Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-10-14

himself. woe 10 nun VI olt VI StIch VI
y book lay In his path 1t was sure 10
bring him fat on his face. where he would
lie content to sprawl till some one lifted
him up aud gave him another start.
To all descriptions of food and drink
save bread and water he showed the same
signs of utter aversion which had terri
fed the captains servant. The presence
of M article of food except the two men
toned he could instantly detect by The
smell, and Il diop ol wine, coffee, beer or
milk mixed with his water. or u morsel
OF meat. butter or cheese placed in his
mouth, caused him 10 become violently
Ill. Ills perfect innocence cast out lear
n ON his mind. and he would stand look.
img Oh with childish delight while n
naked sabre was flashed within a loot OF
his nose, aud once when pistol was fired
al him he objected only on the score ol
the noise il created. His sense OF smell.
ing was peculiarly keen. but for some
Time his senses of sight and hearing
appeared to be in stale OF torpor-not
that he was either blind or deaf, for his
yes were so strong that be could see as
we'll in the dark rs in the light. and bis
hearing lacked nothing in the power OF
distinguishing sounds TO which his atten.
ton was specially directed. But it was
natural consequence ol The undeyeloped
condition of his being that he should
behold things without seeing them and
hear without noticing. and hence he
stared vacantly al the Objects of daily
lite, and heard ils sounds without rccciy-
ing any Impression thercirom. One
exception must be made iY iavur OF gilt
term. objects, which, from the first he
eagerly seized and play ed with, and the
ringing OF b, IT,. which threw him into a
state OF ec>tscy.
His ideas OF things animate and inani'
mate, natural and artistic, were extremely
broad. lie could distinguish man or
woman from The lower order OF animals.
but the sole difference which his mind
could discover between the sexes was
that one Was dressed in more flowing
aud brighter roles. and was. lhel ciOre
the more lovablr Animals he also arbi.
trati.y divided into two classes. white and
black. \ white pigeon or n white horse
were the same 10 him-things pleasant 10
behold and desirable; but anything that
WAS black hs abhoTcI, and black hen
which he once chancvd upon nearly killed
him with frigat Oh a Creator. or death.
or u iIc to come, it i, needless 10 say lie
had no conception or any capability OF
understanding.
Shortly after his domestication in Nu.
rcmburg divers devout and wcll.Ineaning
clergy men sat down before him. aud vt
sundry times strOve To accomplish the
salvation OF his soul. But though he
would listen for time with the most
encouraging attention. he would present.
IL make dart III the good mans eye
ga.s. or curiously londlc his whiskers,
or sloop down TO ieel the polish on his
boots. ar by other and similar exhibition
OF babyucss satisfactorily demonstrate
that he had not the slightest idea OF what
the sermon WIS about Indeed, all
through his life Kepar entertained u
strong aversion To parsons. their presence
operating upon him in somewhat the same
Way that meat did. His impression OF
the ceremony of public worship he once
summed up in the following piihy man
ncr: First the people below, aud when
they have done the plrsOn begins to bel
low
The struggle ot this peculiarly situated
human mind TO grapple with the ideas
that had suddenly burst upon II were
deeply interesting 10 The psychological
world, and kaspar's education was
directed with as anxious n care as IL the
poor fuundIing had been the Prince I'm
perial or the prospective Car OF all the
Russias. Possessing memory which,
counting its age by years, WAS in its
prime, AMI upon which no ideas had yet
been written. aud with disposition SIM
gularly docile and earnest. X ,,par made
wonderful progress in his studies. In a
manner which shall presently DC noted
he had made start in the art of writing,
and in this he soon perfected himself,
while he drily added 10 his vocabulary oil
speech. Ills notions of things were,
however, essentially childish. and when
he passed beyond the stage of impassivc
indifference TO all around him he con-
stantly indulged in iancies the most gro.
tesque. He endowed images and trees
with life, and if II sheet OF paper were
blown of the table he regarded The act
rs of its own volition. and would won.
der why 1t went
1t was matter of deep surprise 10 him
that the horses and unicorns which he
saw carved in stone upon tho buildings
OF the city did not run away, and he was
forever guessing what The trees were say.
ing when the wind iustled through them
and moved their big arms and fingers.
Himself scrupulously clean, he beheld
with indignation a dirt encrusted statue
which stood in his tutors garden. often
asking why the man did not wash him
SELF lie also propounIed a similar
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