Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-05-28

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eiElAt RESP az Iaatle lt9k Sppss
X tthdef dis head of lAfnGti
has avery be al cls5 bull as Mas
i6n lhe Sl6jets, tltte tteseEfta tttoReo stttef
theNts. When lie seElIsnt beglied our poor
no(let I've, q tile Lord God sad uDlo lie
Setn4nt, because thou hest dine this thou OFT
cGisel above Gll cattle, aud sUet!l IL say, le hos
Ind lfptt lies told oh him too Than ANY 'Veast o.
the Held,' Indeed II Wottlu seem 10 DO mural
lmposSlOilliy to speak VI snakes without hOUIle,
and, tlielCiOtel even bO0'i men, anu 0liet"He
truthful, ale llol apt 10 give any Other iban fancy
SSsleles, weils dlseoplsllg, Of Ssfpanls, llIete
are two more untrue statements III the Article Of
ilafpst Ehiclil viii palileulaily' teller To-. Tie
fist need only 10 he sated 70 be laughed OF ~
this llllIuls. The Wiki HsssFtS that lbs South
ELL neBIOeS ate ll0I plram o. SNAKES, 'OuN talhsE
ntitnatsS lhot they have y fancy TOT Sutlt pelS.
The second partially unttns Statealenl, which
propose 10 c0EtsC, Us ibe description VI lte iaah'
Het Ul tho battle between The black md TatllG'
snakes as the wtltt In ilatpst gives his account
pl this beAl Ssiy pleasantly, Sou VIII OUllSe ll'e,
aud II ItlaY byI sQlls OF y0f EeudsE WIV bAye mol
previously teluseu u, 10y lilseElllg lie following
exlIfc9'
'C0lhDaiS between lhe tatlIe onI Ulack snakes
NEs eeillll u lhey meet, und Tue Mack sllaSe Is
with rare exceptions, tue cIUqutt0t, Upon SEE
lls each OllleE tnes' animals lns'anlly assume
theft respective attitudes Ot dedallce, ulId dSplay
The great difference N theft orsunIEallOn Tue
tAllcsuake coils ITSELF u, teady lot attack OF de-
(encej lie block snake, icing q cnllAttlClUr,
moves from side to side, uml ia constant activity
mutually exciting each ntlets pa&siVhs Thy
r1tlltSnnke finally settles loSn into glowing ES'
llItouof enlIOslty, Its lead tlitOwIl buck, lis
llUEs exposed, Its Ealiles In tORstgn usIlNtlon,-
Tue black snake, seemingly conscious that llm
moment Of slIiEe hos CVlls, now cOau1IsnceS cit
cling TouHd It's suelly, absolutely moving so sSlh'
~ that 1t seems but CLEAN Of dHIl liglhi ltE
fltIlesnaks attempts 10 follow tie noTemenl, tut
i0On UsCVHs S0lluSel, NIlH IfVpS US llsAW W pe'
spar, then il is that tue OlAek Enoke datls upot
tie buck Vi The HecH Of lis deadly lOe, selSeS e'
tween tit teeth, and SW,NSng UpwNEd, envelopes
lEle railleSnnke III its tOldS. Tue struggle, it0uSh
H0i long, IL poihtii tie combnlahlS toll oYef III
dus', gel GHt,lsltd IN the busiest but evetY no
Inenl The OlaCE smoke is tightening its told, unlil
the taitesHake saSpS Tot Gfeatl becomes helpless
and dies, POta while Tie blRGk snake sill telhlGs
its muscles working with constant entESyi Int
cautiously URCO:lS itself, and quietly belakeS u
Tie wultt, wIete, recovering us eI'efsy II uds'eS
atoat moment, oS In ejaculation, ald uis9pIIeats
ltom the-scene.'
