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September 27, 1817
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
In La Boulcrie, France, a woman named Pouge bravely rescues a 5-year-old child from a wolf attack, compelling the animal to drop the boy and returning him wounded but safe to his parents on the 18th of last month.
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FEMALE COURAGE.
Weakness and timidity form the ordinary character of women. We have however, sometimes seen the love of humanity elevate that sex to a lion's the most courageous, of which the following incident affords a new proof.
"On the 18th of last month some children were playing before a house in a hamlet called la Boulcrie, commune of Blannaves, in the district of Alais, when a furious wolf rushed on the group, and carried off a child five years old. At its cries, a woman named Pouge, wife of the Sieur Nonvel, ran to its assistance. The woman, consulting only her own heart, pursued and immediately attacked the animal, and compelled it to drop the child which she carried back to its parents, covered with wounds, but happily none of them sufficiently severe to cause any alarm." [Paris paper.]
Weakness and timidity form the ordinary character of women. We have however, sometimes seen the love of humanity elevate that sex to a lion's the most courageous, of which the following incident affords a new proof.
"On the 18th of last month some children were playing before a house in a hamlet called la Boulcrie, commune of Blannaves, in the district of Alais, when a furious wolf rushed on the group, and carried off a child five years old. At its cries, a woman named Pouge, wife of the Sieur Nonvel, ran to its assistance. The woman, consulting only her own heart, pursued and immediately attacked the animal, and compelled it to drop the child which she carried back to its parents, covered with wounds, but happily none of them sufficiently severe to cause any alarm." [Paris paper.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Animal Story
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Female Courage
Wolf Attack
Child Rescue
Heroic Intervention
What entities or persons were involved?
Pouge
Sieur Nonvel
Where did it happen?
La Boulcrie, Commune Of Blannaves, District Of Alais
Story Details
Key Persons
Pouge
Sieur Nonvel
Location
La Boulcrie, Commune Of Blannaves, District Of Alais
Event Date
18th Of Last Month
Story Details
A woman named Pouge pursues and attacks a wolf that seized a 5-year-old child, forcing it to release the boy, whom she returns wounded but not seriously to his parents.