The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-06-25

wear her stomach from the taste of raw food
She swan like duck, and was extremely deX
ferrous in diving for and catching fish, which she
brought ashore in her teeth, and then gutted
and ale. Frogs were a peculiar dainty TO her.
One day when presented 10 dinner company
at NJ. D'Epinoy's, she looked around at the Ia
bic, and seeing none Of her own good things,
she suddenly ran Out to the nearest ditch,
where she speedily gathered an apron full Of
frogs. These she brought into the dining-room,
and, before the guests knew her DRIFT, she had
spread her collection over the whole of THEN
plates. it may be guessed what CONSERVATION
was caused by the Ieap-frog game which took
place.
When she had learned to express her ideas in
speech, she informed her friends that she had
had companion, girl somewhat older than
herself, and black, or painted black. They had
quarrelled about a chdPIet, dropped by some
one. The elder girl struck the younger one on
the arm and the younger one returned the blow
by a violent stroke of the baton on the brow,
which fellcd the other to the ground, and
'made her red" that is, drew blood. Sorry
for her companion afterwards, the younger
took the skin of frog and placed it over the
wound. They parted, however, each taking
different directions Before this happened, the
pair had crossed river, which must have been
the Marne, three leagues from Songi 1t had
( been their custom TO sleep all day in trees,
which they could do with perfect safety. The
elder girl alluded TO was sought for, but was
never found. rumor went that black girl
had been found dead not many leagues from the
spot where the other was taken; but as it was
long ere the latter could tell the story, the.af-
fair could not BE- unravelled at that distance Of
time.
lie Blanc, as the little savage was named,
had distinct recollection Of being twice at sea,
and Of Iatterly escaping with her companion
from a ship by swimming. From her statement
it was coniectured, that lie Blanc, at least, was
from the coast Of Labrador, and had been kid
mapped and carried to the West Indies. Failing
TO sersleF 6y gae tTeisof e0Igt ill tsr1
the kidnapper seems to have brought her to
some coast near 10 France. The hazy recolIec-
tions of LIE Blanc, which had reference partly TO
canoes and seals, and partly to sugar-canes, con-
fi.n this conjecture How long the wanderers
bad been IN Europe it Is impossible to say, but
ii is evident that lie Blanc had been long fami
lar to solitary as well as savage habits. The
attempts made to accustom her to cooked food
nearly cost her life, and her acquired voracity
could not be overcome. At the hospital OF
ChaIons, and subsequently in a convent, where
she spent much of her after life, she was cvlli-
. zed, however, in every respect. The Duke OF
+ Orleans and many great people were kind 70
her. She was, of course, an object of grea: Gu
riosity TO all. The period OF her death is un-
known 10 us, but in 1868 she was still living
in Paris Some peculiarties marked her
/ through her whole lite, and particularly GER
tain rolling motion of the eyes, acquired when
/ she wandered in the woods, and had to guard
against surprise. She knew then no fear, how
ever, and hesitated not to front wolf and wild
cat. Besides the bludgeon mentioned, which
! she said she brought from her own country, she
had for defence, stick pointed with iron, which
she brought, she said, from the hot country.
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