Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-12
A REMARKABLE CASE.


are SO many persons of known truth
and viyacity who testify to the truth
of the statement
Some time ago, farmer living
near FL Paso had a daughter about
ten years old. While playing with
the cat one day, the animal turned
and bit her ON the arm. Several
days passed, and the wound on the
little girls arm healed. One day at
the table she attempted to drink wa
ter, and was seized with commissions,
giving unmistakable signs of hydro
phobia Her father came to this
city and procured some medicine for
her from a physician. Returning
home, he found his daughter lying
on a lounge, evidently in great pain,
not having been able to swallow
anything since her first commissions.
AS soon as she saw her father, she
climbed into his arms, with the ex-
clamation
"Father I've seen Mary"
Mary was an infant sister, who
died several years before
Her father, thinking that her mind
was wandering, attempted to quiet
her; but she still insisted that she
had seen her little sister, and that
Mary told her if she took a tea
spoonful of nitric acid and sweet oil,
she would get well. Her father told
her to lie down, and he would fix the
medicine he got from town-she
presently got up again, exclaiming
"Father, Mary says | must take
acid now, if l would get well; do
give it to NE"
On his refusing, she again lay
down on the lounge. Presently she
got up third time, crying:
"Father | must have it; Mary
says | must, and that | must have
tooth pulled. | must be bled in the
mouth"
Her father told her to keep still.
In a short time she screamed out
that her tooth hurt her After an
interval of half a minute, she cried
out again, and soon ran up TO her
father crying:
"Mary says | must have my tooth
pulled" and at the same moment the
tooth "a sound one) dropped out on
the floor
The little girl said
"See, father, Mary has pulled it;
now, do get the acid
The astonished father finally got
a teaspoonful of acid, and mixing it
with sweet oil, gave it to her. Pre-
viously, as we have stated, she had
been unable to swallow; but she
drank the mixture without any
trouble, and, returning to the lounge,
lay down, saying that all she had to
do now was to keep still. Mary
said that she would get well
Her father prepared the medicine
he had received from the physician,
and, approaching the lounge, told her
that she must also take this. She
at first positively refused, saying
that Mary said if she did it would
kill her. But, on her father urging
her she replied that if be commanded
her to drink it she would do SO, but
she could never forgive him, for it
would kill her. Finally, after much
persuasion, she took the medicine.
She remained quiet for few mo-
ments, and then standing up, said :
Il am dying, father; Mary says ]
shall soon be with her.
She called the neighbors around
her, many of whom Were present to
witness the extraordinary scene,
and babe them all good bye.
kiss me mother" she said, Il
am dying" Turning to her father
she babe him good bye, and then
added
"Mary says [ must forgive you
before | die. | do forgive you.
You did all for the best.
She then asked to be laid on the
lounge, and crossing her arms in
front of her, breathed her last in a
few minutes.
The truth of this story is youched
for by many and reliable witnesses.
Our informant last week saw and
talked with the father Of the girl,
who related the circumstance to him,
and said the tears coursed down the
old mans cheek during the recital.
1t has driven the wife almost dis
tracted, and the sight of the farm and
house has become so drradful to him
that he has how sold out and is about
10 move further West We believe