Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-09
TAKEN FOR A MADMAN.


chambers In Broad street, Aberdeen.
"snoking the pipe Of peace and feeling
fuli Of ainity to all mankind" 1t wasin
tbe month Of November, In tho year
1873. was very glad to get back to the
dear aud Granite City. for | had not
been at home for three years. was
looking forward to rcsuming all my old
friendships aud wondering where
should begin. Fate settled the question
for me. The double rat-tat-tat Of the
poshnan sounded IN my front door, and
NV good old housokeepcr, Mrs. Duthil.
brought me letter In n well known
handwriting. II was from my next best
friend, Alec Disney.
III have just heard Of your arrival,
dear old fellow" 1t read, "and shall DO
Secrly offended " you don't come to see
me first. | am IN charge OF the Inch
fanatic asylum. Things have prospcrod
with me. you see. Work, however. Ia
verv slack. have only some twenty IN.
mites ut present, 30 come out and spend
n fev DAYS with me, and wen try TO
have n good time together. BY the way,
have my old Irish servant. Mike Brady.
with me still. have installed him as
head warden. and barring an occasional
nistako or two he aocomplishes his du.
,ie. IN mastery fashion aud looks
after my welfare as OF yore at the same
time. We might put up an old time
i,te upon him. II would be fun. Iwill
meet YOU IN the gig at Inch station to-
morrow evening at Z. Don't fail. You
need not reply to this, but just come.
Yonrs as In the old days, Alec"
OF course I wouldn't fail, and II was
too late to reply anyway, for hero It was
o'clock In tho afternoon and he ex-
rectod me by Z. Tho letter OF course
was written the day before, and ito.
morrow meant today.
Mike Brady was great, brawny Irish.
N devoted 90 Alec, who had found
mma poor, starving wnif, had taken
him IN. fed aud clothed him aud made
him hs body servant, valet, secretary
aud general factotum. The great heart
OF the lrshman had warmed to his bene-
factor, aud he loved Alec as u dog loves
bic mastcr lie had grown so with
Alec's lifo that neither could do without
te other. Besides, there were two ycry
fp-1g bonds which united these men
more closely even than gratitude ard NJ
fiction. They both loved hor'es and
dogs
Whom jumped ont Of tho ear at Incl
station. my dear old chum Disney wa.
waiting Tor me on the platform. a boy
was holding his horse outside. We DID
not waste u great deal Of time over con
CALCULATIONS, for It was cold, dnrl
night. and we had drive Of 1--WE mile
90 make. We were soou In the coy OLD
fashioned gig, which all country doctor
Ia Great Britain are 30 fond Of. wrappc'
up In our rugs, the boy had left th'
h0rseh head aud we wcro trotting fas
along tho frozen country road.
"Now about the joke we are 70 put ~
On Nike" | said, when he had gon,
come distance. "What are we to dor
Then Alec, the COMPOUNDED rascal. un
folded n simple little plan. When Mix,
came down 20 the door TO meet us tat
doctor would tell him in quiet tone ;,
show me the house and take me TO my
room. Mike would never recognize me
for had grown healthy beard which
completely disguised me, and he would
take mo for a new patient The jok,
would be immense when he discovered
his mistake. The scheme seemed glori
ous one and entered into 1t with avid
iiy.
What n fool was not to smell n rat
Why, knew that Alec Disney was Tia.
biggest practical joker OF our class.
Wei, all turned out as we anticipated
Mike came to the door and assisted "a,
out Of our wraps and into tho grateful
warmth Of the big hall. He was In no
wise altered, but as Alec had said h,
did not recognize me.
Mike" said Disney-and l did mol
notice the wink Of his sinister optic a,
be said it--"tako this gentleman oyei
the house first, show him every polite
ness and then TO his room; by that time
dinner will be ready. We are hungry
dare say he may like BATH
"Nis, SORT, i will attend to him." and
be did attend TO mo.
We went all over the building, up one
Staircase and down another, along cor,
fidors, pocping into rooms and VISITING
Inc billiard room, recreation hall, read
ing room, dining hall and everywhere.
noticed peculiar action on the par,
OF Mike, but put 1t down merely to hi,
ordinary precautionary habits. He closed
every door behind us. And he never AL
lowed me TO get out Of his reach. II,
also seemed TO keep very careful ey,
upon my every movement. But this
put down to tho habit he had got into
from being 30 long among lunatics.
linen began to notice another some
what strange thing. Whenever we met
apatent Mike spoke kindly and gently
10 MIN, but when we met wRrdor OF
hurte Mike seemed TO throw out u hin,
10 he more than ordinarily watchful,
ana saw two or three times that the
keepers took a close look at me, as II
s&lng mo up. stand nearly six feet
ana ain a fairly strong man, an ugly Gus.
Toner when thoroughly aroused.
Presently found that MikeRnd | wore
not alone. Two Of the wardes were fol.
lowing US everywhere.
Twas getting raycnously hungry and
somewhat tired. Our Eve mile ride had
Neh me m enormous appetite, and !
began to think this thing Of wandering
alIover big house without my host 10
personally conduct my tour" was a
somewhat strange business, and not
gHle IN accordance with the ancient
Scottish rules of hospitality. So turned
to Mike and said.
well don't you think it's about time
we lound my room? Ia like 10 get a