The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-02
SCARED ALMOST To DEATH.
An Illustr ration Of the Process Given IN the
Case OF q Dog.

al have heard many stories Of persons
being scared almost to death" said COM
mercal traveller, but the other day at a
railroad station on he Hudson River saw a
little dog who had nearly all the life fright
little dog brought back to life by the kind
words of pretty little girl.
"The dog was fox terrier and was play
ing on the track in front of the railroad
station when a big freight train came along.
The train wasn't going very fast and the en-
gincer footed the whistle few times with
out slowing up. When the dog heard the
whistle he turned around, squatted on his
launches and sat watching the train coming
toward him.
The dog was apparently hypnotized,
and it was too late when the engineer started
to slow up his train. The dog never budged
and the train passed right over him. When
the train finally stopped we heard the dog
whining near the last car.
well, myself and a few other persons
who had been standing at the station ran
over expecting to find the little dog dead,
We pulled him out from under the car and
he whined so piteously that one man in the
crowd begged the conductor to shoot him.
"The conductor said he was in a hurry
to get his train off and didn't have time to
monkey with a dog that was almost dead,
anyway Sure enough the train started
and | picked up the dog to find out where
he had been hurt
First | stood bin on his feet and he
topplcd over like n dog made of Jelly. |
thought his back must be broken and ran
my hand over it, but there was nothing
wrong there. so far as l could make out.
Again / stood him on his feet and he
collapsed exactly the same as the first time
| felt his legs and there We're no bones
broken. and after making pretty careful
examination of him decided that if he had
been hurt | could not find out how.
There was no sign of life III the dog
however, and We carried him over TO the
station. We laid him out and We're Won
Cering what to do with him when a nice
looking young girl, who was evidently
much worried over something, pushed
through the crowd around the dog.
AS soon as she saw the terrier she gave
a cry and grabbed him in her arms.
"'Oh Snooks, she said. what have thew
done to you? They've killed you, haven't
they
"Snooks didn't show bit of life and the
girl dropped nm on the moor ana began
TO tumble with him. Pretty soon he opened
his eyes Just the least bit. Then she propped
him on his feet but he wouldn't stand
All the time, though, he was opening his
eyes wider and showing more life.
yet he seemed 10 be in da2e that he
couldn't shake off. The dog appeared to
be parayzed without any apparent physical
reason for the paralysis. Every time
he blinked his eyes he seemed To say: This
place looks all right and these faces are
familiar. but whats the matter with me?'
After while the girls efforts were re-
warded and the dog began to feel sure Of
himself The magic touch was put on
however, when the girl said,
"'Come, Snooks, Harry wants You. Come
to Harry, Snooks, that's good doggie
"The word Harry put the elixir of life
into the terrier and he was in The girls
lap in n second.
"'Who's Harry? asked somebody,
Hes my brother said the girl. He
owns Snooks, you know, and ] promised
to mind him. but he ran away from me and
| lost him, and I'm SO glad got him back
That dog" concluded the traveller. was
pretty close To death from fright, should
say, He just had the wits scared ont of
him