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From the Home Journal.
TALES OF THE SOTTTH.,
BY A SOUTIIKUN MAX.
A True Adventure in a Lunatic Asylum.
I have a decided passion for the tudy
of insanity
t ii :. . r I :
ry degree from the crepuscular gleam
of recediug or returning reajon to the to
tal celiac or the res-toration of the facul
ties it presents a subject of thrilling and
startling interest. The phenomena of
mind in normal state, grind and wonder
ful as the arc, lo-e like tbe glories of the
vissible creation, much of tlieir inipres
Mvcncss by familiarity. In ourselves and
, ' . . ,'. , , . . . , ' '
bll.l.es delayed, and in: mag, uc that wc :
comprehend its mysteries Ifan empin- ,
cal philosophy, superhciai and meagre ,
though it be, blunts the appetite in most ,
persons for speculation upon the fame ex-
hibitious of intellect. Ihey behold the i
form and bear the voice of the mystic
- I
Miitunon, but care uot to inquire by what
mechanism its marvellous uturancca arc
produced.
But the mind in ruin, as it is a less
frequent so aUo is it a far more, impress
ive .-pectacle. Tbe barrier of convcu
tioualim and policy, which hedge in the
hanc intellect, and ob.-cure its manifesta
tions, are removed by insanity, and we
arc permitted to study tbe primitive ele
ments of our intellectual and cmodcual
nature in n state, .-o to speak, of compar
ative tp.n.ity. The deductions of this
corbid analysis mu.-.t, of course, be cor
rected by inductions from the pheuoa:e
ua of sound miud, to be cither valuable
or reliable.
Hence with some taste .for metaphysi
cal studies, I resoitto lunatic asylums,
as tbe physician does to hos-pital, to learu
from tbe irregulatittes of diseased intel
lect the laws :ud conditions of intellect
al health. In this wuy I have collected
some Curioui statistics in relation to iu
fanity, and have occasionally tat-t with
ttrange adventures.
In tho summer of 155- I visited a lu
natic asylum located in one of our South
ern States. As it was founded and pat
ronized by the State, it was on a large
scale both as to accommodations and tbe
number of its inmates. Tbe policy of tbe
institution not being restrictive, the neigh
boring States contributed their lull quota
of unfortunates to fill its cells. Every
fctage aud almost every type of insanity
were to be found amon the inmates.
The fierce madman uttering blank Can
ities, and ready to rend alike himself or
bis keeper.--; the mild monomoniac, alter
nately uuder the domittiou of hallucina
tion aud of reason; the pbrensied lover
brictlit nriinff or darkening beneath tbeim-
itfinary smiles or frowns of bis mistress;
the bewildered miser, heaping up bits ol j
ninsr and ra-'s. and L'loatini' over them i
" , , I
U I
c-' "
as Mies ot gold; the hazy martinet, ntui-
falling his phantom squadrons upon tae , b soaJUu,den thought, ho paused with
field of his prison floor; the victims of cv- QQl tbe (jr,t round and his
cry vice, the betrayed of ercry virtue , h:ind, ras iing auother higher up, turn
were there in sufficient number to exhib- j towards me, aud exclaimed
it the varjing shades in the ascending or j
dercending line of tbtir respective abber-
uttons.
The main building of toe asylum was ;
- .. i ... .i ,i I
lament ar-e, .. as vtuu uyu ,
summit with a soil of tower or a place :
oi loofe-uui, wuitti lust m viu.-t v,, " w.w i
height aboie tbe central apex of the mas-
T,i rtllinr ro.npnt ,1Pr,. ,
... r :1 1. : i
wn nnlinntr irortnv oi MJtnai iciudiu iu ,
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the htyle or plan of the edifice ;
tion to the superintendent, I was received
. , -i". J t 1 1
Having satisfactory letters oi introuuc-
and treated with much civility anu mu-
ness during the whole of my visit. He
gave me every facility for personal H
nervation, and imparted much inform.. ;
tion as
to the 1 story and peculiarities ot '
',...1.. n,..;
tbe more remarkable cases, uunug my
C reuiariiauiK ww m..uS U.T
rambles over the grounds, or through the
- . . .. . - 1 .
l was ac
cou,paUicd cost usually by .he super,,,-,
tenant himself, and oceasionallj ly oth-
incessant visiting, I became alooat domes-
ticated, aud as l
lno Tfwns indeed, to be uloue,
,o ..roll unaccompanied .brougb .ho
chambers of the miehty edifice, and is-
. .i u ir r.i i ,l,. KJn.ra
ten to tbe bablingeof tbe darkened be,ngs
bo tenanted its cells.
