The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-03-26

a Frignttnl Snake Story
Re Mississippi Journal relates The fol-
~ .crs~ling' adventure
me line last summer the inhshiisnfs pt
hesser. Mississippi. gn-e hnrbhrpe-
j Gas attended by mo-i Of the insiion
benufv Of she fo~n and surrounding
my Il happened fhss smcnr rhe rpe<i-
- WIS . young lacy. nirs H.. rer~niis
(tm one Of the eastern ciisss, who wns "
lyisii TO her relations in .he neishbo-isss.s
= vf iIss town. Miss NJ Was a gay snd ~
if~sneiy fashionable yonng lads, AM Ei'hal
possessed an uncomnon share 81 sprst a. \
courage. except in S1siter q fnsAes- and
"a those she bad SO great dread she scarce
~ dared 70 walk anywhere. except in IT,
most freqlented places. Cor fear Of enronn-
teris. them Every efai Ess used. b.
without avail. is rid her Of her rhiidish tesrr-
They hsnnied her Sonfiaaaliy. until Al Iss1
IL became The pci,led c-nririion o. her nirH
slat che xss destined 10 sal rirsin 10 the
isnss u sstsiesnaks-
Toward ike close cf the 6ay. wbi< ihr
~1ole coapsny we're 10 me full tiss q en-
ioymens. : scream ~ss heard fscn Ai< L.
followed y she most agonizins cries f1r
help. TIE crowd gathered round her in-
stsntly. and beLeii her standing ihe ptrfer-
jmage Of d~spsir. ~i,h her haaas grlspisr
p.r,ion = her drrs< wslh al che iensriiy -
vice. Il - sone time brsre si.e cplla
Be- renSsred sUfirien.y calm 10 <E il.~
cause Of ter slsrn, and fksn ih~y gaihertE
eron her brckeu ex1lsnsi,ons shsf ss.s zs<
asping the besd of snake smoar sA.e
of her dress, aa< tOred % iel 20 her
for fear e recsis.nr shs fatal Sior---
inselligcsce r1used many fs st-ink
her. but most Of the ikGief. ~ iheir
be " ted, detes mined not 70 lsars her
u Grefol extremity. Tsey b<-scurhr
eot1o relax her hid. a. SAFETY depenird
d. until some one cpulx be fr1ns uirh
Fsge enough 70 seize and remsre The ter
le sninal There were none oT lie h.
=. hogss<s. ~ho ~onid perform rhe srs-
= l1he ntnsiirn of Miss ~ WAS becoming
- sn@ lore crisirs: every moment. ~
1vilenf that her strength rs< s4sz all
- that she could not nrinfli1 her
many minutes longer hasrs rcn-
stissiien slnDng ite ralseE o ihe lsoes
~as he'd. when IL Was delHulaed ihai Doc
4 tor Tison. ~ho xss presesf. saoaid he cali
ed q their assistsnre- Tie Ens quirkly on
shc spot. and being . man a unren@sn
courage, ne was not many Esinnie- Eakin
tue circle of ~eeping and hsli fsanliAr se-
males cnt.i he caught she fsii Of the snrse
aud wound il round bis hand 10 make ssrf
Of ms hold. he thea i0ld Mss NJ ihsi che
must .et 20 - the muncnt he lcrtrG ~
away. and 70 make the nrt ss insiaztn nenr@
- pessibic. he xouis pronosnrs me words
one. two. ihree-and n the mpmeni Ne gro
nounced the last word, sle must lri ~ Arr
hold, and be doubted not he could Eiih anz
the snake before Il would hlss lime 10
strike.
All stood 10 brcsthles hsrro. awarding
Abe act of life or mix ana u fse znnnfrr
the word three ~as proaosnced- The sa<ssr
jerked cot TIE lareess and most Aisbsi.rsl
looking hustle that ss- ever seen IN NH
sisnrpi- The whole slfah ~Hs then exrlrin-
3D. The fssienings Of iae msr.line hsr
become lcoss during dancing, srd a hsd
siHficd 80 oo<ifiun IN soch : q 80 49, "A A.
ried about the isdy's limbs. and in6sces fA<
selie' thar Il ~as : snake ~ifh an enorrnnu-
head. The doctor fsl night dean ia Aif
tracks ALd famed.
hv'Afn, Ike mOiass are sangti " slEf.