Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-04-25
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Professor j. II. Seeley, in letter dated
Allahabad, India, November %, 1872, and
published in the Amherst College Student,
tells the following strange story:
mot far from Agra, in Northern India,
is mission station of the Church Mission
airy Society, connected with which is an
orphanage Of several hundred children,
now under the efficient care of the Rev.
Il. G. Emardt. The region around is in
tested with wolves, by which, every year,
numbers of children are carried off and de-
voured. But in two Instances, at least, in
stead of being killed and eaten, the chill
dren have been kept alive and nourished
WITH if not by these beasts. Whether the
story of Rpmulus and Remus be a myth
or not, this is an actual reality, for the chil-
dren themselves have been captured from
among the wolves and brought to the Or
phanage above mentioned. They were
| both boys, and apparently of some seven
or eight years of age when taken. They
were found at different times, the last one
in March of the present year.
"Some hunters smoking wolves out of
cave, were startled when the wolves APP
peared by the appearance among them of
creature looking strangely human, but run
ming rapidly on all tours like the wolves,
though not ST rapidly as they. He was
caught with difficulty, and there was no
installing that he was a child of human
parentage, but with the habits and actions
and appetites of wild beast. The hunters
brought him TO the orphanage, where he
was received and cared for. Though his
physical form and features were sufficient
to show that he was a Hindoo child,
there were no other indications about him
of anything human. In all other respects,
in the language of Mr.. Erhardt, "a perfect
animal He had no speech, but a whine
He would wear no clothes, tearing from
him everything of the kind when put on.
He would eat nothing but raw flesh, and
when he drank he lapned the water with
his tongue. Left to himself he would hide
in some dark spot during the day, from
which he would come out ut night and
prowl about the enclosure, picking up
bones, if any were to be found, and raven
ously gnawing them.
1t at first seemed impossible for him to
walk erect, but after much difficulty he
was taught to do so, and also to use a fork
and spoon, and to drink like human be-
ing. Though treated with the utmost care
and with great patience and kindness by
the Christian hands and hearts which re-
ceived him, he pinned away and died after
lie had been in the orphanage little over
four months. In all this time he could not
be made TO utter word he was never
seen TO smile, nor show any signs ofjoy or
shame, or gratitude. But Mr.. Erhardt,
who gave me this account, assured me that
his face looked more intelligent than the
average Hindoo children, and that his par
entage must have been of family of high
caste.
The other boy / saw myself at the or
phanage, where he was brought some six
years ago, having been, when captured,
much as was the aforementioned boy, and
showing the same habits as him. He has
not yet spoken word, but has exchanged
the whine for sounds expressive of pleas
ure and apparently also of gratitude. He
walks erect, but with strangely awkward
gait, throwing out his hands at every step.
His hands are perfectly formed, but he
uses them awkwardly. A piece of bread
tossed TO him from little distance, which
he was anxious to get, he could not catch,
but let it fall clumsily to the ground. He
wears clothes, to which he was at first as
averse as the other boy. His forehead is
low, but his face would hardly be called
dull, and certainly not idiotic. His eyes
have wild and restless, but not an in
curing look. His jaws are not protrud-
ing, and his teeth are well formed and
thoroughly human. On his left cheek are
scars bearing plainly the marks of teeth,
where he must have been fearfully bitten.
He has been taught to do some kinds of
work, but not faithfully. He seems to
have lost all desire to escape. He mingles
freely with the other children, among
whom he has his favorites When the boy
first mentioned was brought to the orphan
age this one was made TO understand that
be must teach the other how TO eat and
drink and walk, and much of the improve
ment of the younger one in these respects
seemed due to the efforts of the older one"
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