The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-01
Children Carried Off by wolves.

Children Carried Off by Wolves.
Wolves are numerous In the neighborhood
81 Sultanpoor. and indeed. all along the banks
81 the Gyomtee river, among the rhyinrs hat
iutersect them aud q great many children
are carried OF by them from towns. villages,
and camps. " is exceedingly difficult 10
cptrh them, and hardly any Of the Hindu
population. save those ~ the very lowest
class who live yAErAnt life. and biyouAc in
the jungles, or in the suburbs OF towns and
villages, will attempt To catch or kill them.
All other Hindus have a snperstitious dread
Of destroying or even iniuring them and a
community within the boundary Of whose
lands drop OF VOLTS blood hiss fallen, he
licyes itself doomed to destruction. The
class of little vagrant communities above
mentioned, Who have no superuutious dread
3f destroying any living thing, eat jacknls
and oil kinds of reptiles, and catch all kinds
animals, either 90 feed upon themselves. or
90 sell to those who wish to keep or hun,
them.
Iiat Il ia remark able thn, they very seldom
catch wolves, though they know oil their
dens, and could easily dig them out ~ they
dig out other animals, This il supposed 10
arise from the profit which they mike by the
gold and silver bracelets, neck Rccs. and other
UIWhuNUNn worn UN hWf ElllllFfn Mn0m Inc
wnlyrs carry 70 their hens and dcvour, and
arc left ~ tho entrance Of their dena A
party of those men lately brought To our
camp alive, a very large hynna. which was
let loose sud hunted down by the European
officers, and the clerks Of nv oilire One Of
tho officers asked them whether this 'wAs not
the reuaon why they did not bring wolves TO
camp to bc KubIed uuwu in thr s1u,e way,
since officers would give more for brutcs tha,
ate children, than for such aa fed only on
dogs ar carrion. They dared not deny,
though they were ashamed or afraid TO aok-
.nnMledGr that IL VA / have uxself no
doubt that this is the reason, and that they
do make good deal in this way from the
childreu's ornaments which they find at the
entrance Of wolves' denS. In every part Of
India, great number Of children are every
day murdered for the sake Of their ornaments
and the fearful examples that come daily 10
the knowledge Of parents, and theinjunctions
OF the civil authorities, are unavnilipg against
this desire 10 see their young children deck
cd out in gold and silver ornaments.
There is now ut SultRnpoor a ROY who was
found alive in a VOLTS den, near Chandour,
abour ten miles from Sulanpoor, about two
years and a half ago. A trooper, sent by the
native governor of the distrietto Chandour,
To demand payment Of some revenue, was
passing uionH pank OF knc rlNcf near
Chnndour, about noon, when he saw a large
female wolf leave her den. followed b, three
whelps and a little boy, The boy went on
all-fours, and seemed TO be on the best possi-
bic terms with the old dam and the three
whelps, and the mother seemed to guard all
four with equal care. They all went down TO
the river and drank, without perceiving the
trooper, who sat upon his horse watching
them. AS soon rs they we're about TO turn
back, the trooper pushed on &c cut Oft and
secure the boy but he ran as fast aS the
whelps could, and kept up with the old one
The ground was uneven, and the troopers
horse could not ovortake them. They all
entered the den, and the trooper assembled
some people from Chandour with piekaxes,
s+,e DIR. i..ta -lAa slsEs--AI thsy had-ana
in about six or eight feet the old wolf boltcd
with her three whelps and the boy The
trooper mounted and pursued, followed by
the heetest young men of the partyj and as
the ground over which they had to fly was
more even, he headed them, and turned the
whclps aud boy back upon the men on foot,
who secured the boy, aud let the old dam aud
her three cubs 60 on their way.
They took the boy to the village, bat had
10 tie him, for he was very restive, and strug-
glcd hard to rush into every hole or den they
came near They tried TO make him speak,
uuN Nnulu KNA UONhluk lIou IHn Dut un Hfl-
cry growl or snarl. lie was kept for seve-
raj days at the village, and a large crowd as
scmbled every day 10 see him. When
grown.up person came near him, he became
alarmed, and tried 10 stuel away but when
child came near him, he rushed at il, with a
fierce snarl like that Of dog, and tried to
bite it. When any cooked meat was put be-
fore him, he rejected il in disgust; but when
any raw meat was offered, he seized il with
ayidity, put il on the ground under his paws
like dog, and ate il with evident pleasure
lie would not let any one come near him
while he was eating, but he made no objection
to a dog coming and sharing his food with
him. The trooper remained with him four
or five days, aud then returned To the COVER
nor, leaving the boy in charge of the Rajah
of Ilssuppoor, lie rotated all that he had
scon, and tho boy was soon after sent 70 the
European officer commanding the First Regi.
ment of Dude Local Infantry at Sultaupoor,
Captain Ncholetts, by order of the Raiah OF
Hasunpoor, who was at Chandour, and saw
the boy when the trooper first brought him
to that village. This account is taken from
the RHjah's own report Of what had taken
plsoo. -.-.
Captnin Nieholetts made him over to the
charge Of his servants, who take'great caro- Of
him, but can never get him TO speak word.
lie is very inofienAiye, except when teased,