Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-14

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perfectly dark room. whence came voice
Ike that cf = man uadsf' surprise md
.larns dsoaadisg -rspsaisdly whaf 1as
the natter. Lights were obtained and
the visitors then. sav what vas. besofs
them. From wall 10 vall the room ~
literally bi6eked up WieA . asa0 d fdr1i.
eare md rubbish. kon The uidse Of vhieA
euerged the head Of . ni1dle-sssd and
dark-beardea naa. A single tortncua
laae throagh this lnnsbcr led toward him,
sad the dsoese hsd b Piek 5Ais way ever
broken glass and eroskery. bandlss- a
candles. old clothes. parcels Of stale his-
cults and other indescrihsble rubbish. -
No fre was 10 the crate. aid. . curtain
being drawn aereas the window. 10 day.
light was visihle. Behind . fable, cover
cd With bags Of ssuf, hay Mr.. A--os Z
email. broken-down horsehair sesa. close
y hemued 10 on every eide. He vas
envelcpcd with Z rug. bus wittout any
other clothing. His conditions vas 6lshy
in the extreme; his beard was upward el
two feet long. the lower two-shirds being
inextricably matted with slth. asd full ol
vermin. His Laif was eren mors matted
aud dirtier than the beard. especially on
each side over the cars. being in this eou.
di,icn more than foot in length. On
his feet we're some. pieces Of Aaer;ean
cloth. under which was an adnixturs Of
filthy rage. paper and refuse tied with M.
merous strings about his toes, feet and
ankles, the condition Of which was e ex,rcme.
" loathsome. The great toe nails were
an inch and halt in leuseA. Tho finger
nails were alsosnormously long. aud With
the hands were very offensive 70 the sight.
His legs from being kept in ono position,
had become rigid. forming nearly q right
angle with the thigh. and resisting an extcnI
sion. although there Appeared 10 Be- no
swelling or tenderness. The face Q: this
extraordinary person Gas pale and hax-
gard; but his body. thoug gh emitting {
powerfully disagreeable odor. vas fairly
nourished. He bad not washed for years,
and. though abundance Of clothes vas ly-
ing about the room. he had made no effor,
to get them. With all the,e strange ap-
pearances. however. Mr.. A. appeared
to be perfectly sane. aud was able to give
. rational account of himself. and the rca-
son which bad brought him there. IL,
fact. his gentlemanly denssnor most
strangely contras.cd with the horrible con-
di,ion he was in. and made the sight
more painful. The doctor soon ascertain.
ed that MIR. A was-possessed not only
Of large estates. but . life inseres. in up-
ward Of El00. 900; that so,ne ten years
ago he had gradually sunk into nervous
condition, which caused him to fancy that
people regarded hin % . laaatic, and he
resolved q shut himself up away ftsu the
world
Taking rooms at tho hotel. he gradually ,
became more snd more determined In bic
resolve aud shca. hating iasds arrange
mcnts With the manager, Mr. .-, 20
supply him with food. he changed his res
idence to the apartments where be was
now discovered. aud from that time had
allowed no one to visit him In this way
he had existed for years, until the state oi
the room hc was lying in. and particular.
~ one adjoining. was such that the doc
tors aud others who had visited the place
professionally express their astonishmens
that typhus fever had nc. been gcnerzted
long ago. FROM What he said. hs would
gladly have left bis place Of seclusion some
years since. and he was continually mourn.
ing the fact Of his being shut out from tke
world. but the prevailing idea on bis mind
seemed TO be that to accomplish this be
must have some one to help fitK. and Mr..
NJ appears 70 have offered him no as.
sistance. Frequently when lie heard peo.
pie talking below his widows he had CT.
claimed (: "Oh. God when shall I b
assisted out Of this state and be able tc
mix again With the world 7" He seemed
very anxious to know whether the docto,
considered him out Of his mind, saying
that. although be was laboring under :
delusion when he took UP his residence .,
the hotel. he was now perfectly sane. quite
dissusted With the state Of affairs. and dc.
tcrmined that II any attempt were made "a
show that he was insane he would spend
bis whole fortune to prove the contrary
lie was very shortly aftcrward removed in
. cab to the ncighboring asylum. and there
placed In . chair. in which he appeared
unable 10 sit upright. but covered down
with his head bent over his knees. draw
ing At the same time large piece Of baixs
over him. coucealing his features. which.
when exposed. were rsrvvasly agisated
Upon his hair being cut. he begged earn.
sstly chat no one might Be allowed to 90
il. or the old rsgs with which hs bad GOV.
cred himself. lie was afterwsrd placed
in bath. whcre be proceeded to cleanse
himself vigorously. and then being put q
bed. some warm brandy and water va.
given him. Alsheugh he at first refused
10 take proper food. he gave xay vsry sooz
TO the advice Of those under whose care hs
was placed. and expressed his great desire
to aid in any mcans which might be adop.
ted for endeavoring to restore the pcwcl
and molten. Of his ssisEened joints. Al.
though st 6rst his statements we're some.
what incoherens. his powers Of memory
appeared remarkably good. and his con.
sessation. - rule. msrked BY intelli.
gence and shrew,iness Of no mean order
The only scmblance to delusion was shs
idea-frequently repeated BY him-shas j
wss necessary 10 have sosne ous q strong.
Ter will tlsaa his ows. vhieh hs found IN
adequate. % sasist him ID rsn1uins hi
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