Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-05

Some time ago. farmer living near Fl
Peso, had . daughter, about ten years old
While playing with her cat one day the ami
al t1rns6 ard BIZ her % the arm. Thu
ct, eetine quesglv, was killed. Several days
passed, and The wound in the little grl's
arm healed. One day, While q tho table.
she attempted 70 Asiak some eater, ard
was seized with commissions, giving unmis-
tskable signs Of the hydrophobis Her faith
OF came to this city and procured some med.
icine for her FROM . ply sician. Returning
home, he found his daughter lying on .
lounge evidently in great pain, not having
been able to swallow any thing since he, first
CONFUSION. AZ soon ~ she saw her father
she climbed into his arms with the sxclama-
ton, Father, I've seen Mary" MARY was
An infant sister who had died several years
before.) Her father thinking her mind was
wandering, attempted tn quiet her, but she
still insisted that she he'd ssea her little Sis
ter, and that Mary had said il she took
teaspoonful Of nitric acid and sweet oil she
would get well. Her father tod her TO lie
down, and he would fix the medicine that
he got from town. She presently got up
again, exclaiming, Father. Mary says l
must take the acid now if want to get
well do give it to me- On his refusing,
she again lay down on the lounge. Pres
emily she got up third time, crying,
Father, ! must have it Mary says must.
and that ] must have a tooth pulled.
must be blcd in my mouth Her father
told her to keep still. Ia a short time she
screamed out tina her tooth hurt her. After
an interval Of half . minute she cried out
again, and soon after ran up to her father
crying, Mary says | must have my tooth
pulled" at the same moment the tooth q
sound one,, dropped out on the floor
The little girl says, 'See, father, Mary has
pulled IT, now do get the acid The Aston
ished father finally got ateaspoonful Of acid
and mixing j. with some sweet oil gave it TO
her. Previously, a We have stated, she had
been unable to swallow, but she drank the
mixture down without any trouble, and G.
turning to the lounge, lay down, saying,
that all she had to do now was to keep still,
Mary said The would get well. Her father
prepared the medicine he had obtained from
the physician and approaching the lounge
told her that she must also take this. She
at first positively refused, saying, that Mary
said Il she old, it would kill her. But on
her father urging her, she replied that il he
COMMANDED her to drink it, she would do so,
but she would never forgive him. for it
would kill her. Finally after much pcrsua-
SION, she took the medicine. She remained
quiet for q few moments, and then standing
up, said, ~ am dying, Father-Mary says
| shall soon be with her" She called the
neghbors around her, many Of whom were
present to witness the extraordinary scene,
and bid them al goodbye. kiss me,
Mother she says. 81 am dying" Turning
to her father, she bid him good bye. ami
then added, MARY says must forgive you
Father, before die. do forgive you. You
did it all for the best" She then asked to
be laid on the lounge, and crossing her arms
in front Of her, brcathed her last in few
minutes.
| The truth Of this statement is vouched for
by many and reliable Witnesses Our in
formant last week saw and talked with the
father, who related the circumstances to
him, aud SAID the tears courscd down the
old mans face during the recital. 1t has
driven his wife almost distracted, and the
sight Of the farm and house has become so
dreadful to him that he has now sold out
and is about to remove farther West. We
believe these facts can he fully substantia-
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