The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-03
Not Right in His Mind, But Still
Happy.

Not Right in His Mind, But Still
Happy.
From the Baltimore Ne,0s.
Ihave seen at last happy man, the hap
piest ! ever knew. He is, perhaps, As years
old, and his happiness hos been unbroken
for two years or more.
Hear his story. He is a gentleman in
every sense of the word. He has means.
culture, social position and large circle of
devoted relatives and friends. He has a
fine physique, handsome face But we
did not call him Il happy man. "such q
happy man" until two years ago, when the
great change came. He never married aud
the Miss X, Of whom tell you, was no
more TO him than his lifelong comrade, his
best Of friends-an old neighbor, related TO
him in many ways, but never by the tender
tie.
Perhaps he had been more Of an invalid
than he knew, or that his friends dreamed
One summer day he went to the little lake
not far from his native village, popular
island resort, and spent what he called on
his return that night, "a perfect day."
Skies were never bluer, he said, nor flow
ers fairer, nor the lake 50 lovely to him as
upon that day. Only he had expected to
meet Mrs. Y. there and to have had their
usual sail together. He would go again on
the morrow, take her with him, and so
double and increase the jov. He vent to
her house that evening to play whist as US
ual It was Saturday. She had gone to
spend Sunday at the lake. He was very
glad she had gone, he said he would join
her the next day. During the game he al
luded many times to the happy day he had
passed. And what is there in life after all,
like tomorrow full of promiseg
That night. after reaching his room, he
bod LII NJ
only slight shock; but 1t clouded his brain,
II we can call that cloud, which fixed for
ever In his mind the happiness reigning
there when it came.
Every day since then has been that happy
Saturday TO him. He has Just returned
from the lake, no matter if the snow is
drifting or the rain is belating the.windows.
1t has been perfect day, everything in
divine harmony. He will 20 over to *
for game of whist. Even II Miss X. meets
him he asks if she is at home, as If he we're
addressing some one else; then he is so glad
she is up at the lake; he is going back to-
morrow there is every sign of perfect
weather, ETC., all In his old time charming
way. Then he takes up his cards and plays
capital game and goes home in the sweet
expectation of happy tomorrow.
All else in life seems blank to him. In
that one fair niche of memory he sees all OF
the past, the present and the future. He
appears TO be reading oftenttmes when the
book be holds is upside down. Death means
nothing TO him. When his friends die he does
not weep, nor question, nor miss them. He
has had such happy day, and he ia going
TO repeat it tomorrow.
Naturally his case is of interest to spe-
cialists. He is never troublesome. He goes
about the village and exchanges cordial
greetings Nor does he always speak of
what is in possession of his mind. unless
you hold him too long; then he has excuse
for breaking away.
Question: If that last day OF his mental
balance had been an unhappy one, say day
black with anguish and remorse, or embit~
tered with rage and revenge, would he now
be the opposite OF what be is, a wild beast
in tolls, the remainder of his life the hor-
rible evolution Of an incidental. who knows
but an accidental moodl