The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-05-12
THE FRESHMAN AND THE SNAKE.

THE FRESHMAN AND THE SNAKE
The New York Spirit of the Times tells a
story Of an irishman, VINO was exceedingly
afraid of snakes, especially 'ould ones," and
who had thrust himself upon hunting party
in Tennessee. When awake he was odious
when asleep he snored SO loud that no.
body else could get any rest. On the sec
ond night of his intrusion he made himself
more Than usually obnoxious. But after q
while he got asleep, and commenced his
laundering snoring. 1t soon grew fast and
lurious-loud and long-occasionally a sort
of half snort or half grunt terminated with,
Snakes by jabers, blast their sowlsn This
continued till about day break, when Jim W.,
whose stock of patience had long ago evap-
GRATED, unrolled himself from his blanket,
saying in his usual quiet way
'Humph! I'll stop that Internal concert or
start the maker it; see if don't! humph
He then awoke the rest of the party, when
plot was laid and carried into execution.
Jim W., got his hunting knife, and going
to where the offal Of large deer had been
thrown, he cut off about seven feet ofentrail,
and secured the ends with Irvine TO retain
the contents, he tied one end of it tight and
FAST 10 stray corner of paddy's shirt that
had wandered through 'rint' in the seat Of
his breeches coiling it up smooth by his side
nake-like and true. All things thus arrang-,
ed, the conspirators laid down again, and at
the conclusion of one Of the stage horn
snores with the Snakes sowls' variation, Jim
w. roared out at the top ofhis voice
sHu wee! hu wee! snakes! snakes Civ
ing the Irshman with every word, furious
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accompaniment on his shin with his heels
Of course all this noise and hurting awoke
him quick and wide; in his first move he
laid his hand on the nice coil of cold entrail
at his side. Kissing out 'blaZesp from he
tween his teeth, he made bound that carri-
ed him some len feet clear of the camp, and
with a force that Strengthened out the coil,
and the snakes tail cracked like cart whip |!
Casting one wild, blazing look behind, he
tore of with the rapidity oflightning around
the camp in circle OF some forty feet across,
and at every bound shouting or rather vel
ling.
SAFE i'm SAFE i'm by the tale Oh how
y virgin stop i'm. Och Saint Patrick tare
i'm Until jabblils! A whal awha bate him
TO smitherns with gun, can't yees2 He's
got me fast hoult by the body och, he has,
by jabers and he's mendin' kiS hoult, awha!
Howly father; he's got sharp hook on his
tall Och murther! he's forty lut longp
On making his last circuit, he ran through
part o. the smouldering campfire, and the
Irvine at the end Of the snake took fire, and
brought new terror, adding a strong induce
ment for hi IN TO put on more steam and in
crease his rate; round and round he went.-
He's fiery sarpint-och! murther! Howly
Vargin, he carries a light 10 see how 10 bite
by Och, help! Pm swallowed Dumping a
log) entirely, all but my head. He's saxty
fate long if he's fut. Thread on his bloc
dy, fiery tale, will yees? Tbry 10 save me p
then if inspired with new life and hope, he
roareG out, Shoot 'im--shoot i'm, but don't
aim at his head-shoot shoot shootp
Now here was a picture! There stood
the Judge huggng sapling with one arm
and one le.r, his head thrown back emitting
yell after yell here lay Jim w. on his back,
with his feet against tree, his arms elevated
Ike a chd's when he wants You 10 help him
up, and it was scream for SCREEN with the
Judge, All sounds, at all like ordinary laugh
ter had ceased, and the present notes would
have rendered immortal the vocal strains Of
dozen panthers. Yonder stands Jim A
'f,lt JIM, with his legs about yard apart,
his hand on his hips, shouting at regular in
tervels of about five seconds, 'Snake-Sndhe
SNAKEr at the same intonaton. but SO loud
thai the echoes Knocked each other from fifty
crags, and-'snake! snake! reverbate loud
and long among those mountain slopes, while
his eyes carefully and closely followed the
course ofpoor Paddy round the camp. Alter
running round it about thirty times, the per-
secuted one flew of in a tangent into the
dark woods, and the medley sound of1Snake,
muther help, rifle, saxty fut, Howly Vargin,
&C., gradually died away in the distace, and
and the hunters were alone.
'Umph, said Jim W., after stopping his hir-
cough, 'umph. thought that entrdiI would
stop his snoring at This camp at least, umph! :
The next evening the Patlander was seen
travelling at a mighty rate through Knox
vile, with a small bundle under one arm
and huge shilIalah in The other hand, poked
out ahead ofhim in half defensive, half ex-
ploring attitude, when hailed by Archy Nc
with
(Which way Paddy?' Casting round the
speaker sort ofhang dog, sulky glance, he
growled forth a word al step
Straight to Ireland, by Jabers. where there
is no snakesp