The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1892-01-09
THE TABLES TURNED.

A few days ago, about 10 a. M, car
riage drove up before the door of the
asylum os Dr. Auvray, specialist for the
cure Of mental disease. The coachman
rang the bell the door was opened and two
men entered quickly into the office. The
servant asked them to be seated and wait
the appearance OF the doctor, who was at
the time engaged elsewhere. One of these
strangers was 4 man of fifty years, of san
guine tenn pc rament, Drowned by the sun,
coarse and altogether of .nprepossessing
appearance. Imagine a rough specimen
of u wUrkmen dressed in his employer
clothes and you have NJ marriott His
nephew, Francis Thomas, was young
man of twenty. three, difficult to describe
because he resembied so many others of
his age and condition in life. He was
neither tall nor short, neither handsome
or ugly, neither a Hercules nor an effemi
nate dandy, but medium in all respects
and very unassuming in manner, but
when lie entered the house of DR.. A. he
was very much excited; he strobe rest
Iessly about the Office as one enraged; his
hands were tied
Calm yourself" said her uncle" What
! am going to do is for your own good.
You will be happy here and the doctor
will cure you.
81 am not at all sick, and why have
you bound me?"
Because you might have thrown me
out of the door. You are Eot in your
right miud, my dear Francis, and we will
restore it to you.
| am as rational as you, uncle, and
don't know what you mean. My mind
is clear, my judgment cool, my memory
excellent. Shall recite something, trans
late some Latin or give you any other
proof of my sanity? Here is a Tacltus in
this library, or, If you prefer another test,
will solve a problem in arithmetic or
geometry. You 90 not want that? Well,
let me relate the events of the morning.
You came at o'clock not to awaken me,
because was not asleep, but to drag me
from my bed. dressed myself without
the assistance of my valet. You begged
me TO come with you to DR.. As. re.
fused. Gou il sisted. | became angry.
My valet assisted you TO tie my hands.
Will give him his dismissal this evening.
| owe him l3 day wages, that is Sl3, be-
cause enga Led him at $50 month. You
uwe nim an indemnity for having cause
him to iose his place. Is all this reason
able, and do you yet reckon on making
me pass FIR an insane person? Alb, my
dear uncle, return To yourself-remembr
that my mother w.s your sister What
would she say. my poor mother, to see me
here? | bear You 10 Ill will, and all can
he arranged auIicabiy.'
But Vi. Marriott was obdurate. He vas
SAYING to himself, Il will pay $1,000 a
year toard here tor nv nephew out of his
income: 81 200 from $1,000 leaves Si,S0J
for my scIr. shall be rich" He seated
himself and opene book which chanced
to be lying near.
"Si. down there, said he to Francis:
II VIII read ou something. Try TO listen
-th 1t will quiet you.
He read: The monomaniac is pos
srssed of one idea, under the exclusive
cJntrO' of one passion, caused usually 10y
love, fear, vanity, ambition or remorse.
It is betrayed by the same symptoms as
the passions, sometimes by excessive Joy,
gaicty, audacity and noise; sometimes by
tlmidlty, sadness and silence.
Daring this reading Francis appeared
to calm himself and fall into browse; it
was warm III the doctor Office Bravo"
thought NJ. marriott. here is a prodigy of
medical book it puts IA man to sleep
who is neither hungry or sleepy" Francis
did not sleep, but he played sleep to per-
fiction. lie leaned his head on his breast,
and his re e,piratlon had the mathematical
+, gu'arity of sound sleeper His uncle
wuS deceived 10y it. He went on with his
reading for a short time in low tone,
then he yawned. ceased to read. allowed
his book To slip away. closed his eyes and
slept in good faith, to the great satisfac.
tion of his nephew, who was maliciously
frbt bt,,1F Pa 6
Francis began by moving his chair NJ.
marriott stirred no more tnan tree. Then
he began to walk, allowing his boots to
make some noise on the floor. NJ. NJ.
began TO snore. Tn, the pretended luna
tic approached the bureau, found metal
eraser, fix d 1t sondly In corner, and
mun'ged H. cut the c"Ids with which his
arms were bound. lie was free and once
more in the poss, sion of his hands. He
with dIth nty re-trained IL cry of JOY and
came softly toward his uncle. In two
M nutes NJ, Marriott was tied firmly, but it
had been effected 80 carefully that his sleep
WAS not even disturbed. Francis, highly
elated with his success, picked up the
book, which had fallen ON the floor. Ii
was the last edition of "Monomania
Explained. of which DIR A. was the
author. He carried it away and seemed
to be reading with great interest when the
doctor entered, excusing himself for the
delay
Francis arose, replaced the book on the
bureau and explained the business with
great volubility. Sir" said no, lit is
my maternal uncle that | am going to
confde to your care. You see before you
"a man about fifty years old. Injured to
manual labor and the privations of a life
of toll. As to the rest. he was born of
healthy parents in family where there
has never been seen case of mental aber-
alton. So you will not have to contend
against case of hereditary mAlady. His
monomauia is one of the most curious you