anged at nurse, that he was not the rightful
owner of the wealth he had heretofore enjoyed; and that the fact having
become known, he was dispossessed of his wealth, and must therefore work
for his maintenance. The madman believed the tale, but showed no
disposition to rouse himself from the state of indolence which had been
the primary cause of his mental aberration. He folded his arms, and sat
down, doubtless expecting that in due time a servant would enter as
usual to inform him that dinner was ready. But in this he was deceived.

Dinner hour arrived, and no servant appeared. He waited patiently for
some time; but at length the pangs of hunger roused him from his
listlessness, and he began to call out loudly for something to eat. No
one answered him; and he passed the whole night in knocking on the walls
of his apartment, and ordering his servants to bring him his dinner.

About nine o'clock next morning, one of the keepers entered the
apartment of the new patient, who, starting up with more energy than he
usually manifested, imperiously ordered his breakfast to be prepared.
The keeper offered to go into the town to purchase something for his
breakfast, if he would give him the money to pay for it. The hungry man
eagerly thrust his hands into his pocket, and to his dismay, having
discovered that he had no money, he implored the keeper to go and
procure him some breakfast on credit.

"Credit!" exclaimed the keeper, who had received the requisite
instructions from Count Pisani. "Credit, indeed! No doubt you might
easily have obtained credit to any amount, when you were living at
Castelveleruno, and every one believed you to be the rightful lord of
those fine domains. But now that the truth has come out, who do you
think will give credit to a pauper?"

The lunatic immediately recollected what Count Pisani had told him
respecting his altered position in life, and the necessity of working
for his daily bread. He remained for a few moments as if absorbed in
profound reflection; then, turning to the keeper, he asked whether he
would point out to him some mode by which he could earn a little money
to save himself from starvation.

The keeper replied that if he would help him to carry up to the loft the
fagots of firewood which were in the cellar, he would willingly pay him
for his work. The proposal was readily accepted; and after carrying up
twelve loads of wood, the laborer received his hire, consisting of a
little mo