The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-08


Violently for a few minutes; but resistance
was useless aud he was soon stretched life.
less before his victorious enemy.
Bio. ere the bird had time to enjoy the
fruits Of his victory, the report Of q musket
was heard, and the Secretary in his turn
lay dead BY the side of his yenomous anita.
gonlst. Altar Gul turned his head, and saw
Theodore standing on a rock above him
with towing piece 10 ais hand.
Well, Altar Gul,' sad the young man,
sliding down from the summit of the rock
was not that well done 7
1 II was good shot, master but ! am
sorry tha, you have killed the bird; for
4 these Secretaries wage war with the ven.
onous serpents, with which our mountains
are infested And the black pointed to
the dead reptile which was seven or eight
feet long aud four or five inches in diameter.
All = exclaimed Theodore regret II
now | would give half my fortune 10 be
able TO exterminate the monsters.
You are right, MASTER SAID Altar Gul.
They are a great nuisance, aud their bite
almost always proves fatal.
Ii IS not only that sed the young man,
but you know thai cry be.ro,hed Margue
rte; whom If Heaven wills, am TO we'd
Z to morrow, has most unaccouaia5!e anti
patty TO the sight of enc Of theea animals.
Less so COW, than formerly, confess; for
once the name Of snake would almost de.
prive her Of sensation. But her father, her
mo:ha-, and myself a, various times tried
10 conquer her silly but deep rooted fears
! Of these reptiles. We have tried to accus
tom Der 10 he sight Of then, and have Of
ten thrown them il Der way after they
have been killed end then laughed at her
screams Of terror.
4 This is The only way 20 conquer her en-.
I tipa,hy, master, SAID the ely African
10 nv country we thus aab,iuate our NO
nen and children TO sights of horror. But
Q though, strikes me. A means presel,s
: Itself OF curing her Of these foolish fears, if
sou can only be prevailed upon 10 adopt IL.
And his eyes were for an lns,an, lighted up
with CLEAN Of furious delight. We will
take tie snake home with u. But frs, let
Us cut Of bis head. Te cannot use too
much pracau,!on.
Noble follow, said Theodore, as he
assisted Altar Gel 10 sever The head Of the
serpent from the body.
'Hisa female whispered Altar Gul TO
himself, and the male cannot be far OF.
They proceeded towards Col. VIlls's
habis;ion; the black dragging after him
the bleeding carcass Of the sarpent. TIE
house 10 which the Col. resided, like most
Of the houses IN that climate, consisted Of
bat one story with wings. 10 Que Of tn.
wings was the bed chamber OF Marguerite.
A piazza 10 front Of the window and ia
lousie, sore ened the room from the deyour
ing hea, Of the tropical sun.
Theodore approached the window on tip
toe, cautiously opening the .jalousie, and
boxed ia. Marguerite was not there
lie tLsa took the serpent from the hands Of
Altar Gll: who as II seemed through Gu
access Of prscGu,ion FIRST bruised the neck
u tbs reptile "a the uladov frame. The.
o5ofe bid the serpent whose briIllaa, hues
had already become iarnishod by death, be
meath the dressing table. he then retired
aud closed the jalousie. As be turned
away he met Col. Willis, who laughed hear.
.ly O! the trick which Theodore was play
lnS marguerite
The room which was appropriated to
Marguerite, was truly the asylum of inno,
cence. The hand of mother had been
there. Il was al the elegant and useful
furniture which decked the apartment
That little bed cgriained with white gnuze !;
those succeed walls, polished, ard shining
as brilliant us Pariaa marble tha, harp,
table covered with music books; tina, little
dressing glass those JeweIied ornaments /;
IN word all those tr!alrg things, which
are precious 10 young girl, whispered q
tale Of innocence Love and Happiness.
The door opened, and Marguerite enter.
ed. She seated herself before her dressing
table; but she saw not the reptile beneath
il. WhI'e she arranged her hair, and e8
sayed a ribbon which Theodore had prais.
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