The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-08-16
Observation-Disclosures Suffer-
ilAgS.

Under date Of the 10th of July, DIR.
r.. HI. Gaines writes as follows to the Mo
oic (Ala.) Tribune, from Toulminville
Alabana:
Sometime in the month of February. of
this year, as Mrs. Tucker was walking
along the road, large dog, was quietly
lying down, sprang up and seized her
she caught hold Of him, and, in the des-
pcration of fear, held him until the owner
came and took him OFF The dog, howev-
cr, bit her hand and manglcd it. He also
bit his master when he took him off, Mrs.
Tucker visited me the following day to
have her hand dressed. Itwas very much
cut, and also intiamed As the testimony
heretofore was so strong that we could not
have hydrophobia in this climate, and as it
was the season of the year that we would
scarcely expect 1t any way, and as the dog
was not far from his masters residence, il
seemed unadvisable to use the severe means
that are recommended in such cases, unless
the proof was positive that the dog was
mad.
After the dog returned home, he acted
SO strangely that the master concluded he
was mad, aud the fore shot him. This,
however, was but Zurmise; how sadly true.
the sequel will show. Mrs Tucker, after
much suffering, as from any other infamed
wound, finally got well, an remained so
until Monday last, July 10Th, when she
telt little unwell; on Tuesday, had some
pain in the right hand aud arm, (the one
that was bit which travelled ~, as she
said, into her right side She also felt
little fcverish, and had some headache.
On Wednesday, these lisagrecable feelings
continuing, she found suddenly that she
could not swallow water. 1t produced
Sp smodIc feeling; in a word, the effort to
drink took away her breath. | saw her on
Wednesday evening. She was lying down
IN a bed, dressed, and looking quite ualu-
ral-skin felt pleasant, head little too hot,
pulse soft and weak, but not excited; asked
her how she felt, aud she said she had u
burning thirst for water, bat could net
take it.
had some brought 10 her then. She
began to look excited | gave it 10 her,
and the very sight of it caused u spasm of
all the respiratng muscles. Iou have had
dash OF cold water thrown suddenly in
the face and breast; you gasp; it takes
-" - N'G' b'Ndbh. III sum liidllucI ulu
the very sight OF the water affect her, caus-
Ing such feeling of sutfocation that the
fSient cried away with it, you will kill
me. Imagine in this dry and heated
weather, when there is no moisture even
in the atmosphere, that, consumed by a
terrible thirst, the very sight of water
should produce such an effect Can any
thing be more horrible On "Wednesday v
.pi.ht, urged by this desperate thirst, she
| rushed to the bucket of water, saying 81
will have water" but on reaching it, the
very sight brought on spasm, and she
would have fallen, her daughter told me, if
! they had not caught her
On Thursday, the spasms began more
trcquent-thc secretion of "A frothy, tena-
cious mucus in the throat, which added to
the distress, cau-ing constant hawking
and splitting. The countenance seemed
more wild AID haggard; she was sensible
however, and recognised her acquaintances.
She never showed any desire to hurt any
one She steadily grew weaker, and about
ii o'clock Thursday night closed the sad
scene.