One daysopn after my entrance upon
tbe main floor of tbe asylum, a gentleman
whom I had uot before seen came up and
accosted me in a familiar and n.ostfrieud-
Jj a.anner. He was fashionably even
elegantly dressed, of large size, and po-
sessed a sinewy development of nerve
and muscle, which mcicateo great
... J 1 i ..
w. and tren.rth. Hiu eves were
lustrous, and bis features decidedly in-
tellectual in both contour and expression,
Making a polite inclination of bis bead
towards me, he said :
...! mn. hi, said :
me, come to see
"A stranger, I presume
V, r unnneilian nf tUa QCvllirT
to Tisit Bomo unfortunate friend or rela-
tive,' brought herc:to:rc restored to rcas-
' On ty tile JUdlCIOUS treatment Ol OUr CX
cellent superintendent 1"
' "You arc correct in-your first supposi-
tionV I replied. -I have fortunately,
neitlier friend nor relative. Imrn: hut. hhvp
. .
come simply as you say, to see the curi -
ositics of the asylum."
"I congratulate you, satd ho, "upon
your exemption, and upon the laudable
motive which prompts your visst. J he
calamity next to brinir an inmate of an
. J . .. . .
asylum one S sell, IS to have a dear IriCIld
or relation immured within its walls. As
you have come to see permit me to become
....
your cicerone
tie for a short time. 1 am at,
lei.sur". and love to point out the localities
and to exphm the economy of tbe institu-1
tion to inqui-itivc t-trangers. For many
years I have been
1 , (,nnnrtrnpllt, nf ntn nn(
--i - - j
I know the history and peculiar halluci-'
nations of ucil nib all the inmates."
Struck with the intelligent conversation scape before him. The motion of my 'institution. His great passion and chief
and won by the affable address of the'body, in turning, attracted his attention, employment wag to accompany and ex
stranger, I readily accepted bis proposi-laud hii look fell upon me. Our eyes plain to visitors who came to tbe asylum,
tiou to be my guide on the present occa- met. Wc stood a moment to gaze I the history and hallucination of its iu-
sion. Wc nassea on siowiy irom ecu to
cell, aud from room to room be relating
and I listening with pleaded attention to
his relations of the names, hallucinations
and present conditions ot the inmates.
uu of lfce moro renjarkab!c
wcr;Lrrailic and eloanent in a hich
de,rrt,e u u hard l0 decillli whcthor I
j jntereted in myscll or in the I
. wbose history be so toucb-ileap.
. , i1.,.:r..n., r..i,fol nn.
I II'' I k it MM I M III. U II II 1 III I V 1 l I II LU V W i I
sionaUy we passed an official of tbe insti-i
tution, between whom aud my cicerone a t
few words, but more frequent a nod or j
wave of the baud, were exchanged in
ken of friendly recognition.
Having visited all the apartments upon
one floor, we ascended to the next, and
went through a similar round of pictur
esque description on his part, and of at
tentive li-tening on mine, flo talki d with
out the stimulus of questions. It was a
thrilling monologue, with an auity for its
them, and the mournful aberrations of tbo
wrecked u.iud for its gloomy embellish
ments At length we reached the last cell upon
the highest floor, lie paused a momont,
thouhtfully, and then added :
"I have now an architectural curiosity
n l-Iiit vnu mid then WQ must t-art.
