Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-01-11
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THE LAKE or AiIlGAroRs II sCINDE

! THE LANE OF AiItGATORS II SCINDE.
This curious I'&en i a1o4, Il lit miles from
/ K0racAea. ard Is . 4 Wo:t.I iu, ectiug by all
| who arr .al.d ot taa mp>,ruus aad grotesluo.
+ 4 ra.ars.,a 10, l4ouun ~au.y and sterile
tract, va,iaa .,itaa few d ch.s 81 'uu1lc brings
| oua to Z Grove Of ,3uaa3.l traes, Lila Ia the boS-
4 cIAof which il ,aa -ti-Il brood ct maustcrs.-
4 lite Wou.I otp sl1s4at 81 the locale, suspect
that ualer t4l green Wood IN that tiny rool-
! which an at.yt i,ap.r aoud talt spring across
! such EGeous derizeLs are concealed
Here j, tue pool. said rather contemptnoua-
! ", bus where ale the alHgators : Al the same
/ time was stalking On very boldly with my head
erect, ard rather inclined 10 donlt the wiole af-
fair. A sudden hcarso rear CT bark, however,
under my t,ct made ne execute piropet,e in
/ the air with extraordinary a&reitacss, and per-
haps with morc animation l&n Grace. | had
almost stepped on a young crocodtan imp, about
! three fest Tong. whose bite small as lie was,
! would have been thu reverse Of pleasant. Pres
/ entity the shape ot q Wizard-icoIIng old takecr
| who, on my presenting him with u couple OF ru-
! PEGS produced his wand-in ether words, a long
! pole-and then proceeded 10 call up his spirits
| On his shouting 40! 40! Come Come two
or three times The water sud- My became alive
with monsters. At least thee score huge allga-
tors, some Of them tillen feet in Iergth, made
their appearance, and came thronging to the
shore The whole scene reminded me of fairy
tales The solitary wood, the pool with lis strange
inmates, the FaEeer's lonely hut ON the hill sidc
the Fakccr himself, tall, swart and guant, the
robbcr-Iooking E2loocl &c by my side, made up
fantastic picture. Stange, loo, the control our
/ Snowman displayed over lis lions. On his mo-
tioniug with the pole tho} stopped, (indecd, they
had already arrived a a dsauec@b.e propinquity)
and on bis calling ONT Eaitho, sit down. they
! Law flat on their >tomachs, grluning horrible obc-
dience with their open ard expo Giant Jaws Some
large pieces OF flesh were thrown 10 them, TO
get which they struggled, withel and fought,
and tore the flesh into >areds and gcbtcts. Twas
amused with the respect tie smaller ones showed
10 thcir overgroWn seniors. One fellow, about
ten feet long. was walking UP 10 tie feeding
ground from the water, whey he caught glimpse
OF another much larger Gsl behind him. 1t was
odd 70 see the frightened look with which he ST.
died out OF the way, evidently expecting to lose
bali ward Of his tail before he could effect his
retreat At a short distance (Pcrhaps half mile)
from the first pool, was shown another, in which
the water vas as warm as che coUld bear it for
complete immersion, YET even Lera | saw some
small allicators The Fakccr told me that these
brutcs were very numerous in the river, about
! 5 or 20 miles TO the west The monarch OF the
place, an enormous alligator 10 which the Fakeer
Lad given the name OF Nor Sabvb My Lord
Nor never obcyed the call to come out. As |
walked round the pool ! wa, shown where he lay
with his head above water, mmuycabIc as a log,
and for which | should have mistaken linn but
for lis small savage eyes, which giittercd SO that
they seemed 10 emit 81 Grlis lie vas, the Fa-
kear said, very fierce ard dangerous, and at
least 20 it. in iength.-Drg datcS lrom Young
EeHpt.