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LIFE LEAVES.
The day, with Its sandals dipped In dew,
Hoe' paused through the evening’s golden
gates,
And a single star In the cloudless blue
For the rising moon In silence waits;
While the winds that high to thelanguld hours
A lullaby breathe e’er the folded flowers.
The lilies nod to the sound 'of the Rtrearn
That wlndH along with lulling flow,
And either awake, or half-a*dream,
I pas« through trie realms oflongago;
While faces peer with many a smile
From th. bowers of memory's magic tale.
There Joys and sunshlue, sorrows and tears,
That check the path or lire's April hours,
And a longing wt*h for the coming years.
That hop ' ever svrealhes with the fairest
flowers ;
There are friendships antlelefs—love as bright
And pure as thv stars In the hulls of night.
There are ashen memories, bitter pain,
And hurled hopes, unci a broken vow,
And an uculoc heart by the reckless main,
And the Hen-breeze fanning a pallid hrow,
And a wanderer on the shell-lined shore,
Listening for voices that speak no more.
There are passions strong,and ambilions wild,
And the ft rce de*-tro to stand in ihe van
Of the bat-1« of life; and the heart of the child
Is<rushediu the breast of the struggling man;
Rui sftort the regrets, and f w are the t* ars
That fail at the tomb of the banished years.
There la quiet and peace, and domestic love,
And Joy- uri>o?'.g Horn fai h uuu tiuih,
An-i a truth ur.quejtMmjlug, far above
The pa'iHiomt uureatn'n of ardent youth ;
-vAhd • Isses of ciiiiorm on Up and cheek.
Add the parent s bliss which no tongue can
ppeuk.
There are loved ones lost! There aro little
graves
In Ui.) uistaiit deli, 'neath protecting trees.
Where the hireamiM. >inds, and the violet
waves, •
Ami the grasses sway to the sighing breeze ;
And Wo mourn for pressure of tender lips,
Aud tlio lit;hi of eyon durkened in death's
eeilpv'.
And thus a-; the glow of the daylight dies,
And the iilvhL'n first, look to tiieearthlscast,
I gu/.i*, 'neatli I hosn braiilliul summer skies
And tiie picl ures lmil hang in the hail of th**.
past ; S
Uii! .Sorrow and Joy cbsiut a uiiugled lay,''
When to mtinory's wildwoo.tl wo Wander
away.
JiltettUiutcmtsi.
i Tale of True Love;
<ir. Tim Applr tJlrl'n Tullsiuun
Homo year.-* ago, when! v;as a ramb
'Jer through of Cincinnati,
lor the purpose of poking up trifles to
interest the readers of tile local column
of a city paper, I often purchased ap
ples, nuts, and caudles of a young girl
who had a stand near the junction of
two business avenues.
She was not handsome in the com
mon acceptation of this much-abused
word, but there wuh un artlessness and
yet a winniug grace in her manner
which convinced me that iier station ,
in life should be above the one she then J
occupied. Her dress was invariably a
close-litting pink calico one. I felt Chat
her parents must be very poor, and as I
saw her day after day in the same attire,.
I hud my suspicions that her wardrobe
could not lie very extensive; yet, as she
always appeared neat and tidy, it was a
rgimyalery to me how tills striking neat
ess', was secured, and why there was
not ever any variety in her apparel. I
saw that it was tasteful and becoming,
but I knew that tin* ladies arc prover
bial for a love in the variety of dress,
■aud I had an interest in knowing why
thiw simple girl was so marked an ex- ■
■cepiion.
I hat/oul ways delighted to study char I
aeter, cither in high or low life, and I j
took it upon nn* to investigate the
pretty app'e girl's peculiarity. Her I
fruit was ever clean and temptiug, butt
1 often made purchases merely for the 1
sake of forming an acquaintance. At |
length, known to heruwa liberal patron,
she begau to have less reserve with me
■than when 1 lirst noticed her aud final- i
iy I was emboldened to make inquiries '
iu reference to her family. IL wassouic !
time before she conversed freely, butby |
dint of perseverance 1 learned that she
lived wiih her mother in a pleasant
-aottuge on a quiet street in the suburbs
■of the city. 7 I knew the spot; its at
iructiveness had often interested me,
and I now became more curious than
ever to hear the story of the apple girl
'ill the pink calico dress.
I ventured te ask permission to call
•an her mother and make her acquain
tance, under the plea of a love of birds
and flowers, with both of which the
•cottage was surrounded. I did not re-
ceive the encouragement I wished, but
still wai* left to hope that my curiosity
might some day be gratified. As ob
stacles to my purpose increased I became
more determined, and I resolved to
change my tactics. I could not under
fltand'the girl’s disinclination to allow
-our acquaintance to become in any re*
spent familiar, but I knew that she
. Would not dare to treat id e rudely, and,
watching my opportunity one ttuuday
afteruoon, 1 addressed her as she stood
at the street gate of the cottage, and as
I admired some flowers which grew iu
a bed near the house, she could not es
cape, politely, from the necessity of in
wiling mo to wulk through the yard;
Accidently we met the mother. I had
an invitation to enter the cottage. Of
course J uccepted with pleasure, and,
finding the mother inclined to be more
communicative than the daughter, I
managed to learn that they were French
folks, although they both spoke Eng
lish remarkably well. The cottage par
lor was furnished plaiuly.Jbut elegantly.
There were upon the walls several pic
tures, and upon th'e-mantel a number of
delicate works of art, which I was satis
fied could not have been purchased by
the limited earnings of an apple girl.
Why a young girl who lived in such
a cottage, with so much evident taste
and cultivation, should invariably wear
a pink calico dress, and sell fruit, nuts,
and candies on the streets, was to me a
perplexing inquiry. There was a web
of romance weaving arouud the myster
ious apple girl, which became more and
more interesting, and every day my
resolution to unravel it became stronger.
There was so much modesty in the girl's
bearing at her apple-staud—she seemed
no much afraid of scandal, should any
converse with hpr longer than was
necessary to make purchases—that there
was no way left for me to solve the mys
tery of her life but by visiting the cot
tage. ’Again 1 went without an invita
tion, and boldly made known the curi
osity which led me to force myself upon
there acquaintance.
The daughter laughed heartily, and
aaid gaily, “ We have been just as much
atfault to understand your curiosity as
you were to reconcile our circumstances
with our employment.”
“Then we should be mutual confi
dants,” I observed, 41 1 have been very
frank with you, and hope you will re
ciprocate.”
“ But our relations are uot similar,”
she archly replied. ‘‘We are not re
sponsible for your curiosity, but you for
ours.”
"Why. so?” I cried.
• "It was farced upon us.”
" Indeed, and was not mine forced
upon me, in such a manner, too, as left
me no choice hut to seek out the mys
tery? But a truce to this bandying of
words; you will not take advantage of
my frankness for any otherpurpose than
to reward it with full explanations?”
She looked at me a moment, as if
questioning ray apparent honesty, and
then said pleasantly:
“ Well, as you have been ao good a
patron of my apple stand, and you have
\ taken such pains to know the romance
'.of my history, if you will piomisese-
Sicy, I’ll tell you.”
‘ I’ll accept any condition that T can
fil,” I answered eagerly.
" Walk with me Into the garden,
then,” said the girl.
We had a pleasant seat undera rustic
arbor, when the lady remarked :
\ " Mother told you that we once lived
in a village near Faria.”
"She did,” I answered, "on my first
visit.”
“We were not i*lch, but we had a
pretty cottage, and an income sufficient
to support us. Father died when I was
a little girl. I Jiad no brothers, but I
had a playmate-.wbo was dearer to me
than a brother. \ As we grew older, his
parents, who ware rich, forbade him to
visit our house. /We met In the fields.
We loved each other, and would not be
-separated. His fatner learned that we
still met, and lie was very angry. He
told his son that if he visited me he
oould not live at home. Our fathers had
been bitter enemies, but we could not
understand yhy that should make
us enemies when we loved each
other, and/Emile declared that he
n , ot /neglect me if his father
did shut ibis doors against him,—
One .day*he riaid to me, ‘ I am going' to
run away, Viut not from you—from
father, and yo u shall come to me, and
then we shall *iever be parted.’ It was
hard to consentV but Emile insisted, and
wa took leave ofr eaoh other, and he did
A. J. Stkinman
run away* Xfc wasalong time before we
heard from him; then we got a letter
which told us he was in America. I
had changed very much since Emile’s
absence, aud mother was afraid I would
die. I coaxed her to let me go to
America. Emile told us in his letter
that he lived in Cincinnati When we
arrived in Boston, we inquired for Cin
oionati, and were directed to this place.
Mother bought this cottage, and here we
have lived expecting to meet Emile.”
“Have you never heard from him?”
I inquired.
“ Only once,” she answered.
“ Do you know where he is now ?”
“ No, indeed: if we did we would not
stay here long.”
“ Havfe you never written him ?”
“We do not know his name. He has
changed?it, as he told us in his letter,
but he neglected to tell us what name
he now bears.”
“Do you think you will ever find
him ? ”
“ Yes, indeed, I do. I dream about
him every night. I know beis not dead,
and I shall soon meet him.”
I made inquiry, hoping it mightiead
to some explanation of the pink dress
and apple selling mystery. Hhe under
stood my look and tone of curiosity, and
answered pleasantly.
