Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-18
THE WILD WOMAN.


| to sec the ssWIld Woman Of wschita Moar-
taius. ar. &C. Northeott, her cAptor, in
troduced us into the room where she Is pris-
oae.- We saw tail, gracefully formed, young
white girl. scan;ily but neatly clothed, stand
| ing With 2 s:0ut rope about her vsis. and a.
taehed to bed post. The first impression
sas similar 20 iba, Of being In the presence Of
fierce maniac She stood zt the foot q the
/ bed, partially hiding behind It, and rocking
[ slowly, bat With Hervou. uneasincss, fran one
7 foot 70 the other, s1d staring fKedIy upoa Z.
/ with great, bright, ursinking eyes, 80 widely
opened thz. ring u white surrounded the
| pupils, which, with The Wild aud intense glaze
Of the ORB, gave il strange and f.ighiful eI-
preston Beneath the eyes we're deep circles,
.hosing long continued znd excessive excite
nent OF exertion, mental OF physical. Her
hair vas long and thick, hanging in heavy
matted Hazsss. and siTy tznzles zboat the face,
reck and shoulders, AID IN color DARK Lro5n.
Her complexion Was fair, even delicate, AID
her features decidedly hzndsonae- Her moth
is ANAL AID finely formed, the lips thin sn5
red bit 'igig;iy compressed and her teeth
even sa1 white. Bot there vzs not. tL-t re
could discover, any trace of turso- II hey
face, AID ~s zer= informed by her czp;or that
hs had never seea her EzaiIe. Tier. 30 ret
line in her face 20 indicate any hurzzn uzs-
sion, the Only organ q exPre.s5on being her
eyss and that does zot zeen 20 seek, o. sver
% have knozn human sympathy. The zoEnan
employed by Mr. So-1hcost 70 be tie ztte-sd-
sn; of his fpc;,' y ne calls her, says tEzt ahs
has seen the girl look pleased, even seean 70 b.
zEaEs@d- bGs her Iips aeror cH-ied in E-zsle,
and nothing Ike laugh sTe- fozod Ette-sa7s
We need hE-dIy say that she does 10. talk
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