The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
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SNiHG AMUCK.
summer Afternoon IN the
soken In Upon by an Awful
he Mad Dogs Career Was
rt, But He spcead Terror.

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and the gentle breeze blowing
through. The horses, with harness
| still on, were munehing their oats in
the stable. sud at the door was a
load of hay to be drawn in by and
by. Fifty rods down the dusty high
way was a schoolhouse. and the
| shouts of children at their games
. came plainly to my ears. The swal-
/ lows chittered and chattered under
| 6he caves of the big barn. now and
| then bumblebee came sailing about
as if wondering what was going on,
and from a hollow stump just
back of the barn I caught the
s'cheep! cneepi' of young blue 5irds
as the mother brought them food
1t was an hour of peace and good
will Lying there, half asleep and
zoo lethargic to move finger, /
should have smiled in contempt had
voice whispered that there was
danger to any soul in that peaceful
neigh borhood. OF a sudden there
was a shifting and whining at the
open front doors. lay facing them
and had but to open my eyes to see
] the farmers dog standing there look
ing directly at me. He was a mon
ster in size, and for two or three
days had been skulking about in dark
spots and uttering low growls of an
noyance when anyone came near.
AZ the first glance my heart choked
me- I had once looked into the
eyes of mad dog. and l instantly
realized that this was another case
If terror, distress, passion, thirst,
hunger and savageness can be com
bined in look you have it in the di-
| lated eyes of the canine when the
| frenzy first comes upon him and he is
undecided what to do. Clots of foam
fell upon the dogs breast and on the
floor as he worked his jaws, and
every hair on his body seemed to
stand erect as he fastened his eyes
on mine. He may have been blind
for the moment or he may have
thought me dead. Neither of the
horses could see the dog, but it was
clearly remembe bered that they sud
denly ceased feeding and even seemed
to hold their breaths. Instinct must
have warned them.
For long minute the dog looked
straight into my eyes. and had not
been lying down | believe l should
| have fallen. Then he suddenly raised
his head, uttered long drawn howl,
anc / heard him growl fercely as he
sprang away. A COW was approach
irg the barn. He bit her savagely
in the neck and made straight for
the house. The old farmer sat under
the shade of cherry tree by the
Ii T.,
was suddenly assaulted and rolled to
the ground and his right ear almost
torn from his head. He knew that
it was his dog, but when he rose up
the beast had disappeared. 1t was
only ten steps to the gate. Up the
\ highway there was nothing in sight.
Down the highway was the school
| house, with a dozen children on the
grass IN front. Between him and
them was the dog, running with his
head down and uttering no sound.
The old man was helpless, except to
pray. He shut his eyes as he saw
the dog dash upon the first child.
He heard the screams aud shrieks of
alright and then his pain and dis
! tress brought him to the ground.
AS you have seen shadow fit
across a field, so sped this dog. None
saw. or heard him until he suddenly
sprang into the midst of them He
snapped to the right and the left
The froth flew from his lips and fell
in patches on the grass. Nine out of
the twelve children felt his fangs
once Four of them were bitten
| twice. He had marked his victim
and gone before anyone could realize
what had happened. Faces, necks,
cheeks arms, hands, legs the mad
beast had snapped as he bounded
back and forth.
Mad dog! Mad dog. Look out
| FOR the mad dogw
So rang the cry from feld to field
and from house to barn and barn to
house along the dusty highway. A
| few heard it in time, but only few
Here and there the dog turned in to
right or lcft-now and then he
spared some one as he held the road
At the tollgate he passed a woman
by; q quarter of a mile below he
turned aside and bit two hogs and a
COW. At the bridge he bit woman,
but passed three men unnoticed
Straight on through the long main
street of the village, appearing as
suddenly as the lightning's flash,
gone almost before the pain of his
bite had been felt, he marked a vie
tim at almost every rod Horses,
oxen, cows, hogs, dogs. men, women
and children-whatever living thing
came in his way felt his sharp fangs.
and yet he seemingly did not halt for
an instant.
Ten long miles away from the barn
where had looked into his eyes the
dog met his death at the hands of
farmer whom he had first bitten
Feel your flesh creep as you read the