Show badger attacks child A remarkable case A cry unusual occur ranco is revealed by alie following letter from mesquite dated juno 21 and written to dr woodburg rv of tins city by win E abbott of mesquite this morning just before day broke a very large male badger cimo to the home of mrs A leiv itt who is a widow and lives on the out edgo of town the doors of her humble home were open and this lauge animal entered and pounced upon the little daughter five scara scarb old who was sleeping with a sister three beirs older than herself upon the floor at firby the ammil bit the child on alie left bido of cpr face about the temple ono tooth entering the corner of her eye the must leavo flinched and threw up her left arm for tho ani mil siezer her arm and began chewing it the childs screams awoke tho mother and sister who came to the rescue the mother struggled with the animal and tried to drive it an ay but without effect she then tried to pry its jaws loose but could not do so and sent the sister for help hubert leftt who lives nearby camo hurriedly to assist them upon entering the room ho could sec by the light of the moon that it was a very large badger he pounced upon the animal pressing it tightly between his knees and choked it until it was to let loose the screams of the mother attracted others to the spot and joseph leavitt got and ax and belt tho badgers skull in whilo hubert still choked it the childs arm is badly torn ind cut to the bone will ou kindle let us know what is best to do for it would you also kindly hand tins brief account to the editor of the COUNTY NEW a mr wallis it iso yen case and man ma not believe it but it can be relied upon as true |