New York Clipper (Aug 1895)

Copjrrigliicil, 180J, by Tlic Fr»nk Qucea IMbllitiiDg Comptnj (Uoillcij.) Founded by FRANK QUEEN, I8S3. NEW YORK, Si^TURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1895. I VOLUME XLIII.-N0. 32. I PrlM 10 Ccntl TIME WILLCOME WHEN YOU'LL REMEMBER wnimy ron mi xrv vorr cLirPKR, BV MDNROE II. ROttENFELD. You Ic&ro mo now In tcAn and Badoew, Tti0 TOWS ffe pllglitcd ooc« arc doait; Vo mon fur me yonr niulte of gladncuR* The draam of love and Joj hua lied. Our pathR In life now pnrt forever, TtH h^le that wllla, and yet I know The llmo wilt come when you'll remomher The one tlinl Invert, th»i lovetl jron to I CiioHra: Fareirell the dream that bloomed and titdeil; Willi weiuT alepa tbmi llfo I go. The lime will come when you'll nmemixr The heart Ibat loved, that loved you ao i What though another heart slinll claim joa. Your emlle again will BweetlTahlne; No word from ont my Hps shall blame you. And I'll forget yon anj,a were mine I Yea, I'll forget, though heart be broken, Tho' Bad I wander to nnd fro; The Umo will come when yon'll remember Tie one that loved, ilial lovcd you so ! The Hme will come when you'll remenilitr, Allho' your heart he light and gay; With me Life's dayn are now December, With you I know they're bright as Hay. YoD'll Ihink of me when Joys are faded. When imllee of oihera ccaae to glow; You'll think of one whose love waa faithful. Of one who loved, who loved you ao I "MAD AS A MARC H HARE," TRims nnTni l«Rw vorr currRR, ■r MARtK MADiaoN. It waa llie airangeat Bioiy I ever beard, and Ibrough Ihe courtesy of Ur. B— I am enat)led lo give It to Ihe public, though I must beg (o be ex- cused from expresaing anyoploinn of my own re- garrilng It. Ileiv It Is oa the doctor told II lo me, and as con- (slued In the manuscript he placed In my posseesloni "Upon my advice lo hla parents Clarence Unnnl son was placed In l>r. Koboruon's Retreat for the Insane abont eight months ago. Though hbi rela- Uvea fell Uie greatest relucbinco In doing so, his many atlerapla lo lake his own llfo made such a step positively necossaiy, as he needed conitant watching, and oven force at Umea, to keep Utn In realraint I had made a long study of hla case, but I ronat confess Itliallled me. no someUnwa Ulked most rationally, and many pcisons would have be- lloved him perfectly sane, even when laboring on der some hsIlnclnatloD, so well chosen yvas his Ian gnage and so Impressive his manner. "One day when 1 entered bis room he said to me: " 'Doctor, I'm going to leave you today.' " 'Oolog homer I asked In surpitoe. "Ue looked aerloualy Into my eyes—hla own wero iHrge and blue, and, I believe, In health had been singularly lieauHful. Their eipreaalon aslheygaied Into mine waa almost sane, and full ot a alrange meaning that sdncd me wlih a feeilOR of awe as ho said: " 'Ko, t<m going lo ale ." "I started sllghUy. in spite of mymlt be bad caught me napping, had made mo lose eight of the faot that he was Insane, and that I most not bs anr pilsed at anything an Insane patient says or does. "Seeing mesttrt be smiled, and, placing his hand lightly on my shonlder, led me lo a seat, ne had always seemed rather food of mo, perbsps t)ecanse I was abont his own age. while most of Ihe doctoin and attendants about the asylum were men of mid' die age, ao when I called we genemlly chatted for aboot an hour. During these Ulks I had been able to watch the alreoge workings of his mind, and thus, I auppose, I had been enabled to undenUDd his caso more clearly than the pivfeason, though, as I said liefore, 1 never fully understood IL " That surprises you,' he said, aa lie seated hUn sell opposite me, 'but It Is Inie, I am going to die, but not by my own hand. I am glad I never suc- ceeded In those attempts on my life, because the re- sult would have been ditasirous tome, perhaps,and have brought evetlaallng sorrow lo another. I am noi going 10 Ure you with explanailoiu, iiut here Ui a docnment I have prepared; read II, and then ei- plsln its conlenis to my family. If I wen lo leave Ihtt to any of my relalives It would be looked upon aa the ravings of a lonailc. You, however, will treat It dliTerently, tor after you have read It yoa will underaland my case thoroughly; besides, she would rather 1 should leave It to a slranger.' " 'She,' I exclaimed. 