Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-28

porary alteration of mind, and conse-
| quently a durable one.
| looked at my watch. In quarter of
an hour we should be at Basingstoke. [
was In the very act of returning my watch
to my pocket, when my com psnion, with
knocking lsugh-the peculiar metallic
ring OF which it is quite i'm possible to de
alphabetically hurled herself upon me
with overwhelming force, broke the watch
from its chain and sent it spip.ing
through the window. In another second
she was endeavoring to force herself also
through The window.
What followed is easy to relate. OF
| course assistance WAS at hand AMI the un.
fortunate young lady was removed TO a
place of safety. From letters which we
found on her, and some articles of iewelry,
which we advertised, we speedily dis
covered her friends. Naturally l, rs a
medical man, would not lose sight of her
till had discovered them.
The patient proved to be a member of
German family, nsturahz-d in England,
who was subject to periodical attacks of
mental alteration, but had never actually
been IN an asylum.
Then commenced a terrible struggle,
of which | even yet shuder to think.
My muscles we're strained TO their utmost
limit of tension, the preparation poured
down my face, aaJ my arms felt as if
about to be wrenched from their sockets.
And all this to restrain one of the sex
c Jmmonly called the weaker" from self
destruction.
All this time the poor girl uttered no
sound that could give warning TO the
guard or our fellow passeng ers of the ter
rlble struggle for life or death that was
going on within few yards of them. As
for my own voice, the extraordinary
physical effort | was making to restrain
the would be suicide entirely prevented
my making the slightest use of it. Bot
just as my powers we're failing me, and
felt that could 40 longer prolong the
struggle the train began perceptibly to
slacken speed.
THANK heaven! Basingstokc at last"
During the attacks, which invariably
came on without any warning, so that it
was difficult to wstoh her, she was seized
with restless desire TO wander over the
country, aRd 1t appeared had merely Sc
lected the Southwestern line because it
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house.
She had been so long withe ut an attack
hat her mother and sisters had, on the
previous night venrured to go to an even
ing party, leaving Lolita fast asleep in
bed at home. Darisg their absence shs
eluded the vigilance of the servants, got
up and dressed herself, walked about for
some time, and took ticket for the early
Portsmouth mail--at least, that was what
she imagined, aud told US, on her recoy
cry. Her memory, however, was very I'M
perfect, but the poor child must certainly
have walked about the streets for some
time prior to the departure of the ex
press.
1t was natural that, under the circum-
stanoes-I have already stated that had
had considerable experience in such cases
her friends should ask me TO endeavor
a cure.
undertook it aud entirely succeeded.
And also [ undertook and succeeded in
something else.
1t is my wife who is looking over my
shoulder "a | write, and VINO says:
My dear, the maddest act of all my
life was when"
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