One evening in 1808 a gaunt ,sad faced man entered the offices of Dr. James Hamilton in Manchester , England
He inquired: ”Are you sick?”
He inquired: ”Are you sick?”
“Yes , Doctor, sick of a mortal malady.”
“What malady?”
“ I am frightened of the terror of the world around me. I am depressed by life. I can find no happiness any where, nothing amuses me, and have nothing to live for. If you can help me, I shall kill myself.”
“The malady is not mortal. You only need to get out of yourself. You need to laugh , to get some pleasure from life”.
“What shall I do?”
“Go to the circus to night to see Grimaldi, the clown. Grimaldi is the funniest man alive. He’ll cure you.”
A spasm of pain crossed the poor man’s face as he said:” Doctor, don’t jest with me. I am Grimaldi.”
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