The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1854-04-29
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40 fhs wind WINS yeerng 0bout rather capri
ciousl}, was casting my eye anxiously along
Jle warp, 10 see how it bere the strain, when,
tony surprise, appeared to my eye to thick
60 ~ the eulnsxt the tree, and presenting some
y N Aksa seraw, ehont a foet long. that oe.
casionOlly shone like glass inthe moonlight, be-
gan to move along the taut line with apiral
motion. All this time one Of the boys was fast
asleep, resting on his folded arms on the gun
vale, his head having dropped down on the
stern Of the boat. But one Of the Spanish boat.
men in the canoe that was anchored close to us,
seeing me gazing at something, had cast his
eyes in the same direction. The Instant he
caught the object he thumped with his palms on
the side Of the canoe, exclaiming in loud alar'
med tone "Calebrd! culebrd W--"A snake !!
Il snake P'-on which the reptile made a suddon
and rapid slide down the line towards the bow
Of the boat, where the poor Lad was resting his
head, and Immediately afterwards dropped into
the sea. The sailor rose and walked aft, rs If
nothing had happened amongst his messmatcs,
who had been alarmed by the cries of the Span.
ish caneeman; and | was thinking a little Of the
matter, when heard some anxious Whispering
amongst them. "Fred," said one Of tho mers
'twhat is wrong that you breathe so hards"
"Why, boy what als you ?" said another.
"Something has stung me-" at length said tho
poor little fellow, speaking thick, as If be had
labored under sore throat Tho truth flashed
on me; a candle was lit; and on looking at him,
he appeared stunned, complained Of cold, and
suddenly assumed q wild startled look, lie
evincel great anxiety and restlessness, accom-
panied bya sudden and severe prostration Of
strength, still continuing 10 complain Of great
and increasing cold and chilliness; but he did
not shiver. Asyet no part Of his body was
swollen except very slightly about the wound !;
however, there was rapidly increasing rigidi.
ty Of tho muscles Of the neck and throat, and
within half an hour after he was bit he was ut.
terly unable to swallow oven liquids.
Tho small whip snake, the most deadly asp in
the whole list Of nozous reptiles peculiar to
South America, was not above fourteen inches
long; it made four small punetures withtS fangs
right over tho left iagular vein, about an inch
below the chin. There was no blood oozing
| from them; but circle about the size ol d
crown piece, Of dark red, surrounded them
which gradually melted into blue at the outer
rim, which again became fainter, until il disap.
| peafd in the natural color Of the skin. BY the
advice Of the Spanish boatmen, we applied m
ombrocation Of the eaVes Of tho palma christi,
or castor oil nut, as hot as the lad could bear
IL; but we had neither oil nor hot milk to give
internally, both Of which thOy informed US often
proved epecifcS. Rather than lie at anchor un.
Ill morning under these melancholy circums
.ances, showed out into tho rough water;
but we made little Of it, and when the day
broke, saw that the poor fellows fate wa'
sealed. His voice had become narticuloie, Tia
coldness had increased; all motion in the o1tre.
mitios had ceaSed; tho legs and arms become
quito eth, the respiration slow and difficult, a.
ii tho blood had cosghlatea and could 10 longer
circulate throagh the heart; oras il fram some
uDaccountsblo effect Of the poison op tho nerve.
the action Of The former had been iureded
Still the poor little fellcw was p6ffccLy ssnsi,
bio, and his cye bright anl restless, Hi
breathing become etill more inteirupted. III
could no longer be said 10 bssntha bot gasped
and in hall an hour lie iAq sieaa angini
when tho fire is Withdrawn, The strokes OF cou
fractions and expansions of his heart, becami
slower and slower, until they ceased altogether
From tho very msmens Q; bis death the bodl
began rapidly 70 swell, and become discolored
Tho face and aooz, especially, ws;o nearly a
SLACK ~ lux, within half 40 hour Of it; whei
blood began 10 TOW from the mouth, and othe
symptoms Of rapid decomposition succeelei