The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-01
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AZ the wiai vas wearing about lsthes
capriciously, | was casting my eye sss.
ionsIy along the wsrr, 10 see how !, lc.s
The sirait, when 10 NY surprise. i sPpset.
cd 10 g,y eye 10 lhcken allhe snd nefttpa
t,rre, and presenting hike screw, sbep'a
\ faol long. .i,ha. ocrasieaally shown iikee
glass in The moon lghi, begsn ~ more
i alrhg The iaui. line Widl spiral molten.
All This time one 81 jhe boys was asleep.
resting sa bis folded arm: on The sunwsle.
his head having droPped drwann The stern
Of ii boai. l|u,oHeal The Spenlsh boas
] flen inthe caRne thai was anchosgssa elops
10 ", seeing ine gazing at someihlng. hal
cas-, his eyes in the same difecllon, Tha
instant he caught the object he humped
with his palms on tha side Of The canoe.
exclaiming IN lond. alarmed lSne -
,Cuiebrg! ruiebra ~ snake y
snake ! !"7---9n yhich ihe repllle made :
sudden and rapid slide dpya lhe Ilpe y:
wards The bow o. the boat where ihs
poor lad was resting his head. aud imme'
diaiely afterwards dropped ini1 me sea!
The sailor yssr and walked all. " i no'a-
ing had .hspRepea amongs his messms D.,
who had been alarmed by The cries of lhs
Q ,anish canoe man; aid ! vas thinking
lite Of the mti,er. when heard soma
anxious Whispering amongst ihem.--
Fred" said ons Of the men. " what ,.
wrong that you breathe 90 hard !" .Why
buy what uils youi /" said anoiher.-
:. Something has siung me," al length said
jie puor little felloy. speaking dick as Il.
he hll labored under ! sofr ihnai. I The
truth flashed on me candle was lii; and
o, looking at him. no appeared summed,
c mplained Of COLI. and suddenly sssumed
a wild startled laok. lie eyinerd rrrat
anxiety aud resllessness. accompanied hy
a sudden and severe ptpsiraiiou Of s,ssngih.
, pill cnnijnpeing To compl 10 of erea, shd
Increasing cold and rhilInrss, but he did
moi shiver. As yet no par, Of his body
, was swollen except very slightly about he
wound however, there was rapid and
crsNsjng rigidly Of the muscles Of The
pesk and ,liruai. and within half an hour
afsr ewas bi, be was ulleriy unable To
swallow even liquids, ''i2 ret
The small whip snake. ile mosl deadly
asp in the whole llss Of noxious repiliss
peculiar Ia Sgqlb America. vas ngI above
1 iuuriern inches long; !, male four sIna
punc'ures with its isngs right over the lefi
;, jugul.r vein. about an inch beIow the chin.
: There vas w blood o"ying irnm ,hrm:
but riIele about the size Of crown piece.
!, II dark red, surrounded them. whirhgradi-
4 ually melted into blue at the "n'er rim:
= winch . lin brcsme fainter, mill il di.,R:
:. psAred III Ibe n.Iyral colsr Of ,he skin.
By the advice Of the Spanish boa,man. ". W.,
!. aPplieJ IN ephroca'i"n Of the leaves II
|, the pf'Wa S9risii. or castor oil nu,, AZ hcl
- rs llle lag could bear T.; bgl ehHd neither
y ol gar Mik !" give internally, b"lh Ut
which they informed US often proved sps:-
!, cities. Rnh'r than lie at anchor until
:, morning under these melanch"ly rircup.
, s'aneeS. showed oui into the rnugh water:
!. but we made l'ule Of il. and when the day
: broke, s,w that The poor fellows fate was
sealed. lis yoice had becoms inarticula'r;
= The aoldness had Increased; all motion in
.r'' The rrreme'is' had ceased 'he legs and
/: arm' became quite s'id. the respiration
=, 'low aud dlihrul', rs y tue blood had
m e"agnla'td aud 'Duld n"i longer eif'u'
il, LIE 'hr"pgh !hs nesr.; o. ssh IRON 'om'
n. unHccpon'aOle sRec! y me poison % the
,. nerve. 'hs. ac'l9n 9i ;ho tnr,neI bad pser
Al, lppedsaa' Slq The p9or h'ue fellow Wal
Ia Ia perfectly SENSIBLE, and Eye bright aud
n re''l'". F Rrea'Rlng became Pc, cyl NOR
n lMerr"pfa. He cogld NO. longer he sa''
II 70 orea'he,op gfspai arg y pa 40 hcur
w me The ''sa'a'spglne sben we prs
"a wuhdrawn' 'he s'rase!, 9r contraction
"a. aad expansions o. Ps heart became 'lo"
nj er anu slower, un'll 'hey ceased sliogeiher
Il. t'%m The. ,s very Iy.,'' %oGsp. p. Sts'A .a'
,uri Sauy "ys" .rr'"ls 10 Iy'F A"p peeam' ~
y. grIe nearly as o,aek q laE' yilaln p.l
~ ~ g"Sl (" y wnen s olp"d negan 70 70 iIos ho'
rk wv " wv Z, ano "'nst symP"ms ', .
%. l{sPu 9eS9%P's''Ion ,ureee"ed taen "'ne
ed !" ,Ss'' "A' ny inlhe III ihe mo hine ="