Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-03-09
The REPUBLICAN.
NJ EXTRAORDINARY STORY

An EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
Wolf Ma1-His Description and His
tory, by Missionary.
DIR, Edward II. Dixon, Of New York.
furnishes for publication the following
highly interesting letter from his brother
in-lsw', Rev. WV. Ticks, missionary
IN India szgFr .fret YfsfT
.sMY DEAg FRIESp:-I have net forgot
ten out msny ~eonversa tons upon tho
SIR an -e fresisss am fsncies OF mother nature
a'na espeeisliy concerning the unaccounta-
bic mpa;1y which has been known to flow
from the savage brute toward the helpless
human in his power. m
You gentleman. who have spent so many
wears in tho stuiy ani teaching Of the
Physi0logy and the laws OF lie, have in
couceisaole advantages over such plodders
as myself. who can only conjecture what
nigh. bsfrom what we see. Ba, think
you rather gave mp looking for al explsn-
alton of certain anomalies that came to
our minds during our several converse
tions. hope You will crafty some Of us
BY publishing those views you were kind
enough to give us in conversation, upon
some of these unsettled questions.
As | am under promise to furnish you
with written description of the Wolf
Man Of Seetapore, l hasten to redeem
IT,
DESCRIPTION.
1t was while we were soiomning in the
province OF Oule. India. in place called
Sssspore. that there staggered UP to the
bungalow. one day,a Hnidoo with very
strange features and awkward manners.
His iswssand hands were both In mo-
ton. and ne evidently desired favor.
l went out to him anl tried. but could get
nothing from him but wild cultural sounds
AMI friyhtfal gestures anil grimaces. lie
was not dumb. but no man could interpret
his lanSnage-it evidently belonged TO the
lowest osjer Of beings. He was pitiable
Object to behold
In height. about five feet.
Head, compressed. or suppressed ct the
top. and quite round. Hair growing
within two inches of his brow.
Ears. large and looking as though they
had been streched. ntf ~
Eyes. black-very large. with q dispo-
sition to turn up. and could roll in all
directions without giving pain. and were
evidently very keen.sighted. They were
very healthy looking, and when in ft OF
anger glowed and flashed like very de-
mons. E..r.E
Face anil whole countenance small and
chubby. Under jaw. broad and round
being very strong.
Teeth. large and quite even and regular,
resembling the from, teeth of horse. The
upper set were much worn, especially til,
front few. displaying when the mouth wa
closed, round aperture or entrance. indi
eating that he had tugged for life lang
after infancy.
Thorax. yeIy largely developed. Will
Prominent collar bone and large.
Hips, thrown back in very unsighty
manner. which prevented him from walk
ing erect. They were very large also. and
az he wore nothing but slight cloth q
round his loins, plainly proved to every
one that he had never learned to walk up
pom ais feet.
Legs. were bowed from the hipjoin. tc
the ankle. tr
Gait, too awkward for description. AL
could see that il required the exercise o
both viii and muscle TO walk erect.
Feet. not very large but singularlr
ehafe The toes were naturally formed
out xeFs termed far outward, the uppe
part Of the great toe being hard anC
rough.
Hands, also presented similar appear
ance. the fingers reminding one of claws.
! frequently succeeded in getting him tt
run on all fours. and h. could distance IN,
in the shortest time. lie seemed to hav,
good memory, and was grateful 70
Kindness, He evidently knew that " oil
nad'raised him, and delighted to show, b,
strange actions, their mole of life. II,
would show his teeth like a wolf. and pu
the wolf into bis face and eyes. and dasl
off on al tours, quite elsted with his per
Torrance.
Whenrfeaaired. he would show rs, b,
signs, how he used to be treated.-Seizint
himself with one hand By the throat In
would Justify box his ears with tho other
until his bowls make you fancy wolf wa
at your heels There was no mistskins
the animal training of the poor fellow
lie would pi<k his food out o. the dust, an,
eat it without any sign of human taste
In short. he co1ld act like q wolf, run Xix,
awolt eat like wolf and looked like
WOLF He slammed society, and was afraid
OF a white face. He was not crazy.
He was carried alvey from one Of tn
villages near SsetapoEe. by a wolf whe,
an infant. Chase was given, but with
s-out success. Years passed By; the occur
renee died out Of the minds of the people
for snch a thing was not new; wolves ar
constantly carrying off children; watchers
are kept to prevent these excursions. II,
was rescued by one of Fl. B. Majesty
officers under the following circumstances
This gentleman. whose name did mo-
learn. was out in the jungle hunting. snc
started pack of wolves, Being well
mounted he gave chase. This human
wolf attracted his attention, and sitter mucl
strategy end rapid riding. he succeeded in
cutting offthe retreat sad escape efths non
descript animal; seeing himself confronted
hy a man ba prastvotod h;wco1f boforo