The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-09-05

HOW MAN FEELS WHILE WAITING FOR TIE
"FATAL NINTH DAY."
louisville couricr-Journal.l

"FATAL NINTH DAY..
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Solomon Pifer, who lives in the county,
near Old Deposit. was IN the city yesterday
seeking u remedy for the bite Of mad dog.
He was seen by Courier journal reporter
last night, to whom he told the story OF his
casualty. On last Sunday morning, while
out In the woods near his home, he spied
coming through the bushes large New
foundIand dog that appeared very tired.
The dog stopped at little spring, lying
down in the water, and Mr.. Pier, who
saw that he was a very fine animal, con-
ceived the idea OF making captive OF
him, supposing that he had wandered
| from home and was lost. Peeling piece
OF bark for rope, he went up to the dog
! aud began to tie il about his neck. when
Carlo snapped him on the hand. The bite
was not bad, mere scratch across the
fingers, from which the blood tricKled
freely, and did not intimidate Mr.. Piier at
all from securing his prize, with which he
started at once TO the house. On the way
he met his wife coming to tell him that a
mad dog had Bit his dog and three or four
hogs, and she Mt once recognized the
animal he had in tow cs the mad dog.
OF course there was at once great
anxiety on the Part OF both Mr..
and Mrs. Pifer, and she wanted the dog
killed at once. Mr.. Piicr thought 1t bet
ter to secure him and determine by his ac-
tons il he was really mad. He had him
examined by number OF people, old and
young, and the universal verdict was that
he had hydrophobia. This verdict was
confirmed by the fact that after refusing
Al.
doc died violent death Monday evening,
chewing his foot nearly off before his death.
MIR. Pifer secured the use OF Mrs. Jennie
Jones Cunningham's maidstone by calling
at her residence, 1922 west Jefferson. II
acted well, adhering at once, and remain
ing nearly three hours the first application.
When asked how man felt after being
bitten by ribid dog, Mr. Pifer said that
the feeling was anything but pleasant. lie
said: "At first, though little bit excited,
| didn't feel much scared, but / seem to
grow more anxious as the time goes by.
The nearer l get to the fatal ninth day the
more uneasy become. Whereas ] was a
hearty eater now eat scarcely anything.
have always been sleepy headed, going
to bed early and to sleep at once;
now / sleep only little. feel that
would do anything 10 avoid the horrors Of
such death. yet cannot get rid OF the fear
that such death is in store for me. l am
not only willing, but am anxious to try
every remedy offered me. | have tried
one maidstone, which seemed TO act well,
but am not satisfied; Iwant to try others.
and other remedies. too, il ! can hear of
any. 1t is very miserable feeling. I am
not sick, am not in pain, but the wait
ing for 4 certain brief period of time to go
Ivy to determine whether it will bring me
death or release me from an overhangipg
shadow of death is by no means pleasant"
Mr.. Pifer returned home last night. hav-
ing done all he could in the way OF cure,
to await the expiration of his probationary
period, hoping against hope that the repu-
ted magic Of the maidstone was not mythic.