The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-17
DAILY CRESCENT.

r. 9syizz;as hc;dnG-Calder Camybsll. in hin re.
= oops ssriss Of tales, Winter Nigbn'-and capital
enusouent for such nights they are describes IN
enoN painfully truthful nsnnes me sGvS ;sa.0
unSes very extraordinary circumstances. to the feat
a ~ ichneumon. The officer, through some acci.
&ent, Wes wandering On foot, and ct night, through
desolas. IN n The country. and II length, over
crisp. grass, and at q the faint edge of the
dawn GppsaFed. fsll asleep: ~
IS No duubs q Il slept soundly, sweetly-no
louhs! Ihave never, since then, sleptin the open
- eithss soandly or sweetly, for my awaking was
I'll Of horror! Before l was fully awake, how
-. hsd strange perception of danger. which
ID - Down 70 the earth, warning me against oil
moeidn. knew that there was a shadow creeping
ovss -. beneath which to lie in dumb inac'ion
49, Tho w.t. resource. l felt that ny lower ex.
living chain; but as il a prcvidential op,aie mad
been infused into my system, preventing sll move
mont Of thew or snew, knew mot till was wide
awake that an enoFmous sepent covered the wnoie
n neither ii.ns Sp g me kas r. .o,. .,c.
nation msds, = every drop Of blood in my veins
seemed turned 10 ice; and anon shook like an
espsn ~ unlil the very fear that my sudden palsy
WeaA roo The reptile, occasioned revulsion OF
feeling, and again lay paEalyxed.
4 slept, or Il all events remained stirless and
how long ii 90 remained know not, for time to
de iear-struck ID tho ring Of eternity. All al
once the sky cleared up-the moon shone ont-the
sam glanced over mo; could see them all, as l
hy stretched on my aide, one hand under my head.
whence dared not remove ii; neither dared /
lack downward ct the Ioathsome bed.fellow which
ny evil stArs had sent me.
. Unexpsctedly, new object Of terror super
vsnsd: curious purring SQUAD behind me, fol-
loved BY two smart taps on the ground, put the
snake on the alert, for it moved, and felt that it
vas crawling upward to my breast. At that mo-
neut, when was almost msddened by insupport-
alb apprehension into starting up to meet, per-
hape, certain destruction, something sprang upon
ny shonlder-upon the reptile! There was
skrill cry from the new essaiant, loud appalling
hiss from the serpent. For an instant could feel
thsn wrestling, a it were, on my body; in the
next they were beside me the turf; in another
SOW PAGES of, struggling, twisting round each
.sther, fighting furiously. beheld them-a mon
goes, or ichneumon, and cobra d. capeltG
= " ] started up; watched that most singular
combat for all was now clear rs day. l saw
them stand aloof for q moment-the deep, venom
ous fascination Of the snaky glance powsrless
aeanst the keen, quick, restless orbs Of its oppo-
rent saw this duel Of the eye exchange once
more for closer conflict: saw that the mungoos
+ was bitten that it dart d away, doubtless in
search Of that still unknown plant whose juices
are il alleged antidote against snake-bie that il
returned with fresh vigor to the attack and then
Z glsd sight! l saw the cobra di capslla, manned
from hooded head to scay tail, fall llfeless from
IL hitherto dem erect position with bafled hiss
while the wonderful victor, INDUCING itself in a
series Of leaps upon the body Of its antagons.
danced and bounded about, purring and splitting
like an enraged cat
Little graceful creature have ever since
KEEP pet mungoos-the most attached, the most
playful, and the most rog-devourng of all ami
j mails"
Many other authors refer to the alleged antid tie
against snake.bite, known only to the icf neu.
mon, and there are about as many different opin.
ions - there are authors.