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A “Wolf Boy.”

 

     An interesting child, remarks the Pall Mall Gazette, has lately made its appearance at Lucknow. The Pioneer reports the arrival there of “a novelty in the shape of a wolf boy.” This young gentleman, who is now undergoing a process of taming in the lunatic asylum, was, it is said, carried off by wolves when an infant, and remained with them until a short time ago, when caught and recognized by his parents. His family, however, can hardly be congratulated on his restoration to their bosom, for his education in wolf nursery [which, by the way, was purely secular,] seems to have been very defective. His manners are not only disagreeable but peculiar. At first he walked on all fours, though now he has been induced to walk on his two feet only, like a reasonable being; he has long hair on his head, and his body is much scarred, and he cannot speak, nor can he understand a single word. His parents suffered much inconvenience on his first arrival at home, owing to his frequently attacking and trying to devour them by night; and, indeed, it was owing to his persistance in this conduct, they were compelled in self-defence to place him under medical surveilance. He,also, among other disagreeable habits, tears raw meat to pieces with his teeth and eats it ravenously, like a wild beast, and moreover, bites and snaps at anyone who attempts to touch him.

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