Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-03-19
IT'S A STRANGE STORY.
TWICE INSANE AND FINAL RGcov'
cry WITH Loss or MEMORY.

A Caiisssuias whs Iess uls Rssss~ fss-
r.ss q. nsss,.ry That Ne Wa MAJ
rssd. and F.iis IN Rssessiss the CHI
10. Lived nsxsssiss Iifs Over kssia-
Maurios Long wnapopolar young raneher
In Kern county In is7s lie Vas then About
y years Of ags. AMI r--~-.si hefd o. cay
tls snd about I've thousand aer.~ 81 hnd "A
young Iady, tn daughter q wealthy mer-
chant In ilaksrSneli. vss one day led To ID.
altar by the young gntlemsn AMI rs'urn~d
with him 10 bis ranch A. Mr. Long.
TIE young cIupis were a. happy a. mar.
ris.i f.upls In the books Arr aliegwit On 10, AMI
everything lookci fright Cor the future q
th.ir cnFy home In the foothillS life. always
charming a. the young. was particularly
ray tlnts.i % Mr and Mrx Lnng So,ideniy
dark tall wss sprcsd over the life - Mau-
rsos. Zoe the young ~ife sicssnssi and diei
TIE remain. nos lls In the iiaksrsfisli ccfns-
terry by the siis q the mother sb- lot In hsr
early childhosl
oRfrY AxD A SECOND nARaA0E
life lot all ~. bof- 10 Mr.. Long when his
BEAUTIFUL wife wAs takrn lie could not en-
dure the lonelines. q HI. ranch lifs, and. find.
u lave California and cut hin-f loo.s from
all the tender m-moriss - be yong man
hooi Remaining for brles Tsrtpi ~ The
hcua-e ~ hls fAihsr.tn.law. b. sb,ftly vent Ia
ibe hosns q hi. rarrnt-. In the santa Carr
valley. near IAN Jo~e Unable Ia shake on
his grisf. b. sahk finally into . meianchoiJ'
frum ~hich his frienis fsar-i b. ~oali never
rcuysr BY persistent srorts AMI thr care
q ju,iieiou. physician. ths young man sas
partially r-iorri. but the oooiitiou q biz
mini "a. silli uassrtain 40 TINS tbe un
,,eadinsss - bis ra-on manifested ltsslf In
foolish iiui--ihiy. Apparently b. recovered,
howsvsr. ard svnt a. Chico AMI locatsi Ia
that httls city, ot.nings fc..i AMI sals sistis.
Buslns.. rr,.t.fssi. anil eDcouraging rrTurts
came o. tn santa Clara boms In tbs cora
slanAi lstisrs rsssiy~l by tbs Jarsnts
Finally uoe came announcing hi- marriage
b. yulng lady q that clty ScATVoiy q
ycsr had ras..i since tho death q biz stfe ca
ths Kern county ranch. AMI. although his
frtends wsre surpri-,i Al the announcement,
rsmcmb-ring biz fondne-- for be- and hi
grief Al her ds-sass. they Strangely snough
rcxar,isi thu -rnoni marriage NJ furtbsf
svLisncs q rystor-i r,a-uu Sir months
more IaS-.i. daring ~hich All rrIurts and q
.lngie vi.it satisfied th~ anxious friends that
Mr.. Long sas IN T.rrfsci mental AMI Thysioai
hoaiih Ona day a painful isleyrain from
hi. wife Announcing ths sudden sr-ck ~
thsir -Ds rua-ou vas r-csiv~i by Old Nj
Lag AZ Kan Jo-s Cong In answer o. The
n--.ags o. Chioo. the terrible truth q iiss
calamity forv,i itsslf upua him, &c hs "a
-As raving maniac
With q hsavy heart The father conveyed
MAaTios Log a. s,ockton ami placsi him In
ths insane hs-f4tAl rbssrAmining physician
pruuoanosi him boT.lss.ly insane Ths
young -ifs rv,uru~i % her Tarvnts A few
maths later shs gave birth to q chlhl Wheu
slls hA.i gru-n sirong ~ visits.i her husband
a. N. ylam IN The vain hot-s q q sign q
rvcoynlilon 80 an syiieBc- q ane,tion- A
brother rvmains,i az Chloo ~niucfing the
bgsln--s Wat. ssrs uA.ls from time g.
tlms by the frsnds q ths unforiunAis -
iicni, bat thy always rviurnsi mnre al
den-i than ever Al his cuDdiiha
HE DIDN'T KNOW Hs WIZ
Two YEAR, wsro pa....i In stockton. wh-u
Tie tlyful inisiiig~nc. vas r,cslvvi by ohi
NJ Long that hi. -ru -.u'sl IN fair way
b. rsuscr Ths news was almost 10 guoi
b hsl,sve CAvfIl nursing &C. IN wcoks
foliosvl. aui Tho physician mt ~url that
The wifs anil friends might visit him, Tut
wiih this Statement came tbs startling lnislll
grDc. that Maurice Long hal al-nluisly fur
gotten al events that bal trAnsJir,.i snoe
IN. ale - biz nnch after the burial q BIZ
vie az liAksnsfirhi Thinking hsr prr-rncs
woah rystofr her a. his m~mory. ths faithful
nitis uloiher az Chicu vent o. ths hospital
carrying slth hrr Tho Toy. n0S n~afiy tro
yvars q az Ths ruasisr can imagine hrf
tsTrihls grisf ~hsn shs .av t.for- hsr III
fAoe q hsr husband AL ishsh In u AL III
| svhiruCc q r,-tor,si inisll.ct, bat M rvUg
uition q BIZ sIna-, Vainly shs r,,alis.l N
events q ihsir ooartship and marriage. and
ds-gainngly Ne bell t.forr him tbo chubby
facsi taby Ths I.ar man huns his bad 10
despair. uIiabls o. rrtn.Ini.r anything thai
49, soughi % bring % hls aiisnt.oa-
n. dsath q hsr husband In hls lmi-rilliy
wouI hav. I'm sasY h. liar IN cumIaTt-ln
sith The tsrrlhc tat shich bcrs couirunic'i
hsr Almost ~lil sith grisf shc rrturl~i ~
hcr bous Ia Chioo St serks ongur The
poor man stAYei AZ stocston. gradually gain
lng strvugih The little suman cane 90
morv o. 80 him To father. The brutber
AMI To- physlciAn by degrvs- oonvlncssl him
q tbs Truth u The story - hii uiATriags AMI
tie hlrth - biz IA When b. sAs rvios-si
b. reTaJtd ~ Chioo and acccpiai Ne situA
tion a. truth s-,abil.h-i Ia BIZ mini by
tesfimony but uot etV-risDoe. lie touk his
uiis and chill. AMI sslllng his busiDe-s ~
m0yNl a. GolsiA Asa.lAtion with the uoulAn
vho borv his mans ami ihs cElbi who called
Lim TaIa suis inc.l his Aficctlon AfUund them
Tbe-- stransr cvcnts occurr~i sven years
aga TIE couplc have rs~ldsion tlssir pretty
little ranch az Oolsta bcafly that iefgih u
umo To al apIsaAnoss The man AMI sifs
se one They never rvier ~ thsir tsrribis
suuos, bui each strives % forget tho awful
past anil 1--we ln the Ir,-snt 10 l. strange
story The ncightors know nothing q the
Circumstances The gvntismAn Who give
thu Information was a rusAicnt q Chioo a.
tho tinis refcrrei 10 AMI familiar sith all the
narrowing details, having harned them
directly frum a brother - the hero % the
story Los Angelo. Tribane