The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-27

un,,l finally I concluded to take another
Cocktail No sooner had the liquid touch
ed nv lips than the shiver was repeated,
18th greater force. This time II was a
sort Of spssm, or galyanic shock, that ran
through me, and my teeth fastened win
A click on the rim OF the tumbIer, as the
cocktail went home. | sat the tum.
bler down and meditated. | caught sight
Of INV features 10 the large pier glass be-
hind the bar, and it seemed 10 me that |
was looking wild. couldn't understand
II all. While was thinking another man
came in and took drink, and l felt the
same shiver when the fluid touched his
lips. BY and by, as l stood there, the
barkeeper poured out glass OF water Tor
a customer TO dilute his whisky with, and
the gurgling sound Of the water Affected
me unpleasantly. All at once II dashed
on me. remembered Prince, and the
bite on my hand. l knew, then, the poor
dog was mad, and had bitten me. 1t
would make most any dog mad TO have q
butcher cut of nine inches Of his tail with
a cleaver. could scarcely refrain from
shriekiug with apprehension at the
thought, but was determined 10 know
the worst. went straight 10 my room
poured out a glass Of water, and attemp-
led to drink It. never did like water
much, anyhow. No sooner did the tlutd
touch my lips than q violent spasm con :
yulsed me. There's no use In attempting
TO describe the agony, because language is
Inadequate. 1t wasn't physical pain nor
mental agony, but something between the
two. I'd rather thrust one arm In molten
lead, and let il stay there until It burnt
oil, than endure one Of those hYdrophobic
spasms. .----
II sent for doctor. For some reason
his presence was the horrible torture. On
inquiry learned his name was Waters,
and ! discharged him and SEPT for an.
other, who brought whole medical
school to study the case. Gentlemen, If
you have ever seen case OfhydrOphobla
| need not detail the phenomena. The
commissions grew more violent, and l felt
myself sinking fast. There Is one error,
however, which ! wish 10 correct. Most
people think that in q conVulsion the pa
tient is unconscious. Not 30. lie is out
of his human mind, 1t Is true, but for the
time being he thinks, reasons and acts
like q dog. To all int0nLs and purposes
no Is dog. When he comes back to his
human shell he has vague remembrance
OF his dog lie and the suilerings he en-
dured. BY and by, as the disease pro,
crosses, his two natures get mixed, and
In the quiescent intervals between spasms
he finds it hard to tell whether he is g
dog or man. His mind wanders on bones
and rats, and ! he feels disposition to
smell things.
~ had heard of an old Dutch woman
at Flushing who had mad stone. l
didn't have much faith in the thing, but
one Of my friends had sent for It. 1t ar.
rived just as l was at my last gasp. A
moment more and 1t would have been
too late. The stone was applied. II ad'
hered like leech, and
"You were saved - shouted the excited
chief, who had listened with painful in
forest to the story. -sz,..-,--y
NO." said the CreeperI hitting q fresh
cigar, with lmperturbable nonChalancei
II gave a low, sad whine as the stone
took hold, but my system was too much
% land the reaction. | died
in I've pjRltes aftet he mad sISHe took
The chief seized his revolver. and drew
a bead on tho "Creeper." "Bnt mo-" be
said, aitNr- squirting q moment a. the
Creeper's forehead through the sights;
/" YOU arc too great = llArstO die. III; put
vhu in charreid al, the obituary department
OF the paper."