Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-15

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panied by three cubs. come out of covert
and go down to the river to drink. What
| surprised him very much, however, was
| the presence Of another creature which had
| the appearance Of n little boy, but was
| evidently on tho friendliost terms with its
| brute companions and was treated appar-
entity just like one of the faEjly." The
creature went on all fOUrs and drank from
| the stream like the others.
Tho trooper tried, though unsucccss-
| fully, to intercept the phenomenon before
/ il escaped with the wolves into their den.
He secured the AIelp Of some natives and
| dug through several feet until the lair was
almost reached. The wolf family then
made :. bolt into the open, and it was only
| after n stiff chase and something Of fight
| that the wolf hoy" was captured. lie
seemed to be between and years of age.
| They took the boy 10 the village" said
| Colonel Slccnan, hut lad TO tie him, for
| ne was very restiyO and struggled hard to
| rush into every hole or den they came
| near. They tIird TO make him speak, but
could get nothing from him but an angry
growl or srarI. He was kept for several
days ut tho village, and large crowd as
scmblCd every day 20 see him. When
grown person came near him, he became
| alarmed and tried to steal away, but hen
"a child came near 70 rushed mt it with
fierce sEarl, like that of a dog, and tried to
bite il.
For about three years this being lived
in charge of British officers servants
| During all that time in every instinct and
| habit he remained u wild animal. He was
linofTensivc except when tcased and could
| never DO induced to keep on any kind of
clothing, even in the coolest weather
| Very rarely he was known to walk in n
sCniupriGht position, but he always ran
| 10 his food on ali fours. Raw meat he de-
| am TnE 20 nS
much as half n lamb at one meal. He was
| very fond Of unlocked bones, which he
| used ~ crunch and cnaw like = dog, hold
/ ing them on the ground under his hands,
| just as - dog uses his fOrcpnws. He would
gruwl angTily if a human being came near
while he was eating, but seemed to have
no objections to a dog or = iackal-in fact,
he wCs.id sometimes share his meal with
such. He wsS never known 70 laugh or
even smile, and CnCe only was he known
to speak.
This was Just before his death. He put
his hands 20 his head, complained that it
achCd and asked for u drink Of water. He
drank the water and expired almost i'm
/ ucdiatcly arterward.
Another wolf hoy" had been carried off
from field where he had been placed
while his futEcr and mother were at work
He was thcn about 3 years old. Nothing
was heard OF him for SIX years. His moth
or vas tN tllaL Nlillt a willow. s-ne nap
pencd 70 hear OF wild boy" who had
been captured at n place several miles
away while entering n den in company
with wolves Curiosity drew her from
her native village TO visit the place where
the hoy was kept. She recognized him by
some indubitable birthmarks as her lost
son and took him home with her. She
found him quite irreclaimable, however,
and after few months trial abandoned
him TO tho public charity of the village.
He was fed on raw flesh, harcs, birds,
etc \ fayorite amusement of the village
boys was 10 throw live frogs at him and
watch how -reedily he would devour them.
Whenever a bullock died and was skinned,
he would gorge himself on the carcass in
company with the dogs During the day
he hung about the village for the sake of
what he could get 70 eat, but every even
ing he went of TO the jungle and staid
there all night. In the year 1880, while
he was being sent to Colonel Sleeman, he
escaped intO the jungle and was never
afterward heard Of
The wolf boy Of Agra differed in no
ready described. The strongest point of
contrast between them was the length of
sime he continued in captivity. He died
several years ago OF consumption, it is
said, and had been in confinement for
about 20 years before that The name
given him was Sanichar, and his home
was the SecUndra orphanage, in the IA
nous old city of Agra He was discovered
in 1867 in the jungle near BulanGohahr.