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VxPTUKR f‘F A V?ILU M a. n.—Sometime before the 17th of this month. tbe attention of parsons living noar the lino of iho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and in tba n«lgb-borhood^ of ^.Backbone out, had been directed to a colored man who seemed to be dodging about thn woods and unwilling to bo seen. On Wednesday week iie approached too near the ban eta of Mr Mason, wnowbrcat work on the railroad, who, to their Astonishment, found toe man to be as naked as wbun ha came into the world, lie was arrested by them, but faded to answer a single question, he being cither unahle or unwilling. Every motion and gesLure,anrt uheexpression of the fellow's eyes, proved conclusively ibnt he was not Only an idiot, but perfectly wild. He was entirely unable to give an occouofc of himself, and did not even know his name. The only sound no could make resembled the jabber of monkeys, fjo was taken in charge, anti the proper authorities will probably send him to a lunatic asylum.—Dispatch,
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Sat, May 27, 1871
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