The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-01-03

t1Fah ,aeuVh KLEpT0 MANIA.
fcest tlfemarIiabIs Gases OF the Disease
11T'Sonie instances ofthe disease known las
il slkleptomania would be lndicrous IL they
Il wcre3not sad.e The following cases. the
\ iaJts Of which we have taken nuchapains
j ltocollect.iarc among .tlose most recently
I'reposted bythe highest cslauthdrities,
i AaIsICiI sENoLIsII GENrIsEsrANwno STOLE
Il dila iagaeaai TowELs. iilgEo4d "
]sr Al ritli but eccentric gentleman, almost
\ srcclase, but not insane 10 allappearsnce,
Alliccd intanfold lmancr-heuse, In iisincon-
\ kbires England. His dneighboss xerc el
4 kindly disposed tqvards him. and he was
Ichnritsbly disposed towards the Pcsr. ~
i ven the servants who saw him every day,
.Ealthough they confessed that be was 'cer-
itainly very peculiar At times, never once
dreamed Of impugnipgn bis intellect. he
wassgood business man and managed his
1hcstatc with care and prudence. AUDITING hls
/ stewart . yearly account with the skill of
. nn expert lie masinsane IN one darectr
| ion only aud ono might have passed o
/ lifetime with him without discovering It..
pr lie would be seized BY sudden deter
niination TO travel, and on such occasions
Z he would travel in state with a retinae Of
servants gfAfter furtnielt's or perhaps
months absence he would return homo,
Invariably on the morning Of The next day
| after his return, towels, which had been
taken from an open portnianteau, we're
found scattered about the room. After
breakfast his custom was to retire 10 the
library. and write the addresses OF all ille
hotel-keepers at whose house he had slept
during his absence on 20 many slips Of wri-
| ting paper. These he handed over to his
secretary. who in turn gave them to the
horc-stcward. with directions TO enclose
to each address the number Of towels spec
iicd upon each piece Of paper, aud 10 copy
/ such other writing as hcmight find ihere,
aud send il in letter with tac towels to
the hotel-kccpers.
II This gentleman was one Of the unhappy
race Of klcps, whosc.par,icular mania I'M
pclled him to purloin towels. lie subse-
quently gave 10 friend the history Of hls
cusc. and said he was gosded 70 those jou;.
,.neys aud pilferings by an irresistible inn
pulse. which he insisted was the result cf
! dcni0niaeal possession. lie was never inn
| PEELED. however. second time the samc
joari,e, 80 that, whilst no hotel-keepcr
would be likely 10 suspect, during bis visit,
gentleman Of bis rank and style as one
who would steal his towels, Il never trans
\ pired publicly. 50 far as is known. that he
sasa thief. although his own eUnseiousness
A cLKRicAi. BIBLE-TiiIEF.
! Another interesting example Of kiepto-
mania Is recorded Of = very respectable
Scottish clergyman. in the prime Of life.
and otherwise distinguished for bis learn
ing, rio;y and charity. He stole Bibles
With asi.ecial view 70 tho glory of God by
tho plopagaiinn Of the gorpel. His nanrc
aas little missionary Of stolen Bibles.'
aud he WAS much IN earnest ~ the conyer-
sion o. souls by the conirsband process AZ
the most enthusiastic foreign missionary
could 10 iu his calling.
II, lie was st laFt detected " wholesale Bi.
bic rcaln.g. 1t was further discovered
that he had Organized wide missionary
district. aud left a Bible or Testament
ateyery cottage where il was needed along
the ropie. The most touching fact ~ tho
story ;s that be eWas arrested whilc on bi.
knees, By the bedside Of q dying old mun,
with stolen Bible lying wide open before
him on the bed.
WHAT made you steal Tie Bibles. Mr.
BIZ asked the sheriff. with pious horror 10
his face. s. - -
/; God made nlc steal tllcm, good man.
was the reply. !. lie was weary &c seeing
IIis poor people perish Of gorpcl-hungsr,
because the rich Bible Society could NOT
afford 20 feed them without the bsubsss.
aud 20 God sct mo 10 steal fs them and
nye them
lie could not be persuaded that be led
done wrong. The delusion Of the clergy
man. who was q very poor man. naturally
suggested iusanity. Bat be was perfectly
sane upon all other points. aud il Is doubt
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