Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-06-08

sistance, but she Immediately reptile,
that l heed not trouble myself any fur
ther.
81 know him well, He's Rooney, thai
owns the public house uear by. Ill ge'
him home all right.
At first her assurance almost lmroseC
upon me, but when looked mt the pale
aristocratlc face that | supported on my
knee. l felt convinced that she had i'll
vented the story with view to plunder'
ing the helpless man.
/ tolk here sternly that if she did not
go for policeman would do SO myself.
She went off hurriedly-as / thought tol
that purpose-but came back no more
and now was once more alone with my
strange patient, and as the minutes Went
by / knew not what to do.
Help, however, was near. L noticed
d poor gfrl-she did not look more than
walking slowly on the other
side of the street; called TO her, and
after moments hesitatation she came
over. l briefly explained to her the CIR
cumstances, and asked her, If she pcssi-
bly, could, to get me drop of cordial ,
or the man would die.
II have only got fourpence," she
said, In kindly Irish voice, ''and l was
going to pay for my bed with that at the
kitchen IN Fulwood's Rents; but, sure
I'll get something from the chemists
instead, and I'll trust to God for a
nights lodging-Tye slept out before
now"
And away she vents surely not the
worst of Good Samarltans.
Very soon she returned with the
medicine, and sent her again to fetch
o policeman. l forced little between
the mans teeth, and presently he came to
and opened his eyes. asked him hsw he
came there; he said "Tlred and starv-
ing" And then l asked him whore he
came from, and he suddenly frightened
up, and looking at me keenly for n mo-
ment, said, Edinburgh, but from the
way he said 1t / felt convinced he was
decelving me, and shortly after asked
the same question again, and he, with
the same look. said, Glasgow"
In his weak state, however, L forbore
questioning him further, and police
man coming up, We got hlm i'll cab and
took him to the hospital, where | waited
l asked the house surgeon to give a
shilling to the poor Culinary Kennedy
was her name. He readily did SO, and
she went off to sleep in "Old Walters"
lodging-h house in Fulwood's Rents
When Mt last l got home, l found my
wife waiting anxiously for me. How
ever, when told my story she forgave
the delay, and IN talking over the strange
circumstances of the night we forgot fol
the time our own troubles. My wife ILL
sisted that something good would come
of the matter, and at eight o'clock next
morning she reused me and made me
set off for the hospital. As / was on my
way there, my eye was caught by the
following advertisement on a boarding:
GONE HUNDRED POUNDS REwARD.-A
Gentleman of unsound mind has escaped
from the M Private Asylum. The
above reward will be paid to any person
findiAg him and restoring HIM to his
friends"
Then followed a description which ex-
actly Tailed with the appearance of my
patient Everything was now clear to
me, and l fairly ran to the hospital.
Here, however, my hopes were damp
ed, for ] found that Policeman z had
gone there, before nae and told a story
very different from the true one which [
have narrated. and had actually gone
the length of warning the authorities
against me. The solicitor whose address
was gwen in the advertisement had been
sent for, and the worthy constable had
evidently determined to brazen it out
and secure the G100. / saw the house
surgeon, and told him the whole story.
He thought for few moments, ,and then
said: I'VE must get the girl at once. "
I went myself Immediately to the
wretched den where she had stopped,
and brought her back with me. A very
short examination before the solicitor
settled Policeman rs case; and an hour
afterward was able to go back to my
wife with more money in my pocket
than had had for many lolg day,
| But that was not the best of it.
visited my patient-who was no other
than the wealthy baronet, Sir Charles
Frampton-every day.
He was perfectly harmless, and after
residing abroad with us for couple OF
years, he SO far recovered that he was
enabled to dispense with my services,
and to manage his own affairs. He
showed his gratitude, however, in most
prlncely fashion; settled an annuity on
poor Mary Kennedy (she had previously
been literally rewarded by his friends),
and bought for me the practice which ]
still hold.
From that day every thing has pros
pered with me, and 1 am now rich
enough to leave the work to my Oldest
sou, and amuse myself in writing some
of the curious incidents of my life, not
the least strange of which is the provi
Dental occurrence in Grsys Inn Road,