Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-02-02
strnrrle with 4 Nod Doc.

ANTDrOTr o. ar 7. y. glNTuN,
IN letter dated July IS, 1910, he SAYS -
AS YOU must hear the story Of our dog
Prince. ! may ~ well .r'luyur. On Thur..
diy morning when got on my horse ., :
IIoare's. David told me that there was some
thing the matter with Prince, that he had
killed the cat, and almost Killed the rev dog,
and bii a, him ,nd Elizabeth. ! ordered him
to be tied up. and taken care Of, and then rode
oil to town When pot into lIrmpsic,I, !
.aw Prince covered with pud, 'nI running
ilrou,ly und biting at everything. I saw
him bite at least q do1.a dcg', two BOYS and
mau.
"Ofcour,e | was exceedingly alarmed. be-
IN. persuaded he was mad. ! irisd every #.
fort to stop him or kill him, or 10 drive him
into ,omc oulhonse, bu, in vain. st last be
spuug up alta boy, aHd seized him 5y the
breast; happily was near h.m, aud Knocked
him oil with my whip. lie thea set Oh to-
wards I0ni5n, and rode by h.s side, wlii.
inr f,r s-ur opportunity of stopping h.m. ]
continually spoke to him, bu, be paid 40 rc-
gard TO ,olyng OF scold,g. Ion may sup.
pose was seriously alarmed jreltiiHg the im.
msn'r mlsrhiefhe might do, having seen him
DO - m1'h ia few preceding minutes. /
was terrified at the idea Of getting into Cam.
jcn Town and London, and at length, consi-
dcring tia, ever there was an occasion that
Justified a risk Of lie, this vai H. ! deter.
mined To catch hiG mysalf Ilappil, he ran
OPP To Pryor's gate, and threw myself from
ms horse uron him, and cauch, him by ihc
neck he biz ., me and struggled but with.
out effect, and succeeded in securing him,
without his biting me He died yesterday
raying mad
lie afterwards mentioned some particulars
which he had ommiiI ed in the hurried letter
"WhcnI seized the dog" b, said, "his
struggles were 50 lcspera,, TIA, il seemed a,
first almost impossible to hold hin till llihcd
him up in the air, when he was moro easily
managed, and contriycd to ring the bell. ]
was afraid ,ha, the foam, which was pouring
irom his mouth in bis furious Ell j'ls to bite
me, might get into some scratch, AMI Do me
injury 50 with great difficulty ! held him
with ono hand, while pot the other in INV
poke, sud forced on my glove then ! did
the same with the other hand, and 4, la', the
gardener opened the door saying, "Wha, do
YOU wan, =" "I've brough, you a mad dog %
replied 7, and telling him TO get a strong chain
walked into the yard. carrying the dog by
the neck. was determined rot to Mil him
ss | thought if he should prove no, to be mad
il would BE- such satisfaction TO the three
persons whom he had bitten. ! made The
gardcneI, (vho was in ;euIble frislt) Sc.
cure the collar round his ineck, and fix the
other end of the chain to 4 irer, and then
walking to a fur,hesi rance,wiih all my force,
which vas nearly exhausted by his frantic
struggles, flung him away from NE, and
spranc back. lie made desperate bound
ailer me, but finding himself toilsd, he uttered
the most fearful yell Isvcr heard. All that
day he did nothing bu, ru.h 10 and fro, cham.
ping the foam which gu.hed from his jaws;
We threw him meat and hcsnached at 1t With
fairy, bu, Instantly dropped it again.
"1'ho next day when wen, to see him,
thought the chain seemed worn, 80 pinned
him to the ground between the PIongs OF =
piichiork. and then hred much larger chain
round his neck when pulled of tho fork
he sprahg up and made dash at me, which
snapped the old chain IN two Ills died for
~ eish, hours from the time he went mad.
The ,ure., whcslOf fortune is wh.elb,rov ,