, 1874-03-01

surveillance Of the threo ATTENDANTS who ar,
| constantly in the room. To enter either OF thes
| halls is to find out the force OF the expression
''wonsE TRAN BEDL4M,"
| for each patient, having bis peculiar hallucina
/ ton, roarns about for tho moet part during th
I hours in which he is allowed liberty, giving ven
| to his appeals or rcproaches, cries or laughter
! or talking to his mad companions with pcrfec
| Upon the entrance OF = stranger these Symphonic
! are aggravated and tinid people seeing the
| lunatics approach with wild aud unaccustomed
look, ana addressing them in earnest but in
coherent language, may we1 ahrink back in
fright.
! THE WOMEN.
t It is peculiar fact that tho women arc tho
| most violent in their demonstrations. Entering
| the ward that contained the worst Of these, the
| visitor was salutod by chorus of jeers hnd
Of no parallel unless it be the Board Of Trade on
"corner" day. In the mea's ward oply q few
arose at Lis entrance, but hero the whole mass
came forward, and. tirusting their bare arms m
to his face. or settling them aliimbo shook their
heads at him in angry reproacb. and hoylcd. in 4
wild and babal-Gko Confusion, mingled TRADE
Of abuse. imploration. and crazy srcunent.
Passing along through these, without giving at
tenton to thoir importu1ities thu 1iaitor shortly
cams upon
i BEAUTIFUL AND MELANCHOLY crs1
Of about 20 wears of age. Sho bowed radIy Al
she approached, as il renlizing in sono degree
her own and tha visitor's relative noaition int
it was only for moment. and then the intelu-
gence fAdod ont Of the dark eyes, SAD md
puzzled look settled upon her face, and, though
sho spoke some few disconpcctod and incolerant
words, it WAS too clear that her mind was gone.
or Was like "eHeet bells inpgled and out OF
tune,'' and that al tho beautiful promise Of her
life had passed away in some supreme moment
OF agony, This proved to be tno case. for her
rawlings vaguely but clearly intiraated that she
had Sloyed not wisely but too well" and had
then been deceived and abandoned.
In nothing WAS tho peculiarly Of
tho Insane crowd in which tho visitor
now found himself 60 distinctiYely mark
cd as in tho matter Of earncstness. With the
exception alluded to- and one Of tvo others. 1ho
csouched In tho corners and slared forth in 81
lonce Is though the5 wero wild animals At bay,
tho women crowded about him md followed him
tions wieh terrible severity. Occasionally, when
ons would Iscomo outrageous1r bad, The attend
ant would cali cut sharply, I" Sit down, Jenny"
Or Ann, as the cage might be, end tho poor dazol
creature would stare o1aukly Tor moment, aud
then obey, and perhaps remain quiet for fye
muutc0, when elo would again start up ind re-
commence her rawlings. Upon visiting
TILE aEu's WARD,
the difference in this respect was very marked.
Among thcso there was only one whom it was
found necessary to confine in any way. He had
On the "muff, J" and Was dancing about the room
in ft Of uncomfortable frenzy, altogether inde-
ecribable.
There were others who approached, eevoral
Of whom asked il the visitor had como to
release them from false Imprisonment: thoy
we're victims Of plot, they Eaid, or entirely we'll,
and desired to be aet vt liberty.
AREL18IoUs SPECULATION.
One poor fellow, who seemed to 10 perfectly
RATIONAL said in reply to tho question OF the at
p" Yes. an buying wheat this morning; go
ing to send OF cargo tomorrow. will give
70 for any amount, buyer March. You will |
have to put up your margins though il you t1nde
With NE. I am Pope Plus the TENTH
Indeed" said the attendant, how canthat |
be. when Plus the Ninth is still alive 2"
"Oh! He is dead. I SAW it in the papers. |
The Way it happened vas this" be went on
- - The orders ere issued to me in duplicate, and !
he duplicate that was sent to me waa lost. The !
out IT'S aA r!ght, ane, with this, ho walled OF !
luite triumphantly, as If he had thoroughly con-
flrced his hearers. This patient writes in
aumcrable checks for grain, always concluding !
5ltn : tbs signature Plus 4, commerce aud Ca-
hohclsm being his hobbies.
TILE AE11sr-
In another room, one OF tbs patients enter-
AIMED the visitor Wit II some very sweet music |
!pon the violin, playing such difficult pieces aa
no !" Elegle OF Ernst and the Souvenir dc
hoWed o number OF email paintings Of real
nerlt, Thleh were executed BY his own hand.
10 asked that 1t oo made public that they wers
or saio ct Copelin's gallery, on the West Side, |
nd. as bis family are supported in some degree
= his efforts, he hoped thst the people OF CHI
ago would buy them.
TIE VICTORY.
Still another inmate drew the visitor into one |
orner anu to1a the details OF the conspiracy, |
hleh, no eald, hao brought MIRA to the asy-
I'M, N such ce OF and coherent language and
escfiptlon Is almost TO impress belief upon his
carGI. IL WA8 1oUDG, however. that he fr1K NOT