wirh to point out to vou the cunning con- j
tri.-anee by which the procure of the j
weight of the high tower u hich surmounts
the maiu building of tbe asylum is diUus-;aod doubtless, also, in strength. He was
ed over a large era of support, and tl:u-under the fierce stimulus of madness.
prevented from depressing any portion of! The delirium of a fearful intent intensi
tbe roof or injuring any part of the c.jiiice. ged bis physical powers, and added ten
Saying this, be ascended, and I follow- j0& vior to his uerves. I should be as
ed him uo a short flight of steps which'., babe in bis herculean crasp. To close
brought us to tLc floor from which the
tower sprang perpendicularly upward to
a considerable height. As soon as we
act foot upon the floor, I saw a long stout
ladder, with one end resting near tho spot
where wc stood, and the otner rastencu
with iron rings to grapples driven secure-j
ly into the ft-t rool ot the tower. -,uc'!UJy rescue. This plan upon a moments
topmost round was in close proximity to rcQt.cion j abaudoncd as equally im-
tbe place ol exit to the summit oi u.e -ow-j
cr, wuicn was u hj-uuji. iw.v ..
and admitting a column of light into tbe
di-mai looi:in;( room iu which we were
standing. My companion, catching a
si-lit of the ladder almost a-i quickly as I
had, uttered a sharp, quiek ery, expres-!
sive of both surprise and delight, r
spra nr forward as if for the purpose
and i
in
of
. . nnt, ihtt . ;r arrested
ickcned toQCS .
quick
'Gome lct'Hgo up here, and T will show
.dorious sisrbt. The architectural
- t ; - i
curiosity can wai
- q(
c,OJ,cao'n; ",... firin rt ;not
Walt 11.3 tjutunwu Mi.-.. " "
, - , if
often we have so good a day to enjoy ,t
l'OlloiV tne.
T O I.flWI'r 17 I li ill il 1 a ilUl V U ' V .
';1. flinin trnrris he sDrancr up the
nim r o
. . : ... ... i r i i
ladder with tue agility anu spueu ui a
soon b-HHu uu
,oon stennedouton the summit ot the
- . t
tower, and I, following with more lei
1 1 ...... I t.l,,nc ininnrt' him in V.
.y auu .uuu.o ..
ment afterwards He ood or ct
'lcs
from the edge of the t ap , door broach
whicn we uau emeigeu, l vSu -
,t. frrt,,f of him. and took my stand in a
v. - - - - . , i
.
, with my oacu lurui. . iu j ?
position
favorable lor observation, auu
Li
The .., b. b. pr..w, :
deed srpa,gly fine. 1 h 'P'
b nea I, us strcl c my i j ,
" ' tatoi fu.,
horizon. I he va
us objects which di-
scenery of the South
de at seemingly great
crsi.y ' o, .
were distinctly vishiuie at stcmi.jfciy fcu
distances It was a prospect lull of tue
dw nc t JtinP and touching
Lg Vhioh toe ere.t artist-Nature
beaulie7.;bhbS
-'R?
ber immortal canvas., an
"f11 P
of Claude Lorraine bin se U.
Downw ard and imri ,0J'J n
us, the view, if not so nwtmg .as t he more
It was a prospect full of the
JZ..M. l nnni Hill I fl Till SRI1 ne. Y US. u
U um - r
of the tower
!
to the nerves. Tho summit
upon wu.eu we sioou - "I r
form, of no very great d'meubions,
roundea uy a iow Daustrau, y
rounaeu uy u ..-. w
much ond""e?
was a perpendioul
the .roof, which, by its sleep slant, insur-;bc
iH certain and SDeedv defceent to tbo
earth of anybody falling upon it from a-
J - C - . .
hove. A single glance downwards shot
tremor through my frame, which I did (
not nare to nroloni? or revive, by a repe-
. r .
! tition to the view.
