Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-06-29

ference between an open and shut door,
l fancied I might easily pass where the
man had done. For the first time | suf-
fered acute pain for many days my
suffering was intense, and / was unable
to define its cause. I can understand
now. how it was that, from time to time,
I found my hair dressed, my clothes
changed, and my hands white. | sts-
pect that my keeper occasionally mixed
narcotic with my food, and that my
garments were changed while [ was in
state of insensibility. 1t seems a very
long period since pen and ink and paper
were first placed before me. The man
traced some letters in my presence, and
afteIperhaps more than years at
tempts, unaided, | succeeded in imita-
ting the two words which represent my
name-piobably not my true name
that, [ suppose, | shall never know.
Nevertheless, [ thank the man for hav-
ing bestowed upon me some title, other
wise my tomb would bear no inscription
save this, 30 the unknown one. At
last, | conclude my keeper grew tired
Of me. One day, when the hour arrived
for bringing my daily food, he came, but
without the bread and water I was ca
gerly expecting. He put a bandage over
my eyes, swung me over his shoulder,
and [ felt that | was being carried away
but [ did not even ask myself what was
going to become of me. Memory fails
to relate more. | suppose [ lost conscious
ness soon after emerged from my pris-
on house. Did the man come from Nu-
remburg or from greater distance, l
know not. All [ can say is that he de-
posted me at the gate of the town and
removed the bandage from my eyes.
When [ came to myself I tried to bear
the light of day, and to stand upright
with the help of stick. My strength
must have been small, for | fell down,
and was picked up in the street soon af-
wards" Such was the pitiful story re
lated to the family of his kind protector
by Kasper Hauser. The tale spread
from mouth to mouth and caused great
sensation. Strangers came in crowds tc
see DR.. Daumer's mysterious protegee
A man secretly introduced himself into
the house, and being a moment alone
with Kasper, stabbed the unfortunate
youth with poinard. The blow wa
ill-directed and merely inflicted wounC
on his forehead. The household wa
alarmed at Kasper's cries, but the assas
sin had vanished, and no trace of hin
was ever discovered. This murderou
attempt proved too surely that the un
fortunate victim of such persecution wa
not safe at Nuremburg. Lord Stanhope
rich, generous, and powerful Englisl
nobleman, was deeply interested in th
fate of Kasper Hauser, and resolved t
take him to Anspach to finish his stud
ies Afterwards, he was to accompan
Lord Stanhope to England. Kaspe
stayed four years under the care of tn
celebrated DR.. Fuhrmann, who succeed
ed in making our hero a well-informed
amiable young man. The time for hi
departure for England was drawing nea
when one day. as he took his customar
walk in the palace garden, near th
monument of Uryen, he was accosted b
a stranger who held out paper. Ka'
per took the petition. and was glancin
over its contents, when he felt hlmse
stabbed in the region of the heart. Th
assassin took flight. but Kasper, thoug
mortally wounded, had sufficient strengt
to drag himself to DIR. Fuhrmann' hous
The unhappy youth was only able
gasp the following words /: palace !
Uryen l--monument-purse p The p
lice were sent to the place he names
Near the base of the monument the
found purse of violet silk, containir
a paper on which was written "Kasp,
Hauser, born the 3Oth April, 1912
dies, December 18th, 1888. Know TIL
+ [ am from the river frontier of Bavari
These are the initials of my name, 4
L. o." Lord Stanhope offered rewal
, of five thousand horins to any one wi
D could trace the murderer Of his proteg
All efforts to discover the assassin we
fruitless-NeaC Dominion Monthly.
q A Cornwall farmer told US that b
: cattle were so gentle and kind that tn
: followed him all over the farm, and
g passing a haystack they would often CT