Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-15
STORY OF A MAD Doe.

Oh - Mad dog !! IS not heard In some OIL
rection or another; and many and strin-
gent are the police regulations put in
force to guard against the perils of
hydrophobia More than one unhappy
dog, innocent of anything except fright
or thirst, panic at being hunted, or hav-
ing lost his way or master, has fallen a
victim to mistaken zeal. One day dur
ing last summer peddler woman walk
ing along the road observed dog be-
longing to the neighborhood trotting
calmly before her. She knew who was
his owner and also that the animal was
not far from home. A grassy bank was
beside the footpath, and in this bank
was wasp's nest. The dog in passing
it must have disturbed the insects,
which flew out upon him, clustering
round his head, and singing him about
the ears, eyes and nostrils. The poor
animal, frightened and in pain, sprang
forward, rushing ON with wild contor-
tons of agony. A policeman coming up
at the moment saw him fly past, his
tongue hanging out, his eyes protruded.
"Mad dogp he cried, and the poor beast
was shot dead before the screaming
woman, running breathlessly to the res
cue, could explain what she had seen.
"And sore pity it was" she said
"As honest and faithful and as hand
some a dog as ever stepped before its
own tail. Not so mad, indeed as the
man that was in such hurry to shoot
him."
Of oil the changes which modern and
nn1InhtaYoa1 hovo
about, there is none happier than that
affecting the treatment OF sufferers at
tackled with hydrophobia. The writer
of this is old enough to remember by
gone tragedies connected with those vic
tins that make one shudder. There was
no hope for the unfortunates. Death
was the doom and at the first symptoms
the hapless human victims were ruth
lessly destroyed; suffocated between
feather-beds the usual mode! An occur
renee In humble Irish life, remembered
still in the parish where it took place,
and for the truth of which many can
vouch, will Illustrate painfully the above.
The narrative will be best given in the
words of one of the family present at
the time.
Myself was in the house when it all hap
pened, being frst-cousin to Mrs. Ryan,
the mistress. A comfortable farm it was,
and she well to do; with cows and other
stock in plenty. and good land. Ryan
had been dead some years, and she man.
aged it all; q clever, brisk, stirring
woman. Shed be up and out In her
dairy at o'clock in the summer morn
ings, to get the butter off the churn in
the cool of the day; and then away with
her across the fields to visit the cattle
and oversee the laborers at their work.
Many a smart young fellow would have
been proud to help her, and right glad
to step into Ryan's shoes if he was let.
For she was pleasant to look at =; as
comely as she was Industrious; tidy and
trim, and wonderful at making and lay
ing by money. But, though she had a
gay word for them all, and was blithe
and CHEEKY as the day, they soon found
that coming counting to the winsome
young widow was only wasting their
time. She wouldn't listen to man or
mortal. Her whole heart and life was
bound up in her one ehild-a lovely boy.
1t was easy to see by the look that
would come into her face, and the light
and love in her eyes as they followed
him wherever he went, and she hadn't
thought to give to any beside. He was
the entire world to her. Every penny
she could make or save was for him
and late and early she worked to keep
all things about the farm III the best
order against he was old enough to take
it up.
A fine, handsome child he was merry
as bird, full of spirits and fun. He
dotted on his mother, and maybe she
wasn't proud of him! Every one loved
him, even the dumb animals, he was so
good-natured and kindly-joyous and
bright like sunshine in the house.
There's something in the young and
their ways that the heart warns to,
natural.
As time wore on, young Ryan grew to
be handy and helpful about the place,
and knowledgable concerning farm bust
ness. He was rising 16 years old, a
good scholar and a fine, we1-grown,
active lad, when there came wonderful
hot summer, and rumors were rife about
mad dogs seen going through the coun-
try, and of the terrible mischief they
did. Cows were bitten, and pigs;
Christians were attacked and a neigh
boring farmer lost two valuable horses,
that went mad after being bitten, and
had to be destroyed. People were
everywhere in dread and on the watch.
One morning just after the hay was
gathered in and safe, herself and the
boy were together in the yard, working
away as busy as bees. They were sell
dom asunder now; for he had done with
schooling, and they always kept one an
other company just like pair of COM
rades. There was only nineteen years
between the ages of the two. Talking
merrily they were over their work. and
laughing-he was full Of his jokes
when man came tearing into the yard,
crying out that mad dog was in the
place, and was making straight for the
field the COWS were in. Quick as light
ming the boy caught up pitchfork and
away with him like shot to the field.
His mother few after him shrieking out
to him to stop, and shouting out to the
men to follow. But he was as light of
foot and nimble as the deer and before
ever a one could overtake him, he had
come up with the dog. The great ami
NAL faced ssayaoeIv rO,1nd mon the lad