Directing mv eves steadily to the sur,
rouuding landscape,! was soon absorbed
5n the eontemnlatiou broke out into a '
loud, prolonged peal of laughter, clap-
pinhis hands together, at the same time,
r...f..,nD mid with violent concussiou. '
I turned suddeuly around, and was start-,
! tied at the change which had come over
, .v. v,...
him during the few moments we naa neon
Istandinir upon the tower. His person
was drawn up to its utmost height, bis
face was flushed, his eyes glistening wnn
Im'j linonm heaved, and
hn Bnpn,0,i ct,ieCt to. or struolinir to mas-
ter some mighty emotion. He was anna-,
; ww-. --i- i-o l
ircntly cazin-r at some object in tbe laud-
; mute witu surprise, anu nu occiuuigiy
struggling for utterance
Ha! ha!" he at length broke forth,
"isn't it fine! isn't it, indeed, glorious."
"The landscape you mean, of course,
said I. "it is indeed, glorious."
"No ! no !" he replied, in a tone ot lm.
patience; "vou misunderstand. I don't.To bim the arrival of a new inmate for
mean the landscape, but the leap the the asylum, was an event full of botb in-
that's fine-the leap, that's
L.,i "
"Of what leap do you speak, -sir," I j
UUU. VWUl
nastily inquired.
"Why, man," he abruptly interposed,
to-;"tbe leap, the glorious leap down there
pointing at the same time, with bis fin-
irer to the roof of the bouse below us.
O
"That would indeed, be a leap," isaid
T, "aud a fearful one too. Elesb and
bones could never survive it."
"Supposo we try it," be retorted,- with
a Gerce audacity of tone which bespoke
a resolution to attempt what bis tongue
propose ; "try it yes 1 I will and you
shall; yea, you shall make it with me.J'
There was no mistaking my position
my longer
I stood FACE TO FACE WlTn!
Ja HAVING MADMAN I !
To grapple with and overpower bim, if
COuld, and thus effect my escape, was
fire tlmn.rlt. iUnt flilinil intn mv
IIjiud jn a U10ment I saw the utter
tility and
d danoVr of the attempt. 1 he
-uiati;nc wag jrreatly my superior in size,
with him, therefore, and attempt to over
power men, would be to make sure of in
stantaneous destruction. He would seize
me and make the fearful leap which he
meditated, with me in his arms.
My next impulse was to call for help,
and brinif tbe 05cera 0f tho asylum to
practicable aud equally hazardous with
tho former. A strong wind blowing at
the time, the height of the tower and
thick interposing wall and doors, made it
extremely doubtful whether my voice
could be made to reach the ears of the
persons below us. Beside., I felt moral
ly certain that the madman mado appre
hensive, by the outcry, of losing his vic
tim, would anticipate a rescue aud bring
matters to an immediate and fatal issue.
I decided to stand upon the defensive,
and take whatever chance for rescue or
eseape there might be for me in the lot
tery of fate. My feelings at that moment
were awful beyond exprcs-iou. I stood,
beyond tho reach of humau help, upon
- ., . f hih towe, a
- i c j
ving madman in front ot me, escape in
any direction from bis merciless grasp, a
nbvstcal impossibility. Utteriui: a brief
ejaculatory prayer to Heaven, I looked
steadily aud as impressively as I could,
into the daring eyes of the maniac. He
0 i
I 1. .v . .iinilnM w rr enn m nil n i runt nri in
ueui Mu.. -
W3V 'bv tho Readiness of my look,
it3
, , J fa d 1.eUb(1)at fino,
bad indeed come, and that life
.
m
The maniac, eyeing me with the uu-
winiiiug giio im m-u nuau iua
. , . ... .. . ., , n
-8 ' sbriel,
' . , ,nr,ia
;-LEOLov ,lroop,ad she nodded herself into as
ftf n7tl,e it now " His fueeiuud as eVp as the littio dreamer in her
expresion was more posite the Broup, upon an old che..t that
diaifolica, than it is poLib.e to describe, contain,,, their .... He Uo ed aa rd
His hot breath reached me, and fluttered ,
the hair of my bead. Leaning bis per-
son forward, and stretching out his arms'
;; - - , ,'ms..W,..l, moody silence, now and then
b lnnkinrr toward h a voun? wife as thounh
to their utmost length, as it to prevent
to tncir unuou mugiu, u i rt,K,u
my escape, he was already within a few
feet of me when I exclaimed in a loud1
voice, "The superintendent !"-pointing '
at tbi same time to the trap-door behitj
look
but without drawing in hi, arms or ob.n-
posture of his body.-,
Vi-b lho rapWrt.ln.ost of lightning, I
v j a a
" " ' CJ I
hc bad btrctcuod outwardly, . but
uot so tensely, and mauaged as l passed,
n uive each one a smart push with mv
Tbo stratagem was completely
fiUCCesiafui. Tbo maniac, upset by tbe un-
. oMnii,. nnon .. -f fnr
oled agSftult upon bia ,e B fell for.
