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grandson, about ten years of age. The wolf had 

 previously seized a younger brother, and torn away 

 a part of his face. Another night he came into the 

 house and took a second, carrying him completely 

 off — nothing more than a small fragment being 

 found. On his third visit he seized the lad first 

 mentioned by the left shoulder. The little fellow, 

 awakened by this grasp, struck him with his hand ; 

 the wolf let go his hold, and seizing him on the op- 

 posite side, broke his collar-bone. The poor boy 

 still fought with his left hand ; and his antagonist, 

 letting go his hold a second time, grasped him by 

 the fleshy part of the thigh, and ran off with his 

 prey ; nor was it until he had carried him a quarter 

 of a mile, that he could be made to drop him, when 

 biting away the precious mouthful, he left the little 

 sufferer with his thigh half severed ; but fortunately 

 the bone was not broken. In this state he was 

 brought to us for help, and by daily attention he is 

 perfectly restored. 



V The second instance is of a little girl, about 

 eight years of age, who was reclining on the ground 

 in the cool of the day, when four of these monsters 

 rushed upon the place. One of them seized the 

 little creature by the head, a second by the shoulder, 

 and the other two by the thighs. The people of 

 the kraal flew to her help with all possible speed, 

 and succeeded in releasing her, but apparently too 

 late. They tried their medicines for a few days, but 



