A very peculiar accident happened recently to Eben White, a farmer living about four miles northwest of St. Johns, Mich. He had been working in the woods and lay down to sleep under a tree, and must have slept with his mouth open. A common mongrel pup and a small boy were his companions. While the old man slept the boy and the dog started a chipmunk, and proceeded to chase it. That chipmunk made tracks for safety, and seeing White’s mouth open dodged in. It was a new sensation to White to have a chipmunk trying to get down his throat alive, and he woke up in a hurry. He nearly choked to death before he pulled that chipmunk out, and then he killed the little animal and brought it into town to prove the truth of the story he tells. A doctor who examined his throat and mouth found it badly lacerated, and says he believes White’s story is true.—Chicago Herald.

From— The Columbian. (Bloomsburg, Pa.), 09 Nov. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.