Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-09

er opened the door and asked whai hc want.
ed. "I'vs brought you . mad doS.' wss
the answer; and, desiring him 70 ct q
strong chsin, Mr.. Buxton walked into the
yard, carrying Prince by the neck. He was
determiued not 10 kiil The dog q once,
thinking that il it should prove not 70 Be
case Of bydrophobia, il would b great
reliefto the persons who had been bitten,
and this could only bs determined b. letting
the disease take its .course. The gardener
Was 10 great terror, but bad sense eBough to
obsy directions. and wss able 10 secure The
collar round the dogs neck, aud bASteu The
other end Of the chain to . tree. Mf. Buzz
ton then walked to utmost bound Of the
chain, and with Ill his force, (Which" be
says, /" was nearly exhausted by The dogs
frantic struggles" threw the creature % far
away from bin - be corld, ard sprsng hack
in time 10 avoid poor Pnocs's desperate
bound after him, which was followed By
"the most fearful yell be ever heard"
AL day The unhappy cres ture, IN the mis-
cry Of hat horrible disease 10 wbich our
faitbfnl companions are aomstimes Ssbject,
rushed round and round The trss, ehonpisg
The foam that rushed fsom biz jsws, asd
when food vas thrown to bin, sns0 ~ q i
With fury, but could not easls ~ nexs
day, nr. Buxton thought the chaif vas in
dagger Of giving way, 30 renewing his act -
bravery, be obtained stronger chain end
. pitchiork. Between the ptouss Of this b
contrived to get the dog body, without pierc.
ing il, and thus held him pinned down to
The ground, while fastening . much larger
chain round his neck. On the piachfork be-
ing removed, the dog spang up and dashed
sfser his master with such violence that
The old chain snapped in too. However,
The frensy soon spent his strength, and be
died only forty>eight hours after the first
symptoms OF madness had appeared. All
the d0gs and cats be had bitten were killed
by NJ. Buxton himself knowing that for
such painful business il was wiser 10 trust
to no ones resolution and humanity but bis
own. The man and boys bad the bitten
was hoped that the hofrid cnnquences might
ed great ihanksulness both for biz own e.
cape aud bis ehildren's absence from home,
and thna wrote to hs vile day oe two af,
Ter: "WhAt . terrible business it VA. You
must not scold me for the rsk ran. whs.
did, I did from . convetien that Il was
ny duty, and ! never can thirk that An over.
cautious care Of self in cicumstances where
your risk may preserve otheu. is 20 grsat .
virtue - yoa seem to think it do believe
If | had shrunk from the danger, and othen
had suffered in consequences, I shouldh ave
felt more pain ihan should have done had
received bite"
The Pc. feet eoolr . . and presence Of miud
shown in the whole adventure are, perhaps,
some Of the must remarkable features-s!l
being done from no sudden impulss, no dsr-
ing temper, but from tho grave, consider-
ate conviction Of the duty Of encounterng
the peril ON the part Of the person mos, like
y 10 b abls to seeurs oshen; and no one
Who has shsddsssd st The aeco, uts Of The
agoniss Of hydrophobia can fAilto own hsv
deadly hat peril vas.
Al = pendant TO Our countrynan's bas.le
with . mad-dog. let N 80 . combat between
one ef these ffenxid creatures and French
weaver samed Simon Albony, poor man
Of the tows Of Rhoea, vho vas tbs bread
winner for bis aged hsher. Coming home
from his work, ia ths ssmmes Of The year
1880, st about ! o'clock 10 The evening. he
encountered mad dog VIA had sleeady
greatly injured sevenl Of III ,ownspeople.
The creature was advancing slowly, bsi
suddenly turssd upoat him. Sstsiax his
taek against vail. - sssssgsously vailed
ior il and laid held Of is, thossh mot visbsus
being severely bitten. Hs Kept it with .
6rm hand, shouting that he would not let il
30 10 do further mischief but that some
one must bring him IN axe, and break ils
back.
Monsieur Portat, . mounted gendarms
heard him, and Fastening 10 bis help, found
him struggling with This large hound, hold.
ing him By the rsck aad .ean : and constantly
asking for m axe to kill hlm With. The
gendarme struck the dog With his stick, bu.
i vas not strong enough to kill il; and An.
other person cane up With heavier club
and gave il 6sishing stroke. Albony Aad
received fousteea wossds on the body, thighs
and hands; bat they were imnediaasly ope.
rated upon, and at the time his name vas
brought forward, seven nostbs aAerward, to
receive . prize from The Aonthyon fund for
bis heroism, il was hoped that abe danger Of
any bad effects bad passed away.