Wilmington journal., 1866-08-09
A Remarkable Case.

| The following article is indeed what the caption
indicates-a most remarkable case. We conclude
it must be true, from the fact that there are So
many persons OF known truth and veracity, who
testify to the authenticity of the statement
Some time ago, q farmer living near FL Passo
had daughter about ten years old. While play
ing 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 water, and
seized with commissions, giving unmistakalle
signs of hydrophobia Her father came to this
city and procured some medicine for her from
physician. Returning home, he found his daugA.
er lying on lounge, evidently i'll great pain not
having been able to swallow anything since her
| first convulsions. AS soon she saw her father,
she climbed into his arms. with the exclamation
| Father, I've Mary"
MARY an infant sister, who died several
| years before.)
| Her father, thinking that her mind was wander
ing, attempted to quiet her but she still insisted
that she had seen her little sister, and that Mary
had told her that If she took te9-spUonful Of
nitric acid and sweet oil, she would get wei Her
Iather told her to lie down. and he would fix the
medicine he had got from town,-she presently
got up again. eXclai inning
| Father, Mary says must take the acid now
| If would get well ; do give it to me-" On his
refusing, she again lay down on the lounge Pre-
sently she got up third time crying
| Father, must have it Mary says / m lst
and that must have a tooth pulled | must b,
bled in the mouth"
| Her father told her to keep still lii a short
time she screamed out that her tooth hurt her
After an interval of half 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
| dropped out on the floor.
| The little girl said
"See, father, Mary has pulled it ; now go get
the acid"
The astonished father finally got a teaspoonful
of acid, and mixing it with sweet oil, gave it to
her. Previously, as we have stated, she had been
unable to swallow !; but she drank the mixture
without any trouble, and returning to the louEe,
lay down, saying that all she had to do now was
to keep STILL Mary said that she would get we'll
| Her father prepared the medicine lie had re-
celved from the physician, and approaching the
lounge, told her that she also must take this Sh2
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 he commanded heF
to drink it, she would do so, but she could never
forgive him, for it would kill her Finally aitei
much persuasion, she took the medicine. S!e
remained quiet for a few moments, and then stand
ing up, said
with her.
she. called the neighbors around her. many os
whom were present to witness the extraordinary
scene, and bade them all goodbye
. Kiss me mother, said she, am dying.
Turning to her father she bade him goodbye
and then added:
| ""J A4uSp 1DfSlHc you OSLOAe
do forgive you. Yoa did all for the best"
! She then asked to be laid on the lounge, anu
crossing her arms in front of her, breathed He'
last in few minutes
| The truth of this statement is vou he'd Tor "
many and reliable witnesses. Our informant las, o
Week and talked with the father of the girl WIZ
related the circumstance to him, and said the te"i
coursed down the old mans face during the rec
tai 1t has driven the wife almost distracted an
the sight Of the farm and house has become ~
dreadful to him that he has now sold ont ana %
q a1out to remove further West. We bel eie theSe
facts can be fully substantiated.
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