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ravlshed an y ssnsss and los. ne in most dreamy reve-

avished all my and lost in most dreamy rese-
res.
reened upon the summit of the rock with my head
upon my hand, until presently il rolled away upon the
cushion OF springy which grew there like emerald
diadem, aud was locked in that strange sumber which
leaves you semi-conscious and yet restraints voltion
had lain thus several minutes with my left stretched
70 us extent when at the extremies of the fingers OF
nand There was sensation and peculiar that
thrill OF pleasure to the mind and heart 1t soothing
Drawing and agreeably uliaiing, il the fingers
dissoiving away in delightful selEabsorption.
just Them from this sort OF bssiu abandon | was
startled by the report oa gunshot within few PAGES Of
me sprang 10 my feet and with establishment saw my
friend Mitchell standing and gazing at me with
hxed look OF CHASTITY horror Before could inquire what
ne meant my attention was caught by the sound of the
most shril keen, ringing rattle that penetrated hui
man ear and on looking down discovered huge rattle
snake with CORY head quivering and writing in the ago
MES of death and sending forth from his erect tail the ter
rible tocsn that heard.
From his fearful propinquity began to realize my po
son but not until heard explanation from NJ could
fully understand and appreciate its horrors
he told me that my restng-pace the top Of rat
uesnake den and pointed out the orfees through which
they passed that he in the habit Of coming there on
Sunday evenings 10 shoot rattesnaks that when he APP
supposed had been bitten and dead that he crep
nearer and saw my respiration, and knew alive, but
discovered monsrous snake licking my hand and cover
ing it with Shiny coating preparatory TO deqution
that he made slight involuntary shuddering exclamation
of my God which drew the snakes attention and caused
him TO turn his head when he discharged load Of buck
shot managing ana tearing them
pieces and thus saved my life
lie had scarcely told me this, which took but mo-
men when ratiles all around brought recollection
that we not yet free from danger We saw ten or
heen large ratesnakes approaching from every quar-
ter with eyes garng revengeuy barbed tongues thrust
ing threateningy and rates sounding aarmingy They
are brave and cannot be inundated and will die the
dead body OF their companion than desert it, We
knew the indomabe character Of enemy and Mitch
ell and with his doube-harreed gun and nv sticks and
stones, fought our way out best could You may
INA that eli. av,sa
ming, and that dreamed of snakes that night Mitchell
has killed hundred and of Them the largest of
which had twenysix rattles He says the Indians who
have been in the habit of hunting them for many years
have killed much older ones, aud have slain thousands
BURTON II a SEW cHARAcrER.-William L. Burton, the
wei-known comedian and manager visited Boston last
week in his military capacity of paymaser of the New
York City Guard.
DEATH OF A VERY AGED woMAy.--Mrs Ann jackson, of
Kentucky died the ID u the extraordinary age Of
l0s years. She the mother Of large family of chill
dren, the Oldest of whom is in his seth year