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with which, to her dreaming eye, many
0 IIs own glorious hues had been associa
It'd. ..........
She was conscious enough 10 discrmi
hate and TO perceive, 5ut terror had deni
ed her the strength necessary 10 fly from
her dreadful enemy. There still the eye
gIared beautifully bright and peIrcing up
on her own; and seemingly in spirit oI
sport, he slowly unwounded himself from
his coil, then Immediately, the next mo
ment, again gathered himself into It's mus
cular masses: the rattle still slightly ring
ing at intervals, and giving forth that par
alyslng sound, which Oncs heard, is re-
membered forever. The reptile all this
while appeared TO be conscious Of, aud to
sport with, while seeking TO excite her
terrors. Now with iIs fat head, disten d
cd mouth, and curved neck, would dart for
ward its long form towards her, its fatal
teeth unfolding Oh either side Of its Jaws,
seeming 10 threaten her with instantane
GUS cealh, while lis powerful eye shot
forth glances of that fatal power of fasci
nation, Indignantly bright, which by par
Hlyslng with a move the power ol beasts +,
may readily account for the spell it pos
sesses Of binding ;he feet OF the iimid, and
denying To fear even the privilege ol fight.
Then the next moment recovering quick
ly, ii would resume its folds, and with ar
ching neck which now glittered like a
bar OF brazed copper, and fixed eye, con.
tlnue calmly as it were 10 contemplate the
victim of its secreIed venom the peDdu
Ious rattle still ringing the death note as
It to prepare the conscious mind for the
fate which is at hand. lis various folds
were now compIete--lhe coil forming
II series Of knots; the muscles now and
then, rising rigIdy into hill, now cord
ed down by the pressure of another Of its
folds into valley. These suddenly un-
cIusping III the general effort TO strike it's
enemy, give ii that degree of impetus
which endbl it TO make It's stroke as "a
tai at The full ex ent Of It's own lenGlh, as
when sudd My Invaded, its head is sun
ply elevated and the POISONOUS blow is CIV
en-
The glance Of Brss Matthews at this
moment upon her enemy assured her that
the ,polls OF the deadI ! reptile were about
To cease. She could not now mistake the
expression Of its eye, She slroVe TO
scream, bul her voice died away IN her
throat. Her lips were sealed, she sought
10 fly, but her limbs were paisIed she had
nothing left Of IIf; but its conscIousn ess,
anG in despair of escape, forced from her
by the accumuIatins agony, she sunk
down upon the grass beIo:e her enemy
her eyes however, still open, and still look
irg upon those which he directed forever
upon them She saw him approach-now
advance, now reCeded-now swelling in
every part with something Of anger, while
his neck was arched beautifully like that
Of a wild horse under Tie curb; uUtIl, at
length, tired as il werf, ofAuy, like the
Cat with its victim, she saw the neck grow
larger and becoming completely bronz d,
when about to strike, the huge 'ws un
closing almost directly above her, the
long lubulaled fang, charged with venom,
protrudIng from the caVernous mouth
aud she saw no more! iuseuslLiIity came
10 her AID, and she lay almost llleless un
der the very olds Of the monster In that
momrnt the copse parted, and an arrow,
piercing him through and through the
neck, bore his head lurwatd TO the ground
alongside Of The Ina,den, while his spiral
eXlremi.ies, now unfolding IN his own ago
ny were actually III part, resting upon her
person The HrIoA came from tho fugI
live OcconnesIoga, who had fortunately
reached the spot, IN season, on his way 10
the Block'huuse. lie rushed from the
copse as the snake fell, and, with stick,
fearlessly app reached him where he lay
wrIlhing upon the grass, Seeing him ad
vance, the courageous reptile made an el
fort to regain his coil, while shaking the
fearful rattle violently a! every evolution
he took for th It purposes but tho arrow
completely passing through his neck, op
posed an unyieldiug obstacle to the endea
vor; and finding ii hopeless, and seeing
the new enemy about to assault him, with
something of The spirit Of The white man
under like circumstances; he turned reck
IessIy around and striking his langs, so
that they were rivetled in the wound they
made, into suspectible part Of his own
body, he threw Himself over upon his
back with u single convusion, and mo
mert after lay dead upon the person of the
maiden. .... .... ....
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