, 1879-02-17
witch did not scem ns largo as a 2.ycas-old

clitld.
stpoptne down. took That pale, cmnetateti
hand III mihr.. u Waa COLI. not txceetlfng n
it;cn,ncra1tnrc of 45. Tho pulse wa, about O..
lnk 1etwecn lA aud it,. Tic c"ntour n:"f of tI,c M
hcal Is allapcly, The forehead hleh, broad, nntl
sng9estivc Of tntt!l0ri,cc !ralrr than tlcfnt.,-
tia or frctxtetl insanity. lllc EYES Tint were
In tllcir tu,.kcts n,l have list i1trr iuttre for
ever. Tic lids arc fefnxrd. iln functions Of the
optic ncrYn srcln tu liavU hcen destroyed. Tie
skiu ls It'll sult, white, n' delicate looking,
though The lnnrf,Id condition of lIlc ncrYca viii
he apparent tfDin thE fact ttat
4 TN CAN ne hfrcK tSTo IT
quite decp without any crtdcnre Of pain The
lower limbs art much contracted md devoid Of
f1l'lscuiar power. Ihe feet nrc Tnnr1t t3cfortntd
An1 bent bnck NJ II hy muscular contraction,
When told by she !nsnaIes that she .,as hscn
like that for years; that stn travis lt,rcc time.
0nf, as te4n1ar1y ~ cl0ck.wuts, 10 tiiu slDotf
Tor yer food; TINT she cOtst'irH at eael, .ncnl
fee, md sotletiu'cs .neat TINT stlc .sstrong nIul
,suul tear oft nny riotng Eut IN her, n1nl that
shc, Is quite lfyclr at night, one has to bo
ete'lnlots !n,lcsd not to tio',bt H. for tte I'D
"sAc Il lust ~ obstinate rs sl.e can be-; she wi,|
crawl outof It, rs II 1t did mt feel cool 10 tcr,
nt,t1 E0 into The c,rticr where she Is nnw; she
%lway' %nst g'ea there; she likes The cold ou'aa
shc Was Visited Yesterday hy Dss. cosbus
administering tu llcr cs,'1torts. Ahc resisted
tlic proccss Of dressing with ali tic forec s!,c
could command. She was ,hen placed In lie
bed, mud remained puict while tl1cJ were
III .he soon,, bat scarcely haa ihry
adjourned to The next foom when sl,se
cran1ed 10 tic, northeast corucr ot the
fnot Of the tled.-simllar 10 hcrnccusturncd POSI-
fi1 tytff
tng The tick aud clothing uTer her fron the head
AZ Bhc Inst fI,ttErey draws her accustomed blanket.
Not secn1tpgy liking ttnt pos!tIon, she I'D no.
stay 50 l"nE, but. gliding oSns e.; Tug; slic rail- she
her old corcr, pulled her Arcas off by getting It
over her llEii In MI Instant, drcw tho old
blanket arunnd taer, md SETTLED down tn lcr
usual way. Or: cortus describes her inanncr
OF moving rs tint vi Yr1yglfng or Bhutllfng
gait nt The hips propelled by The feet, the hHnds
tnk,ng little Or no t,srt lie has cttnrdcrs tl,at
she il 10 ba dressed several times day
TIL sho becomes accustomed to clothing, md
get out. Tie Doctor speaks uf her case ss being
not uny ttie wurst fIe ever snw, hut the worst
he ever heard OF. low long shc Inns bccn kept
In nut1G condition no ono can ASCERTAIN. It Is
thought by kut,e tllat BhG wns u!VEAtCa os Elotl.
ing ut the ttnlr a',c was ttrss counei, lest she
would make her escape through THO window.
THE uars that arc there would tertAtnly moi have
prevented her, for child could tear them down
Is they now arc.
How SHE HAS STOOD Tllg coLp or WINTER
IL u mystery In Itself tlmt Il difficult tu solve,
fur even allowing tint fire might have been
kct,t in tic kitchen both day nnu nclt.-wl,tcIs
Is rcFr improbable, e,-tflc stnrcplpe cunning from
1t could nut throw OF sufficient Leat tu warm
tho room, md must assurt4'y tile co!d llas bccn
often sufficiently Intense to frccze q phil Ut
wnter solla, But how ehe has survived that,
and why her relatives have not called Intention
to her confinement knowing, us tlict must. That
s1o should, II insauc. hayo been sent 10 all asy.
iutn, Is ore Of thosc questions !nto which, II a!l
probability, the propur nuthurltics will feel CALI
cd upon to Inuutrc,