The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-11-10

that he really 10 afraid. Because he thinks il
wisest and best, as il was his duty to do, to
prevent any armed interference with foreign
couatries BY citizens 81 this country because
he will not submit 10 o failure Of the proper
diplomatic decencies Of the Cabinet-we are
told that he is afraid, on the one hand, and on
the other tbat he is desirOus Of involving US in
war.r
EFFECTS OF WHlTEAsH ON RATTLE
SNAKES.
We fnl the following curious account d
the effect Of the boughs Of the white ash upon.
ruttlesnakes, ia an exchange paper, but are
unable to fix on its author OF locality.
Ricayune.
Some time III the month Of August, | went
with Mr.. II. Kirkland and Dr. G. Hutton then
residing at Portland, TO the Mahoning for the
purposoDof Shooting deer at a place where they
were in the habit Of coming to the river to
feed on the moss attached to The stones in the
shoal water. We took our watch station on
an elevated part Of the bank, fifteen or twenty
yards from the edge Of The water. About an
hour after we had commenced our watch, in
stead Of a deer we discovered a rhttlesnake
which, as il appeared, had left its den In the
rocks beneath u, and was advancing across q
smooth, narrow sand beach towards the water,
II occurred to me that an opportunity now
offered to try the virtues Of the white-ash
leaves. Requesting the gentlemen 10 keep, in
my absence, a watch over our object, | went
Immediately in search Of tbs leaves, and %
a piece Of low ground thirty Or forty rods
back from the river | soon found, and BY the
aid Of my hunting knife, procured a small
white.asa sapling, eight or ten feet in length
and with these wands returned to the scene OF
acti n. In order TO cut of a retreat to his
den | Q preached the snake in his rear.
sAs soon as I came within seven or eight
feet Of him, he quickly threw his body into a
coil, elevated his head eight or ten inches, and
brandishing his tongue, gave note OF PrePaFa
ton for combat. ! first presented the white.
ash, placing the leaves upon his body" He
Instantly dropped hishead to the ground, unfOl-
ded his coil, rolled over upon his back, writhed
and twisted his body into every form but.that
Of a coil, aud appeared to be in great anguish .
Satisfied with thelrial thus far made, ] LAID by
the sr3ite-dsh. The ratiie.snake Immediately
righled, and placed himself in the same me-
nacing attitude as before described. ! now
presenIedhim the sugar-maple. He lanced in
a moment, strikingIhis head into a tuft Of leaves
s With all the malice Of the fends,' and the
next moment cOiled and lanced again, tarting
his whole length at each effort with the swift
ness Of an arrow. s o
After repeating this several times, | again
changed his fare, and presented him the
white-ash. He immediately doused his peak,
stretching himself on b. back in the same
manner as at the first application. II was
then proposed 10 try whdt effect might be pro-
dueed upon his temper and courage by alittle
Hoeeiug with the while,ush. This was admin
istered. But instead Of afotsing him to re-
sentiment, It served only TO increase his trOub-
les. As the HOgging grew more severe, the
snake frequently stuck his head into the sand
as far as hecould thrustlt, seeming DESTROYS 70
bore his way into the earth, and rid himself
Of his unwelcome visitOfs.
Being now convinced thai the experiment
was a satisfactory one and fairly conducted
on both sides, we deemed il unnecessary to
take his life after he had contributed soAmneh
to crafty our curiosity, and soEwe took our
Elsave Of the rattlS.snake, with feelings d.
friendly at least as those with which we com
menced our Acquaintance with bimi and left
him ID return 1t leisure to HE der.
THE LosT4NAViGAf0Rs.
News Of the probable safety Of Sir John
Franklin and Sir John Ross. nearly al the same
lime reached England and the United States,
Nus similar channel, a whaling ship. The