The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-09
Solution Of Il MySlcry--CaSpcr IINascr,

9'hc mystery Of tho mysterious in.
diyidual, Casper liuuser, has puzzled
the entire world. The fate of tho
unfortunate youth at one time Great
ed more excitement and oagcr curl.
osity throughout Europe than any
event Of tho resent century. Al.
though his tluo parcntagc and the
names Of those through whose instru.
mentality hc was consigned to his
bloody grave havo been established
almost beyond doubt, dread Of
the consequences of di<pleasing so
many illustrious. pcrsonagos has
hitherto prevented tho affair Loing
sifted with that regard for facts
which alone coui .elicit The complete
truth. In u strange manner the
mystery was lived
On tho evening Of tl'e goth Nav.
1879, casual passenger through the
streets Of Nuremberg net youth
about fifteen or sixtcon years VI ng,,
whose singular appearance at o:cc
arrested his attention. Althouyh
strongly built ho seemed scarcoly Y
able to uso his limbs, while his ewes
wore hardly strong enough to bear
tho dim twilight Of the lato summer
ego. In his hand ho held letter
addressed to II we'll known Citizen,
which he presented to every passor.
ny with an unmcaning stare. When
conducted to the house of tho person
to whom ho appeared to bo directed,
nc was offered food, but refused with
disgust all except bread and water.
and, throwing himself down on hSsap
OF straw, went into a sound
sleep. Tho person in whose charue
he was left did not kuow what to
imake OF him, Tor, on tho ono hand
ho displayed tho mingled curiosity
and stupid insonsibility of some be-.
lpg to whom all is new, but who has
no perocptiblc apprcciativo faculty,
~hllc he could repeat certain words
with distihotness and in dist;n,t
hand wrote down the name of Casper
Alauser. AS an idiot or clover i'm
poster, they finally determined to
sond him to prison, whcro close
examination showed him to be in
capable of any attempt at fraud, but
on tho contrary, to bo II vi,tim him.
solf Of crime. The soles of his feet
were perfectly soft and white, prov.
ing that he had never been pormit
to take exercise. 1t was clear that
he had mover soon an 4 never learned
anything no was u complete stran.
ger to tho commonest ties and duties
which bind In 'nkind together, and
uttorIy ignorant of the nature or
even existence Of society or morality:
in short, hc had evidently vcyc,ated
in complete isolation and itoral)y
in obscurity, for ho could not bear
the effect of light upon his eyes, and
neither knew at first the difference
'betwcon night and day, nor could
ho measure timo. Professor Dan.
mcrief charged himself with his
education. by gentle degrees, arm.
cd with the utmost patience, ho at.
'mpted to awaken tho dormant
iniltles Of this extraordinary be.
varlle learned with rapidity, and
,drearyisty re oil ctions Of the long,
of his oEgutory in which tho years.
before hlsood had been spent. rose
talk aboutqd. llo would often
over, he did nilor, for whom, how.
ing Of ill,will, W;ortain any feel.
in his simplicity, ,,athcr wondered,
offended him. Thlo could have
had not entirely ootessor, who
researches as to the biriiuued his
fortunate pupil, encoural his un-
traoo back the depths of hf.im to
and hoped eventually to colNory,
scattered facts he from time totho
obtained into soma tangible slc |
Thus three or four years roll
peaccably along. The world, tir
of its nine days wonder, il
forgotten all about Casper, and
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