St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-14
A SIXTH SENSE.
Ist. Louis Spectator. I


| popularity known in social circles Of this city
married beautiful and highly accomplished
Kentucky girl. For time all went well.
No man looked to the future with brighter
hopes than he. But insanity, that fell de-
stroyer, more dreadful than death itself, was
lurking beneath the almost angelic exterior
Of the young wife and shortly it claimed her
for its own.
To consign his loved one, now IN her help
lessness more idolized than ever, to the ten
der mercies OF an asylum, was thought not
10 be tolerated by the young husband. 1t
happened that a physician, who makes
speciality of diseases Of the mind, had Just
opened 'home'i in one Of the most elegant
residences in the suburbs, where be resided
with his family aud where he received lin
tied number of patients. All the appoint
ments OF this house we're those of q private
family accustomed TO the Injuries of life.
| Here, Mrs Styles, the unfortunate lady of
whom was speaking, found a sweet retreat
Here her husband visited her with the tend
erness and care Of a mother for her helpless
babe, fondly cherishing the hope that she
would eventually be restored to him in all the
brightness and vigor Of her native intellect.
He guarded the secret Of her Incarceration so
buted her absence from the house Of her hus-
band to all manner of causes, the knowledge
Of which added to his burden Of grief, and f.
nally wrung from him a confession Of her
whereabouts.
The presence of his patients in the house
did not interfere in the least with the social
life of DR.. Kure's family and many casual
| acquaintance were not aware Of their pres
ence. 1t was while Mrs. Styles was an in
mate that attended a SOiree in his parlors.
Among those present was a young lady
with fine soprano voice. 1t penetrated to
the remotest part OF the building aud reached
| the ears of Mrs. s., who was reclining on a
couch in her own apartment. She sprsng to
her feet with piercing scream which was
distinctly heard in the parlors, and which the
doctor vainly sought to ignore, The singing
continued, though little attention was paid
TO ii, AL present had received a shock from
which it was difficult to recover.
The Doctor was called out Mrs. s. had
sent word that she mast see him that mo-
ment. So be went.
"Isn't there girl down stairs by the name
of Scalesf' She demanded of the Doctor
the instant he approached.
''Yes, there is,'' said the Doctor, edo you
know hers''
mo; but go and ask her If her mothers
name is not Mildred
"Oh, never mindr' said the Doctor, ''she
is busy now; we want her to sing. Be quiet
and you will hear her."
But you must ask her," she shrieked,
land if her mothers name is Mildred / want
to see her"
She was so wild and imperious that the
Doctor felt constrained to put the matter be-
fore Miss Scales. He called her out and
said one of his patients were asking for her
by name, aud wanted TO know IL her mothers
name was Mildred.
''It is, she replied, much surprised.
''She says she must see you, and would
take it as a favor, If YOU don't mind, If you
VIII come and pacify her.''
After momentary display of extreme re-
luctance, Miss Scales assented pleasantly, and
/ accompanied the Doctor TO a room in the
wing of the building, 1t had every appear
anee Of an ordinary boudoir, except that the
walls, instead of being papered, were cush-
Toned in ehintZ, resembling wall paper
Mrs. Styles, half reclining on her couch,
was staring with large, dark, Wild eyes.
''Your name Scalesl' she screamed.
''It is"
s'Your mothers name Mildredi"
ssYes.n
81 knew it must be; knew it."
''Did you know herl' was asked.
81 saw her once, ever so long ago, at Gov
ernor G.'s funeral''
but how did you know 1 was herel''
'Heard you singing; knew your voice;
knew it was Mildred Scales girl. OF course
ii was "
''Can do anything for youl''
''Dol of course notl No one can do any
thing for me.''
'NoE," said the doctor, kindly soothing
her, "do lie down and be quiet. You have
seen Miss Scales, and they are waiting for
US. We win go and sing"
swell, WILL" she said. 'sYou ask your
mother if she did not sing at Gov. G.'s fun
erall''
So We went down stairs, but there was no
more singing by Miss Scales that evening.
l afterwards learned that Miss Scales moth
er belonged TO church choir quartette who
did sing at the funeral referred to, but that
on that occasion she sang no solo, and she
bad no recollection Of ever having met Mrs.
Styles.
Naturalists say that some Of the inferior
animals have not only the FIVE senses COM
mon to the human race, but others of which
we have no experience, and of which 1t would
be as impossible for US to conceive as for a
man blind from birth TO conceive of the ma
ture OF light For instance, ravens, which
feed upon decaying substance, obtain intim-
alton OF the existence of such objects by
means OF some faculty of which we know
nothing Sightit can not be. and we can
not imagine the sense Of smell being so in