Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-12
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T From the Augusta lt'a> Chronicle.
In ono of tho nlonntain COMMITTEES Of
Georgia there lives two families, cnch l'o.
fore the war noted for its wealth and ro-
tinoMcMt Since tho war tho families
(whom we sl.ll Gull respectively II and ~,
though they had, like nearly everybody
else, lost everything by tho conflict, still
retained tho high position in society which
they Ind for som" long time filled. Ono OF
thcn,, tho liz. lost several Of its members.
us we'll rs its fortune, Ivy tho war. and ut
tho time Of our story consisted OF MIR.
l., n gentleman SIS years Of nge, his wife,
nearly the same ago, and IN unmarried
daughter Of about Is. Within about u
quarter of mile of their house lived ono
Of the RPS, young man who had recently
married. 4 worry beautiful young lady of tho
county, md having left the ratcrnal MAN.
sion was farming by himself on a small
tract Of ground. Tho two families lived
some distance from tho county town, III y
sparsoly inhabited section Of country, and,
being cncl, tho nearest neiShbor Of tho
other were, of course, on terms OF great
intimacy. Between the young wife and
tho daughter of Mr.. l.. n fast friendship
was soon formed.
4 few days since Mr.. II. informed his
vito That he had received a letter, which
would compel immediate attendance IN At
lanta, where no would have to remain sew
ernl days, aul MS it would b. inconvenient
for him to Take her with him to that city,
advised that she should ask her young
neghbor to stay with her during his alb
sence. Tho next morning he set ont in his
buggy for Atlanta, and his wife during tho
morning went over to L. y for the purpose
ofinviting her young friend to stay wit her.
The young lady. after consultation with
her mother, readily assented to the propo-
sition, and promised to come over dnrlng
the afternoon.
About 8 o'clock Mrs. II. began TO feel a
little uneasy. as Miss IL. hal not yet come;
when n servant came up 10 the house and
brought q note from her expected friend.
stating that she would lie unable to spond
the night with her, as she had promised. foI
! her father, from some cause or other, had
positively refused TO give his consent to the
arrangement. After delivering tho note
the servant took his departure, md the
brave woman prepared to spend the night
by herself. Feeling TINT she had protec'
tor in u large and very fierce yard-tlog be-
longing to her husband. she took him into
her bedroom, and after securing the house
lay down and resigned herself to sleep.
About - o'clock she was awakened from
her slumbers by a noise in the house and
tho angry growing OF tho dog and discov-
cred that the hall door had been forced,
and that some one was standing at heI
room door, seeking M entrance. Speaking
as loudly a. her fright would let her, Mrs.
R asked, s'Who is there ?" mans
voice, which she did not recognize. replied
| by telling her to "opcn the door" Again
she asked the same question, and again re.
ceiyed the same answer the stranger adding
I that<if she refused no would "break the
door down." During this dialogue The dog.
still growing, croucked upon the moor as II
ready to spring. Thinking to intimid"te
this man, who sought her ruin. Mrs. X.
cried TO him that il he forced the door She
would shoot him. 49,
Laughing scornfally, the ruffiai, threw
his weight against the light door. burst II
open and entered the room-when, anick
as thought. the savage dog sprang forward
and fastened on his neck. The man, aston"
/ ished at this sudden attack, attempted to
Kill the animal with knife WHICH ne helt'
in his hand, but unsuccessf'llly, ana the
powerful animal dragged him to the
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throat. Stunned at first by this unlocked
for deliverance, the woman in few sec
onds regnining her presence Of mind some
what, ran screaming from the house never
stopping nntii she arrived at the place OF
tho LIS, where her cries laoE aroused the
family.
Her tale was rapidly told, and the servants
were preparing to 60 to the scene OF dan
ger, when suddenly Mr.. L. was missed,
and, hn wife almost OH the instant as il
struck by a sudden presentiment. 0creamesl
''NIercifnl God ! it must be my husband!'
With il cry Of horror the party set forth,
and run as fast to the house Of Mrs. Il. as
the latter had run away from ita few min
utes before. Arrived there they found the
man still on the floor, and the dog still
grasping his throat. Beating him away,
from his prey they found the suspicious OF
Mrs. l.. but too correct, it was her husband
but the teeth of the dog had done their
work, and he was dead.