'Who t' " 'You will know when you have road thaL Now, lei's change tlio subject.' "I humored hlin by Inglnning lo la Ik of Ihe latest polillcal news, for he was always niucb Interested In pollUca. When I arose lu dcpuit he held out his band to me, and unce moro reverting to the subject which I ihnnghi he liad forgolten, mU: " 'You'll be Inio to your irusi, I know, flood bye, and thank you for all your klnkneaa to me In the paal; at least, good bye until we meet again.' "When alone In mr oillce that evening I hap- pened to think of CInrtncc Iiunnlson'a mannacrlpt and drew It from my pocket. It was written In a clear, legible hand, and was headed: " -TBR (X)NFK!<8IUS (IF A UADMAN.' "Uere It la. Read It for yourwir, and I promhte yen It will set yon to thinking." I did so, and Anally, after much urging, and with s promise lo use licUUons names, obtained Dr. B 's consent to submit that strange confesaloo for publication. It began: "They say I am mad, and hare conHned melwhind bolla and bars because I wished lu die, and had courage enough to lake my own life, U I bad not heen pievented; bat It will be belter that I did not succeed, aa yon will nodersland, when yoa have lead this. "Atmnt two years ago 1 marrted Margniet Rod- cUITe. Onr conrtship hod been a long one; Indeed, I do not i«meml>er when 1 Ont leaned u> h>ve her; It seems aaU she came Into my life at Its very be- ginning; I doBotrwoUectaday Hut passed In ny eilalaiMa that did not have soma oonwiy of Mor- gsiet. Weplayadtofstherwhsnws vcntoddllaff babes; when we grew older we went hand In hand (o our dally lessons; when school days were ovor, and manhood and womanhood crewned ns, we seemed evon more Insepamble, and loved each other more than ever. If sucb a thing were posallile. I hart alwaroaldlhatHargaretsbonldlie my wife,and, as Enoch Anion did Annie I,ee, I called her my little wile when we played together as children. "I had never dreamed of anything eUw but that we should pass onr lives together, and Ihe day when we wero married seemed to culrolnstc our happi- ness. I looked back at our slnplellve-iand Uionght that tho old adage, 'tho conise of true tove never runs smooth,' was the most false ever written or spoken. Our wedding waa a btllllant one, for I was whispen of my family that (hoy dconed mo half mad, my mind almnat utterly ahallFred by (he ter- rible shock of ItnrttnK my bride dead on her wed- ding night (V>r months It mattered lllile to nie whether I lived or uot l^rhaps. If the preference had l)ecn given me, I would have choaen death to life, a.i I did later when I aliemptod to put an end to my eitst- once. "I Inlleved I had paned with kfsrgnnt forever, for a eirange thought had come Into my nilnrt as I held her In my arms that fatal night; that doalh whs (he end of our existence. Before I bad looked Into those glassy eyes of here I had tieen » devnul be- liever In the doctrines of Chrlatlaidty, but thoir iin- and I nfton cried out aloud, ralltngupon her lo come lomo. 'Tpon (he advtco of physlolana I waa tvniove<l to anothor climate, where It waa hoped a ctiange of scene would bring about a change for Ihe belter In my condition. We went to Italy, whore my father hired a heantltiil villa near Ihe seashore. Ah, how happy could I have Ihmii (hero with luy Ufargarel, but without her all places In tho world were mnoh tho aanie lo mo. "Though I remained a mehineholy wretch, even In tbh lioauUful spot, I have no doubt that niy pbyalcai health waH Improved. "I loved to Meal away alnlghtaml wander alone on the seashore, gojdng at tlio brilliant slam In rich and Margaret's patents were well to do, ao nothing waa spared that could add to the splendor and enjoyment of Utatoccaskin, When Margaret