Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-07-17

The story of tis- l-,~ r,Sarx lsnsis tu.Ii
Anscunda the NJ Su-k Nius-uIla lilsss
,ng quarter hlaskri i~iuilS ssnssitrus-t i,.
Ihc testimony al Nr. fuzi.. ~hn axrr~ ttisi iis-
snakesL'p dos mot zPcaE q" Ia tiar llr>.s; DIR
-r-r ioeonstiosird lay hts t,xtranrlsssrz sailt,-r-
sill NOW extraordinary sts-1 l,i glt ~ ti,.r
New York Tunes. IL - .aS;tslioSs
A number Of wears s-a. n -utftlunuun
who had charge .d pubI,r n.,is.um m
baltimore. exhibited nmuns i,.s stlm,
living curiosi,irs n couple All b,alsi iLIil
garter snakes. uhrrr n -umfifiiu,r
about n garter sUale peculiarly ~
;racti,c, perhaps from the 'a--uusasiusr
connected with Its NAME. A'hs~ Irrr
the most voracious II ali thr snnll snsV
snake family, and puunuc iIplm ytiIrn
prey like starved hawks. nutX iIuNrn
truly French appetite lar ira-~. Hnl N
was upon these shiny un.pilihIni- rfiIif'
the garter snakes IN 'gueSiIun Ginhks
made their suppers- 1hr AnrltuT aft
the museum ~as unr governing r,vr-
them thur daily raiiuns. WHEN lar Iib,ri-
we'd that the BIZ snake Vars sd Nurnnl
Gus n. 10 desour Nil the littlr -snH.s,--
supper. lie accordingly ~t;purnisa ais
two animals by n tim Jar; unrl. md
threw fsng 10 the ynun.rr anl M,,..il
CT oi the twu. The Iftfir snliir ~ uza..
the animal and commenced Rwaiiuwiu,r
u, and had succeeded an -lD.ru.- M
head fUre paws and the r;rrairr uzzr,, al,
It's body, when the partfiiun WIS tnlgui.
away, and the bI. snakr matte N ,iiEsih
al the hind legs at the irq- MrIiiih vu,,;
prntrBtlrd frnmtiT- rnuutb tiilit- UuuIl..-
CT brother. He obtained il,nr,rN .,nri
oil these projecting uenihcrs, una -,inv-
" swallowed hts way iuwufiiS tihe fmua
OF has supper coupaniurs- MhD dlrry-.
sturdily 10 his sasUry rnuuiiful. G,iG
heads at the two auinIals rmtst. nnil tiu
issue at the struggle fur u rmumrirt ss,.s
med doubtful, when 1lIe bIg ssuIIl4t: :
mouth expanded and slUwiy riIs-r,l an
the head at the small unt. md p.-urn li,..
went rejoicing im has Swn lluwlIlr
Course. Slowly ,bn Surnts Eisn w.,Isi
ahead, the longitudinal ,iIlmeIsslulss uiI
The yong serpent puIlsiansly a,iaI,-
ming less as they wrre sunLntl .rIis Ili,,
NAV, until lac had swnliUsSeH INN .iEIu,
nose total. After dtspluyIns rtl.ssuIrs
natural preference iur las uvn tRsli.
and blood, the garter &IIGike UuilpH hIul-
sell up fur n nap. ard luik n Crnhlu,si-
BILE snooze- The ncxI mnrpmE tin,
Keeper called iOxIcw ---dhr rh~D sTIl.;,E
gentlemen rolled into une.- wlhisn rtD
MS astunlshmetd he iuunu ,iinn ttia
younger snake had ilrft lac u;il,sr a,iIs,r-
tcrs and was RambnilIng .ahmr iw tlirr
side oil his bis psaymHir. Hii,r amIA4
reasonable wEy al accounting Inn iiin
manner III winch lac lad maIIR...,il ,in
leave las prisun hunsr is,tiIGet ilr eu.i! siiil
himself regularity round and .l,ir HIs.
lodgings by the sumr duur ;iIrlu.,l
winch lac entered them IHr nuiIit.
not have backed nut. dur mr. sr-aa-.
would not have Vermtticu linn, msn
was an c-ress m nisy ,Uilnr EuuIIIniy az
all possible. The f.ar AT ,ihr mum
frog was matter al .ruvr %pruuiH.nue:
but the probability 10 lhm ithe I;stl,
snake held I.Ist iO lIIm md -.enum,tinln
only SNUG n,sld,s .luIsIns.hlG R'i,l.ls-
y supper.
Ahe above accOuICt - strIc.w nIftl,.,I-
hc- We received II aF1m Ii r,1ssir.
man vhn was an ,ryr ~ItIIr~r tn llir.
Transaction. InmrtIaidly Hflrr IT. ar
ourrence lie prepared siIfli.nIuIrt far
"ne Ut The Journals al the ,iluS.. aIst Hr..
Vas diSsuadrd from publishing iti al,
the ErOund tiat ~ MIA ,tuD inissryy n Itnile
to br believed. - the iRie ilr,fi al did
Anaconda has opened ai,r ,cscs ed ,lirr
public To what sirnkt-s can tla. WE nun,
sish Il as a geA substuraztuH MAJ.
story.