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THE LADIES' FLORAL OABINET. 
.nbout thirty-five year's ago. According to the various 
ncooiuits, this one was discovered>nd captru'ed in much 
the same way as the first. It is stated that he fir's! fl.ed 
to the wolfs den with an old wolf and her cubs, and 
that, on an attenrpt beirrg made to dig them out, he 
managed to escape, but after a' long chase was captm'ed. 
He was taken to the village and placed in charge of the 
.authorities, who cared for him lundly. 
After a while his savage nature seemed to be partially- 
subdued, and he became gentle when rrot annoyed. In 
fact he was tamed as a real wolf^might have been. He 
seemed to understand some tilings that were said to 
lirirr, but evinced less mtclligeuce than an ordinary dog. 
When he wanted food or drink he made signs. For sis 
months after his capture, he refused cooked meat, but 
was gradually brought to eat it. 
Still a third of those wonderful beings is, or was a few 
years ago, living in the orphanage at Agra. He was 
can'ied off, as was partiallyjproved, when about a year 
and a half old, and was seemingly about twenty-one 
years old when captured. He wms about five feet four 
inches high, his body covered with coarse hair, and the 
soles of his feet and the palms of hands were as hard as 
horn, as were those of the others. Like the others, also, 
he had no voice except sounds resembling the howl and 
bark of the wolf. 
By the use of splints and other devices he was taught 
to walk uxiright. Whenever he became excited, how¬ 
ever, he went down on aU-foui's again. By persistent 
effort he was taught to wear a shirt and pants, but he 
always manifested a dislike for clothing of any kind. 
Although much pains were taken with his education, but 
little improvement was made- in liis condition. He 
learned to undei'stand what was said to him, as a dog 
would have done, but he never became human in action 
or affection. Like the others, he never laughed nor 
smiled, e-vinced no affection for kindness shown him, 
and was only governed by fear of punishment. He 
never had any liking for human companionslup, and 
always e-vinced a special aversion toward women. 
Of course creatures so akin to brutes in all then' in¬ 
stincts could have no ideas of right or wrong; the three 
were absolutely destitute of a moral nature. 
But, stranger and more puzzling than aU the rest, 
comes the question: Why did these wolf mothers spare 
their human prey, and rear these poor children as they 
did their own offspring ? These babes were seized, as 
many others are seized, by the prowling brutes every 
year. Why were they not tom in pieces and devoured 
as hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of others have been ? 
Nobody knows and probably no one ever v^dll know. 
But it is rather humiliating to human pride to know 
that the offspring of the race which considers itself the 
masterpiece of creation can become so debased, and 
utterly brutal, merely by long association with brutes. 
GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS WHICH CAN BE MADE AT HOME. 
The following articles will not all be new to many 
readers of the Cabinet ; but I have made them nearly all 
myself at different times, and have tried to vary them a 
little from the ordinary way. I hope everybody may 
find at least a half-a-dozen new or practical ideas— 
THINGS WHICH LITTLE FOLKS CAN MAKE. 
Safc/iets.—Make a little wliite cloth bag about three 
iiicliG? long and two Avide ; get ten cents wdrtli of sate e 
powder at the druggist’s—heliotrope or violet is mce-- 
put some in and sew up tightly. Take two scraps o 
satin or silk, a little larger than , the cloth used, over¬ 
hand threo sides together, slip in the street little bag, sew 
up the other side, paste on a pretty little emlwsse pm 
ture, and put a bow or tassel on each comer, your laay 
friends will be delighted with one. , • j. .« 
5oo&maWcs.-Put a cunning little embossed pictme on 
n small piece of gilt or silver card-board, an 
the latter at top and bottom on to a nice ° .. -r 
a little longer than the cai'd-board. PapawiUi . 
Sliaving-cases .—These are not new, but I know S' ^ 
to malre them very much liked by your ^ .g_ 
the outside of sUver or colored card- oar , y 
ture pasted on; the inside leaves of 
very brightest you can ’'"y [*®’'giri7^Then take all 
bright colors when I was a little g J 
the very Uglit colored ones, such ^and 
light pnik ; get some of your pretties . 
your lead-pencil, and di'aw a pictm'e o j-ou 
can see right tlu'ough the tissue papen 
are not very big, and you csjmot re tjie 
do the best you can. Then fasten ^ o 
top, ■with a cord or ribbon to hang up >'• 
Poolcet Pincushions.—Two little round pieces of card¬ 
board covered -with silk and overhanded together. Put 
a picture on each side, and a row of pins all around the 
edge. 
Hiclcovy-Tiut Dolls, —^Take a large, clean liiokory-nnt, 
and on tlie end that has the sharp point, draw a face 
with pen and ink, having the point for the nose. Make 
it as funny as you can. Tlien take a piece of thin white 
muslin, about four inches square, fold it thi-ee-cornei'ed, 
and put it around the nut like a cap on an old lady; sew 
it very tight below, so the nut will not slip out. Make 
a naiTOw little skirt of black or gi'ay paper cambric, 
gather and fasten it on to the neck of the old lady; then 
take a larger piece of white muslin, fold and put it on 
like a shawl and fasten. They are very funny. 
Bean Bags.—Get Mamma to give you some tickmg, 
■ enouvh to make two bags about six inches square; sew 
them“up, except a little hole in one comer; imt about a 
pint of white beans in each; sew tliem up tightly 
make a pretty red cover for one, and a blue one for the 
other. They are nice to play with. 
Shelf Papers.—Get a dozen or more sheets of wrap¬ 
ping papei', white or tinted, at the dmg store. Take a 
little tin “patty-pan” and lay down on one edge, and 
draw a mark around the scollops; then do it ^am 
further on, until the whole edge is marked. Cut them 
out cai-ef ully with the scissors. Mamma will hke them 
for the shelves in her china closet. . 
Napkin Holders.—Take tho inetal tips from a pair of 
stockLv supportei-s, and sew one on each end of a nice 
SecfS’ribbL, about fifteen inches long. Wlien smter 
gets hers on Christmas morning, teU her to put it around 
her neck and fasten the ends to her napkin. 