ward upon his face, and at full length
could recover himself, I sprang down
the ladder, flow from story to story.' of
the asylum, and paused not in my rapid
1 . .'IT - 1 ' . I . .1
descent, until I readied tbcentnu.ee door.
Stopping there only long chough to inform
an attendant that I had lelt a lunatic up-
n i,f,
ou luu
ummit of the tower, L hurried to j
my lodgings, and overcome with fatigue
and mental exhaustion, retired early and
suppcrless to my room.
The next day I returned to the asylum, j
for the purpose of unravelling the mystc- j
ry of my adveuture. This was easily ;
- - ., , T ,
done. lUe gentleman wnom 1 uaa tasen
for my cicerone tbe day before, had been
ior many years au miuaiu oi wiu usyium. ,
He was intellectual, accompli.-hcd, and
possessed of a most winning address.
Being' mild and inoffensive in disposition,
and aubiect c
aud subject ouly,. at long mtervals, to an
'access of his mental disorder, he was per- ;
nutted to go at large aud unattended
. . . .
through tbe buildings and grounds of the
mates, mm an uiwu u... ..uw-.j
!. II II II A 1
and thoroughly conversaut. lie collected
ibis information from every available
source being as indefatigable in the
search, as he was quick sighted in tue de-
tection of facts aud statistics, bearing
upon the subject matter of his inquiries,
clon-'terest and excitement. He commenced
h5 mvpstiwations at once, and ceased not
iuauaws - w - I
from his inquiries, until be had learn-
ed the name, the personal antecedents,
the mental malady, and tbe present con
dition of the new comer. In this way he
kept himself thoroughly "posted" in the
personal statistics and characteristics of
the inmates of the institution. Ho was,
in a word, a tort of index repertorium, or
table of reference, for visitors, aud bore
in bis memory the unwritten biographies
of all his associates iu misfortune.
The peculiar characteristic of bis in
sanity was a propensity to seek high al
titudes, which when attained, always
broubt on a violent paryoxism of abera
tion. in which he became combative, im
patieut of control, and very dangerous, in
. r i . i I I
consequence oi uis gieut uguiuy auu
strength. Hence it was tbe tixed rule ol i
his keepers never to permit him to ascend ,
fu-'the tower of the asylum the trap-door of j
wuicu was aiwaya nejjt ocuuieijr iu i
down, and only openeu oy an omcer oi
the institution, to admit visitors to tbe ;
the summit and closed immediately after
both theii ascent and descent from the
tower. On the day of my adveuture
through some unexplained oversight, the
door had been left open, aud tbe means
of egress to the top of the tower thus af
forded, accidently discovered by my corn
companion, on our visit to that part of
the buildiug. The alarm I bad given on
my de.-ent, had carried the superintend
ent and several as-si-tants to the tower.
They met my quondam guide, slowly de- . precious burden, and with anxious fear ; aQJ frcc to exercise my opinions, and am
sceuding the ladder. A copious hemor- j saw them lifted to the boat's edge. She rree to .-ay, that this young man has beaii
hago of blood from the nose, produced by reached forward to secure them, but Anna tjj-uj c s ;
his fall, had reduced his paroxyism and ;
left him rational enough to provido tor
his safety by an immediate descent from
the tower. !
Since that adventure T have accepted J
no casual cicerones in lunatic asylums.