“That will explain to you the ro
mance of my dress aud occupation.
When Emile and I played together in
France, I often wore a dress very much
like this one. If he should see me any
where in this dress he would know me.
I might meet him and not know him,
but he would recognize me, and I would
not dress in any other style, for fear we
might miss each other,”
“ But why sell apples in Ike street ?”
said I, with a look of admiration at her
devotion, which shecould not well mis
take; “ there is certainly no necessity
that you should be so occupied.”
“Yes, there is;”, she answered naive
ly; “I must be where- Emile could see
me, if he were to visit the city. I dare
not he on the street all this time, unless
I am occupied, and I. never thought
there was any disgrace in selling ap
ples.”
“Certainly not,” I exclaimed; but
all who know your history will honor
you. Accept my nineereet wishes that
your devotion to the lover of your youth
may be fully .rewarded by an early
meeting and a happy re-union,”
“ Thank you, thank you ; but he is
my lover now as much as he was wheu
were in France, and I know I am
going to see him soon. I will show him
to you here before winter; I know I
will. Mother says lam foolish, but
something tells me to hope, and I do
hope.”
“May you not be disappointed,” I
said, involuntarily.
I A few weeks alter this interview, I
missed the apple-girl in the pink dress
from her accustomed stand. Fearing
that she might bp sick, I resolved to call
at the cottage wu the evening. When I
went to my boarding house at supper
time, a note was liauded me. It con
tained these words
“Dear Sir: Como to our houae this
evening. We have something more to
tell you about the romauce (as you call
it) of my humble dress and occupation.
“ The Apple Ginn.”
I went—the mother stood in the door
: to welcome me, but the daughter ran to
J meet me, and taking both of my hands
i in hers, in a delirium of joy, she cried :
! “ He’s come—he’s come.”
In her pink dress, at the apple stand,
she had met Emile the day previous.
I stood that night a witness to their
-union, and a happier wedding,l never
attended. The devotion of the simple
girl was rewarded—her faith woo not
misplaced—her homely talisman proved
a true'one.
Breaking Criminals on the Wheel.
The good old times must, in very
many respects, have been very bad oJd
times. Head, for instance, the following
extract from the instructions given in
174 G by the Paris Parliament to “Mon
sieur do Paris,” that 13 to say the
Parisian executioner, in regard to the
course he was to pursue in breaking
criminals:
After uudresslng the prisoner, no mat
ter whether male or female, until noth
ing but a short shirt covers them, he
will tie them to the St. Andrew’s cross
on the scaffold, stretching their limbs
out as fur as possible, and turning their
elbows outside. After giving the chap
lain notice to leave the scaffold, he will
taks the bar (an iron bar four feet long,
and very heavy) and commence atrik
iug on the prisoner’s limbs. He will
commence at the left shoulder, crushing
the bones by two deliberate blows. One
blow will be sufflci n: for the upper
arm, two for the left elbow, two for the
wrist and,hand. Two heavy blows will
be on the left hip-bone, three on the
left knee-joint; twa well laid on, on
the left leg, and one on the left foot.
“Monsieur de Paris” will then wait a
minute or and commence “ work
ing” on the right side of the culprit,
commencing at the foot and finishing
at the shoulder. The greffier of the
court will see to it that these instruc
tions are strictly carried out. The
screams of the culprit must not be
heeded by “Monsieur,” nor must he
give him the coup) clc grace before fin
ishing on the right shoulder. The coup
dc grace is to consist of three heavy
blows,to be delivered on the breustof the
prisoner; if the prisoner is a woman,
the c oup dc grace will be delivered
under her ribs, lest her bosom should
break the force of the blows. The body
of the culprit will be delivered to the
medical faculty of Paris, which will
give a report on the condition of the
corpse to the greffire of the Parliament.
This horrible mode of punishment
was witnessed on an average once a
week by the Parisians. Oue of tho last
of this atrocious cruelty was a
:poor servant girl, who had been con*
evicted of stealing two or three dresses
•of her mistress. She was broken on the
awheel because larcenies by domestics
had become very numerous iu Paris.
Her agony lasted seven minutes, and a
stream oi blood, spouting from her
mouth after her kuee joint had beeu
crushed, drowned her heart-rendering
cries. Queen Maria Antoinette had
been appealed to to save the girl and
haughtily refused. This was afterward
remembered against her. During the
reign of *ouis XVT. about three thou
sand persons were actually broken on
the wheel. Sdch were the “good old
times” !u France.
Tom Moore spoke truly when ho said
that the best of all Wayß to lengthen our
days is to steal a few hours from (he
night. Only we must steul for a good
purpose, not-for pleasure or dissipation,
elsewe-are losers instead of gainers by
the thefhModerate night work does no
hurt to bodily or mental health, but
rather the contrary, I fancy, and I speak
from experience; Note how well, and to
what old' age, nocturnal toilers and
watchers rethin theirstrength and facul
ties. Look afcastronomers, whom in our
mind's eye werdways regard as snowy
locked, strong
framed aretHey not, as a
rule? Kemember Galileo,living toseven
ty-eight; Hevelius watching till he was
seventy-six, and Copernicus till he
reached severity. Take our English
Astronomers Royal, too. There was
Flamsteed, who, in spite of a disorder
ed body, toiled by night and day harder, j
as he said, than a corn-thrasher, and yet
reached seventy-three. .Bradley, who
.1 muc * l night-watching, ran out
the allotted period of tnree-score and
ten years; and his successor, Marke
jyne, told four-score all but one year.
Then call to mind grand old Hershel,
whbste dally labors and night watch
log lasted so long, and were performed
so well that he may be said to have
n< s. H le . l WOrk of - t& ree lives, and he
reached the good age of eighty-four.
And have we not his son, a giant in
science, who stole hour after hour from
the starry nights of his youth, and gives
us now sparklirg essays and sound les
sons taught with the experience which
seventy six years have gathered to his
garner? Lastly, learn that Handler
who is now seventy-four, came to
the British Association meetings a
few weeks back, and told the savans
something that proved his eye—after
an operation for cataract—and his intel
lect to be as good as they were when,
thirty years ago, he made the noble map
of the moon, a work that must have in-'
volved night watching enough to send '
an ordinary eight hour Bleeper into an
everlasting dose. Whose wishes to rob
the night to the best advantage, let him
sleep for two or three hours, then get up
an ?.5 V 0 for two hours, and then sleep
out the balance of the night. Doing this,
he will feel the loss of the sleep he has
surrendered.— Once a Week.
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QLDME 70 ; LANCASTER PA. WKDNfc-DAY MOKMXO .IAXL'AIiY 13 1869 'kUMBKR-.:
Pennsylvania *1 capital for tbe Insane.
Philadelphia, Dec. 19.—Duringthe
E resent year, several accounts Have
een published regarding insane asy
lums, which conveyed the idea that a
man who is in his right mind, or who
is only eccentric, may be committed to
a lunatic asylum and confined for an
indefinite period, and for the alleged
reason that his relatives may get posses
sion of his property. Recently, some
cases before the Philadelphia courts
have called public attention to tbe
treatment in the “Pennsylvania Hos
pital for the Insane,” and I came hither
and made a thorough inspection of this
institution.
This hospital wa9 founded in 17-31, and
among the originators was Benjamin
Franklin. When the city had grown
so much as to surround the hospital
a large portion of the real estate wa3
Hold, and more than 100 acres of land,
lying two miles west of the city, was
bought, and about 2S years ago a large
buildiDg was erected, to which the pa
tients were removed. The original
buildiDg was left for the use of the city
as a hospital in which thesick and those
injured by accidents were received,
making it correspond in almost every
respect with the New York Hospital on
Broadway. This hospital has been in
i high repute, and its intluence upon the
1 medical knowledge of the country has
! been marked. The Hospital for the
Insane has also had a high reputation,
for it was tbefirstinstituLionof the kind
established in this country, and it was
among the first to lead the way in new
methods for treating the insane, which
not only bere but in many other insti
tutions have been so superior to any
known before, that now the whole
number permanently cured averages
about eighty cases in a hundred.
This hospital is not a Wtate institu
tion, for it owes its existence to the hu
manity and munificence of the citizens
of Philadelphia. The control is in a
board of managers, elected by the con
tributors, and this board appoints a
visiting committee, with the duty to
inspect the,hospital once every week,
which duty has not been neglected in a
single instance. So well satisfied have
been the people of the city and Legisla
ture of the State with the management
hitherto, that the regulations adopted
in 1751 areunchanged, and their legality
has become established by virtue of the
common law; nor does the city make i
assessments of auy kind. Large sums
have been given and bequeathed by j
wealthy citizens, aud so great has been
the general confidence, that one gen I
tleman, who had never been within the
walls, willed a very large sum for the
improvement of the condition of the in
sane. For 28 years Dr. Kirkbridge has
filled the responsible position of physi
cian and of general manager to tile in
stitution, aud he still retains the confi
dence of the citizens and of the board
of managers.
In 1559 the people of Philadelphia
[ contributed funds for a new building to
be occupied exclusively by men. It
! has a main front of 512 feet, with two
wings, each of JG7 feel, all three stories
high, while other extensive buildiugs
are either attached or adjacent. There
are also engine-houses, shops, and other
structures. Nor is the building for wo
men less complete of extensive. Each
is surrounded by a massive stone wall,
including a space of more than 12 acres,
containing walks from one mile to two
miles long, brick pavements 0,000 feet
long, also groves, flower beds, and veg
etable gardens, thus making the most
complete aud costly establishment iu
our country. StilJ, there have been
charges of cruelty, and of general dis
regard of the objects for which the in
stitution was founded.
