The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-08-06
KILLED BY A DOG.
a Fearful Tragedy in Georgia-How 3
Dog Protects his Mistress.

From the Augusta Ga Chronicle
LIZ one of the mountain counties OF ucor-
gia there lives two families, each bet,Te
the war noted for its wealth and refinement.
Since the war the families (whom We shalt
cali respectively r. and l.. though they ha
like nearly everybody else, lost everything
by the conflict still retained the ligh posi-
ton in society which they had for some
leng time filed. Ore of them, the u, 6,
lest several Of It's members, as we'll as lts
fortune, by tie war, and ut the commence
ment Of our Stcry consisted of Mr.. L.,
gentleman 50 years of as@, lis wife, nearly
the same age, and an unmarried daughter
of about % Within about quarter OF
mile of their house lived one OF The X. q, d
young man who had reCentiy married 4
very beautiful young lady OF the count,
and having lett the paterna mansion, was
farming by himselt on small tract of
ground. The town families lived some DIS
tance from the county town, IN spars L.
Inhabited section of hefcountry, aud, be
ing each the nearest neighbor of the OF! e.,
were, of course, on term- of great intimacy
Between the young wife and the daughter
Of Dir. l.. a fast friendship was soon
formed
A few days since Mr.. r. informed l,ii
wife that he had received letter, which
would compel immediate attendance ia
Atlanta, where he would have to remali
for several days, and as it would be incou
venient for HIM to take her with him to
that city, advised that she should ask her
young neighbo to stay with her during his
abscucc The next morning he set out ia
his buggy tor Atlanta, and his wife during
the morning went over TO Il. 8 house ter
the purpose of inviting her young lady
friend to stay with her. The young lady.
after consultation with her mother, readily
assented to the proposition, and promised
to come over during the afternoon.
About o clock Mrs. Il. began to feel IA
little uneasy, as Miss l.. mad hot yet come,
when servant came up to the house ard
brought note from her expected friend,
stating that she would he unable to spend
the night with her a. she had promised.
Tor Eer father. from some cause or other
had positively refused to give consent to
the arrangement. Af,ei delivering the
note the servant took his departure, aud
the brave woman prepared to spend the
night by herself. ceiling that she had
protector in large and very fierce yard
dog belodging to her husband, she took
him into her bedroom, and after securing
the house lay down and resigned her
sell to sleep.
About l. D clock she was awakened from
her slunber by noise In the house and
and the angry growing of the dog, ana
discovered that the hail door bad been
forced, and that some one was standing at
her room door seeking an entrance. 81 elA
ing as loudly as her fright would let her,
Mrs R asked, who is thcrct
l. IL =,
replied by telling her to open the door.
again received the same reply, the stranI~
er added that if she refused he would
break the door down "Dmi Ig hs d a
ogue the dog, still growing, crouched
upon the floor as if ready to spring
Thinking to intimate this man, who sought
her ruin, Mrs R-cried 20 him that ii
be forced the doer she would shoot !im.
Laughing scorn!ully, the ruffian threw
his weight against the light door, bursi it
open and entered the room, when quick "a
thought, the savage dog sprang forward
and fastened on his neck he man aston
ished by this sudden aitgck. attempted 70
kill the d 70 vi h knife which e held in
his hand, but unsuccessfuily, and the now
eful animal dragged him 10 tire ground.
still retaining his hold npon his throat.
Stunund at first by this unlock for deliver
ance, The woman in few seconds rcgaiugel
her prence of mind somewhat, ran scteaul
ing from the the house, never stopplLg III
I'll she arrived at the place Of the l.
where her cries soon aroused the family.
Tier tale was rapidly told, aud servants
were preparing to go to the scene 1T dan
ger, when suddenly Mr.. l.. was missed,
and his wife, almost on she instant, IA II
struck BY a sudden presentmcut, screamed
Alercltu God ii must be my husband
With a cry of horror the party st firth.
and ran as fast 10 the house Of Mrs. Il. ~
the latter had run way from it a few nlin
utes before. Arrived there they found the
man still on the floor, and the dog still
arasping his throat Beating him away
from his prey, they found the suTicionr OF
the dog had done their work, and Le was
dead