Show some years ago a panther atte attempted aped to carry cart off a child in nevada the child which was a little girl three years y cars old was playing before the open door while its mother was sweeping the panther which crept near suddenly leaped upon the child seized her by the shoulder shu ulder and to flee with her when a powerful and ferocious mastiff that was silting in the house near the dmn door dashed 0 out ut and seized the panther by the throat the wild beast dropped the child which was not much hurt and then it a furious fight ensued between the lite pan ther and the dog the dog tore toie open the panthers throat with his teeth arid add the panther tore the dogs sides with its claws the mother of tho ilia child rushed out and rescued her darling from beneath the feet of the maddened combatants and carried her into the house then seized a loaded tine rifle thit lint was standing in a corner and hastened to the help bf the mastiff she fired at random but the bullet struck the panthers panther pant herc jn h the shoulder and passed clear through his body ile he fell to the ground and the dog now utterly furious with the rage of lite combat a soon con 11 lob job |