STRANGE ANIMAL, OR FOOD FOR
TIE MARVELLOUS.
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We cannot undertake TO say how much oi
hoa1 there is in the subloned story, but 1t is
a pretty fair specimen Of the marvellous,
and will entertain some of our readers, per-
hsps, as much as political essay, or new
"Indian Fight" from Florida. We copy
FROM the MontrOse, (Pa.) Spectator ~. \.
Com. ADJ.


Something like year ago, there was con-
siderable talk about strange animal, SAID
TO have been seen IN the southwestern part
of Bridgewater. Although the individual
who described the animal, persisted IN de-
claring that he had seen it, and was at first
considerably frightened at it, the story
was heard and looked upon, more as food
for the marvellous, than as having any foun-
dation IN fact. He represented the animal,
as we have It through third person, as ha-
wing the appearance of child seven or
eight years old, though somewhat slinner'
and covered entirely with hair. He saw't,
while picking berries, walking towards him
erect, and whistling like person. After
recovering from the fright, he is said to have
pursued it, but it ran off with such speed,
whistIing as it went, that he could otcatch
il. He said it ran like the "devil," and con-
tinued to call il by that name.


The same or a similar looking animal
was seen in Silver Lake township, about
two weeks since, by boy some sixteen
years old. We had tho story from the ia
ther of the boy, in his absence, and alter
wards from the boy himself. The boy was
sent to work, in the back woods, near the
New York State Line. He took with him
gun, and was told by his father to shoot any
Thing he might see, except persons or cat
tie. After working while, he heard some
person, little brother, as he supposed, com
ing towards him, whis,ling quite merrIIy
He came within few rods of him, ant
stopped. He said it looked like huma'
being, covered with black hair, about In
size of his brother, who was six or sevel


years old. His gun was some little distanc
off, and he was very much frightened. Ht


however, got his gun and shot at the an
NAL, but trembled so that he could not hol
it still The strange animal, just as his gu


'went off, stepped behind a tree, and the


ran off, wbistling as before The tatht


said the boy come home very much frigh
J ened, and thata number oftiInes during Il
afternoon, when thinking about the amin
he had seen, he would, to use his own word
'burst out crying


Making due allowance forfrights and co
t sequent exaggeration, an animal of sIngll
3 appearance has doubtless been seen. Wh


it is, or whence it came, is of course yet


mystery. From the description, if an oural
: outang we're known to be in the country,
| might think this to be it. As no such al
a NAL is known, without vouching for the c.
t rectness of the story we shall leave
is reader to conjecture, or guess for hIms
is what il is. For the sake ofa name, how
b. err, we will call the "strange animal /
" WHrsrLING WILD Boy OF THE WoODs
O. why is not this story as good as that cop


into the Volunteer ofweek before last, T,