The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-07-14
From the Detroit Free Press, June )
A MAD DOG ADVENTURE.

About two months ago, while assisting To
rig out a vessel in the river, Il man named
Peter Demery, living on Peterhoro street, in
the northern outskirts of the city, stuck II
rusty spike through the sole of his left foot
and has ever since been laid mp with the ar-
cidcnt once narrowly escaping an attack ot
lock jaw. His family consist of wife and
boy, the latter about ten years old. On Sun
day afternoon the mother and boy went ON a
visit to some friends ON Gratiot road. leaving
the invalid lying on bed that stood III re
cess of the front room. In fact, there is hut
one room in the house, the boy occupying a
lounge at night. As Demery goes about ou
a crutch, he had heavy one living ON the
bed when the family went away. For three
years the family had owned Il large cur doT.
The dog wanted to 90 with the boy, but was
driven back and laid down ON the step. De
mery states that he had read for about IN
houl, when his attention was attracted to tn
dog. The animal had walked in at the open
door and stood in the centre of the room, ut
tcring Il growing, Wheeling sort of no~r,
his eyes shining, and the hair ON his back
bristling up straight. He spoke sharply 10
the animal, who skunk under the bed keep
inc up bowling rs if IN pain. window
is situated near the recess and almost oppu-
site the door, and this was up little way at
the bottom, the sash being held up by Il hook.
A sudden breeze coming up created Il
draught that slammed the door shut aud
Demury and his dog We're thus shut up, aS il
were together He states that the dog Kept
up his annoying tones until he finally spoke
sharply to him, when all At once the brute
bounded from under the bed and commenced
running around the room. His eyes were
full Of blood, he kept swapping his Jaws to
gcthcr like a trap and every hair on the AM
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foam about the brute's Jaws, but he emitted
a sort Of sudsy saliva that scented the room
like musk Round he went, turning over
chairs, snapping at the blowing window cur
tain every time he passed, and each time he
leapeu over the cook stove, which stood Just
out from the wall. Dcmery did not realize
that he invoked any danger in speaking t"
the dog; he regarded the affair rs arising
from Il desire of the dog to get out and fol
low the boy SO he yelled sharply at the
brute, bidding him lie down. The dog, just
thrn had halted near the door, and Demery
was raised up on his elbow, holding his
crutch in one hand, as he had a notion to
hobblc over and open the door. Hardly hat
he spoken when the dog bounded forward
giving fearful howl. lnstinctively the man
extended his crutch, which came in contract
with the dogs head and he went rolling on
the floor When he got up it was to resume
his race around the room, looking more
frightiul than ever. Demery sprang on The
back side of the bed, close to the wall, hold
ing his crutch ready for defence, but hoping
that the mad brute would not again attack
him. 1t was now time when Demery might
expect his wife and child to return at any
and it suddenly occurred to him that
their return would only be to meet an attack
from the dog. If they ascended the steps
md opened the door, as was entirely natural,
The dog would bite one OF both. There was
no longer room to doubt that he was rabid
and that his madness was growing worse all
he time. He might shout an alarm as they
stood at the door, but would they understand
and heed it in time2 In that moment of peril