The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-11-14

father, her mother and myself have a: yari
Gus times tried to conquer her silly but
deeply rooted fears of these reptiles
We have tried TO accustom her to the sight
OF them, and have often thrown them in her
way after they had been kled---and then
laughed at her screams of horror
That Is the Only way to conquer her an
tipathy' MASTER said the willy African
In nay country we thus Aabituate our wo-
msn and children to sights of horror. But
thought strikes me. A means presents it.
self of curing her Of these foolish fears, if
you can Chly be prevailed upon to adopt it.
And his eyes were for an instant alighled
up with CLEAN Of ferocious delight. 1--WE
will take the snake home with us. But
first let Us cut off its head, we cannot use
too much precautiOn,
Noble fellow said Theodore, as he as
sisted Altar Gull to separate the head Of the
serpent from its body.
'IT is A FEMALE whispered Altar Gull to
himself, and the male cannot be far of.
They proceeded towards Col. Willis
habiiatiOn-the black dragging after him the
bleeding carcass ct the serpent The house
in which the Colonel resided, like most Of
the houses in that climate, consisted of but
one story, with wings. In one of the
wings was the bed chamber of Marguerite.
A piazza in font of the window, and a
jalou'ie, screened the room from the de-
vouing heat OF the tropical sum-
Theodore approached the window on tip
tos--cautiOusly opened the jeaiOuse and
locked in-Marguerite was not there-he
then took the serpent from the hands of Altar
Gull-who as it seemed through excess of
precauton had bruised the head of the rep
tile on the window fame. Theodore bid
tAs .s efRsia Pei.,; @ z. : i. "a a read,
become tarnished by death, beneath the
dressing table. Hs then retired and closed
the jelousie-As be turned away he me.
Col. Willis, who laughed heartily at the
trick which Theodore was pl ying Margue-
rite.
The room which was appropriated was
truly the asylum of innocence. The hand
Of a mother had been there. 1t was seen in
all the elegant furniture that decked the
| apartment That little bed, curtained with
white gauze-those succeed wa Is, polish.
ed and shining as brilliant az Paran marble
that harp and table covered with music
books--that little dressing gass-those sill
ken robes--that cross Of mother of pearl
those jeweled ornaments--in a word, all
those trialng things, which are so precious
to young girl, whispered tale of inno-
cence, love and happiness.
The door Opened,ahd Marguerite entered,
She seated herself before the blessing table
but she saw not the reptile beneath IT, While
she arranged her hair, and essayed ribbon
which Theodore had praised, she sang the
song which she had been taught by her low
or.
To-day sollOqui1ed the lovely girl, Il
must try to appear as beautiful as possible''
Tomorrow | shall belong to another O,
Theodore, with what devotion he loves me.
Nothing on earth can add to my happiness.
She approached Sc near the glass, to judge
the effect Of lhe Iibbcn, that her breath tar
nished the brilliant surface of the mirror
then with her finger, she playfully and smi-
lingly traced upon the glass the name of
Theodore. A slight noise near the window, |
awakened her from her delicious reverie - t
She turned towards ii,blushing lest her dear b
est secret had been discovered. But the b
oaleness Of death instantly came over her a
eatures. She conyulsWely threw her hands g
before her and attempted to rise but she {
'ould not, Her trembling limbs refused to C
ustain her, and she fell back inlo her chat. n
The unhappy girl saw peeping through the 0
ealousie the head of an enormous serpent. c.
In moment it was lost among the Aow- n
RS, which were tasuly arranged the r,
window. His disappearance gave before a