The Lincoln County herald., 1868-11-05


Or with dnsarthiy eslmnsss |; IN the brosd,
sommsndinR brow, a. white aud seemingly
% cold u uiptared uarbIe, abovs which
tho hair, % black 40 ravens winv, lay
10 heavy, dishevsllcd masseS, swept back
ever and suon BY hsud small aud deli
cute % 4 womsu's
Many sys, besides m'ns were bent upon
him -hts eccentric motions and uuceasing
restlessness had drawn the attention or all
II lis vic,ni,y-but though 80 closely
observed. no sign showed him to he aware
OF his fellow ttrtelers notice. We were
nearing the Hartiord stsiion-so ny
friend informed me a no left ny side =
moment 10 speak with person 10 another
part of the csr-snd Wishing 70 obisin .
6rst view Of my temporary b ,ms, turusd
to the open window st my side.
Ny glsuce had rested but . moment
on the sweet country scenes through
which we were parsing when supprt sssd
Screams sud buried sxclamatiuns Of Ter
ror made me turn quickly within. A
scen. of'di'e confusion met my eye; men,
women snd children we're spsineinY pre-
cipiiately from their seats and crowdiuR
together, . terror stricken group, in the
furthess corners Of the car. Ia i,s cen
ter stoo tho traveller I have mentioned
U, that terri6le sight! I seem TO see Il No
| write. daguerrcc'yped upon ny memory
by that rapt Rnse Of horror.
lie had risen FROM his seat, hut his tall
form bent, convulscd snd crouching to
wards the Suor, his arms wildly extended.
the delicate hands 40 drawn und dis,o, ted
tAey seemed unlike anything hamsn.
ssose the ssr, IN the frenzy Of uaudncss,
the lips torn sud b!eelin curled from
the strong white teeth, that gnnshed IL
furious rsge, whilc mingled blood aud
foam dropped from the swollen. protru
ding tonrue his long black hair ~ss
Auuy in Wild disorder over the livi brow.
and beneath shone those eyes, those nor
rible eyes. like coals Of living Ere |!
Stamping taricusly, writhine like ore in
terrible sgony those hideous hands reach
ing aud grasping as II for prey. be turned
h,ther aod thither with 6.,y glanccs,
spreading terror where.ver they fell.
They rested on me as length. I had
stood still now alone, my fearr swallowed
up IN horror At sight so terribly strs,4,e
aud awful. For the 6rst time thouyht
Vi my danger; for the first time Naliked
the impor, Of the words passing here and
there among the crowd, whispered by pat.
lid lips, "Hydr"phobia Z" "Dera ifui
.pssm I" "The bite IL DEATH csrssin
death u "e'"
l had but little time for Thought; with
n savage yell, half scream, half burk, he
came sill wri,hing and crouching towsrds
me. l tried to move, but 10 vain-to cry
out. but terror made mo duAsb A'ar Vi
I saw my guardian struggiius desperately
to force his way through the panic
stricken crowd. knew his efforts were
vain lie could not resch me, while creep.
ing nearer asd oearer cam. that horrible
soul forsuken form. q. the anguish Of
that mousent-to think, to realize, u
lack the power to act
Nesr and ncarer-the pallid face close
to mine-those eyes Of FIRE scorching my
very flesh. thoss foam wresthi,,g lips,
'hore pu.shing teeth near, very nrxr the
hot breath even on NJ cheek My eyes
closed, there was . moment Of fearful
suspeuse. Of dreadful silence. then came
the sound Of sw,ft bounding footsteps. .
tru.gse. fierce howl, lite that Of a Wild
bcust robbed Of his prey, and I opene
my eyes to see the object Of my terror
struggling in the arms of man small in
stature and frail OF limb. yet seemiup
endowed with sup"rhuman strength. I
was saved. but trembling with fear lest
my safety should cost too d,eudfoi price.
But the strong, brave soul which gave
such vigorous power to the frame OF my
preserver. found an echo IN tho hearts
"f some who in tho Arst moment of ter
ror hud thought only of escape for them
selves. Broad shouldered. strong armed
men came forward now. With psis face.
snd hands that trembled still, and joined
him in his dangerous task. The unf"r'
tunase sufferer wss secured ut length, and
a. tho train chopped at the Hartford sta.
tion. friendly hands bore him away.
We learned that Hartford had been hi,
home from boyhood He was the son u
= wealthy and distinguished man, WIN
had bestowed upon him every advantay,
of edues,ion which had Improved to the
utmos.. and msphuod found him lcarnud
and accomplished beyond his years, and
beloved BY oil who knew him. Nor.
than year hsd elapsed since = f.vor,,e
hound. dying Of hydr"phobis, had in
Aio,ed slight wound upon the hand o
his young master. | ",
Strong fears wore felt for his safstr
bat evary precsution was used, and ),
long time had passed without alarm, tn,
sffair hsd hsen almost foruotisn. Blu
within few weeks bis strange, eccentri,
conduct hsd, awakened the fears Of hi
frieuds. TWAS probable his present eos
dition was not csussd By the fearful 1nai
sdy they dreaded, bat the ftixh,ful fos,n
which his deierium had now taken, pre-
psred them for the worst results. ~
Il W. vntrhed them "A thav hnrA him