Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

, Co"sa' ottrsss -H,,"cec=e AID Cebrs Cop,ils -
being des'rous Of seeing eomba, be,~eena sn,ks
anu I've nse'efate enemy, the muagcoze, ian animal
similar 10 the iehne1,non or Egypt, ,eSnc..-d d
ehst'ner TO exhibit fsh, Of he kind. he ;n..,nt
consented las one or these men carrie, no, onlv
snakes, but mungoczss with them) ard led us on.
mo The eompourd-the fed attached 10 aln,o,,
every house In tantonmen.s. Having expressed
our eas iess any IN the party might be injured by
tns reptile, he Iro2os,d that the exhibition shopld
tase place under an enormous pheasant cooo RI
"Useo WE, which was lying IN u.ed in tie court.
yard. This arrangement was aecedod TO- and ~
our suggestion, the snake hrst taken 10 ;he morning
way seiee.ed Tor the encounter. The mouth Of the
vesse, IN which he waS enclosed was nlsc-d under
me edge Of the eoo9, and the cover suddenly with.
uia"n; in a moment ate. the cob.a capelia dar,ed
ou'' ihe keogetee rot was then taken away and
The edges OF the phsasentry let down. During TWO
VI lhIee minutes the monster poktd his nose all
around the enclosure ev IDENTIFY w;.hire 10 r,c,n..
but hndins this impossible, he quietly coied him,
!eH up iTeting, however, his msgn.fcen, head from
iude. All
Presently the man produced the r,onsoozs. and
'et MN IN 10 his adversary. Never was n ar.
surprised. This was the frs, tins had seen an,
had expected 10 behold some shat powerful 90
ponent. Never could have fancied that 80 small
an animal would have dared 20 cope with .err.o,s
Of the largest and dsadliest kind such, however
was the case. The little creature which no,r ,n;tT
ed round the edge Of the coop u.s about half :,
Aige again ns an English rat, Of a NOTED color
win small red eyes, and wonld have been a yery
" animal had II not been Tor rs tail which Was
long and busby, IN circumference near The centre
almos: as large the little body 10 which II wa,a;
mehed. For q time the mongooze ran abou, with
out gong direct up 10 the sn,sc, which, however
having perceived its tormen,or on its frs, entrance
nad prepared TO give him battle. SudderIy. Inc
uny Creature, which seemed 10 De not more than
single mouthful TO lie adversary, saw The snsks
and without hesitation ran a. him. So app.rsntIy
unequal contest never behe'd The cob.a ca.
pea had reared Itself and spread out lis hood ,o,,
o. heshy cape !, inines when irri,aied and waieh
has given risel,o its designation. Tire marks ro1nj
his eyes resembled PAIR OF spectacl,s I;s ma,
bic stained scales seemed all alive j, raised i,se
some three feet high TO meet the attack OF the little
savage, whose hery eyes seemed suddenly 10 eIo.
He ied' no! eineets, as IT rushed towards It's mighty
emmy, and biz il. Sly
The snake darted o., il, squeezed il, inflicted II.
dreadful wound, and then threw itself back. TIE
mungooZe was evidently disabled. Faint and al
most dying, II reireate5. Many Of u. fsncied the
battle over and regretted the un;imeiy end O. IN.
courageous little beast. After linapils about for
some time ard even lying down with exhaustion ,Le
munsoczs began TO poke his nose on the glass.
What Il swallowed none have ever been able to
trace. though large rewards have been offered for
the discovery. What the herb il which this li,lle
animal pafiakes OF, none can tell but Certainty II.
ehecis are miraculous; for no sooner did the ere.
ture imeiee the sought for ando.e than i; suddenly
teeo'ered us pristine strength, aud again attacked
lhe serpent. This scene was re.sRaeted no less
than seven times each time the cobra sppeatios
weaker and weaker, till actually tired out The
mungooze at length succeeded in ca.chin. the mon,
s'er by the throat, and Destroying IT, TO ihe suprse
and admiration Of all pre,ent.-Bsn,isy for .iusu,t