The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-25
A Rabid Bride.

The Pittston (Pa.) Gazette gives the follow
ing: a
About eleven weeks ago young lady
named Cox, daughter of Miles Cox, of
Stoddardville, went into the yard to kill some
chickens. The dog followed after her, and,
picking up one of the chickens, ran off with
it. She chased him with a stick to recover it,
and coming up with him, he turned upon her
and bit her int he arm, lacerating it fearfully.
Her mother and brother, coming to the res
cue, were also badly bitten by the infuriated
beast. The wound healed, however, and
nothing more was thought of the matter.
The young woman was engaged to be married
to yonng man living at Goldsboro, named
Alfred Kerrick, and the wedding was ap-
pointed to come off at the place about two
weeks ago.
On the wedding morning, as she was about
to perform her ablutions, the sight of the wa
ter sent shiver through her whole system
and frightened her, and at the breakfast ta-
Bile the coffee had such an effect upon her
that she spilled it over the table. She then
complained offeeling unwell, and her friends
advised her to remain at home, but she said
she did not want to disappoint AL, and, ac-
companied by sister, proceeded to Colds
boro, where the wedding ceremony was per-
formed.
lmlneulately dIUer JnlS Sne was SelZed with
spasms, bearing all the indications of HYDRO
phobia. In one Of her lucid intervals she
warned the company that she would bite
them if they did not keep away from her
"But," said she to her husband, SAL, YOU
need not be afraid, l won't bite YOU" In
one other paroxysms she bit lady who was
endeavoring to soothe her. Soon after assur-
ing her husband that she would not bite him
she was seized with commissions. and, laying
back in his arms, died.
The other members of the family who were
bitten by the dog have not, as yet displayed
any symptoms of the disease, but they live in
hourly dread.
JAPANESE SELF-IDENTIFIcATIoN.- of
the japanese at Washington the Capital saws:
They have promiscuous way of mixing up
their rooms, and the only place where they
can positively be found is in the elevator.
Whenever Jap is missed at the Arlington
or Wormley's he is sure to be found in the ell
evator. And then the registering of their
names makes Mills fairly yell with rage and
anguish when he comes to make out their
bills. One has to remember that these names
are translated, or rather the sound is caught
and transferred to our letters, so that every
ear gives different name. After the Jap is
registered he takes copy of the name ana
puts it in his pocket; when, therefore, ms OH
is presented he gets out a search-warrlnt On
himself to find that written name, because
the pockets of the ancient CIVILIZATION aifier
entirely from those of the more modern, so
that tbe moor .Jap has first to find his pocket,
and and sS Generally begins down about his heels,
s,lT sI,, his Svay up, and exploring all sorts OF
iee nnan;Sos until he hits the recess, which he
oppemines and then goes on in search of an
other. When, at last, the slip of paper is
f,nnd he falls into brown study-that looks
yery much like jaundice-to know whether
he really did get the article charged against
him. The clerks, however, have simplitied
the matter. When any one of the embassy
at a hotel takes drink it is charged to each
one of them; sometimes all Of them pay ior
that one drink, sometimes only half, but gen
orally the drink is paid for.