slipped away from a throng of happy fileoda to don her tiaveling costume I stood *l the foot ot lbs slolraand watched her ascend ti^ her apartments with a happy smile. At (he head of (he stepe she paused, and, InmlDg, threw a kiss to me, then dia- appeared. It seemed an Incredibly long Ume waiting for her lo rrjoln ine. "I also had made a hasty change or dress snd slooil walling for her, my watch In my hand, count- ing (he moments and wondering If we would miss our Ireln. Heveral gentlemen were talking to me, but 1 heard nothing they said, and at last Hlarted Impalleiitly forward. Intending to remind my bride (hat we would auroiy mUs our train, when I met her maid huirytng down stain, her face white, and wild, frightened took in her eyes. I did not wait lo hear wliat she bad to say, bot bounded np the steps three at a lime and bant into Maigarel'a toom. My Ood I there ahe lay, otietohed out on the floor, her head lying on her ■neuter's lap, who sat rocking to and fro, sobbing and moaning: 'Oh,she'adead,deadt My Margaret la dead!' I selud ber In my arms, raised her np and looked Into her wblio, set face. Ber eyes were wids open and alared glatsUylnlomlne. Der lips, which bnt a sbon hour before hod pnmlaed to love, honor and obey, were parted hi a (basUy smile, and Ihe lower Jaw dropped In an nnsl^Uy manner, as I lifted her head and called ber name. Vea, she was Indeed dead, and when the nihen, aroused by the servant, came ratblng Into the nom, they found me stilt holding her body In my arms, and raring like a madman, while ber mother bay senseless on the door, st my feeL Twos St deoth'adoo^for mosf adaj after mat, and when I reiwvend I lesnied Irmn the tuiUn meaning sure had Oitod me with an ineipiesidlile dread; I could not sepanU) the malertai snd the spiritual, and since Margaret's death I bad become an athelaU That Is perhapa the reaaon why I could And no oomfort or solace. "One day I met a friend who waa an enthUHlasUc belleTcr In aplrliuallsm. lie tried lo console me. lie tjtid roe that Margaret wasnesr me In the splrtt, even while he spoke to me, and said that If I would go with bim (o a seance which he waa to attend that night he would convince me Hut there was a hereafter and a preaent as well, of wbloh I did not even dream. I waa ready lo groap at slnwR, and gnlckly ronaented to accompany htm "I went—not once but many timea; not aa a licllever, however, bot as sn atisnt skepllc. I waa iKHiiid to convince myself that the whole thing was a humbug, and I sno^eeded, npon thoreugb InveatlgaUon, In dolus au cdectuoUy. I wish I could ban been deceived by those sumnge sorceries I aaw. It would bare been some comfort (o me. Aa it waa, the glaring hypocrisy and Mckery of It all only nude ra« more ot a hen- dc than ever, and 1 wu certain (hat Margaret Ured only In my memoir. "And all this Ume, when I possessed the reason- Ing powere to discern (be dinerence between Aaud and tmlh, I #as looked apon as a madman—harm- lea. It hi tnc—yet more sane (ban my Judges, you will admit. "I had a faint, Imslallble dedre to And my lost wife In thespint world lo which ny friend hsd In- trodaced me, snd, unce thoroughly conrlnced that I should never succeed, I become even mora melan- choly, and longed for that obtlrlon where 1 coald forget mysomw, to which Hargoiet had aonk and forgotten me. Yet In my soul I longed for h«r In. Knssly. My evety thogght waa plctnisd irllh ber pnseoo*. My waklsf snd slesplsf boms were Oiled wMhrUonsof her.tdtd la ber brUoI rolK*, Ihrlr depth iif blue tilackucw. Tlio Intense ituloinf tho iilglils Reeiiicd In rest mo. It sppesrcfi In Ihi (he only ai»nt where I cniilii forget my sorrnir; whore I seemed fur hnun to fnrgol my own extaieiice. i hsIloKi thai I waa always walchort in tliCMi iiIkIji ramtilcri hy iuti$w inenitwr of my family, but no nite overdlRtiirtH;d me. '-One night, more rcslless Kuui I had t>i:eii for weeks, I went out lo thu seaslKirc and sought my tavorlio resting place, a IoIko "f nwk whicli jnUcd out over the walon, that