Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-19

c0nceaineDt. Being unable to 6od tho
boy, be loosened the hatboat frum it's fast.
eoiugs,and tlnated down the river, as was
supposed, to New Orleaus. Left olono at
80 teudor aa ugo 10 o Wild. uuinhabited
section, tho law Of necessity bcca,pe to him
the law Of existence. The oIimste being
mild, maze it favorable to him. He se.~
looted a maguolia, or buy tree, hollow ut tho
base, which, 10 that section, grew to great
size, and made himself bed of leaves aud
moss, where he stayed at night aud took
shelter when it raiued. For food he
subsisted on frogs, tadpoles, such fish as he
could catch, aud the wild fruit that grew
there in summer. Thus ho managed to
live until the time Of his capture. The
habits Of this unfortunate being, aud the
changes which took place 10 him from the
time his iutelleot began to develop by COM
ing in contact with civilization, is interest
ing to contemplate. At first the emotions
Of shame he knew pothing Of, and it was
difficult to make him wear clothing when
the weather was warm. Whonever hunger
else to satisfy his appetite, he would return
to his original diet Of frogs, raw fish, cto.
An amusing instance of this kind occurred
on ono Occasion. It was the fortune of
the writer of this to bo in tho family who
had "Wild Bill" in charge. Ga ono Sut
urday he, with Bill, eaoh on horse, with
a bag of corn. were sout to mill some miles
in tho country. Being detained by tho
miller until evening, Bill became hungry.
Returning homo he heard frog croakiug
in a lagoon by the waysido. Instantly he
sprang from his horse and cautiously waded
into tho water, STOPPING until it reached
his chin, so as not to alarm the frog.
Guided by its croaking on tho opposite
bank, bo moved slowly until he onme within
reuob Of it, and darting forth his hand, he
seized the frog, and taking it by the legs,
tore them asunder and ate it with relish.
For a long time he was Irresponsible, aud
required to be 10 charge Of some one to keep
him out of mischief and trouble. On one
notable occasion Mrs. Hammett, his guar.
dian, wished to pay visit to some of her
lady friends in the town of Woodyille, aud
her sou, who was generally charged with
tho task of looking after Bill, being absent,
she locked him up inside tho house. Her
return being delayed until evening, Bill
found tho atmosphere of tho room oppres
sivc and denudcd himself Of his clothing.
Being hungry, ho concluded to do his own
cooking, and eDdeavoring to do what ho had
seen others do in this line, he put into
skillet little Of every kiud he could find
in the house-hog's lard aud ground coffee
mixed in-and putting it on the fire, stirred
it until he thought it was sufficiently
cooked. When Mrs. Hsmmett returned,
accompanied by some of her lady neghbors,
and unlocked tho door, she found Bill
seated on the floor ncar tho hearth with the
skillet before him, lifting it's contents with
both hands to bis mouth; aud expecting
chastisement he backed into a corner, lick
ing his lips with his tongue. He was cx-
ccedingly fond Of sweet things, and par.
ticularly of strong drinks if they were
sweetencd. For a drink of swectencd
whiskey ho would attempt anything at
ono time he was promised glass of whis-
key and sugar if he would whip General
Joor, who, in full feather, was mastering
the couatry militia, according to tho old
manner of doing such things annually. To
obtain the promised glass, Bill stcalthily
came up behind him, took him by the hair
of the head and bore him into tho dust on
the street. Finding himself thus asssilcd,
General Joor drew he sword and pierced
Bill through the thigh. From this wound
he never fairly recovered. lie was very
agile and fast of foot. He could climb
tree with surprising quckuess, swim and
manage horse with dexterity. 1t was
with him as with child. From the time
of his capture he knew not right from
wrong until ho was taught. and until his
intellect expanded and he began to compre.
hcnd his truo position in society he sor.
rowed over the reflection. He sickcucd
and died in New Orleans in the year of
1929, while in charge Of gentleman who
undertook to exhibit him for money San
Francisco Examiner.
WASHINGTON, May l2.- The