Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-10

n:ble Journal. is the best "snate story" o
the season. If we were not as lean as tn
ss1e0n kline" Of old Pharaoh, we SHOULD
have s.shaken our sides" until the cart
would have quaked beneath US. As it is
we only shook the office. But here i
the story :-St. Louis Gaz.
FR1GuTf;uL SNAKE SToRY.--The follow
ing incident was related to us the o,he
day, by one whose veracity is unques
toned, and who was almost an eye wit
ness OF the fact. II is more appalling
than any we recollect to have ever rca,
in the history Of these terrible reptiles
Sometime last summer, the inhabiiant
Of Manchester, Mississippi, gave a Bar
bacue which was attended by most Of The
fashion and beauty W the town and sur.
rounding country. 1t happened that a
nons the guests there was U young lady,
Miss NJ. recently from one Of The East.
ern cities, who was on visit to her re
lations in the neighborhood Of town.
Miss NJ. was gay and extremely fash.
ionabe young lady, and withal possessed
an uncommon share Of spirit and cour-
age except in the matter Of snakes-and
OF these she had so great dread tina,
she scarcely dared to walk anywhere
except in the most frequented places. for
fear Of encountering them. Every eff
fort was used, but without avail, to rid
her Of her childish fears. They haunt
ed her continually, until at last it became
the settled conviction uf her mind that
she was destined to fall victim to the
iangs Of rattesnake. The sequel will
show how soon her terrible PRESENT..
ment was fulfilled
Towards the close Of the day, while
scores Of fairy feet were keeping time
in the dance TO the merry music, and the
whole company were in full tide Of en-
ioyment, a scream was heard from Miss
NJ, followed by the most agonizing cries
for help. The crowd gathered around
her instantly, and beheld her standing.
the perfect image Of despair, with her
hands grasping q portion Of her dress
with tho tena"ity Of vice. 1t was some
time before she could be rendered suffi-
GENTLY calm to tell ti,e cause OF her a.
larm, and then they gathered from her
broken ordinations that she was grasp.
ing the head Of snake among the
;c:,lds Of her dress, aud dreaded to let go
her ho.d for fear Of receiving the fatal
blow! This intelligence caused many to
shrink from her, but the most Of the la
dies. TO their honor be it told, remained
with her. determined not to leave her in
her dire,u, extremity. they besough;
her to not relax ne. nod, as her safety
depended upon it, until some one cou.u
be found who had the courage IL seize
and romovc the terrible animal. Thsrc
we're none OF the ladies, however. who
had the courage TO perform the act, and
The condition Of Miss NJ. was becoming
more and more critical every moment.
1t was evident that her strength was
failing very fast, and that she could not
NATHAN her hold many minutes longer.
\ hasty consultation among the calm
est Of tie ladies was held, when it was
that d.. Tisan. who was pres
snt, should be called to their assistance.
He was quickly on the spot, and being a
man Of uncommon courage, he was not.
many moments within the circle Of weep
ing and half fan,ing females, until he
had caught the tail Of the snake and wound
it firmly around his hand to make sure Of
his hold. He then told Miss NJ that she
must let go at the moment he iirke! i.
away, and to make the act as ins,;utane
ous as possible, he .oid her tina. he would
pronounce the words one, two, three. and
hat, at the moment he pronounced the
asst word, she must let go her hold. and
he doubted not that he could withdraw
he snake before it could have time to
strike. All stood in breathless horror,
awaiting the act Of life or death, and at
the moment the word three was pronounc-
ed, the Doctor jerked out the largest and
most diabolical looking hustle that was
ever seen in Mississippi. The whole al
fair was at once explained. The fasten-
ing of the machine had become loose du
ring the dancing, aud j. had shifted its
position in such IL way tina, they dangled
about the lady's legs, AID induced the be-
lief that they wore snake with an enor-
nous head.
The Doctor fell right down in his
tracks, and fainted-he did.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT Co1oREp RAYS
uPoN VEeErAT1oN.-Plants will grow most
beneath glass OF a blue color.
Beneath yellow and red glasses the ma
lural process is entirely checked. In