Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Chicago Boy Accidently Steps On Mud Hen and Biddy takes Exception With the Result Boy Loses Both Eyes.
As the result of an attack by an infuriated bird at Fox Lake on Tuesday, Walter Hansen, 13 years old, son of Theodore Hansen of Chicago, may lose his sight. The sight of one eye is entirely destroyed and a delicate operation will be performed at Henrotin hospital this morning in the hope that the other may be saved. Young Hansen, who was visiting relatives at Fox Lake, accidentally stepped on a mud hen. The bird flew at the boy. Its long bill pierced his eyes.