Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-09-16

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nation had strewn, the, bill all around her
Under this verdant shield, ne Sflattere
] himself that he could be ubfe TO cree
j gradually 10 the pavilion door, sunperceiv
i ed by the Anocondn. Hs.u satss aff I'd ri.
! 81 have been accustomed said he, ..tstt
this kind of work from my earliest infancy
In my time, was reckoned an expert ele
phant hunter, and by means Of this artiic,
have frequently made these animals nj!
prize."s... J., =e:i 90. .. ~. sd IL
But few minutes were past, and alrea
! dy was Zadi accoutered IN this singular
disguise. He provided himself with NJ
weapon except his dagger. He obstinate
" refused to suffer me 70 dccompany him
asserting anssthasII should onlyput my owl
life in danger, without being able to .affort
him the least assistance. He was so posi-
tive that was obliged to give up the point
but | was at least determined to accompa
ny the noble.mindedsf fellow with my eyes
usawell us with my leryente prayers ane
wishes From the balcony Of the mansion
house ! had an extensive and unimpedec
view over the surrounding objects; and
from hence saw Zadi set forward on hi.
perilods adventure, taking, through can.
ton, wide circuit in order to reach the
hill ITSELF, ...--..... -....-..-., -.
With equal prudence he made his ap
proaches on that side where the pavilion
would screen him from the enemy's obser.
va,ion. From time'to time lost sight oil
him. among the underwood; even wh en- he
was before my'eyes, | occasionally doubted
whether it was he indeed, so cautiously and
SO artlully did he make his approach,
creeping on his hands and knees, some.
times remaining without. stirring, some.
times stealing forwards with a movement
so imperceptible, that it almost aluded ihe
keenest Of sight. He was a living exam.
pie to me of the discretion, essidaity and
skill which the savage employs in laying
his ambuscades, and stealing upon his sun,
snspecting enemy. i, ~ -
And now favored by the long grass and
fragments Of boughs, with which the ground
was covered, had Zadi, bya thousand ser.
pentine unovemenls, reached the wall soi
the pavilion. My. heart beat violently as
saw on one side the Anaconda, as We,
suspec.ing nothing, but still dreadful from
her appearance, and exhibiting every mo.
ment awful proofs of her strength by the
powerfuEleaps with which she darted her.
self from bough TO bough; and on the 9th.
er hand, separated from her by the distance
Of ten yards nj most, beheld poor, infirm
and aged man, whose force consisted only
in his courage and discretion. ...... .....es
Zadi in the meanwhile remained so tran
quill and 50 motionless in his present posi-
ton near the pavilion door, that the mon.
ster could not fail Of being deceived by 90
unsuspicious on appearance. The Indi.
ans eyes were fixed immovably upon the
snake aud followed all her twis,ings and
windings with incessant application, while
she swung herself with unwearied activity
backwards and forwards, now here, now
there, now above, now below, till at The
very moment when she shot herself over
him by bound ofprodigious extent, sud.
denly saw the Invaluable paper disappear
from its place, without being able to per.
ceive the means by which it was +brough,
into the power Of the successful lurker.
| clusped my hands in ecstacy, and
poured out my thanks TO God from the very
bottom Of my heart. But all was not yet
done. 1t trequired no less caution and dex.
terity to retire than to approach; and new.
or did / offer up more feryent VOWS than
at the moment when the animated thicket
began TO set itself in motion. Slower than
the hour hand Of dial: now moving for.
wards, now backwards, now right now
left, i, stole itself down. the hill. Sill ii
went on--and down, and lower, till with
inexpressible delight | saw it almost at the
foot Of the hill; and now at length began
TO draw my breath without puin-'the no.
bic fellow is safe,' said | to myself At
that moment, whether joy at the successful
issue Of his attempt had deprived him Of
part Of his former caution, Or whether
some accidental arrangement Of the shell.
tering branches discovered enough TO ex.
cite the reptiles suspicion, at that moment
saw the Anaconda dart from above, and
in the quickness OF q thought she reached
the bottom of the hill and enveloped the un.
fortunate in her folds: piercing shrek Of
horror burst from me! felt my blood con.
geal i.selr within my veins. ,iJs-4oaa Is .
Yet even in this dreadful situation, won.
derful was the, presence of mind which
Zadi still preserved; wonderful was the
courage, the activity, and the skill with
which he defended himself against the
monster, graspingo his dagger with firm
and steady hand, he struck it with repeated
blows between the impenetrable scale o.
his enemy, sought out with inconceivable
address the most tender parts 10 strike
and q, length succeeded in giving her SO
deep wound, that it must needs have
worked her up to the most extreme pitch
of pain and fury, for so suddenly | behele
him only girdled by a single fold of th'
Anaconda's tail, with which Gin the sam.
manner that one who has unexpectedly
grasped nettle throws it away she hurled
the poor wretch into the air far away, till
lost him among the surrounding bushes
As for the snake she hastily regained he
former hiding place, where she lay quie
and concealed for sometime before she re
sumed her usual sports; though when sb
did resume them, it was evidently witt
less sprightliness than before. ~ s.4'an'7G
Il Nv avonv ia not to be described Nafh