The Detroit times., 1909-02-05
new OF DOG KILLS
|DY WHO HAD BEEN
bitten ANDCUREO
ms IN FATHERS ARMS, SAYING
nE WAS AFRAID OF BIG AMI
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PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 5.-"Tn
okrnid OF the big dog" sobbed 4-year
hid Albert Ernest Winner. as he shiv
ored convulsively and frightened bis
<Ghubby arms about his fathers neck
The violence OF the little fellows
E. 0Dosmodic movements increased. MS
e breath came In gasping sobs, and al
I|<oo rapidly the shadows of death be
B Don to darken the limpid eyes.
"You love papa. don't you?" be
fought the distracted father. as he
vafnly tried to hold back the spirit
\ which was even then hurrying 10
death.
II love papa" repeated the dying
boy painfully. Then the struggles
ceased, the little form Strengthened
out and the strange silence told the
watching father and mother that death
was In their midst.
Il had all happened in one brief
hour, and. SO far as human Judgment
can tell. little Albert was literally
heightened 10 death. Bitten by dog
three weeks ago, the memory OF that
experience brought unreasoning ter
rur to his soul, and. when another dog.
belonging to family in the neighbor-
hood attempted to play with him, the
shock was too much.
Happy; Dies Hour Later.
At $50 o'clock In the morning he
was happy and apparently we'll. An
hour later he was dead. and in his last
moments even the love he bore his
father was submerged in the food OF
fear that filed his being when he be-
held the image of the dog that To him
was the type OF all that was terrible.
The boy lived with his parents, at
I'LL West Norris-st. He was the only
child, his younger sister having died
two years ago. He would have been
= pears old ON May %. He was known
10 every one In the neighborhood, and
loved for his sunny disposition and
CHEEKY ways.
About three weeks ago, while play
ing In the street, he was bitten on the
cheek by a large dog. The animal
WAS not savage and persons who saw
the occurrence think the dog attacked
the boy In spirit OF play.
But. Albert was frightened into
spasms and was carried screaming
into the house. The slight wound was
cauterixed and II healed rapidly. After
the first effects OF the fright had worn
Oh. the normal healthy spirits of child
hood dissipated the recollection and
the incident was forgotten by every
one except the child.
\ He remembered, and saw In his
dreams the animal that had bitten
him. His mother did what she could
70 still his fears and assured him that
she wouldn't let anything hurt him.
Albert went next door TO play with
children. There he saw
q dog. II was harmless, playful dog,
and meant him no harm; but when
Il tried to gambol with him, wagging
its tail as a token of friendship and
rood will. the mute message was min
~ Want to Go Home"
Il want to go home" said Albert,
and nothing could induce him TO re-
main. He was In such state when
be did get inside his home that a
physician was hastily summoned.
The child has been badly fright
Dned,' said the doctor. He prescribed
some soothing medicine. and soon the
little boy slept.
But all the time the poignant terror
Df the dog was at work sapping his
strength and bringing nearer and
nearer the shadows of death.
In all this time Albert told no one
what was troubling him. His sudden
Illness was u mystery and its cause
could not be determined. though the
physician knew that he had been
Finally. the childish resistance gave
nay. Commissions racked the boys
lrame.
I'm afraid Of the big dog" he cried,
md, even while he gasped out the
love for the father. VINO was holding
him, the end came suddenly.
The mother refuses To be comforted.
She Is Frustrated, and the father, in
ministering to her. is forced to forego
his own sorrow.