St Landry County Louisiana Archives News.....Mrs. Griffith Thompson Attacked By Wild Cat August 12, 1882
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St. Landry Democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, August 12, 1882, Image 5 August 12, 1882

A BRAVE WOMAN. - On the 31st of July, Mrs. Griffith Thompson, living near Bayou 
Chicot, observing a commotion among the cattle near the house, went to see what 
the matter was, when a full grown wild cat leaped upon her and fastened his teeth 
in her left arm. She immediately grasped the savage creature by the throat with 
the right hand, and calling for assistance in vain, held the cat's throat while 
it was biting and scratching her, until she choaked (sic) it to death. It never 
relaxed its hold until dead. The lady was somewhat injured, but we are glad to 
know, not seriously. She is certainly a plucky woman.


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