The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-06-13

Understanding the hoax al once, and del
ermining not 10 spoil The fun, Messts b. &
d., regretted that they had just filed their
asl order for snakes, but had no doubl
hey would meet with ready sale, as theGeI
we're several houses in the trade and he
was directed 10 one of these. BY this
line the news became general, and every
body knew that there was a snake venderI
in town, aud all had disposition 10 'hu
nor the joke Reading The sighs along as
he went, our snake friend soon presented
himself at another counter and demanded
If they didn't want TO buy some snaix!'I
Here he was Intercepted with business,
like gravity, as To The age size and spcee,
TO which he replied tina, they were All 81.
zes--liule mIdln' and big; old, young aur
middle aged; spreadin' adders, copper bel.
HE'D high land, aud moccassins, stripped
aLd yaher rattle sna,x, but they were al
The genuine pzon, warranted TO bite if they
could, and kill iflhey bit These were
just the kind they wanted. and they were
Extremely sorry he mad not arrived da,
or two earlier, as it was probable they
might have purchased the whole lot, how
iever there was firm lew doors below
VINO would no doubt be glad Of so good an
Opportunity Of furnishing their friends m
Liverpool with such variety Of poisonous
'erpants,' and 10 this house he was
directed In ;hs way the poor, unsuspec-
ting, unsophislicaIed snake catcher was
driven from house to house, from number
to number, until at last, the day began TO-
wqne. and the prospects of sale to grow
dim, he presented himself, with flushed
ace and perspjrng forehead, to the captain
nt one Of our vessels, who he had been
old, PROBABLY would take the whole To-, al =
r'irprice, and asked in L. a.desparng and almost
uppienl tone, Don't you want 10 buy nv
'naiX' The captain was prepared for the
questionable joke had reached the climax
and an unaffected ,irreslable Ioar of laugh.
ter broke from the crowd who had colIec-
ed to hear his last appeal. The snake man
hood aghas,, the very picture of utter a.
naz1men, and wonder, but uCrdaHt as he
vas, ray Of iighl broke in upon him
md he began 10 understand that lie had
oeen completely taken in II any doubts
still! fingered about his abuse ine!ectLhey
we're eneciuaIy removed by the remarks of
The crowd
We'll, said he after pausng awhile as
{ to bring his mind to focus upon
The extent Of his wrongs-'well its a
In mean trick, any how 10 serve reer
Here | have had three niggers two DAYS
ke'chln' snalx Iakln' site Of pains to ger
EN- without bruise or sctach-run tire
RISK OF ben' Bat by the blasted pieen things
paid three dollars 10 come down on the
id old boat, and dech passage, at that
and the danger OF bustin' up thrown in
pad thirty seven and half cents on the
bareI--losI three days works myself
and wore my legs Almost off a
'rampn' over your lister shells aud sand
your nasty feas all over ne as biun' aud
hain't sold nary snake! lis low trick
any way you can fix il and that's what a
teller gifts by havin' any deallns with your
steamboat clerks and your town people.
he ouienist sci in all creation! I'll chop
every snaxs head Of, and take EN- back
home for they shouldn't crawl in such 8
dod roUed place as this is! And lhe'greer
IN was downright savage. TO appesst
his wrath the boys treated TO the best tht
town afforded made up subscription t.
pay his passage back h home in the cabin
and prom jsed never TO buy snake from
any body but him because he produced W.
real pizen breed.
Having put his threats Of beheading IN
Serpanis into execution be left our cily OF
return of boat with his barrel Of dead Vi.
pers in much bster humOr than could be
eXpecled declaring however most roundly
to the last that he'd never believe a d--d
steamboat clerk agln' as long as he lived
and that he Aad made his first and last rip
TO .ApalachcoIa.'