The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-23

were invariably found in the brains oi
SICK persons. This man is well. And in
the course of my long ministration, I have
never before met with such person. that
was in perfect health, that held so strange
q fancy as that. Were he aick, l should
hope that such fancy would pass awav
with returning health, but he is physical
ly well and strong Now it does seem
strange. TO: all manner of strange fanc;es
are born of sickness. Even insanity IL.
self, that anomaly, comes in all cases, in
in every case, from physical disease. For
the mind is not subject TO disease. but is
only deranged because the body, the me.
dunn through which it acts, is disordered.
and it cannot act clearly. That is nv
trm opinion. But now find fancy
unaccountable, held by man in suffici-
emily good health. Irepeat, I am at my
| Wits enc. and for the first time in INV
lengthy practice. Patients have died
| while ! was doing my utmost to save
them; but could not decide what it was
that was destroying them. If it were
possible Tor such a thing TO happen in
this world, / should say that your son
had exchanged souls with some other
man."
ooh, DOCTOR" said Mr. Williams, "you
frighten me. I have had much conf
dence in your skill and judgment for
many years, and now you fail me. What
"I will do all that possibly can do for
you in your trouble" said the good old
man. cat present 1 think that we had
better wait and see what time will do for
us. Some men will run mad at the sight
of human blood; and INSANITY manifests
:tsse!t i;i strange ways 5JTIietiines. II the
worst comes you know that he will have
to be taken to the asylum. Don't cross
| him. Humor his whims."
The good old doctor went home, and
Ellen and Nellie went out by themselves
| and wept, and tortured and comfoYted
each other by turns, as best they knew
how, while Mr.. Williams paced the floor,
wondering what course he had best pur-
cue. with the son under such strange de-
fusion; while Frank lay on the bed
dreaming of Mona Liza and Aunt Jane.
and wondering how they could live with
SGus him, or he without them.
Now, those two young men were very
| niIcl. alike. They were both tall, we'll.
, made, personable men. They both had
the same speaking, dark eyes, jeity curls,
| fine black beard, and gentle, dignifed
! manner, that had marked the brother OF
Thomas in his life. Had they been seen
| together, one could scarce have noticed s.,
shade Of difference, and added to that i'm
portant fact was another fact to be con-
sidered. Thomas and Ellen hid not seen
their son for three months, and they were
| expecting him home the very evening
that the tootsore, weary cous;n reached
| them. They had forgotten that he had
| a kinsman in the world. There had been
no communication between them and
Jane Smith, since the quarrel about the
child, years before, and the child of the
dead brother, and the dead brother, were
alike, for the time, forgotten.
In the evening of that came day that
the doctor had declared himself at his
wits END, Ellen went and sat down close
| to Frank, where he was scated at win
dow, and taking his hari Is. hers, she
| said, "My dear SON, / am - ,atly distress
| ed On ac5onst cf yo2r treatrlent Of Nellie.
Is it possible that my son mas made vows
that he either cannot, or will not keep?"
'My dear woman" said the young man,
there is some grand mistake. / cannot
tell how it occurred, but through no fault
of my cwn, unless it is my fault that
have double, and If not corrected, Il is
| likely to bring us much trouble. lam not
Whist you all seem to think me. I never
saw that young lady that you call Nellie
til, within the last three days, never in
my life; and have scarcely spoken to
her. 1t is impossible that I should be
| under any obligations to her. Believe
| me, I never saw Miss Marsh until dsy
before yesterday. Then she came into
my room, darted to me and kissed me-
and said that must get we'll for her sake,
! and that she could not live without me.
| was surprised, amazed, and could do
| nothing but stare. / did not know what
was expected ofme. If had. perhaps
should have said and done rs required.
am not what you seem to think me. I
cannot possibly be guilty of perjury In
| regard to young lady that have never
J exchanged half o dozen words with in my
life; and must say that think her un-
womanly to keep this up as she does.
She mistakes me for some other man."
| ooh, my son, my son !" walled the wo-
man, her eyes running over with tears.
"Ycur son, said Frank, losing patience,
IL am only your nephew. lam not your
son, and do hope that you will cease 10
distress yourself, for, believe me, the mat
ter is beyond your control, and as far as
the young ladyis concerned. thins y,iat
| if che has engaged herself to o man that
| she does not know at sight, and mistakes
another man for her lover, that we'll, to
| say the least, she has been rss.ssh sna :n.-
prudent. Madam, since I have been here
/ have wondered if you had not son in
the field"
That was more than che could bear,
and Ellen Williams threw up her hands,
shrieked. and tainted, and fell heavily to
the floor. Frank cried out for help, for
he was alarmed, and his uncle came in q
run, and before he raised his wife from the
floor, or examined her to see if che breath.
ed, he looked closely at Frank, and said,
81 hope you did not hurt poor mother"
Franks patience was worn threadbalr,
and he cried ont, Never; so help me,
: G05. Shs inquired something of me con-
cerning that rash and ifnprudent Miss
| Marsh. that seems disposed to appropriate
me, even against my own viii, anu aua
swered politely and kindly as possibly
could and because i would not promise
TO marry the girl she tainted away, Us you
see. And do not believe that she Is
dead. Do assist me-"
"You have some human feeling, see,
yet left by the way you cry out, and make
efforts for her restoration"
"Xes, I have soul, returned the young
man. "What do you take me fora dog,
wolf, demon, or what7 am a Christian
gentleman, and an, weary of false accu-
sations. And unless You stop these per-
secutions in regard to Miss Marsh ! shall
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