swictlcd at its tmao with a regular, monutuiidua Hoiiiid (ha( acted upim my reNiteari Hplrii Itkn itiu cnHiiiliig lullai»y itf a inotber lo her rreUol IsiIh-. "I liad spent (lie day In vagiio tongtnif f'>r my lost Margaret, ami even the (|iilet of this peaceful hihiI seemed, this night, (o bring mii no sfilace or forgnl- fulneaa. "I aat fi>r a long time gazing out at the stare lliat were mirrered id Ibe jwacetui aea. Uiiatilo lo rcalst (be Ifiipgliig iMln at my heart, I threw out my arms Inward the heavens and i:rled: " 'Ob, Hargsral, Hargaiet, It eann'd lie Uiat yuu lived only b> pertsh forever. Hear uie, wherever you are; come to me, some to me!' Anil,aobldngvio. lenity, t threw myself face downward oil the rock. "Hiiddonly it sesnied aa thfiugb I heard my name ■pokco, BO low and aufi that II appoared part of the inunnuilnga of the aea, yet I recogiilztd Margaret's voice, and looked up expecting bi see her liealdn me, and to Ood that f bait tf«en dreaming all tbe eventa of (he |«sl four months. "Abl tuiw, you, Uio, will tjolleve metnpd, doctor, but what I (ell you la (he soienin (rnlb—Margaret waa there, Not tbaNaigarel whose loss I mourned, but the Msrgsrel wlinae presence In a new exist- ence bade me moura no more. "I cannot desolbe her. Hh« *as a Iwlni such as men Imagine iasgels to In. I mt vutng upon her, speoehleaa and tpsUbonnd. ".shoamllrdreaKiiirlngly. llowlHMiillfulHhewaa. All imi-ea ot earthly ilioughl nnd feellnga had dh<- appearcd from her fsre, givingplaro (nan expres- sion of au|iroHh' peace and hnpiilncM. "I*rcsi'ulty I saw an niixloua limk coiiio Into her eyes, (hatseomcil lu Iw tiut the nde.-i|on nt oolor. In lliat iKiliiK that wns nner all liu( it redeollon of tho Margiin'l It niioo had boon. Tuning to me with an aii.Mniia air atie vpoke. (^n ymi Iniagliio heaven- ly niiislcr ThRt uaa hor video. "'Ulari'iu-o. C'liiri'UL'p,' she salit, 'I have coluo lo you at Ihu risk of grosl danger to myself, but I could no lunger reidst your will. Oh, I lieg or you to i rMM limn ciiiiiiiiiut laiiKiniHlliina. ihi patient. (Salt mo no iiiore, or 1 atiatl i-oase (u tto, and we will tie Iiiid In each iiiher turevor.' "AtlBHl 1 riiiiiid niy void'. " 'Margaret,' I riled In an erataay or Jiiy, 'yon ll«p, yiMi oxisi—(burn la ini ilenth.' " 'Yoa," she rojiltiHl, •Itiore bi death, and 1 have braved It for ynu. Itiilesa yuu oeane calling npon uie I shall die (hat rtradi. IcaiiiKitreUHtyour will, for my love Lsatniiigor than lani.* " 'Ixive; thon hivn still exists, uvon aflerthohoart hascoaaiid liilmatT' " 'Oaii a thing of iteali tnvot lloli the mind iif Km loasiintng (Hiwur, and la (ho licarlrapntiloiit oiiio- (Innr l,iivo ilwelta In iho mill, ami lives otomally with llinl soul in tlio groat life horcntler.' " '1 liart liegiin In dnulit that there was n soul. I ciiiilil mil rcallu) iliat yiiiicmilil tenvo nie, Marga- ret, If thorn wan n waylo rnium through (he galea of dealb.' " 'There Isn way and I luvn enswul It, Initl darn not ngain. Ltsli'ii: I rnniiut niriiain with yon. Kvory iiioiiieiii llirealnus tlial drslrui'.lloii whiuh is Iho iiiily rent iIi'rIIi, ami llfo in sweol—soswaet.' ' 'H|ieak, Margaret, itiilvli.' "When a i-litlil la imm a i^orlain iiiimlMir of yoaix la atlniieit II nil riirlh, Ita dcallny pirnnlalnod, but wlieii IIIH niiitiiwnd with reason II In gtreii free will In fiiioil that deatliiy In Itn own way. When lis liiiur hnn riiino llm s|iirlt loaves Its iieli of tnnrlal rlay nnd pannsH awav tliniiigh Iho atninspbon ot thin wiirld, or li may iHisnnin utiior wnrtd-perhapa nno of tlioM tar oif pianola. Whsii llin snul roaohes Ihe iiiilor s|iaro It llioro baiiia all It piisauaaoil ot oartlitylltnnxcopt reinombranro and love; tlinrobi (he overlasling hIhhIii nt (be sniil-dio ntioilo ot real life—spam will I alinnapherv. In iiitr iiaasago tliniiigb (III, itir of a (ilniiul wo an priilDotpd tiy Ibe agcriln nt (he Ureal lloliig, Mnater of all, wlm uinie In nri:nni|Miiy It when Us (line lias ex|ilrod, lint In vontura Ini'i thin nImiiHphnre atnno hihI iiiigiianluil IsHlmoHicoriHlii dcstriii'llnn to an initKHltMl or im- proterieii s|ilrlt. Vol, yon callud mo and niy love Is strntrgor than all ebmand I am liere, inylng nuti, momoni In tho llnial Iteliig In pardon my relielllnii. and grant me safe return In tho Wnrhl ot the Hunt. may mil siirvivo lliu ordeal uf returning there alonn, and it, wlionynur liounwmus, yuu llndyuur Margaret In not Ihora you will hniiw lliat alio per- ished (hrnugli iiergri'Ht hvo fiiryuit,' " 'I havn liecn aetltsli,' I crial, '<lli, fnrglvo trio, Margaret, fnrglvo.' Iliiniil drspalr.'ahorepllnd. 