I arrived at the hospital in the after
noon, entered a gate kept by a porter,
then, passlug a short distance in au
avenue bordered by evergreens, came to
the main door, which opened into a long
carpeted hall, and passing to the further
end I reached the office, where I stated
my business. At once, every oppor
tunity fur a thorough inspection was
offered.
Oue entering a lunatic asylum for the
first time will expect to see sad and hor
rible sights, aud not unlikely will fear
to be suddenly assaulted by some raving
maniac. For our knowledge of insane
people is derived either from English
literature or from pictures of the inmates
of Bedlam, with sunken cheeks and
ghastly eyes, while they exhibit their
chains and declare themselves mad, or,
irom those sad sights iu some far olf
country side, and in the days before
asylums had beeu erected and endowed,
where the insane were confined in the
county jail or poor house, or were pro
vided for by their friends at home.
Many will remember having seen in,
those days, iu some rural region, a
small hovel near the farm house
for the confinement of au iusane
member, of the household—a son, a
daughter, a father, or a wife and mother.
This hovel was about eight feet square
oftenest built of logs that it might be
strong, without a window, perhaps
without a door, having an entrance
through the roof, and there could be no
fire. Food was introduced as if to an
animal, and if one looked in the captive
would be seen crouching upon a bed of
straw, huddled in a cornerglaring with
rage, or shrinking in fear, Avhile the
garments hung in rags, if any rags re
mained. I knew a father and four
grown sons, tall and strong; another
son, the first born, was confined in a
log house in a meadow by a brook. It
was a rule, once in two weeks, and on
Sunday morning, for the five to go
thither aud unbar the strong' door,
when, armed with clubs, they would all
rush in, grapple with the maniac, and ;
tie him with a rope. Then they would j
wash him, put on clean garments, clean 1
out the hovel, and leave him for two
weeks more. Thus the poor wretch
lived, never improving, always, fierce,
or said so to be, aud it was thought an
act of great bravery in the father
and sons to persevere in J their
care. In a very small room be
longing to a county poor house, I
once saw a woman, still young, who
sat on the floor with her face on her
knees: her hair was spread out and
matted, and as dirty as a mat; for two
years she had noti spoken, and when
she was cared for her ac
customed posture. Ouce, admired and
loved, she had moved in the best of so
ciety. This was not more thau three
miles from one of the most
cities in the West. Across the road
from a farm house, and in a lone field,
stood a log hut, with an opening between
the logs large enough to admit food and
water, a crazy mother was a prisoner.
Worn out with daily labor, and watch
ing and nursing a sick babe which final
ly died, she had no strength to with
stand her gfief; reason departed; her
husband could not care for her, nor
could she be trusted with her children •
and I have seen those children on cold
mornings hurry across the road with
victuals, whi-.-h they thrust in, a piece
at a time, beneath a shelf of frost and
snow. There she lived from year to
year, aud grew gray, the light of day or
of home never shilling, while the farm
house abounded with comforts, and
where at last, another came to fill the
place she had left vacant, and another
race of children fed her.
Jfigbtivork,
Taking the keys, the chief physician
of the Pennsylvania Asylum led the
way. At the head of the staircase is a
large picture of Christ healing the sick,
which was painted for this institution
by Benjamin West. It is a celebrated
piece, and worth astudy of hours. For
several years it'was exhibited in the
city, and large sums were received for
admission. The entrance is into a ion"
well-lighted hall, with rooms on either
side, with beds in each ; the floors are
carpeted, there are white curtainsat the
windows, and though the sashes are of
iron, they are painted white, and do not
look different" from common sashes ;
pictures hang along the walls, and
Scripture mottoes are over the principal
doors. A woman who had been recent
ly admitted sat near the room assigned
to her. She believed that great cala
mities were impending; that murderers,
thieves, an d robbers were on every hand;
thatshehad so sinned againstlight and
knowledge, that there could be no for
giveness. As we passed along wesaw sev
nn»o?£?iV aoh , oontainin g two beds,
™ w° f f blchwasfor an atten dan t,and we
n^/^„ r ?„ OlDaa '; mptuou6l y furai9h ed,
also containing, two beds, which were
dor rich patients who could afford ex
clusive accommodations, and a constant
attendant. Then we saw a middle-aged
woman in a rocking-chair shaking with
laughter, and having her attention
fixed upon a shawl which she held in
her arms, folded so as to resemble a
baby, and it seemed to be her darling
and her joy. Another .woman aged as
THE ISBA3E,
much as SO, who became blind when 16
years old, but who married and was the
mother of seven children, was active
seemed to have worked hard: In some
occupation, and requested that word be
sent to such a street and number
sent as quick as possible, that her
friend might come, that we should
not fail; all of which rtas repeated
over and over. Another inquired
“ Will father come to-day?” Answer
“ a pleasant, low voice, “ I think he
will. ‘ But are you certan ?Ia it not
too late, or too cold, or too far ? ” “He
certainly will come, if not to day to
morrow, or certainly this week.” “ And
when he comes, will you let him see me
immediately? Do you think he will
come to-day?” Another lay on her
neat, white bed, almost dying. Shebad
attempted to starve herself; then, re
penting, was anxious to live, but it was
doubtful whether it was not too late.
All the doors, as we passed, were open,
but we came td one which was closed.
To a gentle knock itgently opened, and !
a young lady stood wringing her hands I
and crying piteously. “ Well, how are
you to-day? You have been sick.”
Answer: “ Yes, I have been very bad,
but I feel better now, and Xhopelshall
be much improved to-morrow.” She
was soothed by the kindest words and
the gentlest hands. Her case was thus :
Six years ago she was cured and restored
to her friends, living in afar country,
but she had come aguin. On both occa
sions she had worn.herself out in watch
ing and in taking care of thesickinher
native city, and both times her reason
gave way.
Now, this asylum is divided into ]fi
wards,, entirely separated from each
other, the inmates of which form fami
lies numbering about 15, for whom a
table is set and food especially prepared.
The cooking is done in one establish
ment,as isalso the washing and ironing
and that which is required for a partic
ular ward is transported by a railway in
the basement and received in the proper
place upon an elevator. The wards are
separated by halls and locked doors, and
to most ot the wards belong spacious
yards planted with trees aud flowers
ajrd surrounded by walls. In each of
these 16 wards, all of which areqocqpipd
by females is a piano also q library,
while there are interesting specimens
ia glass cases, and everywhere are
engravings which represent domestic
aud cheerful scenes. In short, every
thing is oaloulated to produce neat
ness, order aud agreeable im
pressions. The patients in one ward
have no connection with those of an
other, and generally eacli is isolated as
if it were tlie-oDly one in the building.
The object is to place those of like con
dition together. To associate the timor
ous and weak with the boisterous and
strong, would make both worse, for one
would shrink with fear, and the other
would hecomeaudacious. This arrange
ment corresponds to classification in the
sciences; the advantages are as great in
one case as in another, and without it i
little or no progress could be made i
Another advantage arises from tbo os- i
sistance derived from sqeh patients as i
are in the process of recovery, for it is '
found that they at once use their new
ly recovered faculties in helping their
companions, since they syrppathise
with them and Unpty their wants even
better than their attendants; and yet
those very ones may be far from being
-restored, and they still need assistance
from the physician or those still more
advanced. After they have reached a
-certain stage in their recovery they are
removed to a ward where the condition
of the patients corresponds to theirown.
There is much in this similar to the
Lancastrian system of education. There
are several aged woman in this institu
tion, aud some have grown old in it
having been here from 30 to 50 years
It is uot improcable that if such had at
first been treated by the present
methods they would have been
restored, for nothing is better ascertain
ed than that the earlier proper treat
ment can commence the more certainty
is there of a speedy and permanent
cure—that is, unless the case isattended
with orgauic disease.
In one ward was a most cheerful sight.
A lady, perhaps 50 years old, sharp
featured, active, and dressed in blue
and black delaine, was playing the
Devil’s Dream on the piano, while two
Jadies, not far from SO years old, danced
a reel, aud they were as loving and gay
as any youug couple dancing in a coun
try tavern. Another was dressed in fire
red; another as an Indian princess, and
another was the Queen of Sheba. One,
seeming to have an important commu
nication, came to the Doctor and told
him that when she wanted to leave she
would let him kuow. One was the wife
of an eminent man ; one the sister of
another, the names of which were
whispered. As we passed along, one,
well dressed and seeming every way
proper, gave to some of us a wink.
in tlie various wards, all grades are
included, and they range from
gantiy dressed lady who goes with an
attendant in a carriage to the'city, to
make purchases—being almost restored,
or the great calamity is impending
down to those who sit silent, and seem
neither to see nor hear—with wasted
hair, and paralytic twitches, and in
whom reason seems like a flame that
flickers in the act of expiring. The
view is a series of steps leading from
brilliancy down to imbecility. In one
is beheld some deficiency ; io the next>
another deficiency is superadded; in the
next, still another, until, at last, all
that makes woman attractive and loved
is gone, or, what is worße, bo little is
left that the condition is as if the sun
were blotted from the heavens and
chaos bad come again. The last state
is called dementia, and it differs from
idiocy only in having a beginning.