J. W. T.
SCENE IN A GAMBLE'S LIFE.
BY IRENE.
t . 1 1.1 !...:
unon one 01 tue crowueu uuaia mm
f , 1 , .1 m- ;,
con mually ply up and.down he Mis ,s-
sippi, was a -'f PJ 'Xft
The wife wore that melancholly expression
upjji.iii.iuvv.
of couutenauce that tells of a life-consum-
1 i- j ..Ipcared.
1112 Heart sorrow wuicu lies too ueep iu;'
be alloviated by sympathy. Her features
were sharpened by suffering, and her face,
I I -t.l I t, fn',r. t.o.1 l.f
k 1,1 V 1 , 1 , .
5t. M,nrl nmnnrtinnd nnil H10 tliin elienlr
, V K . 4i
and SunKcn, uiourumi bjc it-veuieu u iuiu j
of
rested upon her soft check, and the half
parted lips and closely-shut eye-lids show
ed how gently it slumbered. Now and
then a little girl, sitting close beside her
on a low stool, peeped under the light
shawl that covered the child's face, look
in" smilingly up to her mother, and again
-tied clo.erto uorsido, till, ovc
nr advanced, weariness made her own
pans anu ainwu. i.u ,ug
at with his head bowed upon bis band in
abstract, moody silence, now and then
ou.u.g ,u-.u
, P i- i- i-
be bad something upon bis hps to say,
yet dared not utter At length, in a
quick, harsh tone, in which there was
more of desperation than unlfindocss, he
said:
"Mary, the captain says be shall put
us on shore!" .
' "What' Tor?" was her astdnished won-
" -
"I've no money. Mary, After I bro t
you on board, I went back to tj s to
trv mv luck once more, and the scoun-
drels won every dollar. The knaves-
they've cheated mc! If I could only have
,t -mn ,.n fpv
time ro t lDy )uck rd soon
have shown them that I could win as
ncrnL-pn irrief A vounc babe s ent "v""u ' " "b j - -' - o tue pouto apotoiiies 01 iuu
unspoken gmt. A jounfc babe sic . h d boru ,;er snfely l0 1 1 , . , , .
HB,,u; V ' r l ;;.,.:r: V the arms of the distracted mother, who; nnd :n ' ffiW ,TCek3 Bertha
,y upon it anu w .u . - , . chM tQ , &
In giving.: vent to this excitement,, be
forgot,.for the moment, the consequences
which bis gratified : passion bad id ready
brought, upou-his helpless funiily, atid :tu
grily starting up, pnoqd the. narrow space
about them with flushed and scowling
face.
Poor Mary bad received the tidmg3 of
her dcw misfortune with a suppressed
! groan, but now her emotion was only vis-
ible in the silent tears that fell thick and
fast, while sho encircled her unconscious
children more closely in ber arms. She
1 , - 1 ... l, .
rememuereu me many aays anu iiiuis
of weary toil the bad endured to gather
a Vviuvu imiu um umi. a iu
convey her away from the scenes of her
sufferings, and with which they were to
secure au bumble home farther West.
But now all was gone. The bright an-
ticipations of a home, of their home, in
some quiet spot,
- i i
had long been her
strength, aud i
many an hour of sorrow had
been lightened with the thought that one
day they should till their own land, that
she should see the bright grain waving
aud the prairie flowers springing luxuri
ously around their dwelling; and her
heart beat with joy, as, in imagination,
she saw her children bounding upon the
green award, and breathing the fresh,
pure air, that Had tuus iar oeen ucnicu
them; and, above all, she would I otIlcr per!50lli,f two mammas and two
see ber husband freed from, the in- j daughters. Tho two mothers were face
fluences that drew bim and bis hard earn- t0 faCQ in one corneri tbe young man toofc
ings to tbe gaming tables with such mag- tbo 0pp03jte and found nimlf face to
netio witchery, despite all bis resolutions j foce wilb the young jj0 soon af
and promises. But poor .Mary's imagin- ; ter feu jnj0 a brown study, during which
ation had traveled too fast, and her hap- 1 th(J co(iUctor repeatedly demanded hi3
py dreams were all crushed now. No : ti(!.et wjt,out success, and tho young la
word of reproach escaped her lips, though ! die3 VTero eccrety laughing at bis bewil
she shuddered as she listened to the wind, j xtii air. Suddeuly restoring to a ruse,
and thought how soon they should be j t0 3Vo(t ri,Jicui0( ue pretended not to un
without shelter. Her uncomplaining sor- der3tanii German, and transacted his bus
row touched the heart of the gambler, ; inC3s with tbe conductor by signi. A' mo
und again be threw himself down upon I mQXit after the young ladies commenced
the old chest, and burying bis face in bis I conversation.
