The Arkansas banner., 1848-02-15
4 Snake Siers ExiFasrdiaaEy.
-The Li:.r bil. and To Ini.sske.

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 Ng Dsar Sp;rF s--The following lnest har7 ilae aaYerta-e occurred te me some SiBe agn, when tzaxas.sg h tire v.liev ei sse Mississippi tbese who have been ihere viii rrcoi3ecf the ragsEes which oFten met x-ith back among the bnhs caused ay fap vrszAtnr4 n the RsExsHt hs the freuaenf and tremendous rains: fheae gavines asssn a<rr @ne handrpd feet deep aBa extend Ter usrie or morc.
 One morning ny hNxf'itahie host. having bssi- ness in the neighberHE tewR, bsggea wSsid ios on. Gny excure hiEn and asnnse rrys -n Shortly after hiS depHrtare tsok my gus aHs ssH1esea sus foi came,
 -sWhisiin as wert fs. want of tlseaght.-
 l had s.rsgled aan'i know how far. and with ba' indifferent success thinking more of Mary, tise blue-eyea as lhirr of my Lost, and how fe catch her, rather than bar Patsi&grs: when cane ts enc of those large Serp raviR-s which natare has 0wea h the soil. Boiae tI-rG. cepcsuaec eon{4 vcn- tnre 10 8e~crnn and cjgsb Hp again. rather thsn ce around for The distance seemed quarter of ns;ie. and fips Esvise mol over lf8 fe~s areP- hiie scrafsiug ap The uppeite side, nj mad way. nly horror ssw coilce 3t the fsOs of clamp es bushes a hage ra'tle-sBAke. l had asHes; put my foot uppn hi-n, when the snake, reused sf the in- trussnn upen his s0itaGe. and r2pissls ceiies tims Y aregad me Had had iiEue fer tissngh1. should moi have acted better than dsd. ~hich was snpn sivriy te tHrew my Eun awHy. add seized tbe snake near Sue head nsoTaeuts heSst&siCn wou . have been fa,ai ts me. Iiere l was- smty os fifty feei hare ths haiaan ct tAe. ruyise. holciag with one hand te the bushes to preveBt my falling down te almost TrrPenaicur h ight, and with tne other hsyine hesd of tho snake hcat. To fling fie saske aNray was my first i5ca. but that tangpreas, he-iIps, being nearly eight fe | long, ke was tae trbtiy ccled roHne he. l knew no house was near. sna the ceiion field which had been through wrrr not likely te ta trarersea hy any oses fhrrcf all sRccor from otiaers thing neithsf 10 be SoPea exPcctpd.
 Minutes passed awsr like hnarS- tie scrpen, ,lissir- da-ting nni hs horrible forke ton-as; his fssii wigglsag snc his rSttes 20 ng asd every new ana then izaciad easd hts eali rsa by ot isrs, inpca too for my peasarr. As loBg h@la mr present otysnixse, t.lrre Was Gang-r from my bosom estspaIston. bti Uniess spEseafirg taraea sp te relieve mo- ceaIe Bnt bo en tia the sasAe Gtee ai old sge want el food Bet when oRr fortunes at the lowest there Is tsg-ripg point bright flea shcd inc ny bend -.Te bite his head eff Hsvisg hold of the snake head wtsa ny righi hard. could Roi, f l eesIG hsye let % ths bush with nay lcft, have used ny knife, whi in inc right pocket of my ;rowsers
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 Four yad twenty black hirls bakrz tn s pre, W n-H tlv pc Eas oPeaed. the baras b~gan ts stng, Vas this nts s.ish l. set before the King >-.
 However The King might have relishHdI ve black- hisse Geab ii he ~oeld have faori 'd s luncheon of llSe rattle snake. but tAese were msi ns ihoG -his jus; then Although eeaatilai tse shake iis skia gitirrinc the self sau os fae day in NoregIib r, vel ] elf appetite fer my d~utic tneal. bui tbihzs were bce0utag ecSpvTste- Af- Ter adjusting my pos tlssa 10 eeaanaass Ehe neck more easily, ba NltA tEseTi The thoaEtt of Il usk e nearly ssck the bite eia ti,sTa, for tas Ia, and pieces eealinE fa Hty mouth I save N otaer EaFJh ttr ha<fy br-4ktass which l had ealS} cd bal seu bCuls bct1r-. became ) iaint wiGh disgust that l ceus1 scarcely keep ny aeaS the sk make his~si and ~fistsrG- and thas harrlb'c ferked t0Rga- went dsaeiaE in aud cnt3- Ne e~Ea coaiS hase had nssr- isers eyes Agsln l we5ad tnysef up 10 Hue fRgsuai task. nSa kasura and ksSwod ul the vertetfs was to svo. and the . snaAs his,css theoretically, bst stA ,hsa hoa- riase tongue wen, In Hsa cut, bat my szagcs vsS ever, aha witi effort tefr the uaaagi-si hcs0 and thFew it tratn me. and quickly G esgsg pss- self from tle r.sAasHiBg part
 My yaa, wh.ch had ruged ss tbe hatton si the { rsyiBe, issi. exnaastsa tS go fer t, aaa W", tifts ia fear of rattle saSk~s, aft-r akisg ray wsy np the top Of tiss rartRe, strsrve for the est hsase, where get v~h'cse asd d-vEe 70 my frinaNis. WaSrr eon4In~d Inc trc fsr threr weeks en iOess vos LEE sa' sG tiss ggesl slaie Of exc.tcfl,eni which i had Unae Esas. Aud owe tuy thanks se my swe-st Mary fer hes kisd- i ness ts dmr,sg the peraea of my csswHie-eenor. srlseA bsoRght sNs seaiS ae rl@ser syRpatas.
 Tie planter scat for gaa. aud st the sane tisne er5e-rd the negro to hsisg the rsstes, waeh ts dai. Ne eoaBtes fOar=ea. Ny friend b~ggea ts kesp them, aud iheaEhs them hgt szaai8 ehAngs fer his sasgssef.-Spaaa ef tAs T@ss.
 TRe Gssass Cave rhe Nrw York Day Book stars thai. in lS3s when Mrs. Csain@s, fthsH Mrs N h4s1sy3 saes aiisf her Rsarrtass. went 10 \. Qrlesns w.th Ar. sitaey, te t4ks nasasRfes sa- xia thsi: Fghtk, thsg sppli 'd is Edward I.Svshg. ian for ts the test mode ss pxecce4iaF and gave hlss s5%ai fer egsisssa tsai psfas siaRse. lie fGrnishsa theSa sceorriRgF w4ta xery d-i -iissraae. pretsaB1 egiaen esaa~c8Rg tssaa ss a5srt fte pfvce 7aABg hy isiA t8 Chsnc@ry zs nit Ea4t- the mess csEnsiete and sFssdy. tasuxh the ssitse. aaa fer ssssr apgatsatis fas Esa~t ssi aast xE-zasgYH
 wEh srsnsrkatI@ ss~acity and fp-es.gsi h. foxr4ad precisely esstsrie ana every step eF their prp Errz~s with srcEraey that has ngs heea lea sa te rary ls siagis p<rtacaaf ie tbr eeae-e e9 lt isztlsa tf fsaFtera yesss-Esen the hEing of sae tti se s.se ascFee" lDss aGDsaacad kg the Senreue Csartea the iSitse saas~s, which erewss tlssa ap- garaieiaed eFenasa win worthy es ias NGsdan1.
 
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