Still, of ihe majority, there are always
hopes; they are more or less active, they
receive impressions, their conduct is
mainly exemplary, they understand
some things clearly, and more than
three fourths are restored to their right
mind
Every means for affording rational
amusement is supplied ; there isagym
nasium, also a lecture room, where lec
tures by eminent men are delivered
mainly on some popular branch of the
Natural Sciences, and exhibitions are
held with the magic lantern and various
optical and chemical instruments •
several carriages are kept for thepatients
use ; in short, whatever art, science,
industry, or experience, can contribute
toward bringing the mind to its former
condition is liberally and industriously
applied. I was shown every room •
even the closet doors were thrown open •
and, besides, I followed along the
labyrinths of the vast basement up to
the attic aud dome.
Those patients who go by the general
name of maniacs are said here to be in
a high state of excitement, and when
they become wholly unmanageable they
are placed in rooms containing only a
mattress laid on the floor. These rooms
correspond to the grated dungeons of
Bedlam, where chains are fixed to the
walls. There is a window so
high that it cannot be reached, and
there is a transom window over the
, . they contained a bed and a
little furniture, they would be similar
to many of the rooms in a good New
York hotel. Patients of this class will
readily commit suicide if they can, and
often they are ingenious in seeking the
means. The usual preventive is a gar
ment which has sleeves joined together
at the wrist, entirely enclosing both
hands. As the patient recovers, a bed
stead is brought in, or there is a removal
to a furnißhed room, and Anally to the
society of one of the wards. This ex
treme condition is of short duration
often it is intermittent, and as nbne
among more than 200 were so confined
on the day of my visit, or seemed in any
respect requiring it, the improvement
in the treatment of the insane over for
mer methods mußt be manifest. As to
chains, dungeons, or any means for
punishment, I saw nothing of the kind
YVhen a patient becomes highly excited
the two attendants of the ward come on
each side, and each taking an arm a
transfer to a room is dexterously, gen tly
and quickly made. One of the rules is’
that an attendant must speak only in a
low unimpassioned voice; often it is
found unnecessary to speak at ail, even
where the manifestations to thecommon
eye would appear of the most alarming
character: During the night, watchmen
pass through the halls at stated periods,
while their passage is marked upon a
card within the case- of an ingeniously
constructed clock. The clothing of each
latient upon retiring are placed outside
in the hall.
In the evening I attended a tea-party
—for one was given to the patients
every week—that is, to a portion at a
time, and they lopk forward to the oc
casion with great interest. All the ofli
oera with their ladies were present, and
notwithstanding this was a class much
lower than others, with regard to the
progress at their cure, I had never
mingled In a company which showed
more propriety; indeed,. I have sat at
festive tables where the company might
betaughl something by the behavior of
these unfortunates. After the dishes
were removed several games were in
troduced, lb which mostof the patients
took some interest, and conversation
was intermingled. Still, there were
these whom nothing could arouse and
they sat listless and downcast. On this i
occasion was present a lady with a his
tory of the most interesting and affect
ing nature, but it cannot be told until
in all probability, the hand which holds 1
this pen shalrbe moldering in the dust
May the choicest blessings attend her
through every period of her existence
On the nexreyening was a lecture ; on
the next, some other entertainment
and thus this part of the work goes on
through the year.
The hospital building for men is near '
Iy half a miledistant. Between are the
two walls of therespective institutions- .
and also, a low valley, not inclosed’
thus making, as it were, a gulf which
cannot be passed. Upon a little reflec
lion, the necessity for seperating the
sexes will be obvious, but it would be
a sufficient reason in the fact that many
ladies would not enter if they would
be likely to meet men who In after life
could lay claim to an acquaintance
formed in such a place. The general
plan, the interior arrangements and
provision for instruction
amusement, aufl cure, are the same as in
the department for females. Tlte.num
her of males is, from year to year, about
the same as of femirfes, which shows
notwithstanding complainings in cer
tain quarters in regard to women, that
both are happy and unfortunate in an
equal degree. .
Surely, if anywhere, some of the
scenes of Bedlam would be presented
among the men. The door was opened.
It was neither an iron nor a massive
door, nor did it differ from the parlor
door in one’s own dwelling. Here was
the same well lighted and cheerful hall
with piotures on the walls, with libra
ries, cases of insects, and various curi
osities, but the inmates were less retir-
indeed, our entrance awakened
activity and ouriosity ; all eyes turned
toward us, and there was a general
movement on the part of each to secure
a position favorable for seeing or hear
ing. A large business-like man bustled
up to us with confidence, holding in his
hand a petition addressed to the Presi
dent of the United States, praying for
an appointment to the office of Secre
tary of State, or of War, or of the Treas
ury, or of the Navy, or Pension Bureau,
or as Embassador to England, France,
or Itussia, or, in case none of these
place should be vacant, the Superinten
dency of the United States Mint would
be accepted. Wl* did not hesitate tosigD
his petition, because we could not con
ceive that the public service would re
ceive a new injury even should he be
appointed. The next great man was a
poet, who had 320 poems which he
wished to sell, one of which contained
4,050 lines, and all were superior to any
poetry published or unpublished. If
this wfts'the only evidenceof his insan
ity, the reason for his detention did not
seem apparent, because suoh men are
far from being uncommon, Next we
were introduced to a gentleman stand
ing in hia door way, and he politely in
vited us to enter. On a table was a
large oolleotion of standard books, i
Shakespeare having a prominent place, :
and he told us that he was devoting I
every moment of his time in makiug 1
himself familiar with the English :
classics, and in particular with Shakes- j
peare. “These investigations,” suid
he, “develop the interior faculties far
more than any secondary basis, whether
attached to a higher or a lower plane,
and the laying down of a formula de
duced therefrom is excelled only by the
dilutions and analysis of abstract ideas
when compared with the concrete of a
higher life.” Next was a small, well
dressed young man, who had something
of an English air in his manner, and
when I asked him how he got along,
and how he liked it, he said: “The
inaiitution is fair, you know, and the
grub is good, but the trouble is, you
know, there is nobody here, that is to
say, out of the whole, there is nobody
fit for society, you know, unless there
may be three, in fact not more than
two, if so many, and all the rest are !
simply nobodies.” j
Going into another ward, the first per
son introduced was the President of the
United States. He looked as though he
lived well, and he offered me several
offices, and in particular to be Minister
to Holland, but, as the salary was only
$l5OO a year, it was declined. Then he
wanted others to take offices, and, after
considerable begging they were all
filled. It seemed to me that if that
other gentleman who wanted office so
badiy could have had an interview with
this President, a great deal of trouble
would be saved; in fact, there is abund
ant material here for organizing a com
plete government, aDd they might issue
money and then steal it, and thus lead
earnestand actual lives. The President,
being a musician, went the piano, and
played a song on the bad effects arising
from cutting one’s toe nails on Sunday
morning. During the performance a
poor creature came in, with vacant
eyes, when the attendants tried to make
him turn around, but he was as rigid
as go much India-rubber ; finally, they
forced him into a corner, while not a
word was spoken, and taking a cloth
out of his pocket, they wiped his nose.
Thence we went to a large room, where
several old men sat around the wall, as
if at meeting, while the Winter sun
shone upon them brightly, and they
were as stupid as if drugged with opium.
They had reached the iowestatage. For
a reason that need not be stated, we
hastened away. In the hall was one
who, long agcS was an officer in the re
gular army, and it was said that if he
had not resigned he would have out
ranked Gen. Scott. He wanted only j
one thing, and that was a chew of to-1
bacco. Another wanted a cent, which I
was given him, and it was stated that,
he had laid .up quite a fund, but I
sometimes he invests something in
candy. Another had been a lawyer; j
be understood his condition, and he i
stated it. He had worked hia brain
when it was already over-worked, and I
still he had worked it, taking neither 1
sleep nor relaxation, and now all was I
gone. In saying this he shed fears. As I
we approached the end of the hall two
remarkably intellectual looking men, j
with dark shadows around their eyes,
stepped toward us quickly and lightly,
and they seemed as ready to make a |
spring as if they were tigers. And yet,
neither these nor any others are feared j
by the attendants. Generally, an in-1
sane man is a coward, and he will
shrink before the steady gaze of a de- j
termined man in his right mind. One 1
had a little wheel on a small shaft. ,
‘•‘What is this for?” “To turn around.” I
“But what is the object?” “To turn
around.” “Yes, yes; what kind of:
machinery is it?” “It turns around.”
Then we were taken into what have
been called the dungeons. They were i
simply bare rooms with two windows,
and such as described in the department j
for females. The walls were defaced,
and one room was in process of repair,
having been set on fire by a patient,
whose friends unaccountably had given
him some matches. We were shown
what is called a “ saddle,” which is used
to prevent a patient from doing himself i
boaiiy injury. It is composed of straps I
and webbing, about two inches wide,
fastened to the bedstead; it confines i
the limbs and the body, and is so ar-'
ranged that the patient can move his
limbs or lie in any position, bat he can |
neither arise nor throw off the bed
clothes. It is ingenious, and it was de- i
olared to have saved many lives, par- 1
ticularly for the reason that when the i
patient finds he cannot get away, his |
muscles finally relax and he sleeps.
