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the tupelo journal (tupelo, miss.) 1876-1924 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-02-05
Location: tupelo, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the tupelo journal (tupelo, miss.) 1876-1924 · 1915-02-05 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-02-05 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... is I—your Edith!” But the wild man, the man without fear, Avas still without reason, lie Avas still a man w ith clouded memory of the past—a man whose recollection of his former self was zero. So he did not recognize his daughter. He spoke iw ctro iu a ouaugoi, tnuo “Maiden, fear not. They will cast us both into the pit with the leopards. But be not afraid. Thou slialt not per ish, no more than I. The leopards will hurt thee not, maiden, for they ahd their kinds are my friends.” Edith clutched him nevertheless in hysterical fear. “Father!” she cried. “Oh, father— to think, even after I have found you— to think ...

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