Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-04-06

AsptrAting 10 all othef rose eui'iss'ors.
81 don't believe they are 90 hne," said
my Aun, Eliza, one day; "rve mind
10 90 In and see" We were close by the
field-we three. Aunt Eliza. Lyde and l.,
Aun, Eliza insis,ed that Snap, the dog.
vas dead. and no new dog had come.
Lyde was afraid. happened TO have
my first revolver. secret treasure. which
I was carrying to show the boys, so |
said valiAn,ly that I W. not afraid OF
any dog. We entered the field. | strut
ting ahead. with my fingers gripping the
handle q my weapon. We examined
the roses wi,hou, mi,adven,ur (my auni
said their merit. had been much esAggsr.
a,ed). and turned to 20 home. Half
way an ominous sound 'uo'e on cur
ears-a loud, deep growl.
"Oh. Rem. it's the new dog gs'Ped
I.yde. "Fly for the fence, ma T.
"Nsver you mind. Aunt Eliza, said
I. though my legs were shakins; "rI
protect you" Gu, came the revolver,
and I faced the dog lie wtsa grea,
yellow and brown b,s.,. big as lion. !
thought. quAking. and with horrible
mou,hfal Of cleaning white teeth. He
dashed s,raish, after the women. Too
excited 20 take aim. fired twice l
DON, suppose that came within yard
Of him. The painting creature. with his
eyes Of FIRE. bounded pas, and the neat
second I heard q bark and q crash. Lyde
bad dragged Aan, Eliza to the fence.
which they both had moan,ed. The
fence va. frail AMI Aunt Elifa va, siol';
hence, when the crash came. all that |
could see va. q cloud OF dust through
which ,winkled Cousin Lyde'' rel stock.
ins.. my Aunt Eliza. black stockings.
and the yellow dogs four legs In the air
A second later. abreast Of the ea,ss,ro-
phe, | had . vision Of ,wo gowns tumbled
together on the gras., and the yellow dog
b-fore me. Then IL was that ! fred
again. Probably the bea', himself wa'
no, more a.,oandsd than !. when he
leaped high Ia the air. rolled over. gasp.
ed. and was dead. Half frightened al
my own victory. approached him. lying
In the little puff Of du., made by bis fall.
lie lay on bis side fakes Of foam drib.
bled from hi. dreadful jaws. his tongue
pro,ruded. hi. dead eyes glsred. |, seem.
ed 20 me ,ha, | had made discovery (;
bu, should not have blur,ed u out 50
quickly had not a distinct picture in
my mind Of the creature lsapins over the
two women.
"l've killed him." | shouted. Il
gus. he's mad.
Ny aun, turned white. "Oh. laws 80
she screamed. holding out her arm "he''
bi, me. Lyds; I'm a dead woman"
There was jagged tear IN the silk
and Grape Of her sleeve: beneath was the
mere., pune,ure Of the skin.
"Non.en.e. ma" said Lyd., bri'kly.
(bu, | noticed ,ha, she was paler than
Aun, Elir. > "i,'s oaly a scratch ge,
q stick. Rem. and tvi., this hAndker-
chief ,ish, above the place. That's =
,ourniqus,. You showed me yourself.
ma. Now we'll &c, IL eau,sfiSsd. aud
then you are perfectly safe"
Luckily APPS tiny "Pharmsey' WAS
90 near ,h., in ten minutes We had Aun,
Eliza in = close carriage with bsndaged
arm.
Arp advised whiskey "Bi, as for
your making your own mother drunk on
whi.key, Eliza Prescott" said my aun,.
81 wont have IL; IL. di'grsesfal. No.
II | mus, be intoxicated, will take
branded peache. and champagne. Your
p. said there Was nothing like q mixture
Of liquors. Besides, know Il won, do
any good; | Away. had a strong bead.
remember when your pa And ! climbed
TO the top Of Milan cathedral wasn't q
mite dIEIy." When the doctor arrived
be found my aun, solsmnly de,ourins
branded peaches. while Lyde cried quiet.
ly in the corner. and KEEP, Aun, Eliza
company with the peaehs. The first
question be asked was how We knew that
the do, va. mad; and he didn't seem
particularly impressed with my reasons.
III reckon the dog Was mad At you"
said be, dryly, "and that's all the mad
abou, him but you did jus, night. Mis
Lyde; aud you keep quie, for few
days. Mrs. Prescott. and you'll not have
any more ineonvenienes.
There vi. le,i,y about this way OF
treating the matter which did no, please
Aun, Eliza. She answered very ',ifiiy /;
"The dog Was mad. doctor, ] know very
well. lie Was the perfect image OF a
mad dog | saw once myself. jus, the
same sire and color. and hi. ,ongae stuck
ou, the same way. | know my own
danger perfectly. and YOU needn't try to
deceive me; my only chance was to &c,
drunk. and I'm no. getting drunk a
mite. Doctor. wish you'd sead book
on hydrophobiA to me, and ask Mr.. Ray
to step in this evening; | want to alter
my will little. and ough, to be per-
fec,ly rational. Lyde. pass the cham.
pagne. Take glass yourself, doctor. do.
saw the doctors trow contract; he
had known my aunt ever since their
school.dAy. in Kentucky; be Was aware
how obstinate she could be; but he spoke
eheerfully: Snow don't you 70 to i'm.
agining things. Mn Prescott you're all
right. And don't sec anybody but your
sister and her family. and keep quiet
Very little good the last injunction did,
though. since counted fifteen women
going into the house the nex. day. My
Aunt Eliza said she must see her friends.
Precious comfor,ers they were, too. They
described the symptoms Of hydrophobia
to the very last horror. l, was amazing
to see how many Of them had relatives
or friends, or friends OF their friends, who
had died Of the disease in awful agonies,
which they described minu.ely. The
few who had no personal experience had
read newspaper stories TO such good Pur'
pose tha, they were rather more success
fal In . ghastly way than the Others
Worst Of al, Pirate Hines Tout Of sheet
cruelty and malice. l do believe ,hoos
his head and said that the dog had been
acting very queerly Of late.
"I don't want no pay for that dog,