Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-01-20
The snake.Bit lri.heian.


a deer hunt. were greatly annoyed by an
Irish Jeremy DidIec, who quartered HIM
self upon their camp and bored them by
his idle boasts and particular horror Of all
kind of snakes, one of the party dcermn-
ed to take advantage Of his prejudice, with
a view Of getting rio Of his company. Ac-
cordingly, one night when he was sound
a snoring, perhaps dreaming of snakes,
>. the mischievUus gentleman got his hunt
ng-kniGe, and gong where the ohI of a
large deer had been thrown, cut oil about
seven feet of the ntestines, and securing
the ends with twne TO retain the contents,
tied one oC them fast aud tight 10 the cor
ner Of PadLy's linen, that had wandered
Through his we-never-menuon- ems,
coiling itup smoothly by his side, snake
like and true.
All things thus arranged, the conspira-
tors lay down again, and al the conclusion
of one of the stagehorn snorcs, one of the
gentlemen roared out at the top o! his
voice "Hu-wee hu-wee !! a big black
snake eleven feet long has crawled up my
trousers and is tying himself in double
bow knot around my body -
At the first shout he gave the lrishman
furious uiS Ill VIC sue WIN ''.' '''o"'
ana KeP' up IuIlnIug aScolt i'"''',,,''' , w.
hurting awoke him quick ard wide; in the
! first movement he laid his hand OF the
NICE co'u =, ,ol' d '''' ''U'' anu '''',' w.
'aSus -, lh;a
M"AIhs o"G O0"'o, '''"' s''''l,' ~, .";,h ";,,,
some len lee' clea1 on ., ''' '@'',', "ai @ .nI
'ofcG 'na' S"'lg':e'''o o"' w ,", ;i5 %i,
cracNGu 'iNG 4 II "','p' .,S"',E ny o"I ,;n ,%o
Ol"Z'is ioDN o0,'',''' '.o '"'J ~, ,, =, -
.9plp''! % c,, lag 'Y aa,o. .nJ -, oyery
la,,l I',I,e ~ .,ri;aa ..Sa.a Him, ss,o lin, by
V,' o,o;l, on LnIy y;,n;n .,nn him
AmTn hos ao, mo fs1 and Lo hos
0,% ''I' I,1ns ~ aoon,Ionor .boo,I;n
~ n,.;r' aI',' - . snano one s,ooI b'cr;rc =
s,nIimg r'5 IiIb both arms m and Ic9s, his : head
tbronn L,ck screaming with Iaucbter.
another lay on the ground, rolling IN tits
OF laughter; another "tat Jim, stood
with his legs about yard apart his hands
holding MS hIPs, shouting al intervals;
"snake ! snake ana The echo seemed
10 mock him with the return OF "snahc -
as Paddy made the circle oi ne camp
After. clrc!ng about thirty times, The
poor fellow flew of at tangent INTO the
dark woods, ana the mingled SOUNDS OF
|"snaAe murGer hoiy virgin hc'P !!
died away IN the distance, and The nun
terS were alone
"Umph, SAID one, 81 thought that
snake would stop his snoring ia lIls camp
at any rate.
The next evening Paddy was seen 60
ing at mighty rate through hnoXvl'le'
with bundle on his arm, and a shlIaiah
in the other hand, pokIng out his head
in half defensive, hal: imPIorlng atu-
mde. He was asked, (Which way?'
"SraIe to ouId Ireland, my honey!
|IoEe mere mere are no snaNes' s'o"ieu az
U!' " ''''oU' oPt."s Oh l'Is 'a'l,.
VINO IS "SAM r'-I, is no, "Uncie
Sam" that every BODY is talking about
inst now: for he is represented BY a man
yvbo now ,o;q.renresents the peonIe. The |
New York Mirror savs.
Who is il then? Wbv il is General
Gam . woII Lrowr citizen oC Tevas =
distinguished Senator of the United /
States, who is a general favorlte Of the
people; and who stands as good chance
Is any o''o' % IIi ,pan =, Vs,"s VIC =, co. San
uTn' II u VIC = i''.u '''1'''' ".
ularity with the masses than any man,
since Andrew Jackson-a plain, blunt, /
honest warm, hearted mah-"2o'n cor