The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-11
ANOTHER STRANGE CHILD.
WELL DEVELOPED AND ROBUST, BUT
CURToUsLY AFFLIC7En


The population OF Bulger. hamlet in tn
northwestern corner OF Washington county
Pa was increased by one by the birth OF fe
male baby one day In August. 1879
while all OF the natives. big and little
male and female. were In the fields
The mother had been In tho field helping he
husband. and when she left him to 60 hon,
his scythe never missed a stroke. She said
81 am going home" He nodded. and per.
sistently followed the broad path made by the
scythc nevor once turning to look after the
retreating form Of the woman. The mother
Incredible as It may seem. was ut her wori
again tho next day. The baby was placed In
the shade OF WIDE thick stemme cd
oak In the contre Of the field. Her fat little
limbs were bare and she exercised them In a
most healthy manner. When she wns hungry
she crowei Justify, and after she had been
nursed she went to sleep. while the sun was
irving to burn hole through the protecting
branches of the tree.
For three yenrs Minnie Kaufman. as the
baby was named. grew and prospered physi-
cally. Poor people like the Kaufmans. who
have to work eighteen hours out OF twenty
four to get bare living. generally let their
children grow up as they may until they are
old enough to be sent to school. Until her
fifth year Minute was much neglected by the
rest OF tn, family. She could not talk. that is.
She cant ta!ki" her !.year.old sister Eliza.
understand hcr. but no one else can. not even
Tie luther thought that something was
wrong with the chids tongue. because she
sSaa ne. siy in ass
to stand the expense Of having tho child OK
smned by rhysisian. bel BELIEVING that It was
come the impediment. in her speech. The
was no nothing wrong with her vocal or
gans. aud that not only was she mentally well:
sn'ed ' Ssa to wb tss liz END END
taken minute measurements. she appeared
e have nave, IN n. extraorSdiinary large brain
y ena hGr Sss ssSs
aud he said that she would learn to speak as
we'll as any other child ~ careful. patient. and
that was all Minnie returned home and an.
other year passed, without, her learning to
speak i singh, word Of he English LANGUAGE:
had i said They Believed that the S ehld was
tongue.tied and would never learn to talk un-
til after surgical operation that they could
When ion; Minnie ii S was n, nearly 7ysers Of ags she
nrst term word came from the teacher that the
parents had better take the child away from
Sohns further the aeers MIND
than that however Although he was not
she should never ever go among stpans seis
e. d9s s as a hs et sS nn s
Ate, Minnie's return from the city a. close
were separated seldom. Elizabeth acted as
required Another curious fat was that Min.
animals on the farm. which manifested itself
, whenever she approached one Of them. The
young ss horse that SMASHED %t5.
Minnie was sufielent t. subdus Tie brute
~nea eSas would ss Chase ana Eli
ssa s EsS sts g sn de At voae call
cstSSIis pIss ayns hsssS began
sss: L was said that h ne could cure cure
tbe q T ftPb
ssd ths tsthee DECIDED 70 ssfs &lnnie e ths;
ease was explained. Hs laid it before his 81.
snd IL Tth this
Is any other, child Of her age" Then the
s'Ssas a 1af was
nd On &c for three
Ing q the third DAY, the divine healer would
tsnEus with piece Of bone from the body Of
st. Anthony, He would then command: Arise
;a 70 os and at thst nd the shds
Be- complete. and she would 60 forth
%nd xt Gss ssFy @ae
had h ahs essss
sdds TIE Het eharee Is s5 s ss
a sa,I The poor man turned pals. buth
SyT5ish hs held ITS sS SHi tlssiie au inc nan0
on Minnie was now ~ years Of age. Had any |
The dodd SS hs st
Sset h9Rnght useless to try to her any
s sne md out God or In other words. did she |
p FAYE w. any conception Of Supreme Beins2 1t
he oSta Ge bed Ss S
gown 1t a, willingly Thrf ,dd f. she went
S%qht ihss Did She Know what it meant?
h se sSs 81 one
NEW anything more about God and the Sa-
sn onur than the mere names: that is. had she
gY w as other children were. But ut the age OF
Az shG might have been expected to know
something more She saw the sun and the
m nom and the stars the trees of the forest, the
s HSfus IN the air. and the growing grain. Did
s s.y excite any wonder in her mind? Did the
she nave any fcur?
W. Is only necessary to answer the last ques-
aVl. Minnie has never shown fear OF the |
and 1t Is. therefore. logical to
~ shhoune mat she mas no conception OF it: that
Ky thti,ao es not ba.ve in the existence OF any
tHH,ihg she cannot see. She will goanywherein
u,e dark; into the cellar. the garrett the grave
ssra; through the woods. without fear. One
ssS Ss. n she and her sister Elizabeth had to
R Ras thr9ngh piece of woods on their way
snne. There was no human habtaton within
fEsIti ,nra miles. An inky darkness prevailed.
dd.,naDeth shiverrd with feRr. When tho chill
shsr,t reached u point where the road made u
tsr ESaa E nga1 theT With Shrek
I hnd ran as inst as her limbs would carry her
Lnnnhs hcr little sister behind. She arrived
n, NH" y, ~ terrible state OF excitement saying
mn sm"b ,noy mad met ghost In the woods. Half
! 4, sn mour lntrr Minnie came home She carried
br YIoW whit" pigeon that had ono Of Its wings
Inth \, |, 10y SHOT. 1t was the ghost that Eliza
bos r itn"usht slio had seen. Miunie had never
ivaiu u ghost story nm nj hnr tula hnt nv |