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milv very strongly ; — discovered extreme sorrow on account of 

 his father's death j laid himself upon the coffin, after his fa- 

 ther's corpse was put into it, apparently in much grief; went 

 frequently to his grave, and threw himself upon it, whilst he 

 gently patted the turf, and bemoaned himself greatly. He i9 

 likewise capable of feeling mirth, and frequently laughs hearti- 

 ly. He is highly gratified by getting new clothes ; and as 

 tearing his clothes is the most usual expression of his anger, so 

 the punishment he feels most is being obliged to wear them 

 after he has torn them. He is subject to anger, upon being 

 crossed in any of his desires, or when he finds any of his 

 clothes, or articles with which he amuses himself, removed 

 from the chest in which he keeps them. 



" 4. Respecting the manner in which he conveys his feel- 

 ings and desires, I am much at a loss to give the information 

 that might be expected. It is certain that those of his family 

 know perfectly in what temper of mind he is, and what he 

 wants to have ; and these intimations he conveys to them in 

 the presence of strangers, without these last being sensible of 

 his doing so. When he is hungry, he approaches his mother 

 or sisters, touches them in an expressive manner, and points 

 towards the apartment where the victuals are usually kept. 

 If he wants dry stockings^ he points to his legs ; and in a si- 

 milar way, intimates his wishes upon other occasions. A pair 

 of shoes were lately brought to him^ and on putting them 

 on he found them too small. His mother then took them, 

 and put them into a small closet; soon after a thought 

 seemed to strike him, and he contrived to obtain the 

 key of the closet, opened the door, took the shoes, and 

 put them upon the feet of a young lad who attends him j 

 whom they suited exactly. This action of his implies con- 



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