Now, Gir, happen 10 know that The above ac'
count OF slako tight, coming loe lfOn Yhnkte,
l,s nlaTveOnS amount Of truth IN III bul 10
show you exactly how they 10 tight, nWl give you
AMI your VrNerS 'ths lrWtn, the Whole truth, uud
noling but the truth, CONCERNING tbs matter, |
lfahSGIll 0 itOm journal which kept when lIa'
veng, some yeats since, In FIOIido, The following
facts US communicated TO nc by an Vld pune
woods pioneer huHleri NnI Shooter VI Semnucs,
'Oi The highest 'SpGc'LbiIlly-m his way.
e. --lsaw to-day, hlt lIaHelli II humber Of large
black sHaEtsNo ] rode M It9mI TomPa 10 iOnF
LUuSr, S1lle OF ihen IOiG than ten VI nlDIe feet
long and HS by my HtH, TmStS January, and
suppose, about us cold us yuu ever experience IN
this part al FlIrlal
ll.-0h Yes, LVr! hleSs your heoTl, We have
them gllaRGS, anu alk sorts ul EJkcS IN llISv
parts from year end 10 year end,
l,--ludcrd! have been rOId TINT The black.
snakes CaH whip The raltIesndkG IN q fair GshI-
Do you Know anything anut lleH bailie$l
Ill neSet seed bit Unu fight alwern'em.
l,-Lst us have II.
ll.-.Wel;, you ser was out hunting on, tlTiSzly
dayan Eilly along Eow, softer, II lhinkiNg about
uOlIn, lVt haunt seed 10 game, cert wolves,
uHi wouldn't shoot them, lot was arier 'eer,
and CONES OH uncommon bis tail, snake Laying
mlI Iru!lh. lie vas sich j mOlSlTUus bg leiIuw
Thought III Iii him, So rIlS down ana IcI.es
my enter, AMI walks lU iuIge fallen pine hoe
intending IL UteaH oil Iinl.i u I'LL The Ja,ltCSnake,
YOU Su
/ l-.YtS.
H.--Meil then, list aS gets 10 the log spiel
a--tlre all. it,lst, whUpmhgesl blue SNAKE tJirk
nlc called blue snakes ii FIuudal n lnymc aunI
sue lie log, | ever had seed; yOu undrfsiunI.
l,--EynCtly. DO ahead.
II We'll, Id hgarn 50 nncIl about these SnikcS
llEhling, concluded would SEE how lheH did
IL. S1 breaks ly slick and G.slus n ShOOrg,
tr tlv blue snake utUumd rtivr xl.a Of tic lps,
whete the rnlirsnake WAS. Well. The blue snake
CiHwlell llnS up 10 tie Leml vi The log, md
silIrd urOud ynn see. ami lruvu HIM shot abound,
khCI liz and lhg TulslvsIuiis see que nnolhrr The
SINE time.
i,--WrII what did kIey thCnl
H.--Why, they list lo,ksal unc ano!hpt bit,
will, nj, lLe,t mj,h, rheu The ll,lr Suak rui,es
his head Two or ;lrse Ipl, and tie tatl,rsuik. hr
iumus fiyl, INFO anle, AMI begins IaltlIns his
/ Iiii 50 yfd II lhnusnt al Tie waller ulnr..i.aw
dion, lam Ind taus onl laltlrs in 'tm, Wrll,
seed il wuS uwiue Ia to u sl:t SHE enough and 50
! sol as'iolie lie tos to sur ii uu,.
| i.-.tA little innaleuil--We my friend, how
luI II IrIurnulvi
| ll.-Artcr nu hie, when they was hone boxing
n. one awDlrt, TIL them were Salls::d, reckon,
,tv hinu snake i.g lvgluS CltcliuU uUl III Il rJM
lhp lallesnnkv, taking Swalin al fist, Int grarln
IL coin isler Nnl n'ther u iLu rL,tt, Snikr I'LL
/ lie rS inlg6iy nigh Utt llut uul,r III stkins its.
lance II Ilm raIlrshs he. 'lneH liz sos aud
fuises his head srrrtai ltrl, ynn knOwl
l.-Ctrauly. What nt3ti
| II.-tVeIy much eXcl:g)- -Hhy by g.fers. he
lrawttl Tie rdtt csnnir'S lie!
l.--Drew lts Grri WLst 10 you neaul don't
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