The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-22
TWO FEMALE SAVAGES.

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TWO FEMALE SAVAGES.
The following extraordinary account of
two female savages, is taken from very
respectable work OH Natural History.
These females no doubt were idcots, who
strayed away, or been abandoned when
infants by their inhuman parents, to seek a
living among the beasts of the forest. The
occurrence il said to have happened in
France.
"a gentleman going shooting near the
river Marine, in Champagne, perceived on
sudden, two black bodies upon the water;
at FIRST he took them for two Moorhens,
and fired upon them they Immediately
divcd, and appeared again upon the shore,
at a considerable distance, without any
symptoms ofbeing wounded. They prov
ed to be two Girls, Of the size Of children
about 10 years Of age.-'fhey came out of
the water with provision of fish, which
they Immediately cleansed, washed, and
eat with considerable appetite. 1t was re-
marked that they did not chew their food,
but after biting the fish, they swallowed the
piece whole after this repast they left The
bank of the river and retired to greater
distance.--One Of them found string of
beads, which bad been lost in the field :;
she began to leap, and to shew every mark
otjoy, but soon fearing that her companion
would see what she bad found, she con
cealed the beads in her hand. Her COM
panion however, who Ind perceived it. gave
her so violent a blow upon the hand with
a stick, that she consd scarcely move it,
and with the other, in which she held
club. struck her so severely upon the head,
that she brought her to the ground, scream
ing most violently.
The conGuer0r then made herself a
bracelet of the ribbon, and when she had
| enjoyed her prize, she took compassion
on her companion who had insultrd her,
and Who was weltering in her blood. She
ran here and there to get some frogs, which
she skinned, and applied the skins 10 the
wound to stop the bleeding, she then bound
her head with the bark of tree, which
she separated with her nails and when
the operation was at an end, they parted.
She that was wounded, returned towards
the river and the other went towards the
village Of Songi. 1t was imagined that
thirst induced her to approach this place,
in the dusk OF the evening. However that
may be, she was barefoot, her body was
covered with rags, and the skins Of animals,
and her hair was turned up under gourd
which she wore as a cap; her face and
hands were as black as those of negro
and she carried club in her hand. The
first persons in the village who was her
fled they gave the alarm, aud the doors
and windows were Immediately shut. A
peasant, however, thinking that whatever
!, it might be, dog might impress it with
fear, set his mastitf at it, the dogs meek
!, was armed with collar with iron teeth
: The girl seeing the dog, ran iurinu,lv al
s hlm, sto0prd, and when he was sutticicn,I.
near, struck him SO violent blow upon
: the head, that he instantly Tell down dead
5 she expressed her joy at this yictogy, b5
e skipping several times round the dog, +,
e he lay dead: afterwards she endeayured
] to force open the door OF house, but no,
J readily succeeding, she returned to tn,
e country, and passed night in tree. III.
I next uav, some persons, VINO conceived tha
e thirst had constrained this poor savage t,
n come to Songi. recommended that buckle
J. of water should be carried under the tree
S when she awoke, she looked about on a,
IT sides, and seeing nobody, she plunged he
: chin into the bucket and began to drink
but afterwards seeming to distrust that an
e pearance of preparation, she immediatei
D re-asccnded the tree.
= Seeing that this stratagem did not sue
1t ceed, the peasants sent woman to wal
D under the tree, with child in her arm,
'e and carrying some carrots and fish, whic
ID she exhibited to the female savage. Sh
IS hestated some time, at last she cam
lg down and ran towards the woman; til
$, woman on her part, continued to approac
ir the people, who we're concealed. The 50
l. wage, pursuing the fish, was surprised an
to taken. She was carried to the magistrat
ID OF the place, where seeing some poultr
ID which tine cook had Just killed, she spran
d, towards them, seized one, which she tor
ID in pieces and eat instantly. They CAV
~ her rabbit, which she eat in the sam
e, manner, after she had skinned it.
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