The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-08-31
Withid a. inch Of my Life.

erStNra counties of England. Atthe time
" HE appointment 4 wtssgisen 70 un-
deYs.and thatIt was which paid a
high compliments my professional abil-
ties and Was bestowed as q reward for
rood services done; but as / did not see 1t
quite in the same light, / went and in
tervie1 ptfsstiss cliefs who had shoughs
% much more d me than I did myself.
sir" said !, ..scMe men are born to
honors, others haveshonofs thrust upon
them; the latter Is my case. I don't
understand one hit about the treatment,
mor1F6 3 Medical, of the ihsans. / meyer
saw bat 04e mailman ip my life. and he,
verify believe, was more knave than
fool; and / can't help thinking that if
you send me to the. asylum, you are
sending the round manato fit the square
hole"
THAT il not Of the slightest ION
sequence answered he whom was sd-
dree4lsg,. m the richest of ibrosdes;
un0tsthe layste in loife. Round or square
the hole will suit We to a t; and if so be
that We don't know anything CONSUMING
innatics, whoy, the one ye larn the
bether. Ye'll be PLACED to jine w.dout
delay. Good morning So he bowed
me out; and /, having a wholesome
dread ofthe owens that were, '.jined',
forthwith.
II 10 n Of the Shakespeare savings,
that NJ In doth breed q habit in q mani
Before stheBk had passed away many
weeks OF my ~sojourn with the demented
officers and men of Queen yictoria's
land forces, I found myself highly in
tereated WHITTIER pretty and well-cared-
Tor homes running pleasantly in The
Rroovefl had soJmuch. objected 10, and
gettingsfid for ever and a day of that
~repugnance which every outsider nat
uraily enough entertaifis. when brought
into contact with the denizens of a mad
house. With = pass-key which was an
open sesame to every lock in the es-
Enlistment, was accustomed to wan
der over 1t unattended either by the
keeper or the ordeflies; and never
was / motested or spoken to threaten.
ingly saya MEX and that upon the oc
casion TaIave elected ID Tall" Within an
Inch { my LIFE
In the afternoon, when the patients
were III indoors, it was my practice to
go Though eyerY apart of the building,
inspaGtihg 1T sanitaray. II was doing 80
~ usual upon q certain winters day,
when, att curve Off corridor, I came
suddenly upon q patient leaning gloom;
lily aga6nstsone Of the pillars. He was 1
private soldier of the Furty-ffthor Sher-
wood FOresters, q recent admission, and
whose phase of insanity was somewhat
puzzling the head snrgeonsapd myself.
Without entering upon details, | shall
merely say that we hadsdbhbh .u7on his
cass, and had recommended his removal
from the asylum et6S the a r of his
friends. Meantime, however. he was to
be closeaySwstAhed ,and no garden-tools
or other implements put into his hands.
How he hadfmanaged to 9elude the vigil
ance ofthe orderly under whose sur
Vigilance he had been placed, and to be
where meet him, was one ofthe things
i never understood. But 10 it was.
When lasaNlme,n bis m~elancholic de.
meanor ceased; he advanced with rapid
strikes toward me, and I saw at glance
that he meant mischief of son,essot or
other; for every muscle of his body was
trembling With PASSION andeon&eveTy
feature of lis face was pictured that Of a
demon, \ eonfess TINT fear came oyer
me-. What was this maniac going to bo?
But to show apprehension would be ia
tai, 30 | faced him boldly and exclaimed:
here? Why are vou not in the airing
grounds with the otbers2"
He turned 4 wild and Il ashing eve up
on me, and glared like a wild beast.
then he bowied out rather than said:
LET me ont of tliis..p
what do you meant ] replied, re-
solving if possible to gain time, and
trusting that pc rsently an orderly might
pass and feliave me from the terrible
dilemma in which I stood.
ssLet me outg" he repeated. 81 have
been too Ions in this vile place. ! want
to reioin my regiment; to see my poor
old mother. and Mary, my sweetheart.
Why am I here? | am not mad like the
others. God knows that; 30 do you.
But IL / am kept much longer, / shall be
stark. staring mad. Let me out, l say"
He was now boiling over with frenzy.
Still / kept my ground. MA thews" /
seid eaNain8YAthety o9sre net@ad4 "a
iiste&d Il M6nleIEe sHoha sAn 3 1T ypu
outfEA ansnotthe head a4Stof. q can \
act Nfthout@hissorders. ssY0ur@seinovA
has been Heecmmended BIZ ,hiD III 60
and onsnltaaf&new.sAs -
.No.E94ygaHRt indeed .7,lYx,x
be asrnitfch az my commission is worth
g cens9ysssssyogr sssssgcs.,sl.s .gpsd,h !;
no. yg.ls:sssl1hn yon must be aware
= ;.Ts u IL I'M maze
youl aisH He opened shs loose
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