hands, awaited the summons he momeu- j u'pbjs young man j3 a vcry handsome
carny expected irom tne capiam.
Ihere they sat till midnight approach-
ed. tuict had taKen me place oi tue
noisy coufusiou of the evening, as one af
ter auother dropped away in slumber.
The heavy rumbling sound of the machine-
ry fell painfully upon tbe norvous ear ot
j tho gambler, as be listened to the ap-
proach oi every iootian, tin euacteniy tue
sound ceased, and ouly the rushing wa-
ters and the dismal whistling of the wind
.u- .u.u. a. ..j -"- --r
iaiu, accoujpauitiu uj a wau
ing a lantern, appeared, aud or-
dered the unwelcome passengers torward.
They arose, and without a word obeyed j ..Qh for womcn it is different. He
the summons. ( i,as prettJ moustaches."
The boat was lowered, and two men , ..rtha, if your mother should hear
at the cars awaited orders. Mary pre- J vout'
pared to descend, aud placing the babe , - 'Si,e j5 busy with her talk. besides, it
in her young daughter's arms, with a word u UQ hurt tQ t.lk of 0,0.13."
of caution, turned from them, and iu a ) fl0frer the blonde moustaches of
moment more was safely seated iu the j Frederick."
boat. By the dim light of the lamp she j ..j uuderstand tuat Frederick is esporis
watebed the coming of Anna with her 1 cj t VOu; but I. who am without a lover,
tottered, and in a moment was piungea
into tue roiuug waters. ;v sunn surien.
rent the air aud rang through the boat
with such wild agony aa awoke every
sleeper.
"My child! My Annal'' cried the fran-
tic mother, as she gazed vainly iu the
lark waters that had closed over her
I loved ones,
'S:i
ivo
them
save them!" she still
she strujisrled to throw
snneueu wuue
t 1 1 t I
e -a . . , , ,
: herself after them, though family held by
J J
i"to the river, white half a dozen lights
( n lirnnd ulnnm unon thi water, and
enabled him to discern any object that ap-
4
n " 1 . . '
,.,.. 7 ... j: nM ,r:,t,
a keen quick gaze, and then, gave a loud
shout as a dark mass rose to the surface.
With a few expert strokes tbe swimmer
' 1 ....
I reached Anna
as she wtn sinking be-
ber bosom. Still she shrieked
"My child! my babe is gone! oh, save
him too!" Aud with wild gestures she
entreated them to Cud it.
'What does she mean!" asked the as
tonished oarsmen.
"Anna had the bate in her arms when
lifted her down to you," replied the ex
cited aud bewildered father.
Without another word the generous
boatman plunged into tbe water again,
and glided here and there in search of
the lost. Iu vain the lit Hashed hith
er and thither, throwing a log frtrcak of
brightness to the bore. Nothing was
visible, and honesauk in tbo hearts of
the lookers on 'bo had gathered upon
deck, and oven the harsh captain pitied
tho mother, as he heard her agonized
nlm when the search was abandoned, and
the boatmen returned, chilled and wear
ied, from bis fruitless efforts. No one
spoke, and many eyes still anxiously
watched the ruffled waters. Amid the
silence, save tbo half stifled r.rief of the
bereaved mother, the boat glided slowly
away the oars dripping lightly iu tho wa
ters that bad embosomed the slecpim.'
babe. On and on they softly moved, till
tho boats lights glimmered in the dis
tance, and they could see tho wavy lines
of the shore, and the dark wood that bor
dered it.
