Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-11
/, very PECULIAR CASE.

,..o many people in this world who,
.,ant health and in the full pos
p@s or of an their faculties, have yet I'M
'1 TO themselves or anybody else
~, ~, germs Of some dire disease lurking
w .t;,, Them. was totally ignorant that
~ uas ANYTHING the matter with me
VA never been III since boyhood, con-
.aaently bad never consulted a doctor
s,r,,hsr If had. he would have dis.
.,ed nv malady before did know
" INT if is doubtful, seeing that it GER
~. uust be a wholly unusual If not
-;,ne cage, Mt any rate the way found
cont for myself This phase Of it alone
,o.rs 90 peculiar and incredible that
'p rpseive il must have opened new field
ss,ecnlation among the Psychologists,
'sholoeists. or whatever the special
p',ds,s are who study these matters
4, the time it happened thirty years
AMI was bachelor. living in draw
20 room communicating by folding
10 ~ with the bedroom behind 1t, not
snrdre1 miles from the Regent circus.
NM If the furniture was my own save
,,e or two easy chairs, writing table
snd a rather shabby. dilapidated old
burean or escritoire-a relic OF my great
n-.ndfather's. believe, and preserved
r. me as representing pretty nearly all
,5a nroperty ever inherited. II stood
y mo darkest corner of the sitting room,
,honoh near one Of the two long French
windows. seldom went to it, using its
numerous drawers, pigeonholes, ETC..
ony as receptacles for old receipts, bills,
naners. and few old accumulations Of
no yalae which for some reason did not
wish to destroy. The key to its circular
toplhad. with reprehensible carelessness
in sueb matters. mislaid for weeks This
oave me no concern | could look for il
when wanted it-that was enough.
Other dodgers were in the house, which
was kent By retired butler and his wife
wbo with tIe, servants, attended on
the inmates
A yonng mans life in London, with
out being the least unsteady, frequently
involves him in late hours when he has
large circle of acquaintance. 1t was
so with me. especially during one par
tcular season. Operas, theaters, sup
ners and dances crowded SO thick and
last upon each other that for nights to-
pether | never had more than three or
four hours in bed-always having to be
M early. Then, by degrees, when
could turn in in reasonable time could
not sleep, and on this account even the
thought Of long night in bed gradually
became terror to me The fact is, my
nervous system was becoming thorough
" unstrung, though at the time did not
know what that meant; certainly never
thought of it as an illness, and equally
certain should have secuted any idea OF
seeking advice about it. | know better
now, but let me not anticipate, only. il
should be added, that periodically had
come very yoluminous and important
private correspondence to attend to. By
that peryersity which frequently seems
to regulate these affairs, this often fel
out when was most busy in the day
and when dinners and parties were mos
numerous in the evening. Never choos
ing to sacrifice pleasure for business, bu
always striving to combine the two,
would go at my letters when ! cam,
home, however late or tired, if not sleepy
Then, to screw myself up to the work,
would tie a wet towel round my head
stick pipe in my mouth and brew my
self a cup Of strong tea. Thus ! oftel
wrote far into the night. AS a matte
OF course, after bout of this kind
never went 10 sleep at all. | rose uure
freshed, feyerish, nervous, irritable. I
cup Of tea and slice of toast were sub
stituted for the hearty breakfast Of yore
could not eat until luncheon; only to
ward evening did feel at all myself
and so late hours became habitual.
In addition, another thing was worry
ing me greatly For the last month o
more felt convinced was being robbed
ibid not possess much jewelry, but
was constantly missing certain littl
trnkets and small articles. ANON
others, silver matchbox. a large crocc
die leather gold mounted cigar case,
pair Of gold sleeve links, "a small locke
containing some of my mothers an
fathers hair, set OF studs, a peal
breastpin and the like. Also poke
letter or card case, which well kneN
contained two 81 Scotch bank notes
unusual money, not easily forgotten.
lett sure that, with every allowance fo
careless habits, these and many othe
similar objects had vanished in the mos
naccountable way. Search high an
low as would, they were not to b
found anywhere in my rooms.
| had lived there nearly two yeal
When this vexatiou began, and / knee
not whom to suspect. 1t WAS horribi
awkward and most unpleasant. III
landlord ana his wife bore uninpeacl
Able characters, and could never hay
looked either of them in the face agai
naa breatAed the faintest suspicion {
Their honesty, Three other men, two {
whom | knew slightly, were lodging
Inc house as have said, but as to So
peetlng them of this petty larceny tt
iaea was out the question. No. it mu
De one of the servants. But which? Oh
VI the three was a lad Of sixteen. /
was a newcomer, truly. The two womt
We're IN the house when | took up IL
quarters there respectable elderly pa
ties
dld not know what to do for the bes
10 lock up the rooms was impossibl
ana even to do the same with all n
drawers, writing table, wardrobe, ett
now after never having previous