New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-10-24

says happened to persons and under cir
cumstances well known to him
The first case was that of q man Of
middle age, Tin rugged health and free
from any inherited homeopathic faint -
He was q plumber by trade and lived
IN town near Philadelphia He was
prosperous and was neither overworked
hoe the victim of business troubles HIS
family life was harmonious, and he had
no bad habits The Sunday ON which he
disappeared he had been in the house all
day, reading and playing with his chill
dren- About O'Clock he got up from
the lounge On which helay, changed his
house Jacket for an ordinary business
coat and told his wife he was going out
for short walk He stepped into the
street and suddenly disappeared, as if
he had vanished into air.
Although conspicuous figure in the
town, and although the streets were
crowded, he was seen by nobody. His
absence continuing, the next day an ex-
haustive search was made for him. But
nothing could be learned There WIS
absolutely no trace Of him, either in the
town or IN the surrounding country. In
due COURSE the business was disposed of
and the family moved to Chicago, Civ
ing up all hope Of finding e1ew to the
mans disappearance.
One day two years later number Of
men were working at their trade In
t1nshop III one Of the far southern states.
Suddenly one Of them dropped his work
and clasped his hands to his head
My Godt' he cried, looking about
dazedly, where am r How did get
heres This isn't my shop! Where am I:
What does it mean9''
His companions We're at first disposed
to laugh but when they saw the mans
changed expression, the beads Of sweat
On his bTuw and his nervous wiitchinzs
they Knew he was not drunk, but under
the influence Of some great emotion.
They spoke to him, but be insisted that
the uame they called kim by was lot
his. At last he made his way to- the boss
OF the shop and tried to explain about
his family and his business in the worth.
The boss was iucreduluus. He knew the
| n1an as a wandering tinsmith who had
dr1fted into the town seeking work at
his trade and whom he had employed.
He had proved to be a trustworthy and
t skilled workman, and no further inqui-
~ had been made.
Under a fictitious name DR.. Os-
borne says IL his paper, s'theman had
been Known to his companions and had
been paid He remembered nothing Of
the past during his period Of employ
ment. but at last dim recollection had
come to him Of that fatefu Sunday-his
rising to go out, his promise to return
soer-and then all was blank. He
had no money, although he had worked
steadily IN his shop and had received
, good wages Atsthe last accounts had
| OF him he was at Chicago, living his
normal life. Somewhat mystified ove1
his realization OF the strange freak IN
which he figured. although feeling well
and apparently IN mental balance, he
realizes that he has been tH central fig
ure IN some overstrange mental phenom-
enonsquite mysterious enough to make
him at times Doubt his sanity
Dr.. tOsborne's second case he speaks
OF thus A similar case occurred to 8
resident OF another town near Phi1adel-
phiA This man, whom We shall desig-
nate as K, was n lawyer. a prominent
po1t1clan-a former member of COL
;&res, believe man Of fine orator
| EaI poWers and Of brilliant attainmeuzz.
Zone day he got up hsm his desk,
leaving his lawbooks open at the pages
he had been consulting, and stepped
outside Ter few mounen& He disap-
peAred. In due oGnrse vigmuus search
was Instituted reservoirs and STREAMS
we've dragged for his body On the pre-
sumption that he had committed sui
eide and in short all the means that
money and influence would put into
operation were emplayed but in vain
Not the slightest elew was obtained
His domestic Affairs were well known
to Be moss happy BE was ahterninus
IN his hahits and moro devoted to his
profession than to society. The me and
cry Of rremeladfated flight was dispeIled
6 by the ddsodged state At his unlocked
desk, over which were scattered papers
and mass Of unfinished Eork- HIS ac-
counts were all right, and among his
papers W16 I0Q1k0 UQC2&QGQ checks
| amounting to several thousand dollars.
After several months had passed
word came through official channels
that x was In Australia and had an
Piled to representative of CUE govern
menT there to establish his identity and
procure means for his Transportation
home. TWAS some time before his fam
lily were fully satisfied Of his existence
IN that faroH country under such STAR
ting circumstances broken m health.
penniiess aud unable to give definite
account OF how he got there
K finally established his identity.
His passage money was forwarded, and
IN due season he arrived IN this coun-
try Hewent direct to his former home.
and after short period for recupera-
tIon took up the practice of his profess
sion and was. as hs has continued to
be up to the LAST information have had
Of him, his former normal self How ha
had disappeared he Was unEbk 70 say.
he knew nothing until she czme 90
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