Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-08-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Al ~ SAVED BY HIS DOG.
A Sanguinary Encounter with a Wildcat

A Sanguinary Encounter with Wildcat.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Sun
PINE HILL, n. Y, Aug. 13.-At 10
o'clock Oh Friday morning dog belong
ing to one John Felter, woodchopper,
was heard barking in the mountains some
distance from the house. Mr.. Felter' s
little son, u years. old, knowing by the
bark Of tie dog that some important
game was on foot, set out for the noun
stains. Z Is mother felt lille anxious
after the boy had gone, and for some
time listened 70 the barking of the dog
Aile. hall au hour the barking ceased !;
and, as Lour after hour passed away and
the boy 4.d not make his appearance, the
mother SET out to 20 to one Of the neigh
bors TO secure their help in "A search for
the boy On tie road she met her hus-
banG returning from the village. where
b. Lad that morning been attending to
same business. lie listened to his wife's
story. aud trying to calm her fears, went
back with her to the house, and raking
his san started toward the place indica-
ted by lie wife.
MIR. Fe!ter travelled about through the
mountains until late in the afternoon,
seeing nothing, hearing nothing. and wa-
about TO return home when he almost
sruabled over the dead carcass of wild
cat. 1t wac very large male Every
thing indicated terrible conflict The
spectacle gave Mr.. Frlter an apprehen-
zion that some terrible thing had happen
ed TO bis boy. Examining the leaves
and underbrush he had little difficulty in
finding a trail Of blood and this he fol-
lowed nearly hundred yards. Then he
came upon the dog, standing over the
body of bis son. nho was PROSTATE on
The ground The dog was earnestly
looking at he boy, and occasionally lick
ing his face aud hands. On Mr.. Felter's
approach be- gave loud bark and pranced
about with 10Y. The father knelt by the
ride of his son aud placed his hand over
the heart. With joy unspeakable he
found the inle fellow alive, but terribly
wounded, as 1t appeared, by the claws of
the wildcat
The little fellows clothes were almost
torn 10 flreds AID bis flesh was terribly
lacerated from head to foot. He was
suffering from loss of blood, but his
wounds had been handsomely dressed by
tie faithful dog, which had for hours
been standing by him, licking them.
Taking his boy in his arms, the father
made his way to bis home, followed by
the ever faithful dog. After reaching
the house, restorativcs being admins
tered. the boy was able to tell his story. |
He came upon the wildcat, aud seeing
that his catship held the dog at bay,
having an advantageous position, he at
tempted to disIodge him, first with stones;
but these the beast did not seem to mind
Then he got pole aud attempted to
poke him out At this the wildcat be-
came enrased, anl springinS upon the
boy. scratched aad tore his flesh as above
related. AT this the dog dashed at the
Ca; and soon dispatched it The boy at
tempted to go home, bpt sank to the
ground exhausted.
The liule fellow is doing well. The
good nursing Of the dog has done much
toward allaying the Inflammation the
licking of the wounds by the faithful
animal has undoubtedly saved the boys
life.