The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

and crossing YOU at every turn Between the bipe,
and quadruped nulsances, eternal war was car
ried on, and not an hour of the day elapsed but
canine outcry announced that some OF those unhap
py were being rejected by the butler, or Pee'
by the cook. So commonplace was this everlastin!
uprOar, that after few days almost ceased to no.
tice it.
l was dressing for dinner, when the noise of dog
quarrcng in the yard brought me to the window
a terrier being worried by rough savage-look'
ing fox hound, whom had before this noticed ano
avoided. At the moment my host was crossing
from the stable he struck the hound with his whip
but regardless of the blow he still continued his at
tack upon the smaller dog. The old butler, in COM
ing from the garden, observed the dogs fighting, and
stopped to assist in separating them-Just then
the brute quilted the terrier seized the master by
the leg, and cut the servant in the hand. groom
rushed out on hearing the uprOar, stuck the prongs
of pitchfork through the dogs body, and killed
him on the spot. This scene occurred in less time
than have taken in relating it. i hastened from
my dressing-room my host had barred his leg, and
was washing the wound, which was Jagged tear
from the hounds tooth. Part of the skin was loose,
and sudden thought seemed to strike him; he de-
sired an iron to be heated, took sharp knife from
his pocket coolly and efecually removed the rag
ged esh and, regardless the agony OccasiOned,
with amazing determination cauterlsed the wound
severely.
The old butler, however, contentcd himself with
binding up his bleeding hand He endeavored to
dssuade his master from undergoing what he con-
sidcred to be unnecessary pain. "The dog was
dead sure, and that quite sufficient to prevent
any danger from arising from the bite - and sat-
lsed with this precantlon he remained indifferent
to future consequences, and in perfect confidence
that no ulterIor injury could occur from the wound
Three months passed away--thc friends sister
returning from school and the mountain road was
in bad repair, and bridge had been swept away by
the floods, sadde-horses sent away to meet the
carriage. The old butler, who had some private
affairs to transact in the neighborng town, volun-
teered to be the escort of his young mistress, and
obtained permission. That there something
usual in the look and manner of her attendant, was
quickly remarked by the lady, His address was
wild and hurried, and some extraordinary feelings
appeared to agitate him. To the enquiry if he was
unwclI, he returned a vague unmeaning answer;
he trembled violently when assisting her on horse
back and it evident that some strange and
fearful sensations disturbed him.
They rode miles rapidly, until they reached
the rvulet where the bridge had been carried off by
the flood To cross the stream was no way diff
cult, the water barely covered the horses fetock.
The lady had ridden through the water when
thrilling cry of ndcscribable agony from her atten-
dant arrested her. Her servant the oppo-
site side, cndeavorng rein in his unwilling horse
look that terrified his alarmed mistress. To her
anxious questions he only replied by groans, which
too truly betrayed his sufferings. At last he poin
ted to the stream, and exclaimed, cannot dare
not eros. it Oh, God | am lost the dog-the
log!" What situation. could be more frghtful than
hat in which the lady found herself!-in the CEN
re of desolate and unpeopled moor, far from as
,stance, and left alone with person afflicted with
lecidcd madness. She might, it is true have aban-
Ioncd him, for the terrors of the poor wretch would
navc prevented him from crossing the rvulet; but
With extraordinary courage she returned, seized the
,rdle fcarcssy, and notwithstanding the outcres of
he unhappy man, forced his horse through the wa
cr and never left his side until she fortunately over
ook some tenants of her brother returning from
fair.
| arrived on a visit the third evening after this
ccurrence, and the recollection of that poor ,old
lan's sulerings has since haunted my memory.
IL that medical skill and aifectiOnate attention on
is masters part could do to assuage his pain, and
litigate the ngones he occasionally underwent, was
evoutly prayed for He died on the sixth morning.
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