The farmers' union., 1893-10-26


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DOCUMENT NCMEER OSE
From Geraid Allison. the Asylum. Ding!e-
ton. Cheshire. to Dudley Win.ravc. Inner
Temple. L.,ndon
DEAR WINGnA>E: hear from my father
that you are 10 be at >tOcapur, on Friday.
Just run over here on Saturday and have
some tennis with me. I'm lOcum tcncHs
for Muddlesby. the great man on insanity.
We're quite Il happy family here o-ke"perS
included. No one ever stops In Stockport
Tor more than an hour urieS, compelled u
do s,> by the police Don't affect singular
fty and remain there but come over bout
4 YoIrs expectantIy. GERALD ALLISON.
DOCUMENT NUMBER TWO
From Dudley WIngrave. inner Temple
London. TO Gerald Allison, The Asylum.
Dinglctnn. Cheshire.
DEAR ALLISON: 20 soon: Whom the gods
love. &c III. c,mc. Yours ever. W.
1t occurred to me. after sending the
ab,vc letter, that Allison might resent
my decidedly broad hint. Some one
has said somewhere that only the mad
are sarc: in which case always pro-
viding that Allison knew of the "fore-
said ncbulOus quotatiOnl M remark
might become. complimentary if log
ically followed to its legitimate cOnclu-
sion. However, Allison did not Resent
my letter. He tclcy,aphed &C, me,
and went
After leaving grimy Stockport, it
was delightful to drive in d high cart
along the winding Cheshire road.
Fierce little STREAMS foamcd through
narrow gorges under the June sun: u
blackbird laziy pipe1 non d stone
wall children. with coppcr-tippcd
clogs and sunb irnt faces. trudgcd stur-
Oily by to a ~ Inberhucd stone school
house. The tired air. almost too faint
to stir, fecbly iluttcred the leaves of Il
waysidc bush. The open mooriand be-
yOnd was utterly lirclc.s save for the
Occa ,ilnnl movement of Il white scut as
some Juvenile rabbit plunged wildly
into its burrOw. Across the moor, up
u larch-crOwncd hill, and stopped at u
pleasant-.ooking little lodge. tho gates
OF which swung nOis ,lc,sIy open. The
Asylum itself wa, Il red Old Queen
Anne m2n>lOn Il quartz. of mile be-
yond the lodge. Allison It cd before
the door. smoking Il ipc and locking
perfectly cnntcntcd with nilnself and
the hot sunshine.
Your. II little bit late, old fellow"
That's right. Jones, take Mr.. Win
Z,
Gcw people hero this afternoon who
can play. You'll have to look out if
you don't want to be- smashed.
= But" said. Il little apprche nsivcly,
~"wherc are they"
He looked puzzled. "Oh. don't
bother about them: they're all right.
We can lock ut them afterw2rd. If you
want to do 80.
"D,e.nt it seem "a little dlsro-
spcctful:" asked. You medical men
become utterly callo,s t. the tragedy
nj 1t all"
He laid his hand on my shoulder.
"Therc isn't any tragedy, old fellow, in
being mad. But let me introduce you
to Sir solomon Shapton. He'll help us
to make up four Shapton, my
friend. Mr. Wingravc. IL hunt about
for someone else.
Sir Sol mon, although not possessing
the wisdom OF the tirS; of his line. was
very great on Horticulture. He land
down the law rather EN- phatically q to
the varieties of mar, isal which could
be grown in the open. OF course we
could not agree. but We differed so
politely that it really did not matter.
Sir Solomon for y middlc->gct man,
seemed to have read 3 great dcnl and
to have experimental. also. He was.
he informed me. writing paper ON the
habits of the ant-eatcr. 1t seemed tEa:
the :lnt-cat r made il ltti, pit IL the
sand and nd it>clf at the bottom.
When the ant tumb'cd in,o the pit the
rest was SIEGE. Sir So O:non further
said that the only drawha k to his en-
joyment of the an;-cater's engineering
skill was that he fourd it ncce ssary tt
procure 50 many ants on which it uld
reyale itself. and that when the ant
eaters forccps suddenly emerged from
the sand and scix Il an ant. the Who'll.
proceeding savo"cl so much of man
inhunanity 20 man that he had a mos
resolved to discontinue the series r
experiments.
Before | could assure sir Solomon
how much admired the tenderness o
his heart. Allison returncd with ;
short. stout man in lalncls ana Il l'atne
startling blazer. whom he introduce,
t. me rs Mr. Pottlctoa. pottlet u
seemed decidedly taciturn. but com
mcnccd t. serve ag:.in-t IS Sir : 10
mon and myself were partners Will
great vigor. Suddenly Il tall. thi
man who had been Watering the gam
with cvcry appearance rf interest de
the court and waved his arlll,, IL il :,iH
Mailing to Il train. Mr.. Pottlcton. VII
had posse. ed himself ,f Il to1en ny
tennis balls. immediately proceeded I
".crVc" at the lew como" vita Trca
force and precision. bu: III the sam
surly silence which he lad nalntailc
since The COMMENCEMENT. of the gam,
tn, Eci 10 Sir Solomon ior ;!n rNp.a
nation. This InuSt b. ended Or meme
ed" he said with S.ea, Solcmnit>
"Thc man u lUnatic."
Sir solomon walked up t the ne'
conner. bowed with exquisite grace. All
then a,uote him violently on the ski
with the edge of his racquet. Th
tall. thin man cca-ed - wave his arm:
a.d spraug AZ Sir Solomon. bit 4, h
did % two men rushed from the &c
Joining bushes ard separated the con
ba:antS.
You just come along ard l2ok afts
them ants Of yourn. SAID ol.c OF thei
" ~ Sir sol ,l,1o-.