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vouring to construct an Adamisli clothing from 

 the leaf of the mangold-wiirzel. 



So blind, were the parents to the idiotic pecu- 

 liarities of this their only son, that they took him 

 to the mansions of their friends, and trusted him 

 as if he was soundly in possession of his senses, 

 totally forgetting that while with them, or in 

 company Avith any one of whom he was afraid, the 

 weak-minded young man might only by chance 

 conduct himself with propriety; but, of course, 

 opportunities arose when for a short time he 

 became free of all surveillance, and on one 

 occasion I saw him drive, or, at least, I saw 

 the butler whom he had driven into a state 

 of speechless surprise, under the following cir- 

 cumstances. 



The mansion had become vacated by the shoot- 

 ing-party ; the lord of the house had gone away, 

 and with a few ladies only one guest remained 

 that day to dinner. The ladies had left the dining- 

 room, and Master Gr. and this gentleman were 

 tete-a-tete. A message having been sent in which 

 called the gentleman for a short time to the 

 steward's room. Master G. was left to himself in 

 the full enjoyment of company to which, when 



