The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
EoDE2T DALe OVEN.
Il. LIZ = .be H.sp:.s, q. the Insane

AIS L:le ~ the Ecspi:aI g. the Insane
Saturday afternoon a .>oa1tsd reporter
met DR.. Ererts, superintendent OF the Hos
pital for the Insane, end trosa him learned
that Robert Dale Owen was improving r2i-
idlv in health. >InUe hI- arrival at the
institution he haz gained fifteen pcuLts.
generally = a.gl. + mental recovery. The
doctor -s not positive IN Lis s.s5c !tirns -
10 tur chances iDT the restoration q lie
mental iaCUIties. and OILY gave the -
r'c=-iuu thai tHere Wa TDJIl Tor hope. u
/. IL lie Of liz patient ~ the Institution tie
DOCTOR spoke freely. - = well known,
there is nothing q. the Ta-.ng AZ NJ. On
en- .y-auitr. lie Has only party vel
vi.art .ra undertook TOO great tssE, and
rea=.u --tyc xay. Tie - allowed much lib
esiT. sEf VrHls mot q H!E IKE Ia ia!E-
ir- 10 l..e inmate, and SIT Wig tIc.I r--
ca.iar trait lie has lost Dne Of lis -
mou- G.c.ioH. and Cgas-gueI IL, Il !-In-s,
hi- cicguen0e bring about him quite q
pryup oi hi- iei'gw-Inr,ates. lie viii cone
e. DT. s3vcr.- and lr.l him about rgc:.
and sucn person, and make zlgC lions as
to the treatment a tAat peTsLa. lie
docs not cgEiiue hi= EE-gcatioEs 70 i'crscTs
only, but viii si.-.s @. IBIS plaza and t.a
plan, 81 arranging some Q! tie Egl7ci,-i
lla..er5. Some q. J.. --!-,- s.iJn7 are, t-e
doctor -ay-, ~ practical aal beneficial >
could ~ advanced b. anyone. Others, Il Is
true, are nOIsen-!Ca4. SgIEs;lmes iICy WI
.oliOw each other in such lUJicrOus cont
gz 10 provoke uECOL .rD..ab.e laughter. ise
may speak oi 7OLle idea ioT . cnguge In
the laundry that Is worthy OF Close Con-
sideratiOn, and IA almost the next sentence
soleInn!y declares that splIe ,Ic5 Tee n
height should be placed oa the building.
lie would wIIte a.IO.: constantly ii he
could get writing materials. Occasionally
ne is allowed 10 have some with which to
write TO his daughter. These letters are
always couched in his choice language,
and only ior the GgiCk changing Of cub
jects, would he highly interesting. A let
ter written few DAYS since began with the
sentence, No matter whether / am crazy
or not" and then he spoke Of ordinary mat
terg. lie writes that he il going 10 get "TOm
Hendricks 10 allow him to get up a theat
rical entertainment Tor the benefit OF the
institution. Pocahontas his hobby is
the piece, and it is 10 lie played nj the
Union Square theater, New York. He
tells who he will get for the different char
acters, adding that the people must be OF
the bet society. He tells OF the costume
To- he worn, and especially about his OWL
costume IN the character Of john Smith.
Inside of three months they can clear s.
900. The states Of Indiana mus. paw the
expense oi the hall-rer., etc, Tor rcheaE-
sa!s. Changing the subject suddenly, he
speak 81 leaving the institution, anG
says: "No matter whether ! have any
Influence with the legislature or Tom Hen
dricSs. Whom 4 person Is going TO do
anything Al j. not worth while making
threats, but damned = mean condemned"
Directly follows a disguisItion on the
word damned" lie quotes from Pope
whe. The word il used, and adds, a.
Pore says damned why not l. FGoG
damned IL wicked, because God never
damns. Damned 10 help is nonaersc, I've
cau7e, there is no hell" ard 80 on. He
wants his daughter 10 hc with him, as she
has always been his ompaniun.-E,digHa-
Jo's san, -iug,aF ISL.