None of the stupefying gases are used,
because they produce no mental change.
Having gone through the whole
building, and seen every apartment, re- 1
gardless of the use to which it was ap
plied, and making in the whole extent
a walk of a mile and a quarter, I was
told by the superintendent that I had
seen every apparatus by which Violent
or any class of patientß are restrained.
These dungeons and chains belong to
the treatment of the past, not to the
present. Briefly, the means used for
restoring the loßt senses are innocent
amusements, exercise in almost every
form, lectures, books, carriage-rides,
mechanical pursuits, walking, and gar
den-work, all of which, as I saw, are
ample in provision, and the printed di
rections demand that the application be
regular and unremitting. Gentle treat
ment is enjoined, and the Scripture text*
ov er toe doors, directing the practice of
all the virtues and charities, form the
spirit of the rules by which the attend
ants are to be guided. The general im
pressiona which a visitor receives are of
Jightoesa, comfort, neatness, and ele
gance. The number of choice and ele
gant engravings cannot fail to strike
the eye. The selection of pictures for a
particular ward seem intended to help
recall such memories as are supposed to
be within reach. For the men's de
partment they are striking, always
cheerful, sometimes bold, and the
female figure is not wanting. In one
ward, perhaps where despondency pre
vails, is a pictare of one asleep io a
hammock which is swinging from
Doughs, and the vines and wild flowers
and the drapery of the sleeper, denote
that it is a tropical scene.
The cooking, washing, and other in
uustnes, are.complete and on a lame
scale. The heating of the apartments
Dysteamand hot air requires extensive
works, and having been first devised
here they were next adopted io the
Lapitol at Washington, and afterwards
in aJi parts of the country. Ventiia
tion demands the use of the steam en
gine every day in the year, and th®
necessity In a building like this, occu
pied by human beings as a residence, is
absolute. Even when a small number
permanently Jive in one building
ing, unless there is perfect ventilation
a sickening taint wiiTattach to the walls
and furniture which is almost insup
portable, aud there are someinaiitutious
uot excepting colleges and churches’
where this odor can be detected, mak
ing the buildiDg unfit even for tempn-
I rary occupancy, Lunatic asylums find
1 nothing more difficult than the secur
| ing of ventilation, and some which I
have visited fail to attain it. In the
Pennsylvania Asylum it la nearly per
fect ; but where there is a local require
meut, a portable apparatus, something
like a fanning mill ia operated at a
windo\if. This great difficulty always
must oppose a reorgan isuitlou of society
In combined households, and it would
seem that a family placed in one dwell
ing is in a condition for securing health
which cannot well be improved.
It was natural that I should ask Dr.
Ivirkbridge what are the causes of in
sanity. He named first dyspepsia,
which undermlneß the health. Next is
a want of sleep. Still, this may also
arise from disease. Nothing is more
important than sound sleep; it has
remedial powers; and it has most value
if taken in the earlier part of the night
To lie in bed and think is in the high
est degree Injurious, and all thinking
should be done before retiring. One of
the best means for securing sleep is ex
ercise taken in the open air and In the
sunshine; opiates ought never to be a
means, except by the direction of a phy
sician. Good, nutritious food is far
more useful than stimulants. Men de
ficient in physical powers will be able
to perform a vast amount of work
of any kind if the wasted powers
can be restored regularly by sound
sleep. The next cauße is want of
employment. Man was made for activ
ity, and for the exercise of all his
powers ; by the disuse of any, a decay is
but natural. Intemperance is another
fruitful oause. But cases are mentioned
where, on the approach of insanity, a
taste for strong drink became irresisti
ble ; and, on being gratified, the work
wasfinished ; when the malady yielded
to treatment, and cure was completed
the desire for strong drink no longer
existing. In questions as to whether
insanity exists, the following query,
by a Philadelphia judge, forms a good
definition : “ Has a man the power to
distinguish right from wrong, and has
he the,power to adhere to the rightand
avoid the wrong ? ” Hereditary insanity
in our country is much less frequent
than is supposed.
the general forma of Insanity are man
ia and dementia, with the subdivisions
of moral insanity, monomania hypoch
ondriasis, suicidal monomania, homici
dal monomania, insane impulse, Ac.
In what manner the mind loses its
balance and acts in a new plane is, at
present, unknown. Generally, and
perhaps always, insanity commence.-
with absence of sleep, which is followed
by fever, and it is highly probable that
fever is always connected with madness.
One of the most notable Bymptoms of
incipient insanity is a rigid tendency to
dwell on a single idea, aud frequently,
in conversation, to repeat words over
1 and over, but the repetition is more
closely confined to the mind itself.
Often an insignificant idea will take
sole possession of the mind, and
be repeated or reproduced with the
regularity of a conspicuous mark on a
swiftly revolvingwheel. Onepartofthe
mind seems disconnected with the other
parts', and it may be compared to an en
gine' with one portion at rest while
another portion runs with great veloci
ty. Sometimes, in what is called health
objects come before the eyes, orcommon
words are spoken in connection with
passing events, which seem only a re
collection—that is, they are remembered
as having been presented to the mind
in some past period, inexactly thesame
relation they are presented in the pres
ent. Much more remains for scientific
men to discover in the future than has
yet been revealed; and if the various
problems concerning insanity are ever
to be solved, they will be so by patient
investigations through many periods,
and with the assistance of those once
insane. Thestarting point undoubtedly
is in our Insane Asylums. As yet, they
are new institutions, and little has been
done than to secure organization, and
to demonstrate to legislators and think
ing men their great usefulness.
The public mind at present is Inter
ested m considering the means by which
persons are declared insane. In most
cases no question can arise, but at in
tervals there are cases where doubts do
arise. In Pennsylvania, the writteD
certificate of a single physician is suffi
cient for an arrest and commitment, and
in view of this there is a general feeling,
which finds expression, that the rights
of the personal liberty of those alledged
to be insane require further protection;
not because there is any doubt that the
great mass of physicians would do in
justice, but because there are some
physicians who are unworthy of per
forming an act so momentous. When
our country was new, when each ,
was acquainted with his neigh
bor, and when the number of unprin
cipled men was less than at present, the
requirements for proving insanity were
sufficient, or, if they were not, the su
perintendents who were devoting their
lives to building up of these institu
tions, and who thereby showed their
regard for human suffering, would have
refused to receive any that were not
proper objects of their care. But now
that fortunes are many and large, now
that corruption, in an increased degree,
is united with cunning, and now that
the time cannot be remote when the
original superintendents, in the course
of nature, will give place to others, it
would Beem that the facts in any case of
insanity should be so established as to
avoid objection, not so much with a view
of considering the feelingof the friends,
however greatly this may be desired, as
to.seeuretheconfidenceoflhe public. For
the usefulness of these institutions, and
their ability to proceed unobstructed,
depend alone upon this confidence. On
the other hand, the public, and the
reading portion in particular, should be
cautioned against the reception of ideas
derived from novels descriptive of En
glish asylums, which, although they
may possibly be true there, have no ap
plication to any here—at least, to none
which I have visited. A large class of
readers desire sensational stories, and
writers gratify- them; but the injury
done is increased in the proportion that
the important concerns of life are based
upon scientific facts and actual experi
ence. Surely there are marveis enough
to be found by those willing to seek
them in thediseoveriesof modern times
and in the astonishing relations which
the mind and everyday life bear to
thousands of invisible, and yet actual
agencies, which bring new combina
tions, and almost making society itself
new, without attempting to engraft
upon a growth of beneficence the tradi
tions of Benlam or the horrors of
Udolpho,
The adjourned extra session of the Flori
da Legislature began on Monday. Yester
day the House organized, but the Senate Is
without a quorum.
. o ?? eT ß or Hoffman sent his flrat message
*7,® New York Legislature yesterday.
T < h JL? ove, : i :2 r a j. e^ a a « alnst the > proposed
aivlaioQ ot the State, and recommends var
ious reforms, He also urges the repeal of
the metropolitan police and excise laws.
The proposition before Congress to regulate
suffrage in the States is deplored, and the
hope expressed that the State Courts will
not be deprived of the naturalization power.
The message is mainly oooupied by local
matters*
Thorvaldsen's First love.
Some fifty years ago, a young woman
of prepossessing appearance was seated
in a small back room of a house in Co
penhagen, weeping bitterly. In her
lap lay a few trinkets and other small
artiole9, evidently keepsakes, which
she had received from time to time.
She took up one after the other, and
turned them over, but Bhe could scarce
ly distinguish them through her blind
ing tears. Then she buried her face in
her hands and rocked to and fro in her
ago Dy.
'♦ißk,*” moa ned she, and is it come
to this 1 AU my dreams of happiness
are vanished—all my hopes are dead !
He will even go without bidding me
farewell. Ah, Himlen! that I have
Hve'd to see this bitter day ? Love vare
God!
‘ At moment a hasty tap at the
door was followed by the eu trance of the
object of her grief. He wasayoungmao
about twenty-five years of age, hia per
son under sized and strongly built hia
features massive,, regular and attrac
ttve—bis long hair flaxen, his eyes blue.
