Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-07-26

Sheridan dashed upon the scene, and
his presence, like spell, checked the re-
treat and infused new courage into the
disordered mass. Our battery reached n
knoll to the left of the pike, and unlim-
! bered in front of a timbered slope, on the
brow of which the Confederates had post
ed heavy battery. Theiniantry line on
our front was advancing splendidly, and
! saw the cleaning crest of bayonets fall
when the order came for q charge on the
double quick.
Bright sunshine was streaming through
the open curtain, and seemed 90 have
awakened me from prolonged slum ber.-
Slowly my scattered senses gathered
from dim unconsciousness, and, as
thought assumed definite form, the scenes
of tho battle fed again flashed before me.
What of the charge ?" l inquired,
anxiously, making desperate effort to
rise.
The sharp, unnatural tone of my own
voice startled me, and my strength was
unequal to rustic even the covering OF
my couch.
DO not try to talk now, Charley ;
you will be stronger very soon" 1t was
the voice Of my wife. In moment |
realized that was home, on the shores
of the Northern Lake. | glanced
through the window, and the waving
branches associated with my thoughts OF
the battle scene were not there, but the
snow lay heavily on the fields glistening
in the sunshine. Many months have
passed away, II blank period in my ex.
istence.
As | recovered my strength and com
prehension learned the critical ordeal
had passed in surviving severe wound
that caused fracture of the skull, and ne
eessltated the operation of trepanning,
Still many more months elapsed be-
fore was again abroad. The war was
ended, and the people wore rejoicing in
the restoration of peace, | was rendered
and accepted the old position had re-
signed in response to the call of arms
teacher OF mathematics in the academy
Of my native town.
The routine of the position was tamil,
lar enough, ut close attention toi its du.
ties shortly developed the fact that ry
nervous system bad not recovered from
the severe shock it had sustained, and
my mental powers were impaired
AS nearly as could define, the effect
produced the injury seemed to have in
.erruptcd the harmonious action of the
brain, and the right and left obes APP
peared to operate Independently, and take
separate and distinct cognizanee of emo~
tions and sensations conveyed by the me-
dunn of the senses Every thought
seemed to have its duplicate, necessary to
a complete impression. When | studied
single problem, and the solution oc-
CURED, Immediately would follow the
solution again, as il terminating from
second mind acting in conjunction, and
HlW"NS u litllo sipWcf III ltA ppi iNNpAioHS'
This arrangement, vexatious and conlus
ing at first, continued to increase as |
devoted myself to mental labor, until e
nally was compelled to abandon my
position in the academy.
The necessity was indeed n hardship,
rs it lett me without the means OF susie
nance. My brave and devoted wife bore
up nobly under the afliicton, and insisted
that | should indulge the repose that my
critical position demanded. Meantime
she turned the fine musical facilities ac
quired in better days to good account,
and we continued to live com tortably for
II time on the proceeds OF her labor
Comfortably, did | say ? No, it griev-
ed me constantly to see her toni so ardu
ously, with the double responsibility OF
household cares. And | knew that her
assumed cheerfulness was the cover of
painful solicitude she experienced on my
behalf. This anxiety did not fayorably
affect my arrangement. 1t grew more
haunted me by day, and narrowed the
long, sleepless hours of night. The
strange perception CT double intellect
became so far defined that the senses
were sympathetic. The sounds that
reached my ear were repeated, as if by
echo taste and touch were ianciful and
erratic, and at night weird, fantastic
forms fitted before my eyes. and real OBJ
jects assumed the semblance ofwhat they
were not, and drove me to the verge Of
deirium while the effort constantly ex-
erted to retain my reason only the more
prostrated the mental powers.
Ultimately my malady reached stage
at which seemed to realize both physi-
cal and mental double existence. Al
times | could distinctly see the form and
features Of my second SELF directly eon>
fronting and gaziag upon my more im-
mediate self. And then my own voice
addressed me, and we conversed togeth
er-myself and my second self-now CON
doing in common misery, and then in
tantalizing and horrible imprecations.
The terrible delusion became unbeara-
BILE, and / felt that reason could not
much longer retain command Of the dis
ordered faculties. 1t was night when
my mental agitation had reached high
degree. My wife had fallen asleep, over