'I haitthaslnnglh III ciimo. ami I shall, perhaiM.rnliim unharmed; bin listen, I have nut Biinttior mniiieiit. Vnur llnie has not yet cotnn, It'inay not tor nuiny years, yot since lite nn earth In wiaad inynii, I will liilercerte with preyoni, evory innnienl and hour, tor the great Vaa- ler to nhiirten yniir dayn ami poitnit ynu In cnme In me; but ynu iriii>l lie pallnul. Iht not attempt In take your own llfo. It ynu aiircuiid ynu will tm com- pulled In puan, iinaldcit, lliniugb fills alnioaphore to internpai*«,audi will nut asniiroynu satopassage. Only Im isiltnnt ami watt—tarewoil.' 1 saw tier fading away, anil in my great aiixisly iirird nut: 'Htny,Mnrgnret;niio mumont iiinre; ynu will give mo wiiiinntgn riiat I may know ynu li.^venot failed.' 1 stiall ask lllm In free yon rn,in ynnr earthly feilera nne year fniin Inntghl, sa iiinrtaln coiinl. ft succeed ynu will tie wKh nie; if I fail you will ye( llvo nil earth, hut I pray ynu li, iiatlcnt and we will surely moot again,' Kveti aa alMi aitoke (haao words hmo tadnd from my light, and I lay liko one In nn ersUllndrnam ,111 I heard iity taihor's tnnistop and his vnlno. as hu tsulo mo arlsn and return homn wllh htm. INKiliir, Ibat waa a year ago t/iiilgbt. I coiitirns hat my ImtMlloiirn, oti sevenil occaslniis, got tho lictlitrntmy gimit Judgment aliico that niuiiinrable iilglil, and I alinmpled In lake my own life,certain, luiny egntisni, that I rnuld siirvlvn (ho ordeal of paaaiiig alonn and iinaldcii tiy any aupernal powers Ihrniigli nur oarthiy adnisfpliere bi outer space Hurrlyir Margaret rnuld 1 eniild,and If ahe liad railed I prnfdrrnd bImi In iierlaJi. If Margaret lias siirceedodlii liaviog my lltesen- teneo on eartti commiiieit, as I llniily tiellovs sho has. 1 shall passaway iiiirtglil.anil when yon come to me III the looming ynu will And only myeanliiy part reinaliiliig. Ynu may IkiIIovs that f Intend to onm lultaulnlde, liNi I aasiirt) ynu ynu will diid no er|. linneunt self iriiinicr. Try lo ennvlnr.e myimrenbi of llio Iriilh nf Hits statiimeiii, that Ibey may enjoy itie cniisniallun nt ini.-eiliig irio again. I shall hare iiind Margaret and elenial life, tlod iiless ynu, my giHid friend, anil farnwell." And wlint was the nnd nf It all t" I Baked Ihe doe tnr, afier reading this ntraiign alnry. Thst is whst aiirpilsen iiw." he replleii. "Alter bad read llial emiabiii I went In tied, tiitl I could ml sleep. Finally, I answainl dreioed rayseir,called my carrlago and drnre raplilly to ibe aaytum. My appeamnce nt (bat tiniir of the night-.^r mnmlog. rather, ror It was fully two o'clock—aurprlaed the nuperlnteiidenl, whnin I awoke, and I lielleve lo tbla day that be thought I was more lit fur an Inmate tbati a physician. I ihowed him that document, bnt he nnly ianghed at II. I Insisted, bnwerer, on golag to my pallenl's room and also on having him ctossly watched for llie tsahinre ot tbe nighl, tint that mu needless. Ho waa dead. Kxamlnadon showed (hat be hod died at least two honm previous lo ny arrival, and the autniwy, ptrfumrd when we were certain lieyond a doubt that It waa not a caae of snapended animation, failed tndlacloae anyatgnaofaiilolde." Well, nald I, "and liosr do yon account for It I" If I wero not as sceptical as I am I wonid mj that bla iMory waa Irue and lore Irtamphed over death, or I sbuuld aay life; hut aa a pliyMcttD I am compelled to say that tl^ man died ot Imagination, nothloii nun."