Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-14
"We1l, sir, Captain B-hal been down

anu was SuCQ q severe attack that the doc
tors gave him up as a bad job. and handed
HIM over to the black nurses to do what
they could for him. They pulled him
through, but with such strong deses of
quinine, that before he was convalescent
his reason was gone. His was suicidal
mania--about the worst kind we have to
do with, fcr the patient always has his
victim handy if he can only get the means.
They had rare job to get him over to
England; and when he was first put un
der the governors care, he was about the
worst case we had. The governor studied
him carefully and found that letting him
have his own way was the only thing
that did him any good. He was very
fond of bathing; and by and-by, when he
began to mend little, he was allowed to
go to the river near our place. or course,
l always went, too, and kept pretty
sharp eye on him. However, this did
not suit him; so one day he goes to the
governor and says:
DR.. -, it is not congenial to my feel
ings as gentleman. always to have that
fellow with me when take nv bath; |
would much prefer privacy The COVER
nor tried to put him off; but the contra
dlctlon had bad effect on him. Now,
one of the governors theories is, that at a
certain stage of the complaint. if YOU can
humor patients they have every chance of
recovery; cross them and it is gone.
Captain B says he, I know that if
you pass your word to me you will keep
it like man of honor; so if you will give
me your word as an officer and gentle
man that If let you go alone you will
return to me In all hour and report your
self will let you go. Captain b
gave his word as required, and every day
lie used to do the same, always coming to
give his word of honor and returning
each day to report himself, proud of be-
ng trusted. 1t was rather risky treat
ment for suicidal patieat, but itsucceed-
| ed. He's as we'll now, sir, as you or L.
There was another case we had quite
diff ,rent-'
! have S titled myself into a listening
attitude: but my friend has suddenly
ceased. Looking up, find icy opposite
nelghbor has just awakened; and his It
-endant having perhaps no other topic
OF conversation than his professional ex-
periences, which he no doubt rightly con
siders an inappropriate subject to discuss
| before one OF of his charges, has reapsed
to his perusal Of the Scotsman, nor do /
hear another word from him till he bids
me good-day at York.
"Grantham, Grantham!n
have been following the example of
the generous lunatic, and taking nap
| which almost deserves tho name OF a
sleep. | awake to the glorious conviction
that | am nearing my journeys end.
| and have unconscious,y got over about
one hundred mile of loneliness, I have
still some hours before me vet, however.
and SCENE doomed to perform that part
of the journey solus. What shall | do to
fill up the time? Happy thought!
Smoke! But this is not smoking com
partment, and bylaw No. Z says "that
any person smoking IN any carriage 9th
er than smoking carriage shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding forty slril-
lings." Bother bylaw No. Z!
l call the guard. The first-class smok-
ing compartment is full. Well, what's to
be done? A % mall business transaction
between the guard and myself; beginning
with my hand in my pocket and ending
with his in his; and he suggests that as |
am all alone and by his favor likely to be
so, may as we'll smoke where I am. I
light up amidst evident operations for
start, and am quietly settling down to the
enjoyment OF my cigar when the door hur-
riedly opens and have a companion--a
man about my own height and age, al
together not very unlike me- q am of
that mediocre mould in which nature has
formed SO many of my fellow, creatures. J
am to have a companion after all.
Well, so much the better. 1t will be
somebody to tax to aud pass the time.
wonder if he is as taciturn as nv COM
panions at the outset of the journey. Evi-
IDENTIFY not; he is recovering his breath
after his hurry, and is preparing to adj
dress me.
"t'll trouble you to put that cigar
out, sir! I object to smoke
"But, SIR
"Here, guard tell this person to put
out his cigar at once. This is not
smoking compartment"
"Plenty OF room in the next carriage.
sir. Would you mind stepping in
there?"
eyes would mind Bylaw No. say
etc, etc. says my companion, standing
blocking up the doorway and arguing
with the guard.
very sorry, sir; but you must put out
your ciger.;
Cant go into the next carriage2"
Two ladies IN them, s1r-old ladies!'
"Have you an empty COMPARTMENTS
"We're just off, says the guard, slam.
ming to the door, and the next minute
we are spinning on our way to Peterbor-
ough.
Shall I put out my c1gar2 1 have
been alluded to as a "person." 1 have
been addressed IN dlctatorial manner
which has the very reverse of soothing
influence over me. l feel ruffiad and OBJ
stinate. Had ] been asked politely, my
Havana would have been out OF the
window in a twinkling. Shall [ put it
out or infringe bylaw No, Z, and be
fined forty shiIlings? I aoiU finish my CT
gar, and abide by the consequences.
My compar ion is evidently as unac-
costomed to opposition as I am to dicta-
ton. and for few minutes he stares at
me dumbfounded, then he lets fly his
own version of King James 'Coanterblast
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