Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-21
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ROMANCE OF THE INSANE.

ROMANCE OF THE INSANE
A short time ago young looking woman of
the middle class, who had seemingly lost her
mind, was arrested 10 semi-dcstitute condition
aod carried 10 the Central Sratiou 10 New Or
leans, charged on the books with being insane
and not being able to give satisfactory account
of herself
Though her hair was unkempt and dishevel-
ed, and her clothing scaDt. soed and draggled
from her wanderings far and wide 10 the streets,
looking for her lost husband" as she said
there was such pitiul look about her face aud
eyes that the officials, and especially Lynch. the
turnkey of the station, treated her with little
more consideration than is usually shown pris-
ouers of her class.
And as she sat 10 her cell swayiog to and fro,
as suffering women often do-a sort of keep
time, as 1t we're to her sobs and moans, all
about her lost band-Lynch, who looked 10
upon her, thought he recognized In the Mary
Stephens before him the wife Of Stephen Nc
Glll, confirmed luDatc, who bad been sent to
the lnsaDe Asylum several mooths ago. -
This suspicion he communicated to DR..
Cooper, who at once had the woman removed
to the lnsaoe Asylum, whittier she would have
been sent 10 the end.
When taken to the asylum she was placed
10 the reception room and shortly atteward
Stephen McGlll, the lunatic was brought D
and placed before her.
Instantly the poor woman sprang to her feet,
and rushing forward placed her arms about
her husband. McGlll, for a moment, stood as
though more dazed than ever, and then rub,
blng bis eyes and face with bis bands and
shaking his head slowly, as if to clear away the
obstruction placed upon his brain by his dis
ease, said: lis this you, Kate2 Have you
come to see me at last p
At the mention Of the name of Kate the face
OF the woman flushed and couded for mo-
ment, aud then recovering herself quickly, she
SAID: No. lt Is not Kate, your first wife,
Steve, but Mary Stephens, whom you married
afterward'
McGill, however, could not understand how
1t was that the woman before him was not his
Kate of early days, and do what she would he
keeps calling her simply Kate, Kate" The
second marriage Was evidently bIotted out FRI m
bis dlstempered mind as though it bad never
been a reality
linen the two were separated, and the man
went back TO his place of confinement, calling
DOW and then Tor his Kate, his ''own dear vile
hate, untll his daily ravpgs came ca and he
was again stark mad-torgetful even of his first
love.
Ihe shock OF the meeting had contrary ef
fect upon the woman. She is growing better
and better, aod will shortly be able to cou,e out
again lDto the world alone and joio 10 the mul-
tltude OF tolers seeking their daily bread.
How German TheO1Ogians Spend Sun
day Even.DgS.
lCorrespondence Of the Washington Chronicle. |
AS was waiting for my supper last Sunday
evening, yuuug German thcologue stepped
up aod asked if ddu't want to play a game
OF billiards With him. [ said, Not to. day"
and Informed him that the Americans general
y did not play games on Sundays He took
lew loug pulls from his pipe aud smiled iocred-
uIous'y, and when the landlord, who has a
brother IN Brooklyn, verified my statement,
and remarked The Americans close all their
stores on Sundays, and don't allow beer to be
sold, but l hear they have back way of get.
ting INTO their saooos." OF course | couldn't
deny that, and yet the fact that such laws ex-
ist or even be seriously contemplated, is be-
You'd their comprehension.
l was recently invited to cial gathering of
the theoIoplcal stud nts. in Bier Wirtischatt
near The RhelU, there to meet with the renoWn
ed Professor Cbrlstlleb. who has been accus-
toned slDce bis return from Auerica to give
them familiar talks 90 his visi, TO our country.
AT half-past s, | went in company With others
to where We we're invited into a private room,
10 the centre OF which stood Ioug table, orna-
meoted with beer glasses The stu tents sat
smoklog and talking 10 groups, awaiting the
arrival OF Professor ChristIieb coufeSs was
little startled at the great display of beer and
room d led with tobacco smoke. and suppos.
cd We must have entered The wrong room
But 1t Was no mistake, for they were ",heolo-
CUES. Soon ChrIsllieb Came. The sudeuts
bowed to hun, and, wonderful 10 relate, he
took bis seat at the head of the table, right
alongside OF quart & Ass OF the foamiug bever-
age. What u.xs?' said |. My question was au
swered, when The mao far famed Tor orthodoxy
aud plety, took cigar frou his pocket DELHI
erately bit the end IF, and for bwth began.
The French papers tell good story of SER
eeaDtde VILE being arrested by deit uuent.
The policeman spled boy bathing 10 the Seine
and asplred to the glory OF his capture which
would also enut'e him TO tranc But the
boy ducked aod dIved and took double sight
at the sergeant wheD he came to the surface
The policeman lodged him, however, round
WATERWAYS boat and hid himself uuder the
guuwaie of punt, but when he stretched his
aru to cap ture the offender be fell into the
river. The boy plunged 10 after him, and swan
With hun to the shore. The sergeant thanked
ms preserver and told him he would let him of.
nu' l won't let you of. :" said the boy; you
~ould have claimed franc for my capture,
out atn eutit led to twenty-five traces Tor saw
lug you: so Walt till dress and come With me
to the guardhouse."
n, lweoty..three hours from Philadelphia to
Nnlcago Is pretty fast travelling. Forty five
m'es an hour sure, and not great many
stops The railroad distance, if we remember
correctly, Is about 525 miles. Mauy Of our
teaoers can remember the time when the iour
ney IRON Pittsburg to Philadelphia Occupied
several days. Now, twice the distance ard
hhofe' hr toward the setting suu, can be overcome
n.y. W .oe IRON horse, 10 less than one day. The
o1 ne1, we shall have 10 doubt, will be fast line
S, %SOa'ilornla, going from ocean to ocean in three
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