The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-26
THE UNION THE vHiGs FOR THE sAkr.or THE UNION .
EyANsyII MD ANA TEIURsDAY FEBRUARY as 1896

A big congratulated back snake, elepen
feet Tong, has crarled up my breecheS and
is tiejag himseTiaIo a double bop=not ropad
my bodyi" giving The Irishman with every
word, furious dig with his elbow, win al
running accompaniment ON his shins,wlth bis
heelsi OF course, all this noise aud hurting
aw0ke him quick aud wide; in his first move
ment he laid his hand on the nice cold coil
OF GUT al his SIDE. Kissing out "layzus'
fiom between his clenched teeth he made a.
bound that carried him some, ten feet clear.
ofthe camp, and with a force that straight
ened out the coil and made. The snakes tail
crack like cart whip! Casting one wild
blazing look behind, he tote Of with The "a.
pidily Of lightning around the camp iaicircle
of some forty feet across, and ateyery bound
shouting or rather yelling s'Saz 'inr! SIZE 'ila
| by the tale! Oh howly VaFgin, stop 'im!-
Och, ST. Pahhrick! tare I'm in I'LL jabets! A
wha A wha! Bale him TO sniIlereens wild a
gun can't yees! Hes got me fast hpwld by
me-! och he has, by jabers! al he's a
mendin'his hoalt !! A VIVA! Howly. Father,
hes got shark hook on his tale! Och, muir
Elhe1, he's forty lut long.n On making this
last crcuit lie ran through part of the
aft end Of The gut caught fire this brought
new terror, and added strong. ndacement
Tor him to put on more steam ind increase
] his rate: round and round lie went eEle's "a
fiery sarpini. Och, murlher! Howly Var
gin, hecarries light TO see how to bite BY
IOcb, help! I'm swallowed Dumping Logo
linlrely all bu, my he'd! Hes sixty rate long
il he's ful! Thread on.his bloody, fiery
tail, williyees? Thry to save mel them, rs
if inspired withnew life aud hope, he roared
Out, ''Shoot i'm! Shoot i'm! but doa't ain al
Us he'd! Shooi! shoot.' .s.
Now here VAS a plcturel 1Theres;ood the
Judge ,husgIngA sqpng aila b1tll arnls,ana
one leg, MS mead 1lIowaf back emuHg
scream alter scream .atseri here lay Jgnff
on his back with his feel againsta lree, his
!; arms elevated like a child's when he. wants
=, you to help him, audit wasscream for scream
with the Judge. All sounds, at all like or
Diary laughter, had ceased, and the pressn
4 notesweu!d have rendered immortal The vo
r cal fame OF dozen panthers, accompanie,
I in their concert blythe fog whistle Of a.steqm
boat. YUnder slands jim A.--"fai jun
with his legs about yard apart, bis hand
on hips, Shouting at regular intervals OF abou
five seconds, "Snake i-SRdkei I! SNAKE!!
at the same information, but SO loud that tbs
echoes mock each other,lrom fifty crags, an,
Snake Snake!!" reverbeated loud and lon.
among these mountain slopes, Wide his eye
f carefully and closely followed the course o
poor Paddy round the camp. After runnln,
round il avout thirty times, the prosecute,
! one flew off in tangent into dark woods
= and the medley sounds of Snake! murher
e fire !-sax,y tut! Howly Vargin"' &C., gtadu
0 ally died away in the distance, and the hun
5 tiers were alone.4 81 e. s-- rs.s s.t
y "Ump,'t said jim W., (aiter stopping bic
s. cough ''umph, ! thought that gut woul
e stop snoring al this camp at least! Umph.
The next evening the Pallander was see
] travelling through Knoxville, will, sma
/ bundle under one arm and hugh shllaiai i
: the other hand, poked out ahead Of him in
4 defensive, half exploring altitude, when, h
: was hailed by Archy Nc with, sWhic
d way, Paddy?" CASTING round at the speake
/ sort of a hang dog, sulky glance, he grow
r, edeforlh, "a word at step, "Slrate 10 lrslanG
e by Jayzus, where there's no snakes!i,
II You cannot say "snaken TO either membt
+ of the party yet, without lis costjnga set
e 1of vest buttons or producing a s.sich in ih
n side" .st SUGARrAII.
is Knoxville, Tenn, Dec, 25, 1845.