The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-09-07

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steals back to the jungle at nightfall:-
He is unable to speak, nor can he articu
late .any sound distinctly. In drinking
! he dips his face into the water, but does
, not lap it up, like a wolf He still pre-
fers raw flesh, and when bullock dies
and the skin is removed, lac attacks and
eats the body, in company with the vii
lage dogs
Passing by number of similar stories,
we come TO one which is in many respects
the most remarkable. About seven years
since, trooper in attendance upon Rajah
Hurdut Singh, of Bondee, on the left
bank Of the Gragra river, in the district
of Bahraetch, in passing near small
stream, saw there two wolf cubs and a
boy drinking. He managed to seize the
boy, who seemed to be about ten years
old, but was so wild and fierce that he
tore the troopers clothes and bit him Sc
veroly in several places. The Rajah at
first had him tied up in his artillery gun
shed, and fed him with raw meat, but he
was afterwards allowed to wander freely
about the Bondee bazaar He there one
day ran off with joint Of meat from a
butchers shop, and another of the bazaar
keepers let fly an arrow at him, which
penetrated his. thigh. \ lad, named
Janoo, servant to a Cashmere merchant,
then at Bondee, took compassion on the
poor boy, extracted the arrow from his
thigh, and prepared 4 bed for him under
mango tree where he himself lodged
Here be kept him fastened to tent-pin.
Up to this time he had eaten nothing but
raw flesh, but Jauoo gradually brought
him to eat balls of rice and pulse.
In about six weeks after he had been
tied up under the tree, after much rub
bing of ais joints with oil, he was made
to stand and walk upright. Hitherto he
had gone on all fours. In about four
months lie began to understand and obey
signs In this manner he was taught to
prepare the hookah, put lighted charcoal
on the tobacco, and bring it to Janoo, or
whomsoevcr he pointed out. He was
never heard, however, to utter more than
one articulate sound. This was 'Aboo-
deca, the name of the little daughter Of
Cashmere mimic, or player who had
once treated him with kindness. The O.
dor from his body was very offensive, and
Jauoo had him rubbed with mustard
seed soaked in water, in the hope of re-
moving it. This was done for some
mont S, during which he was still fed on
rice and -four, but the odour did not leave
him.
One night while the boy was lying un-
der the magno tree, Janoo saw two wolves
creep steathily towards him; and after
smelling him, touched him, and he got
up. Instead, however, Of being frighten-
ed, the poor boy put his hands upon
their heads, and they began to play with
him, capcring about him whilst he
threw straw, and leaves at them
Janoo tried 20 drive them of, but could
not; and becoming much alarmed,
be called to the sentry over the guns, and
told him that the wolves were going to
eat the boy. lie replied Come away and
leave him or they will eat YOU also,' but
when Janoo saw them begin to play to-
gether bis fears subsided, and he contin-
ued to watch them quietly. ut last be
succeeded in driving them of; but the
following night three wolves came-and
a few nights alter, four-which returned
several times. Jaueo thought that the
two which first came must have been the
cubs with which the boy was found, and
they would have seized him had they not
recognized him by the smell. They lick
ed his face with their tongues, as he put
his hands on their heads
When Janoo's master returned to
Lucknow, he was, after some difficulty,
persuaded to allow Janoo to take the
boy with him. Accordingly, Janoo led
him along by a string tied to bis arm, and
put iundle Of clothes on his head
Whenever they passed Jungle, the boy
would throw down in his bundle, and
make desperate efforts to escape. When
beaten, be raised his hands in supplica
ton, took up his bundle, and went on;
but the sight Of the next jungle produced
the same excitement A short time after
his return to Lucknow, Janoo was sent
away by his master for day or two, and
found on his return that the boy had dis
appeared lie could never be found a
gain,
About two months after the boy had
gone, woman of the weaver caste came
to Lucknow, with letter from the Rajah
Of Bondee, stating that her son, when
frur years old, had, five or six years be-
fore, been carried off by wolf; and from
the description given of the boy Janoo
had taken away with him, she thought it
must be the same She described marks
CORES ponding with those on Janoo's
boy; but although she remained some
considerable time at Lucknow, no traces
could be found of the boy; and at last she
returned to Bondee All these eircum-
stances were procured by the writer of
the pamphlet from Sanaollah, Janoo's
master, and from Janoo himself, both OF
whom declared them to be strictly true.
The boy must have teon with the wolf
six or seven years, during which she must
have had several ltters of whelps.