The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-30

"Oh. mum. out there's rns dog,
mum; and darcn't-"
This was fear with which ! could
sympaih ~. for remembered thai the
dog. which was always loosed AZ night.
was really fcrocious. and ] said. As a
last resort:
Then there's nothing 20 be done
but 10 20 10 the asylum. aud beg one
of the physicians there 10 come to Us.
Ask for DR.. Wi.dcr~-hc's an old friend
Of my husband and tell him that
Mr.. Dermoft's mother has beci taken
suddenly i'll. lie will come as favor
10 me. am sure"
| Luckily. Bridget had not my fear Of
the asylum. and would not have mind
I'd whole regiment Of lunaiics; and
by The time had socthed my patient
a little. DR.. Wilder was AZ the door.
II was up already" he said. "In-
deed. had not been in bed. for one Of
our patients escaped last evening. and
we have spent most Of the night in telc-
graphing. and going 10 various places
whore we thought she might be-.
| did not think then that man who
had been out all night could not be
very glad to be called out again before
he had a chance 10 rest, but ! led the
way 10 Charles mothers room. tell
ing him Of her being SO weary the
evening before. and all that knew Of
her sudden illness. We found her APP
parently sleeping her face turned to-
ward the wall. DR. Wider laid his
fingers on her pulse, and light as his
touch was, il aroused her. She turned
toward us, and opening her eyes. said
quietly: you are Charlie. like
you. You are good to me-"
| began; '.What do you think -
The doctors face wore an expression
Of perfect amazement as he looked
first at me aud then at his patient, but
ne said to her very quietly: AUNT
Nellie. now that ! am here, you are
better. am going 20 tax with this
ady. and in ten minutes shall want
to find you dressed. and ready to 60
with me-"
| Yes. will. Charlie" she said; -
will 90 anywhere with YOU"
| Then DR.. Wilder turned to me, as
stood in utter bewiIdermcnt, and
beckoned me out into the hall.
| II beg your pardon" he said. "but
II had delayed or shown the least
hesitation. or doubt Of her obeying me.
could not have easily managed her.
Did you think tins was Mrs. Dernott7
Why. it IS old Aunt Nellie. and she has
been with us ten years"
j DO you mean that she Is insane?''
asked.
"lnsane? yes. he replied. las hope
lessly 50 as any one in the asylum
can usually manage her. for she thinks
that am son Of hers. whose death
was the cause Of her insanity. Ddn'I
she talk about Charlie and Frank ?
Frank is her name for one Of the at
tendanis. against whom she has soms
grudge. She calls me Charlie. and
she often pretends to be i'll. hoping
. that will come to her. think she il
dressed BY this time. Could ask yo'
, TO lend me warm shawl lor her
The air is very chilly"
II l brought the shawl mechanically
, | and in moment more my supposed
| mother-in law had taken the doctor
arm. and was walking up the street
; apparently as well as possible.
Anv woman who reads this stor
will know that the next thing that
did xas to have "a good cry" ant
that sent for Frank 10 stay in thu
house the next night. Charlie came
the day after. and not many day
later my real mothcr-in-law. She has
been detained BY unexpected company
Her telegram was afterwards found il
the waste basket owing to the blum
dering Of a stupid Office boy who hap
pened to be the only one in when it ar
rived.
II II course. / was laughed at. but
am not sorry for the adventure. for m,
visit from the mild. little old Ia ~ will
the childlike laugh has taken ava,
much Of my unreasoning horror Of in
sane persons; and I have never beef
sorry for one-half minute that mar
ried Charlie. although we still live o.
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