Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-23
CH E.
tsville, Tenn:
4: MARCH %, 1866


A Remarkable Case. 49,. 7.
~ Peoria Transcript 10
4 blowing article is indeed what the
indisut6s, a most remarkable case.
81 Fude II must be true, from the fact
rsiare so many persons, Of known
nd yeracity, who testify to the au-
i<Y ofsthe statement u: s -
~ lIms ago, farmer, living near FL
hsd &daughter about ten yenrs old
: W playing with the cat one day, the
III turned and BIT her on the arm
IN days passed, and the wound on the
6irPs arm healed One day while at
lille, she attempted to drink water,
Wa seized with commissions, giving
Hakable signs Of hydrophobia. Her
cplne to this city and procured some
.Gine for her from physician Re-
Aing home, he found his daughter ly-
Epn q lounge, evidently in great pain,
mAaving been able to swallow anything
y her first conyulsions. As soon as
e'oaw her father, she climbed into his
4 11{k the exclamation .R ai1s y
sthsr, I've seen Mary" @e
( larry was an infant sister, who had died
nal years before. - 9. ~
III father, thinking that her mind was
1isring, attempted to quiet her; but
btill insisted that she had seen her lit.
lister. and that Mary had told her that
AZ took teaspoonfull of nitric acid
swsot oil, she would get well. Her
y VI told her TO lie down, and he would
~ medicine he got from town. She
Gptly got up AGAIN. exclaiming !: -
ather, Mary says that must take the
X now, if would get we'll do give it
IA Me refusing, she again lay down on
v16uhge. Presently she got up third
e.crying: s.a,..-. =. !.
Sstisr,I must have ii; Mary says
IL, and that I must have tooth pulled.
mnst be bled in the mouth" y
Her father told her to keep still. In a
sort time che screamed Out that her tooth
~ her. Aftera an interval Of half min
teshe cried out again, and soon ran up
5ker father crying ~ = x
EssMary says'I must have my tooth pull
az and at the same moment the tooth "a
ound one) dropped out on the floor.
Ths little girl said
Hes, father, Mary has pulled it; now,
u yet the acid" "A ,4's N7sf5 sst-f
Fhs astonished father 6nslly::got tea
19odful Of acid, and mixing il with sweet
rave it to her. Previously, as We have
ned she, had been unable to swallow ;
= che drank the mixture down without
~ trouble, and returning to the lounge
~ down, saying that all she had to do
~ vas to keep still. Mary said that she
hid get we'll. IS s,sr,pss-ses 8,
wHer father prepared the medicine he
dQbtained from the physician, and APP
Washing the lounge, told her that she
st also take this. She at first positive
Nsfused, saying that, Mary said if she
Nit would kill her. But, on her father
Nng her, she replied that if he com.
aided her to drink it she would do so
she could never forgive him, for i,
d kill her. Finally, after much per-
ion, she took the medicine. She re-
led quiet for few moments, and then
log up, said: - ~ -eF -
I'm dying, father: Mary says shall
jbe with her."
~ called the neighbors around her
ny of whom we're present to witness the
rtraordinary seene,. and bid them all
cod bye.
\ eKiss me, mother" she said 81 an
Ming" 5s ~ :
Y Turning to her father, she bid hin
goodbye, and then added: e- -
Mary says must forgive you, father
'eforo l die. l do forgive you. You die
" for the best" .ss.a-s.s d,
She then asked TO be layed on thu
uunge, and crossing her arms in trout of
|br, breathed her last in a few minutes
4 The truth Of this statement is vouchec
W by many and reliable witnesses. Ou
Informant last week saw and talked will
the father, who related the circumstance
70 him, and said the tears coursed dow
The old mans face during the recital. l
has driven the wife almost distracted, an,
|he sight Of the farm and house has be
EofAe so dreadful to him that he has no,
pid out and 10 about to remove furthe
Nest. We believe these facts can be full,
disseminated. 81 '''.
ESSAY ON MAN, Eg.sEa n
I At ten, . child; at twenty, Wild
At thirty. strong, if ever;
Al FORTY. viae. at fifty r;nh