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Show A LITTLE : CHILD TORS TO PIECES. On Tuesday afternoon as Mr. Hiram Brown, who lives twelve miles west of town, on Middle Creek, was leaving his house for the purpose of harrowing harrow-ing some ground that he had been plowing, his little child, a bright-eyed boy often years of age, came running out and wanted to go also, which he was allowed to do. Everything passed off all right until about 4 o'clock, when Mr. Brown's horses took fright and ran away with the harrow attached. The little boy who was playing at some distance from where they started, saw them coming toward him and tried to get out of tbe way, but the horses ran over him, knocking him down and dragging the heavy barrow across his body. He caught on some of the teeth and was dragsed under it for a Ehort distance. When picked up he was found in a horribly mutilated condition. condi-tion. One of the iron teeth had pierced his stomach just below the nave, and tore upwards almost to the chin. Another of the iron spikes caught in his mouth, tearing it dreadfully, dread-fully, and splitting the tongue open. Others caught in different places. At last accounts the child stili breathed, but it is not possible for it to recover. Lincoln Journal. |