Gloso upon tbo shore stood a few ham
lets; and" here in the midnight darkues?,
nnntli M fffll'ilQ 'lunin flnil Willi :i SLIClll" I .t l r.I. . ..
.... - I
they left the moneyless gambler, bis
stricken wife', and the half-drowned Anna.
Poor Mary sat moaning upon the river
bank, clasping her only remaining child,
and straining ber gaze afar upon the wa
ter iu search of the lo-t one. The conscience-stricken
father hastened to tKa
nearest cottage for relief, while the skiff
pushed from the shore, and returned to
tbe steamboat, which, in a littio time was
noiselessly pusbiug and puffing along tho
river, and le tying far behind tbe broken
group that bad been despoiled of their
treasure. Quiet was again restored a
mong tho passengers, and each returned
to bis dreams, or his waking thoughts of
the uubappy midnight tccne some to
syrayathize some to censure all eoon
to forget, in the busy whirl of life, thesad
lesson, that however may err, woman 5is
tho greatest sufferer thereby, and a few,
if any, to profit by tbe warning of tbe
gambler's misfortunes.
Hovel Courtship.
Three months since, a yoaag Parisian
was traveling per railroad in Germany
from Augburg to Berlin. Tbe curs, un
like those here, are divided into compart
mcuts, like the inside of a coach, tbe
passeneijrs sittins facinc each other. In
the compartment be selected were four
one : sa,d ono
lstt Bertha," said tbe other, with a
sort of affright.
''Why, he doesn't know a word of. Ger-
fir i f -t Tt i
j man. e can toiK ireeiy. now ao you
' gfl(j ,imy"
. 'Onlv orflim-r
t you are difficult
jQ fi,ure and distinguished air."
j t j ad besides, you know
, r do BOt loe dark
"And you Know 1 preterdarK to Dionae.
. 'e have nothtug but blonde in Germany,
' jt is monotonous and common place.'7
,.you f h blonde."
"They have no expression."
"I'ou do not know. I am sure he has
much spirit, and it is a pity he does not
speak Germau. He would chat with us."
"Would you marry a Frencbmanl"
"Why not, if he looks like this one, and
j wa8 Spjritcdj well-born and amiable!--'r-
j jut j can hardly keep from laughing.
s,. by doesn't mistru-st what wc are aay-
1 nr-
Tbe young traveler was endowed with
a great power of self control. He looked
carefully at Bertha, and his resolution
was taken. At a new btation, the con
doctor came again for the tickets. Our
young man with extra elaboration, and in
excellent German, said:
"Ah, you want my ticket. Yery well
let me see; I believe it is in my port
monnaie. Oh, yes, here it i-."
The effect was startling. Bertha near
ly fainted away, but soon recovered under
ratified
nd
ber willingness to marry a Ercnchman.rr
They live at HaniDurg.
A Texan and an Illinois farmer wefe"
speaking of raising corn, &c., and the Ill
inois man was boasting of the fuperior
yield of prairie land, and telling largo
stories, as all Western men do, to which
tho Texan replied: "I'll tell you what
stranger, they make large corn in your
clearings, but it aint a circumstance to
what we raise in tho Colorado bottoms.
Why the corn then) averages thirty feac
in height, with twelve cars to a stock, a-ctb
a ourd full of hheiled corn on tbe top 1"
There is an immense pigeon roost in
, D t county. 111., extending over a
f 2s by 14 milea, in which every.
tree has from ten to fifteen nc.-ts.
m 'O '
When you hear a young lady declare
that .-be bates all men, that some some
particular one has touched her fancy.
man iu Kentucky killed a cow a few
days since, in whose stomach was found'a
laro brass ring, a hair pin, a breast pin,
aud a, quantity of books and eyes.
"Brindle" had probably swallowed the"
milkmaid. .i
Wo havo hcafd of a fellow wKdwas
determined foScjoinmit suicido if fieper
ished in tbe aUeWt.