J his was Bertel Tborvaldseu—a name
' which has since been sounded through
out the world as that of the most illus
trious sculptor of modern times. His
step was firm and quick, hiseye bright,
and his features glowing as he euterea
the room; but vhen he beheld the atti
tude of the weeping female a shade
passed over his countenance as he
murmured, “ Amelia! ”
“ Bertel! ”
The youog Dane drew a chair to her
aide, and silently took her tear-bedewed
hands—“ Amelia!” said he, after a
■ pause broken only by her quivering
•sobs, “I am come to bid the farewell,
I go in the morning.”
She ceased weeping, raised her face
and releasing her hands, pushed back
her disheveled hair. Theu she wiped
her eyes, and gazed on him In a way
that made his own droop. “'Bertel
why did you win my young heart?—
why did you lead me to hope that I
should become the wifeof yourbosom? r
I always meant it; I mean
now
She shook her head mournfully and
taking up her trinkets, continued : “Do
you remember what you said when you
gave me this—and this—and this ?”
‘‘What would you have, Amelia ? I
said I loveyou; I love you still—but—”
But you love ambition, fame, the
praise of men far better!” added she.
bitterly.
Thorvaldson started, for he felt actu
ally the truth of her words.
“Yes you will leave gamle Denmark
—you will leave your poor fond old
father and mother, whose only hope
and only earthly joy is In you—you will
leave me, and all who love the sound
of your footsteps, and go to the distant
laud and forget us all!”
"Min Pige ! you are cruel and unjust.
I shall come back to my old father and
mother—come back to thee and we
shall be happy again.”
"Never, Beriell!—never! When once
you have goue there is no happiness for
us. In heaven we may all meet again;
on earth never! Oh no, never wiil you
see in this life cither your parents on
your poor, broken hearted Amelia!”
and again her sobs burst forth.
Thorvalden abrubrjy rose from his
seat and paced the rooni in agitation. He
was much distressed, and once or twice
he glanced at Amelia with evident
hesitation. His past life, the pleasure
of bis youth, the endeared friends and
scenes of his childhood, the affection of
Amelia, the anguish of his parents at
the approaching separation, all vividly
passed in review, and whispered him
to stay and be happy in the city of his
birth. But a vision of Rome rose abo
aud beckoned him thither to earn re
nown, wealth, and immortality. The 1
pride of conscious genius swelled bis
soul and he felt that the die was cast
forever.
He reseated himself by the side of
Amelia, and once more took her hand.
She looked up, and in one glance read
his inmost thoughts "Go,” said she,
" go and fulfil yourde'stiny—God’s will
be done ! You will become a great man
you will become the companion of
princes and kiDgs, aDd your name will 1
extend the fame of your country to the
uttermost parts of the earth. I see it |
all; aud let my eelfishlove perish. Only
promise this; when you a e hereafter:
in full blaze of your triumph, sometimes 1
turn aside from the highborn, lovely
dames who are thronging around, and
drop one tear to the memory of the Dan
ish girl who loved you better than her
herself. Bertel, farewell! ”
The next day Thorvaldsen quitted
Copenhagen for Rome, wherehe resided
uearly the whole remainder of his-long
life, and more than realized his own
wild aspirations for fame. But the pro
phesy of poor Amelia was literally ful
filled—be nevermore beheld his parents,
nor her his first true love !
Nearly half a ceDtury bad elapsed,
and again the Beene was Copenhagen,
The streets were densely crowded with
eager, sorrowing spectators, and every
window of every house was filled with
sadly expectant faces. At length a cry,
" They come !” was echoed from group
to group, and the crowds swayed to and
fro under the sympathetic swell of com
mon emotion.
A withered old woman was seated at
the upper window of a house. When
the cry was taken up, she raised her
wrinkled countenance and passed her
hands over her eyes, as if to clear away
the mist of more than seventy winters.
An immense procession drew nigh.
Appropriate military music preceded
the corpse being conveyed to its last
earthly place. The king of the land,
the royal family, the nobility, the clergy,
the learned, the brave, the gifted, the
renowned, walked after it. Thebauners
of mourning were waved, the trumpets
wailed, and ten thousand sobs broke
alike from stern and gentle breasts, and :
tears from the eyes of warriors as well '
as lovely women showered like rain.
It was the funeral of Bertel Thorvald
sen, with the Danish nation for mourn
ers! And she, the old woman who
gazed at it as it slowly wound by—she
was Amelia, his first love! Thorvaldsen
had never married, neither had she.
"Ah, Himien!” murmured the old
woman, wiping away tears from a
source which for many long years had
been dry, “ how marvelous is the will of
God! To think that I should live to
behold this sight! Poor, poor Bertel!
All that I predicted came to pass; but
ah me! who knows whetheryoumight
not have enjoyed a happier life after all
had youstayed with your old fatherand
mother, and married me. Ab.HimleD,
there’s only One can tell! Poor Bertel!
Four years more sped and on one fine
Sabbath morning an aged and decrcpid
female painfully dragged her weary
limbs through the crowded rooms of
that wondrous building known as
Tborvundsen’s Museum. She paused
not to glance at the matchless works pf
the sculptor, but crept to an open door
way leading into the innerquadrangle,
in the centre of which a low tomb of
grey marble encloses the mortal re
mains of him whose hand created the
works which fill the edifice. Step by
step she drew close to the tomb, aud
sank on the pavement by its side. Then
she laid down her crutch, and pressed
her bony hands tightly over ber skinny
br>w. “ja, ja!” murmuredshe : “they
told me he lay here aDd I prayed to God
to grant me strength to crawl to the spot
—and he has heard me. Ah, Himien
I can die happy now!” ’
She withdrew her hands and peered
at the simple but all comprehensive in
scription of “Bertel Thorvaldsen”
deeply cat on the side of the tomb.
Then she raised her forefinger, and
earnestly traced with it every letter to
the end. Smiling feebly she let fall her
hand, and complacently smiled, while
an evanescent gleam of subtle emotion
lighted up her lineaments. “ ’Tie true*
he moulders here. Poor Bertel, we shall
meet again—in Heaven?”
Her eyes closed and her hands slowly
sank on her breast, In which attitude
she remained until one of the officers of
the Museum, who had noticed her sing
ular behavior came up. “Gammei
Kone (old ;wife) said he, what are* you
doing?"
She answered not; and he slightly
touched her shoulder, thinkingshe was
asleep. Her body gently slid to the
ground at the touch, and he then saw
that she slept the sleep of death !
Old Stamps.
Our readere have doubtless often
wondered what became of the canceled
postage stamps, and why.notlongslnce
so many persons were anxious to collect
them. Many of these collectors un
questionably bored their friends for
stamps merely because they desired to
sea how large a number It was possible
to actamolate; but It now turns out
that not a few did so for the purpose of
carrying out their money getting tend
encies. China having suddenly become
a market for these novel wares, if so
they may be termed. It appears the
Chinese have contracted the passion of
covering their umbrellas, room, and
houses with old stamps, and they buy
them by thousands and millions. t)ue
foreign mission, which ha 9 a station in
tbe East Indies, collects these Btampg
and sells them at about seventy-five
cents per thousand, and for tbe money
so acquired tbe mission educates such
children as have been either exposeftor
sold as slaves by their uunaturai
parents.
' ews It+mn.
Sergeant Bates has settled in New Orleans
The editor of tbe Paris Paysehas already
fought upward uf sixty duels.
Tbe Housatnnic river Is frozen solid as
far up as Derby, Connecticut.
Tbe missionaries in Indio
propose a g&aerul assembly.
Tbe apothecaries of Paris are to lower
tbe price of their drugs.
The Methodist enumerates fresh air
among tbe means of grace.
T. S. Arthur, the well-known) writer, is
about sixty years old.
Napoleon expects to die oi a bunting ucci
dent. A gipsy told him so.
Congressman Cnrpy bits taken to lectur
ing upou “The Wines of the Bible.”
Last year the dumage done to the crops
in France, b,y iaaecta, exceeded $105,000,1)00.
The little Abyssinian PriDce Theodore is
nt school in the Isle of Wight, England.
There are twelve churches in Erie street
Cleveland, Ohio, within a distance 01
half a mile.
The Chicago police renort 21}.000 arrests
during the year 1808, and 5276,000 worth of
property stolon,
Mr. Nathaniel Thayer took four $2,000
pews at the sale In the new First Church,
Boston, lust week.
Gen. John C. Fretnnnt would like, it is
said, to represent the United Stales at t
Tuileries.
The far trade in lively at St. Peter, Mi
nesota. Muskrat skins are the chi
staple.
The Legislatures of Ohio and Keutuoky
met yesterday. The Nevada Legislature
met on Monday.
A runaway couple from New York were
married on Christmas day, on u train on
one ol the railways leading from that city.
Woman’s rights petitions are being cir
culated for signatures all over Massa
chusetts.
Six hundred and fifty-four peoplo were
buried last year in the cometories of Rich
mond, Va.
An English Catholic papor prints a list of
two archbishops and ten bishops shortly to
be appointed a Catholie hierarchy in Scot
land.
The publishers of Putnam's Magnzino
offer a liberal prize for the best article on
“Advertising und advertising uguncies—
their uses and abuses.”
The miolater of the Netherlands, Mr. Adi
an Mazel, was married on Thursday in
New York, to Mias Moßae, a Baltimore
lady.
Stephen Abbot has beeu couvieted at New
Haven, of murder iu the second degree, In
killing A. M. Bronson, and been sentenced
to imprisonment lor life.
