Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-15

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'you who have treated me like this! Oh, Il
is shameful! shameful! l come through
storm and snow-come to you. who were to
welcome me as . brother! Where are sou!
Away, your wretched servant tells me-
Why are You away? trusted you! Oh,
you are pretty brother! If You had cared
for me or respected me. you would have
been here to greet me. NJ! you are all in
| league-all in a league to ruin me! Now
l am here. what Will you do? Poison me,
Of course! kill me, and make away with me,
even as that other doctor killed and made
away with my poor child? He did! l say
he did! l saw him do it! A child of shame,
he said; so, he killed it! All, all, all,-even
you-you, whom l trusted-leagued against
ne"
She was trembling with excitement. Her
words ran one into the other. 1t was as
much as could do to follow them; yet the
| above is but brief condensation of what
she said. With unchecked volubility she
continued to heap reproaches and accusa-
tions, many of which were of the most ex-
travagant and frivolous nature, on my head.
At last she was silent, and reseated herself
in her former attitude; and the sullen, dis
contented, ill-used look again settled on her
face.
And yet, although /. who loved her above
all the world, was the object of her fierce
reproaches, no words l had as yet listenc
to came more sweetly to my ear than these.
A great joy swept through me; tide of re-
lief bore me to comparative happiness.
Whatever dreadful deed the poor girl had
that night accomplished, she was morally
innocent Philippa was not accountable for
her actions! She was mad when she broke
from my grasp; she was mad now as she
sat by my fire, eying me with morose, sus-
picious giances. She was mad-and inno-
cent!
Her manner toward me troubled me but
little. 1t is well-known popularity of the
disease that the patient turns with hatred
from those who We're the nearest and dear
est TO her. Fits of sullen, stubborn silence,
alternating with fierce outbursts of vitupera-
ton, are the most common characteristics of
the mania. Hideous, startling as it is to
see the change wrought in the sufferer, the
malady is by no means Of such an alarming
nature as it seems. In fact the majority of
cases are treated with perfect success.
But all this is professional talk Again l
say that the discovery of PhIippa's state of
mind was an immense relief to me. NV con-
science was cleared of weight which was
pressing upon it. l felt braced up TO use
every effort, and thoroughly justified in fol-
lowing whatever course l thought best
Moreover, new relationship was now estab-
lished between Philippa and myself. For
awhile every feeling save one must be BAN
ished. We were now doctor and patient.
After much persuasion, induced her to
LAT f.,a1 hnr I A1
found it up nearly to one hundred and
twenty. This did not alarm me much, as in
the course of my practice had seen several
of these cases. The preliminary treatment
was simple as A b C; at all cost sleep must
be obtained.
Fortunately, 1 had weIl-stocked medi-
cine-chest. In few minutes l had prepared
the strongest dose of opium which dared
to administer. In such case as the present
knew that no driblets would avail; SO
measured out no less than sixty drops of
laudanum. Sleep the girl must have. That
DOOR seething, boiling brain must by artifi.
cial means be forced to rest for hours, After
that rest should be able TO say what chance
there was of saving life and reason.
But preparing a dose of medicine and
making patient like this take it are two
different things. | tried every art. every
persuasion, implored and commanded. /
threatened and insisted Pbilippa was oh
durate. Poor souII she knewI meant to
poison her, On my mart I knew that unless
she swallowed that narcotic tonight. her
case was all but homeless.
Irested for awhile: then l sent for luke.
warm water. After some resistance she