Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-10-11

.Anscdote Of a WoJ-The wolf IS orr
of Those terocious animals 10 which at
tachment may be carried to the greatest
extent, and which presents US with one
OF the most singular examples of the de.
v~elopemcnt TO which the desire OF aztec
ton may attain a desire 80 ~extraordi-
nary, that has been known to prevail
Ia this animal, over every necessity OF
bis nature.
The individual, instanced by VI. F.
Culver, must undoubtedly have been,
naturally, of a very peculiar disposition.
Brought up like a young dog, he be-
caAe familiar with every person he was
IN the habit Of seeing. lie would follow
bis master every where. seemed to suf-
Ter pruch from his absence, was obedi.
eat to his voice, evinced invariably. the
most entire submission, aud differed. IN
nothing, from The tamest Of domestic
dogs. Ills master beng obliged to ira
vel, made a present 81 ban to the Royal
Menagerie at Paris. Here, shut up in
hIs compartment, the animal renamed
Tor many weeks, without exhibiting the
least gaiety. and almost without ealing.
lie gradually, however, recovered; he
attached hia self to bis keepers, and
seemed to have forgotten his past at.
tectlons, when his master returned alter
an absence of eighteen months. st tie
very first word which he pronounced
the wolf, who did not see han 10 the
crowd, instantly recognised him, aud
testified his JOY by his motions and cries.
Old TREND with cAresses, just as the
most attached dog would have done at
ter a separation of a few days. Unhap-
pily, his master was obliged to quit him
q second time. and this absence was a.
gain, to the poor wolf, he cause OF
most profound regret; bat time allayed
his crief. Three years elapsed, and the
wolf vas living very comfortably with a
young dog, which had been gwen 10 him
as a companion. Alter this space Of
time, which would have been sufficient
TO make any dog, except that of Ulyss
Is, forgethis master, the gentleman a
gain returned. 1t was evening, all was
Shut up, aud the el es Of the animal
could bs of n, use to him; out the voice
ofhis beloved master was not etiaced
from BIS memory; the moment he heard
II. he knew II, be answered, by cries.
indicative of the most impatient desire;
and the obsticIe, which separated them,
wa. removed. his cries redoubled. The
animal rushed forward. placed his two
fore feet on the shoulders OF his friend,
licked every part of his face, and threat
ened, with his teeth, his very keepers,
VINO approached. aud to whom, an IN
slant before, he had been testi(y ing the
warmest affection. Such an enjoy ment,
a. was to be expected, was succeeded by
most cruel pain TO the poor animal. Sc
paration va again necessary, and from
that instant the wolf became sad and
immovab!e; he refused all ~sustenance;
rined away; his hairs blistled ur, as is
usually with all sick animals, at the end
of eight days he was not to be known,
ard there was every reason to appre.
bend his death. Ills health, however,
became re. established, be resumed his
good condition of body, and brilliant
coat; his keepers could again approach
him. but he would not endure the ear
essps of any other person; and he an
swered strangers by nothing but mena-
ees.
Such Is tie recital of a scientific natu-
ral;st. himself an eye tuess of The
facts which he relates. and who, we may
well believe, as he himself asserts, has
exaggerated nothing in his account of
them. Il is the narrative, not OF an ig-
norant exhibitor, or an ambitious travel
Ter, but of a philosopher, not less dis
tinguished ior bis patient habits OF OBJ
seryatlon and CON parison, than Tor the
s~ounduess and calmness of his general
deductions. We dare not, therefore,
refuse It a particle Of credit, however
Itile il may agree with the popular no.
tians concerning tie disposition Of
the wolf, and The reports OF travellers
concerning, l.. But this species has hith-
eito been known only in us Wild state,
surrounded with enemies and dangers,
among which no feelings could be de
veleped. bat those Of lear, haired and
d,>tuust. CeTain tis, thai dogs suffer
ed 20 ron mid Ia the weeds, from birlh.
become J0ss as savage and ieIocious as
wolves, aud yet we cannot suppose sAst