Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-10

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1loR1G:G ADVENTURE WITH \ D".D.T
.Ss:&P%Nr.- ENrac: Ola letter from Nri;cc,
nca: Po".nah, Ju!v Sth, 1896. The WI
tcr having ben o,,t shooting. hy dcwn to
rest ua'er tree, when seddcnly he was
aroused by thc furious baynS OF his dogs.-
On turning ro;,ad, ! behelq snake OF the
cobra dn capciia species. directing his
course 10 a point that would approximato
very c;o>c upon my position: 10 an ins.ant
. was on my tt'l. The moment the reptile
became aware of my presence, in nautical
phr;,s@o!o@r i. boldly brought to, with expau.
dad hood, eyes sparkling. ard nccl; beau
;ituily arcs,d, and the head raised nearly
TWO feet from the ground, md osciiiating
tion SIDE 10 side, in a lnanncc plainly iLic:.
tive OF u rasrutful fee. | seized thu n2a.-
est wcapon 4 short bamboo, left b. ouc of
the haa,e"s, and h;.r!o! it at my opponents
head; was fortunate enough 70 III; it be-
n"at:: Il" eye. The rc1;;:o Immediately
Il! ana jt;' apparently I:t=,oSs. N'ithou, Il
mo%N2Ht'> reflection, seized i. little be-
low tilc head, hi;licd il beneath the sho!!cr
ofl,lc roc, and very CODY SO: down 70 OK
anime tic IHoat, f.: the poisoned iaags. of
which nat9raiiSIs speak 50 much. While
in the act Of forcing the mouth open with
4 stalk, FL; the head sliding through my
hand, AMI 20 nv utter asonishmcHt became
aware thal | had now to contend against tie
mos: deadly OF reptiles in his full strength
and vigo:. | tightcned my hold Of tho
throat, its body become wrealhed roand my
neck anI arm. 1.-THE reader is aware OF
the universal dread in which the cobra &c
capcl'a is held throughout India, and the al
mos: ins:an. death which invariably follows
its bite, he will iu some degree be able 10
imagine villa: my feelings were az the mo-
mem; :; FAINT kind Of disgusting sickness
pervadcd my whole frame, as | felt the
clammy fold of1hc reptile tightening round
my neck. still held the throat but to hold
it much longer wou,! be impossible. I'm.
mcdiatcly beneath Ii: grasp there was an
inward working and creeping Of the skin,
whi:h seemed to be assisted by the iirmne<s
with which held Tiny hand was gIoved.
Finding, il defiance ofmy efforts, that my
hand was each instant forced closer to my
face anldca struck me, tia; We're TN my pow
cr 20 trausi;x the mouth with some sharp in.
s:rnncat, It would prcven: thc reptile from
using his tangs, should it escape my hold.
My gun lay atmy feet, the ramrod appeared
the very thing required, which, with some
difficulty, succeeded in drawing OFT hav-
ing only one arm discngagcd. My right
arm was now trcmbln. from over cxcrtoa.
and my hold becoming less firm, when
happy succeeded in passing tie rod
through tn, lower jaw up to its centre. /,
was not without considerable hesitation that
| lei go my hold of the throat, and seizing
the roI In both hands, at the same time, by
bringing them over my head with a sudden
jerk, disengaged the fold from my neck
which had lately become almost tight
enough TO produce strangulation. There
was then little difficulty in freeing my right
arm, and ultimately to throw the reptile
from nle TO the earth, where it continued TO
twist and wr.:he Itself into u thousand con-
torions OF rage and agony. TO run 10 a
nelg hborng stream, to lave my neck,
hands and face in its cooling waters, was
my first act after despatching my fornida-
bic enemy. This concludes,a true, though
plainly toldtale. As a moral.it may prove that
when a man is possessed Of determination,
coolness and energy, combined with reason
he will generally come off triumphant
though he may have TO circumvent the sub.
lcty OF the snake, or combat the ferocty
. OF the tiger Madras Herald.
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