Thenew caseagaiosiSurratt wasdismiss
ed by the Grand Jury ut Washington, on
the ground that be’was pardoned by the
last amnesty Proclamation.
The movement for nnivorsal amnesty
and universal suffrage, in Virginia, ie favor
ed by 11 Democratic papers. Eight Demo
cratic and two Republican papers oppose it.
The Mexican Congress has raiilied the
treaties with the United States relating to
the rights of naturalized citizens and lor
the settlement of claims of citizens of both
countries.
An insane woman near Bowmnnsville,
Canada, on Tuesday drowned her two chil
dren in a barrel of water, and when dis
covered was herself getting into the barrel
bead foremost.
Gen. Stooeman informs the State Treas
urer of Virginia that ufier consultation with
Secretary Schofield, he declines to order the
payment of tbo balance due the members of
the Reconstruction Committee.
The public debt statement for December
is published to day. It shows a total debt
of $2.652 533 622. Cash in the Treasury
$111,826,782, of which $98,703,368 is coin]
The debt hi November Was $2,645,711,154.
Eight persons were killed and luiny se
riously injured at Rochester, by the giving
way of the floor of Sts Peter udU Paul’s
Roman Caiholic School house, in which a
lestivul was being held. Among the killed
were a man hdu his wife.
In a case before the United States District
Court, at Chicago, Judge Drummond decid
ed that the Whisky Jaw was Constitutional
in eyery provision, and refused an injunc
tion to restrain the Revenue officers from
acting under it.
It was recently reported at Durango, Mex
too, that papers were found on Generals
Ortegu and Pattori showing that the United
Stutes had purchased Chihuahua and Sina
loa, and would occupy these States within
two years.
Two colored men were found dead, in
bed. at the French MI ister’s residence in
Washington, yesterday. They bad been
employed iu the house for some time.
Nothing was discovered to account for their
deaths, and the matter is being investi
gated.
State liemi.
Messrs. Kelley and Z.iyner, of Indiana
county, recently spent a week In the wilds
of Clearfield county, and succeeded in kill
ing thirteen deer and an A merican panther.
At Hollidaysburg two blast furnaces, two
rolling mills, two machine shops and foun
dries. and numerous other smallor enter
prises now furnish employment to a popu
lation of about five thousand.
The bill-posters of Pittsburgh are con
stantly quarreling und fighting about their
respective rights to certainold fences, brick
piles, and vacant corners. One of them is
now under bail for threatening to shoot an
other.
Robert Walker, of Danville, died last
week, aged eighty-five. The deceased em
igrated to this country from Ireland in 1819.
He was one of tbo oldest members of tbe
Masonic fraternity, having belonged to that
Order for over Bixty years.
A new public school building, costing
some $35,000, was dedicated in the city of
Meadville, as tbe " Huidekoper Grammar
School,” on the 23d inst. Joseph Shippen,
E.sq., one of the School Board, made an
appropriate dedicatory addrety.
A pauper in Tnrbett township, Juniata
county, placed a bourd on lopof a litne kiln
and lay down on it to keep himselt warm,
but, becomingsuffocuted by the gas fell into
the kiln. Wbeu found tho next day, his
right arm and one side of his face were
burned off.
The Tionesta Press says: JTbere is an ex
tensive mine of lead oro with eighteen per
cent of silver in Forest county, which will
be developed when the proper time come-,
and this we know to be a fact beyoud the
shadow of a doubt, abundant specimens of
tbe minerul being circulated for inspection.
At a sale of cows and heifers in Bucks
county, last week, twenty animals, rang
ing from three to ten years oJd, brought the
sum of sl,99B—within a trifle of SluO per
head. An Alderney heifer, three yearn old,
sohi for S2SO, und auother, five months old!
for $lOO. ‘
Two Pittsburgh officers made a tour
through the city markets last week to in
specf tbe poultry. They condemned 250
pounds as unfit to be sold, and bad it im
mediately curted away and dumped into
tbe river. Much of it was absolutely pu
trid. and some of the fowls had been dis
eased.
Remnrknbio Story orn Boston Robbery.
Boston Dec. 30. During the night of July
10. 1866, George F. Gooding's brokerage
otlice at No. 16 State st., was robbed of
$lO,OOO. nodeversincetbat tim-tbe robbery
bas been a mystery until this eveniog when
the following facts were developed .- In tbe
beginning of July, 1866, Mr. Gooding let
all of his store to a book firm except one
window. Aug. Penny was the man wbo
tepresented tbe hook firm Oq tbe after
noon of tbe 9th of July Mr. Gooding, when
he went away, left carpenters employed by
tbe book firm bard at work on shelves <tc.
At six o'clock tbe carpenters went home,
but their places were at once supplied by
rotrues disguised os carpenters, members
of tbe said book firm, aud the work went
on. Mr. Gooding’* safe whs in tbe back
center of the store Augustus Penny mount
ed » high platform which crossed the door,
so that it could be opened only a few inches
He was ostensibly engaged In whitewash
ing. and when a stranger tried tbe door be
was told that no oqo could come lu ; tbut
Mr. Gooding had gone home, and they
were busy. Another “carpenter” was
busy on a screen, which shielded tbe left
side of the store and safe from view. A
third “carpenter” sawed wood violently
m tbe middle of the store to bide tbe creak
ing oftbe drills, and thsoth*r “ carpenters”
were exercising tbe drills on Mr. Gooding’s
In the safe was $lO,OOO In gold.
When Mr Gooding came to bis store tbe
next morning he found his safe door opeu
and bis money gone. The broker put hi*
case into the bands of detective officers # and
he himself w nt ioto tbe haunts of thieves,
bnt be was told toat tbe rogues bud gone to
Canada. Hesoon learned that five persons
were implicated. These were the person* ar
rested.aud two other men named B trton and
Wlis m, English thieves, fled .to New York
and had their share of the gold exchanged
there by a “fence.” Learning afterward' *
that some one bad noised the robbez?
abroad, they decided that the “ fence ” had
KATiS OF ADVEHTIsifIfI.
Jusihksb AdvjsßTißXHxirrs, $l3 a year per
\oare or ten lines; $6 per year for each ad
ttjanal square..; , » '
Real Estate abvertihiwq, 10 oeaU'a lloe for
Ch*llrBt,aiidsoenU for each subsequent In*
sertlan. \
Irnkraz, Advertising 7 cents a lldo for the
flrar, and 4 coots for each sub»oquent inser
tion. * ' -
rectal ln Local Column
lfi cent* perUtie^.
'BCEaI Notices preceding marriages and
10 ,e«nu per line for Orel Insertion
ana 5 cents for every subsequent lnsertior J
liXOAX AHD OTH>-8 I
Executors’ .allocs... ~,„ 2M
Administrators' aotloes 2JO
Assignees’ notices, * IMI 2.8#
Auditors’ ‘, j^qq
Other " Notices, ’ ten lines, or "less. “
three times, ljo
I blowed." They followed him lo Pblla
delphia ann fouud bits in u bur-room. One
put his knee in tho middle of the back of
the suspected traitor, and the other held
down the bead and cut bis throat. Tho
fence,” however, recovered, uid bis
would be murderers are in a Pennsylvania
jail. The victim of this outrage guve val
uable information. Mr. Gooding went to
Canada, where he fouud ami renewed tho
acquaintance of Penny, who revealed some
ihings concerning the robbery. Last Fri
day, many months after that renewal of
acquaintance. Penny went from Montreal
with the tools of a burglar to commit a
burglary in Ogdensburg, N. Y., on the f
t anada line. The detective officer was on /
his truck, and when, on Sunday morning, I
be crossed over to Ogdensburg he was ar
rested. Charles Sledman, a notorious i
pickpocket, and Harry Jennings, were ar- \
rested in this city this morning, as uocom- V
pllces, N --.
A family Paper.
The successful tmimlvr nf Illustrat'd
papers in America, Frank Leslie, willissuo
in ihe first week in Januurv a New Puniily
pnp.-r entitled “The New World” devoted
to Romance, Travel, Discoveries. Hvgiene
tee Farm ami the Kitchen, Art, Poetry and'
Humor. It is to coutain several features of
'merest not round in anv Fumilv News
paper now published, but required by
modern wants und improvements, such as
a record of leceut Ncieutiilc Discoveries by
Prof Joy, of Columbia College; transac
tion* of the Polytechnic and Farmers de
partments of the American Institute, lUus
i rated ; Health und its Laws by Dr. A. K
Gardner; Incidents ot Travel and Remin
iscences of Adventure by Hon. X. G Nquier
aud other travellers; Food and How to
r,,ok i f « Hi® Dairy, the Orchard and tho
Garden ; eueh number Is also to contain a
bill ol Fare, with directions for its perpara
tioD, adapted lo the season, for each day of
the week by the Lelands ortho Metropoli
Un Hotel. The whole tastefully printed
and Illustrated.
NOllCfcfro 'l'll E lIEIHH AMI LKGAI,
repreKentat lv» s of l'i- thurlne Heudersnn.
'«io ot Hart township, Lsucnsier county. pa
dec ri —You are hereby unlllfVul to he anil ap
pear In the OrphiuiH' tJoart. of l-ancumer
(lH > of FKHUU
ARf, 801). ..t 10 o’clock. A. M\. to aecent. the
real estaie of c.uUnrlno Henderson Uec'U at
the Valuation thereof m do by an inquest
held llu-reou. aud confirmed by haul Court or
slum ciuse why the urn* should not be sold
according to law. J. F. FKLY, .Sheriff.
