The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-23

Culverius. Leave it to me-" He halted
the lady Of aristocratic lineage and the
elegiac poet, who were WaItzing by furi-
ously.
"Oh, this is such pleasant summer
resort, said the lady of aristocratic lin
cage L am enjoying myself so much"
summer resort" said Culverius, stern
~ his is no summer resort, but an
insane hospital of which I am the super
lntendent You are insane, madam in
sane. But them he added, as a wave Of
amazement and pain passed over the
lady face at these words, I'VE are all
more or less insane, so the authorities
tel u.s. Doubtless I am insane too
| What may be your mania, nv friend?"
addressing himself to the elegiac poet
L am a writer of elegiacs," said the
poet proudly, afflicted with no mania >"
Listen" said Culverius IF YOU do
not comport yourself with greater calm
ness, you may be writing an eIegy for
yourself tomorrow"
The physicians listened in amazement
That is the way to deal with them
SAID CuIverius. Show them you are the
master. Here, you" he shouted to the
teakettle lady and rooster man, as they
Whlfled past. $50 you are a rooster
Wen, if l hear you growing again, I'll
nave your head cut off at once and have
you made into chicken pie, so be care
full, and the rooster man was so alarm
ed that he left the hall and seeking his
bed, leaped into it without disrobing and
pulled the bed clothes over his head
Other boisterous spirits were quoted by
admonitions from Culverius
Look at that" said Culverius with
ill-concealed pride. who would know
that this was not ballroom full Of sane
people. can keep any of them down.
/ have rare faculty of controlling them
| just for an experiment that we might let
| in some of the patients from the danger
Gus wards. DIR. Gascoigne, give orders
| that all patients not now here be brought
| into the ballroom.
II refuse to do it," said Gascoigne.
Il will give the order myself" said
! Culverius, and closely followed by the
two physicians, he left the room, bidding
| Rogers, the head attendant, to do what
! he desired, but before Rogers could re-
ply. Gascoigne had interposed.
Rogers, don't do. it. Marsden and l
will share the responsibility of the re-
| fusal'
Il refuse to do it," said Rogers.
I'm. that case" said Culverius, smiling,
ST suppose 1 shall have to give up the
| experiment for the present" and he
| marched back to the ballroom. Suddenly
| the electric lights went out and then
| they heard furtive steps of a number of
| 4lGH CIGcPIH5 up TIE stairway ana DeIOfe
| they had spoken or moved the lights
| flashed out and they beheld Culverius,
| surrounded by twelve of the most stall
wart patients.
"Shackle them, gag them" cried Cul
verius, and the patients fell upon their
masters fercely.
"A pretty state of things when I have
to call upon the patients to help enforce
obedience with the hospital staff" said
Culverius, and turning to the elegiac
poet, Sir, l appoint you head attendant
temporarily You shall serve until these
fellows learn to obey me-
u pledge you my fealty," said the
| poet in hollow voice, kneeling at Gull
verius' feet
"Arise, keeper of the keys. my lord
seneSchal said CulYerius, smiling sar-
donically, land put these prisoners under
lock and key, and then liberate those
poor creatures who have not been bid
den to the merrymaking."
But the keys of the violent wards the
| rev headkeeper could not find, only
| those of the wards of the harmless in
cura 'blesffi the imbeciles, and those who
while harmless in themselves. were
| harmed by association with others. At
| the end of the pale procession of the
| living dead came the elegiac poet and the
| lady of aristocratic lineage, each leading
| a con. panion of their own sex. young and
| fair to look upon. He with the poet
was tall and slender of limb Neglected
! locks of wavy, dark brown hair tossed
| about his well poised head Command
| ing were his features, but the expression
| that looked out from them was humbly
| wistful, anxious and pleading and his