, a uu.k,t, IsayIN luaded, IrI
iuio his lmai.. VITA tlis bmuiiabh
weapuB. uauut,d with tbc terrible bsyu
uel, lje mslmu rushed uul juathc rln
aud prctlt tH.auNN CLEARED che ,lrsyi
as he wa. marching aiuug Turning
corner, h suddenly came upon Cover
I uar Ltvvrett aud WAS ou tie lmlul u
making a point blank charge upau llt
viui- Of the old governor, who gumpse
T hcudlog bis dnHgpr iu @ single glauce al
the Old fellow aHd drawing himselrnl
square ntd firmly before bj. dreadful au,
lugaui,t, he hlci him thus.
Ilu, brother soldier, have Won learned
your eXrryi-ey
Yes, / havy' said the fellow with ter.
rible oath.
Then, brother, said the governor stand
to your auu-, like % yigilaui soldier,
white J give lhe word Of command.
The madmun sgempd pleased. and
stood boit upright, with his mu,ket fitted
oao-o 10 his shoulder iu regular drili Of.
order.
Poi,c our frclock. Tie fellow did 50.
Rest your iirelocs. The fellow obr,cd.
Ground your fire lock. This he did.
Faee to lbe Iigh, about march, SAYS lhr
governor, aud the madman wheeled and
stepped away, Tie governor quickly
rau up behind him, -oizcd the powerful
fellow and lhe mnskct, aud held him IN.
til several loukcrs-ou--slanling at salc
distance and watching hi, curious scene
-came 20 the governors assistance, aud
the madmau wa, carried back In un aw.
inl ragr, tu his quarter.
The auecdoie reminds us oe similar
one, that happened to the famous DE-.
PM SIC, an eminent medical man now
dead and gone, Of Philadelphia. The
DOCTOR was ii wishing physician Mt the u-
mnic asylum, near that city; aud one
morning, after going his rounds among
flf e fltn 4
slroile'l up stains into the top gallery ui
the large rotuhda OF the bnilliug. 10 view
the city aud surrounding country. While
absUl bed in the yiew from his elevation.
u robust mailman, who had euded his
keepers, came suddenly upon the doctor,
to his no little asuushmput aud bodily
fear. But keeping perfectly cool, he hid
tie maniac good day, aud was turning
about To 90 down stairs.
No, you don't, said The man, clutching
The ducto firmly T. d vice want you 10
show me something; they say YOU do
everything; cut of heads, legs, aud arms;
put them t'gelhef. take u man all apart,
aud mend him up as good as ever; aud
know on eau, too, but want YOU Just
10 jump dowuthis hole. (hc opening of
the rotnnda, surrounded by the long spiral
stdirway.) away an the pavement Come
on--do 1t you must! Aud the fellow ex-
erl,d himself to drag the doctor up to the
railing, To which the poor doctor cIung
with the tenaciiy ofd tick The moment
was one Of peril to the doctor, but hi,
pre- ence of miud completely floorcd his
ltwuud not be very hard for me to
jump there, sir, said the doctor;
but can do a greater feat than that for
YOU, IL YOU wish to see me try.
Cru vnu, eh, old fellow? Well, try it.
What IS II?
Why, sir, I will 90 down there to the
bottom. and with one spring, sir, IN jump
clear mp here.
Ilh. hal laughed the maniac; that
would he worth seeiog; 90 down, doc or
and jump up-IlI catch you when you
come mp.
Tie doctor lost no time IN going down
and sending np the keepers, who mbbcd
the poor deludd man.