Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1882-03-11
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How Tadsbury Suffered.
THE srEsSGg CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MADE A
LUNATiC OF HIN.

THE STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MADE 4
LUSATIC OF HIN.
A few weeks ago, Mr.. Nathaniel Tads.
bury wa' ns happy man ms ever lived in
New Orleans, but now he walks the street
with limp in his gait, and sad look in
his eyes. His troubles were caused by a
party which his wife gave, and strange
similarity in the sound of the names Of
several Of the invited guests.
On the night Of the party ho entered tho
parlOr, and his wife, coming forward, said /:
Mr.. Tadsbury, lot me introduce you to
Mr.. loot, who is friend of our daughter
Mary"
Tho gentleman extended his hand and
TadSbury grasped it cordially. Just then
some guests arrived, all of whom were
strangers to each other, and bearing tho
name of Loot, Coot, Rootc, Newt and
Poot.
After being presented to the guests in
tho hallway, Mr.. Tadsburry ushorcd them
into tho parlor, and seeing Mr. loot sitting
alone, he said:
"Aow me to introduce you to Mr.. Poot,
Mr.. Toot Miss Loot, Mr.. loot; Mr..
Coot, Mr.. loot; Miss Rooo, Mr.. loot :;
Mr.. Newt, Mr.. loot. Miss Loot let me
present you to Mr.. Coo,; Miss Roole, Miss
Loot; Mr.. Nowt, Miss Loot Miss Roote.
Coot," continued Tadsbury, gasping. "Mr.
Nowt, Miss Roote; Mr.. Poot, Mr.. Coot ;
Mr.. Newt, Mr.. Coot."
Suddenly he appeared to lose control of
himself, and he stood in the middle of tho
parlor floor exclaimng" Rooty, toot, toot,
toot' looiy ,poot cooty toot, newly pooty,
pooty loot"
The assembled guests began to stare in
wild surprise, but he merely kept on yell
ing, "Looty, tooty, tooty, poot " until his
face grew deathy pale and his eyes had n
liked, stony look in them that closely re-
semb!ed insanity. MY gracious Nathaniel
what is tho matter with you 7" exclaimed
his wife greatly alarmed
Rooty- toot--toot-too Rooty-toot
--toot-toot," he moaned, and leaving the
parlor, rushed up stairs to his room, and
falling in the bed soon became dslriou..
and finally went off into violent spasms,
during which he made futile attempts to
kick holo throuh the ceiling. Several
physicians were Immediately summoned,
and as soon AS they could bring him
through one spasm he would open his
eyes, yell " loot" and go right off into
another. The doctors could not explain
the cause of the sudden illness, and oues.
toned his wife, who stated that she did
not know what was tho matter with her
husband.
About this time Tadsbury raised him.
self in the bed, and moving his arms over
his head, cried out; 81 am big bras.
horn. Just listen to mo- Looty-toot-
foot tooty-looty -looty toot---
looly -toot-luoty-too and then laugh.
ing wildly, he had four more spasm. in less
than three minutes. For three days he
remained in bed, and his deirum footed
away until everyone in the house was
nearly crazy from listening TO the dreadful
sound. When the fever had left him he
weighed about MS much az straw hat,
and his eyes were so far back in his head
that he could not see on either side of him.
~ y. Times. Democrat.
The folly of any American fearing that
Hawaiian sugar can overrun the United
States, is seen by comparing the sugar
crops of various countries. Cuba and