Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-27
sHEPHERDSTOWN W. VA. THURSDAY, APRIL 27 1899

him, for he was very restlve, and
struggled hard to rush into every hole
or den they came near. They tried
to make him speak, but could get
nothing from him but an angry grOwl
or snarl. He was kept for several
days at the village, and a large crowd
assembled every day to see him.
When grown person came near him
he became alarmed and tried to steal
away, but when child came near he
rushed at it with fierce snarl, like
that Of a dog, and tried 10 bite 1t.
For about three years this being
/ lived in charge of British officer 5
servant. During all that time, in ev-
erv instinct and habit, he remained q
wild animal. He was inotfensiye sX-
cept when teasei, and could never be
induced to keep or any kind OF cloth
ING, even in the coolest weather.
Very rarely he was known to walk in
semi-upright position but he al
WAYS ran to his food on all fours.
Raw meat he deyorred greedily; and
would often take as much as half a
| lamb at one meal. He was very fond
of uncooked bones, which he used to
crunch and graw like dog, holding
them on the ground under his hands
Just as a dog uses his torepaws. He
would growl angrily if human being
came near him while he was eating,
but seemed to have no objections to a
dog or iackal in fact he would some
times share his meal with such. He
was never known to laugh or even
smile and once only was he known to
speak. This was just before his death.
He put his hands to his head, COM
plained that it ached, and asked Tor
a drink Of water He drank the wa
ter and expired Immediately after
ward.
Another wolf boy had been car
ned OFT from a field where he had
been placed while his father and
mother were at work. He was then
about three years old Nothing was
heard of him for six years His moth
er was by that time a widow. She
happened to hear of wild boy who
had been captured at place several
miles away while entering a den in
company with wolves. Curiosity drew
her from her native village to view
the place where the boy was kept.
She recognized him by some indublta-
bic 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 the public charity Of the village
He was fed on raw flesh, hsres,
birds, etc. A favorite amusement oi
the village boys was to throw live
frogs at him and watch how greedily
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 to eat; but
every evening he went off to the jun
gle and stayed there all night. In the
year 1850, while he was being sent tc
Colonel Sleeman, he escaped into the
Jungle and was never afterwards heard
Of.
The "wolf boy Of Agra" differed in
no material respect from either Of the
two already described. The strongest
roirt of contrast between them was
the length Of time he continued in
captivity. lie died seven years ago,
of consumption, it is said, and had been
in confinement for about twenty years
before that. The name given to him
was Sanichar, and his home was the
Secundra Orpbanage, in the famous
old city Of Agra. He was discovered
in 1867 in the Jungle near Buland6-
hahr, in Northwest Puuiuab. Some
natives who were hunting big game
surprised a stray wolf which they fol-
lowed to a hillock. Out Of this hill
ock rose a rock, on this rock, evident
ly summing itself sat dark, curious
looking object. To the astonishment
Of the hunters, this object turned
out to have the semblaBce Of human
being When they approached, it
jumped from the rock, ran on all fours,
and entered cave along with the
wolf. The hunters smoked the cave
both the wolf and its human-like com
panion rushed out After short,
sharp struggle, in which several men
were bitten, the latter was captured.
On Feb. 4, 1867, he was sent BY the
magistrate Of the district in which he
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