Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25
AN ODD MISTAKE.
FROM the Loadon World.

49,. AN ODD MISTAKE.
FROM the Loadon World.
IA document in madness; Thoughts and
rsnleznbraLces ftte .."-Hanalet, act w.,
Scene 5.
"Now remember, Lord Gray ton, "
said the doctor solemnly, t'all 1 told you.
You are very welcome 20 come to our
ball, though IS rule. we only ask set
Of wise men and maidens who know our
ways and their ways. Still you are
good-looking, humorous and CHEEKY,
and if you are sensible you can enjoy
yourself and, maybe, do them world
of good, / believe in electricity as a
curative agent-not the quack nonsense
of belts and chains and musical boxes
that only shake nerve centers, but the
electricity of animal spirits, the tonic OF
good health"
Il shall do exactly as am told" said
Lord Grayton. a handsome, ford, mus
cular young man, strong as horse,
puoyant as balloon, just back after q
self-imposed exile of five years in India
with the big game; ''but tell me of all
those COMPOUNDED cautions ag lin. did
lot of dancing of various kinds years
ago before I went after the tigers"-and
be laughed as mingled memories of
Mayfair and the Lotus club sW am back
to him land I've tried both Covrobo-
red Salonga; but 'pon honor never
danced with lunatic girl yet"
''Are you quite sure of that" said the
doctor, grlmly; they are to be met
with outside OF Capswood, I will tell
you. However, listen; the rule is sim
pie: be civil aud don't contradict. If
old Crockton. asks you to play chess,
play, Hess good player and will beat
you fairly if be can; if he can't he'll
make false move and call 'checkmate,
and you must asresign. Hpoor Snohby
thinks you are the prince, and 'sirs'' you
all over the place, and throws out hints
about peing asked to Sandringham; it
you are asked to listen to the Ginning
clock in Bakers interior, or 10 avoid
some one else, because he's glass and
might break, you must do your best to
be courteous to them all, and on no &C
count laugh at their fancies."
Sounds rather jumpy. And the la
dies?"
''I'll see to that, and introduce you to
the incest, and tell you what to avoid
speaking about; the men will make the
talking ior themselves the women don't
talk much"
Sign Of insanity I suppose. And what
am l to talk about"
Everyone says one thing-the en-
press of Austria, or the stage, or white
roses, or Mr.. Mallack, or black stockings,
I'll give you the cue-never fear; only it
| may happen that one of them will ask
you to dance and then you must steal as
best you cao--talk society or art on
| chance. My own girls and their friends
get Oh famously with the male patients,
and YOU must do your best. Come, you
are going to be our best tonic tonight,
and you must be off and dress; 8 sharp.
miRd, as they all 60 to bed. at mid
night." T'r
"Queer thing this" soliloquized Gray
ton as he completed an elaborate dress
ing "beeinning my first season after five
years by dancing with lot OF lunatics.
Hope they won't wear straw in their
hair; if they do shall bolt to the Con-
gleton's dance" = = 49,.
He had many strange adventures that
evening as he strobe about the pretty
ballroom at the Copswood private asy-
lam. He was duly defeated at chess by
the venerable Crackton, who deliberate
~ slid back captured queen on the
board and performed prodigies of valor
with her. He sympathized with the
die and noticed the cadaverous
man who amused himself by counting
the lights on each side of the room and
singing softly to himself, stSorry I c MT
admit it, sorry can't admit" He had
been an acrostic editor once upon a
time. He noticed the fussy little man
with a pale-blue shaven face, who want
ed to stage manage the IS lancers, and
who had piteously entreated the dancers
to go ''back over all that again, please,
and try aud get it crisper;;"1 and the err.
ratio Journalist who wrote paragraphs on
his shirt-cufs, and many other strange
folks that passed by in motley pageant
Of unsettled reasons. 81 zE
THERE'S King Lear, z, whispered the
doctor, as very foolish, fond old man,
b fourscore and upwards, 81 passed them
muttering Of 81 rig ton q, saG, you know
4 who he WASP and he whispered u name
. in Grayton's ear that made that noble
man whistle softly
ess And are there any Ophelias, whose
Young maid q wits should he as mortal
as an old mans life7 = asked Gray ton,
showing that he knew Shakespeare as
we'll as the Doctor. 5.sz
- Z s. but we keep their secrets. Now.
go and lance 3 and the doctor took
King Lear off for. q cup o.. coffee.
was q sad Wierd eight altogether,
and IS Grayton watched IL, II reminded
him OF Kalllb ach's s.D Dance Of DEATH