Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1876 — A Woman Saved by a Pet Dog. [ARTICLE]

A Woman Saved by a Pet Dog.

Ok Thursday last, a large white bulr, belonging to Mr. Patterson, on his farm, near Peabody, in some way got loose from the stall in which it was tied, and. the men of the family being far from thehouse in the field, Mrs. Patterson attempted to catch the animal by approaching it with a basin of salt. This seemed to work well at first, as the animal, on being called, caihe near and bowed its head, as if it were about to lick the salt. At this instant Mrs. Patterson attempted to catch the animal by the ring in its nose, and, to. her surprise, the beast plunged at her and threw her into the air ten feet. When shefell to the ground the beast made another rush at her, but her pet dog, seeming to* take in the perilous situation of its mistress, caught the bull by the ring in itsnose, and held it until assistance arrived* and the animal was captured, thus saving, the woman from a fearful death. Mrs.. Patterson, though badly bruised, is doing well. Mrs. Patterson also states that this little dog saved the life of her husband in. a similar manner some time ago.—Atckiton {Kan.) Champion. Four hundred and thirty prisoners are now confined in the Tennessee Penitentiary at Nashville, while 620 are hired out in various portions of the State.