human
Well, uncle, what will you do with him now you have got him?
gpt
Kill him,
human
Take him home and tame him, said the trapper.
gpt
He is a human being like ourselves; probably has been lost in infancy, and grown up wild, without doubt, never having seen his kind before to-day.
human
He will kill us if you take him home, said the chief;
gpt
No, chief, I could not kill him, but will see he does us no harm. I will make him as tame as a kitten in a month.
human
How will you get him home, uncle? We can not carry him, and if you untie his feet he will run away.
gpt
That is what I was just thinking about. I think one of us had better return for the colt, and make him ride.
human
Very good, if you can get him on and make him stay there,
gpt
Make him go himself: tie him so he cannot run away,
human
I am not sure but that would be the best plan, said Howe.
gpt
I am sorry he got that blow on his arm; I am sure it pains him; see how he attempts to raise it, and groans at every motion he makes.
human
Do you really think, uncle, he is human? It strikes me he is a monkey, or an orang-outang, rather than human.
gpt
There is neither monkey nor orang-outang in the North American forests. One such snow as now lies on the ground, would kill a myriad of them. I am quite confident of the customer I have to deal with. He is no more nor less than a wild man, whose long exposure to the elements, and total isolation from every human being, has caused the hair to grow over his body. This also explains why he cannot speak like us.