Mi.riff's Ulllce, Lancaster, Dec, 81,18tH
_ iitwl ,
EMTATt: «>F (i r OIUJK llAnaKlt. LATE { " x
of KHcabolh township, Luncaator couuty \
tlec d.—The uudera gned AUditor.appolnt-d lo '
(iistrlbu e th* baluuro remaining lu the bauds
ol Henry it. Hammeraud John K. Hammer,
Administrators, io and among (hose legally
entit led t'Mtin Maine, will sit lor that purpose
on MONDAY, JANUARY •-olh. 1809 at IG
o clock, P M.. In too i.lbrary Room’of the
Court House. In tho City oi Lancaster, where
all persons Interested lu bald distribution rnay
“"ri?: 1 -, j. w.F.HwiFr,
AuilHor,
©rrraaa
UEK.UAJI lIITIEIIIS,
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Tho Great Romldlcs for all Diseases of tlio
I.IVEU, SKIMACH, OH DIGESTIVE
OIIUI.VS.
HOOFLAND’S OHKMAN BITTERS
la compiled ol the pure juices (or, us they are
medlclually termed, | | tczinirU} of Roo.a,
Herbs. and Barks, 11 making a prepara
tion, highly coucentrilled, and entirely free
from alcoholic admixture of any kind.
HOOFLAND’H GERMAN TONIC,
.i oom hlnatl°n of all the ingredients ot
the Bitters, with the purest quality of dunta
(rui hum, Orange, Ac., making one of too
most pleasant and agreeable remedies ever
offered to ihe public.
1 hose pref rrmga dedlclno free from Alco
holic admixture, will use
HOOFLAND'tS GERMAN BITTERS.
Those who have no objection to tho combi
nation of the BlLters. ns slated, will use
HOOFLAND’S GERMAN TONIC.
ThjULare both equally good, and contain the
saulgjued icinal virtues, tho choice betweeu
the two beluga mere matter of lusto, the Toni#
being the must palatable.
B u T t“ e^ toni . acUl l roiu a variety of causes, such
as ludlgesllou, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility,
etc., Is very apt lohave Its functions derauged.
The Liver, sympa /A thlzlng as closely as
It does wllh the V_/ Blomuch, theu be
comes affected, tlio result of which Is that tho
patient suffers Horn several or more of tho foi
owing diseases:
CouslJpaUun Flatulence, Fu>»-
of Blood to the Head, Acidity or the
Stomach, Nausea, Heart burn, Disgust
Tor >ood, Fulucss of Weigh' In tho
Stomach,’ sour LruoU. lons
Sinking or Flntterlug ut
the I’ll of the Mtoim.ch
owlmmlLg ol me
Head, Hurried or
Dlfhcult BreaLh-
Ing, Flu M.-ring at'
t the Heart. Choking or
Hullocating fSeuttaLiou#
when lo u Lying Posture, Dim*
ness of Visum, Dots or Webs bo- '*
fore the Slghi, Dull Pain In the Head
Dedcleuey of Yellowness or
the r>kiu and Lyes, Pain In the •Mde, Back.
Unest, Limbs, etc., budd»-n Flushes ol Heut
Burning In the Flesh. rousUmi Imaginings’
ol hvin ,». d O.ea l f'eprt'M.lun ol «plr“».
Ihe BUtlerer from these dlaeuses should or.
erclse the greatest caution In U,e selection ofa
remedy for his case, purchasing ml that
which he Is assured /\ from his luveatlga-
Llo « and .Inqumes V.,/ iHJMsesses true* merit
« skilfully compounded, is free from Injurious
Ingredients, aud has established for lisoli a
r ® urutlon for the cure of LiiesiVdiscas.-s fn
this connection we would submit those well
known remedies—
HOOFLAND'H GERMAN BITTERS.
AND
HOOFLAND’S GERMAN TONIC.
■REPahed ay i> r . c. «. Jackson,
PHILADELPHIA, PA,
Twenty-two years tdnee they were first lu*
trodu U Into tins country fioimiei mmv.dur
ing which time they buve undoubtedly per.
roimed more cure*, and benutlited suiicrlusr
humuuity to a greater extern, than any other
remedies known to tbe public.
Tbes. remedies will oilectuully cure Liver
Complaint,Jaundice, M Dysoupala, Chronic
or Nervous Diarruosu r Disease of the kid
neys .und all Diseases arising from a Disor
dered Llvor, Htomaeb or i uteslluos.
DEBILITY,
Resulting from «uy 4'nune whatever
PuoviuAija* t f v ,„ K
Induced by N vere Dilmr, . Iliird
sblpM, hipoimre. Fevers, Ac.
„ IM , QU ru « ,J, cine extant equal to them
remedies In sucb eases a Ume and vigor Is
Imparted to the whole system, the appetite
is strengthened, food Is enjoyed, the stomacu
digests promptly, the blood is purified the
complexion becomes sound aud bca.Lhy the
yellow ting© is eradicated from the eyes a
bloom is given to 'he cheelts, and Uio weak
u2alt°y r te, U ,’ K . “ V “ UU “ “"-“Us uud
' I’EKhO.VS ADV V.NCUD-I.N LIKE.
And feeling the hand of lime weighimi hcvl
ly upon tuein, With ail its attendant ills, will
dud in the useoi this Ul iTKiW.oi the TUNIC
ao rhxer that wiJl lustli new life lulo their
vein*, rcstoie in a m usure the ruergy and
ardor ol more youthful days, build up their
shrunken lorms, and give health und happi
ness to their remaining years. 1 *
N OTI CE .
hJ, 1 , i? m w e»-«MDihHshLHj fact that fully ono
hall of the Jemuie portiou of our population
are seldom lu t*e cu i Joymoutof good
healLh; or, to use - ±j tn»ir own expression
never feel well. They are languid, devoid
of al energy, extremely nervous, and have uo
appetite. , •
l blf j c,IIHH the BITTEIiH, ur We
I UN IC, is especially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN,
Are made strung i-y the use oi either of thono
r^r.1 r" wl:1 cur*- every case of MAlt-
ASM Without fall.
Thousands of certificate* havo accumulated
in the bauds of the proprietor, but space will
al ow of the puldicatiou of but few. Those It
will Be olmer e ure uj.-u „t Hole anil ul bubß
slandiug that they must be believed.
TEHTI MON IA LS.
HON. GEU. W. WUUD\VaIU),
Chief Justice of the uureme Court of Pa., writes
. _ ~ ~ Philadelphia, March Itl, HR>7.
I and Hooflahd’soermab Bltiers’ isagood
toulc, useful lu dls- a eases »f thodlgestlve
organs, aud of great J\. benefit lu cusus of
debiliLy, and want of nervous action In the
system. „ Yours, truly,
\ GBO. W. WOQDWAHn/j
HON. JAMES THOMPSON
Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
... .... Philadelphia, April In, n#d.
I consider Hoofland'a German iiltte/s’ a
valuable medicine In cuso of attacks of .udlges
tlon or Dyspepsia. 1 can certify this Trom my
experience of It, Yours, with respect,
James Thompson.”
from Rev. Joseph h. kennakd d r
Pcutor Of the 7 ctUh Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Ur Jackson^- Dear Mr ; I have oeen frequent
ly requested toco meet my name wltn lecuin-
of dilTeroni kinds of medicines
but regarding the practice us ou of my
pnate sphere, 1 have In ah cases declined • but
with a clear orool in XT vaiious instances
and particularly lu \y my own family of
the useiuiueM* of Dr tl■ ottand s Gorniuu ha
ters, I depart for once from my usual course,
to express my full convlct.lou tbut, for general
debility of the system, arid especially for Liver
QmtpUunl, U is a *nfe and valuable preparation,
la some eases It inuj fail; but usually, 1 douot
not, it will he very oeneliolal to those who sui
ter from th- above causes,
Youra, vtsr> reapcciluily,
J. H. Kenxahd*
Elglna, below Uoaunj at.
From Krv. K. D. KENDALL.
Assistant Jidaor ChrtShan Vhronicte, Philadelphia
1 havej.ierlved decided beuelil from the ut-.e
of Hoofliaud's Gorman Bltt- rn, and feel a ruy
privilege to recommend them as a most valua
b.e tonic, to all wuo uresufiuriug irom general
debl.Hy or from diseases arising irom derange
meutol the liven ‘ Yours truly
E. D. i'xndaia. •
CAUTION
Hoofland’s German Remedies are counter
feited. See tnat the I \ signature of C. M.
JaCKHUN Is on the J J wrapper of each
tie. Al) oLhers are counterfeit.
Prlnclpui Office and Manufactory at the Ger
man Medicine store, No. 831 ARCH dtreet
Philadelphia Pa.
CHARLEB M. EVANS. Proprietor.
Formerly C. M. Jackson <t do.
PRICES
Hoofland'a German Bitten, per bottle, $1 00
'* '* ball 4-i Zen...... ioo
tioofland’e German rouu., nm uaiu quart bot
ties, 31 50 per bottle, or a ban Jnr«n lor *7 ML
WUouol orgeL to examine well tbe artlole
jkpo bay. In or -wr to get tbe genuine.
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