Southern shield., 1849-04-28
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The Mjasg !S2s0Ae. uJe- t Thersis a species of snake commonly cd % to ed in th9Southern States the king snaiat perhaps tecause he is the most formidable e
 emy of the rattle snake. ltseenst to be tho chief object of it's existence to seek, pursue, fand destroy the latter, whose retreats and | presence is discovered by the emission ot | peculiar smell, resembling that ot q cucun- Der vine. The king snake, to almost all other reptiles, is the most gentle and harm less of creatures; you may strike hm, ne 4hQwg Q resent slaics. Az:s 4 4l,qi, ke turns & not, nor does he exhibit any terror or slug glshnesS. Drawn by the smell ofcucumber, he frequently enters gardens; but his ap- pearance exctes no alarm in any human being that knows he is king snake; on the contrary, women and children will approach him, turn him about with a stick, and play fully annoy him with impunity; he is only arelentIess enemy of the rattle snake, whose strength and venom will avail nothing against the activity and mode of attack of the king snake, who is always victor in eve " combat.
 Yet the rattle snake is a terrible reptile. There is peculiarity truly appalling in the sound ot his rattles, being unlike the noise ol any other creature; and when you hear It the first time, the true instinct of nature lmPresses on your quailing heart that dan , ger and death are near. Never shall for get one horrid event of my life.
 was fishing in southern lake one sum- mer day, when an unusual disposition 10 sleep affected me. l struck one end of my fishing rod into the bank of the lake, and sought beautiful place of shade to enjoy fepose. l laid myself on the grass between two trees scarcely six feet apart from each other, my head resting against one, and my feet against the other. l slept When aWoke, l turned to one side, and perceived at some distance from me, two brilliant PTJs-and instantly tremuous, mingled oSsatlon oi an indeiinable nature came up- Gtn9y faculties. Something of an instinc- l'o Nctate or impulse cOUnselled me to avert ny looks; but then there was such all avoS reo' thns J,n Wishtul delight in gazing into ,3;ne ; 'itba +bat t"@Gnty and meItingly gazed into faaI fll.- fnJ 'lld' o the tremulous pulsation of nna+ad @ ',,i' tbnt1 my ine, and remained so fas- int 6nt tbe inc %moo % ed that could see noth Was lost, so conlS i1 1la55 5a,5;l5o., -a saqri, commingled emotions, 'ot conII rit1I.ea M!th draw my gaze, or evenN\3 3' c0u'd not With
 The melting eyebaIIs gla : 1' ,n;.b saour. z from a dreamy state; l saw bnaa |7 al potIa TofIa snake; its gaze was disturbed, 1uso Ial'ie heard the hateful rattle sound, h. ,nI WilGn f gerof my situation aroused me, ah h}'i uan- all my frame felt the extremity Q. ..Iousl and just as was on the point of obe>I Ii0F' trenzied impulse to rise and fly, Goe :: heavenl felt the deadly reptile, aA thought, coiling around my neck; saw pan of his body, 1 felt the slimy skin upon m9 neck, and the shiyer of horror went through every joint and member off my frame. Such feeling of agony; my eyebaliS were filled with scorching fire; first red, next yellowish green. Oh, there are moments of existence which involve the sensation of years, and when the whole detail of thousand feel ings scarcely occupy the brief space of leisure thought. Nature could endure no more, and lost all sense.
 At length l had the painful tingl;ng sen- sation of returning life through my veins, and when in full consciousness arose from the earth, l saw near me, tranquilly and quietly lying, king snake, and farther off the lifeless length of tremendous rattle snake. l sat upon log and reflected, and 1 am now satisfied that the king snake had crept over my heck 10 my rescue; there be- ing large log bn one side, and the lake on the other, so that his nearest approach to the enemy was over my body. But altho' my life was providentially preserved, yet the effects of that scene are the exhaustion of great portion of my excitability, and the introduction of gra,ysll,,7i5;,--,--ad prena 7eeS' dellcacy of touch, perfection ofmechanism, bIned with great strength in their constructic [ The fl fh ali n my 1 powel, be sold 3t aa4 ,An body Anecdotes of tle South.
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 A mysterious sickness prevails in AIilburv and Sutton, Mass. A letter in the Medical Journal describes the symptoms tbus.- -Tbo