Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-05

BATTLE WITH SNAKE On Sunday evening
last, as one OF our public school teachers was
passing down Eighth street. near NJ rim the
Northern Libertes,) he discovered in the pntter
and about crossing the cnrb-stone a very LARGE
snake, apparently about five or sir feet lone,
LPon being satisfied that II was veritable snaLe
ana that be was making bis way to one of the
alleys leading to the rear of private residence
me teacher ran out into the street and nrocure3
,nree large stones, and began battle with the
about me nfst stone thrown struck the snake
, ou. midway. and, although a powerful and
Ions enort OF the teacher did not seem to damage
IePule 10 any extent, for he kept moving on
aoioss Tue pavement Having no better success.
with the other stones the teacher TUNED ,hnnt -
seek assistance, and no one passing at the time
ne ConcLndsd to apply to some of the citizens in
nearest residence, and receiving no answra, b.
passed on to the next, where, after several Pan
pings with his Pocketknife, gentleman came To
the door en- dishabtEe, (without hat coat or shoes
hdVing apparently prepared for retiring for the
night The teacher told the story of his On
vito the snake, and Of his desire for assistance
"Ien .os gentleman went to the rear Of his house
ahd procured large stick of wood from the
wood-Pile with which the twain proceeded to
od'tle with the snake. Owing to the large size of
NE stick and its unwieldy nature the teacher sug-
-esed the procuring of smaller implement of
warfare, which the gentleman soon brought, and
n II they went, the snake by this time getting
partly under the alley gate. By hard work they
succeeded In drawing back the snake and beating
him well with the sticks, vet sinpularly enouob
me snake kept In active motion. Becoming ex-
nausted from the excessive fatigue of the battle
Toe twain paused for breath, when his snakeship
disappeared under the gate. Fearful that if the
reptlie was thus allowed to escape he might do
some damage to the children in the neip hborhood
on the succeeding day. the gentleman mounted
Tue gate TO pursue him, when, 10 and behold
s-'reted In the alley. he esped by the dim light
~ the pale moonst or three bows who had been
drawing his sIaksship IA stuffed strip of listl
a!un3 by very tue cord, and had thus sold the
worthy snhool-master and the gentleman he had
c2Ied TO his assistance. Itsuddenly ked through
the halr OF tue teacher that. although Sunday it
was toe LIST 0f April, and he ranuoSsd fearful of
ihe IRE OF the gentleman he had SO unwitti polv
April-fooled, who vet remained upen the fence
viewing the boys with mute establishment his
only exclamation being, ''I'm DID,
COLONIZATION BUILDING We perceive that
the American Colonization Society have broken
ground for the erection Sf large building on the
hne lot at the corner of Pa avenue and Four-and-
a-half street. This building will form one of the
handsomest private Improvements in the city
Win front of D feet on the avenue and so on
foar-and -ahalf street, the ground story will be
constructed Of ornate iron, and the second and
Third stories of dressed stone or marble The
ground floor will be rented for stores the second
appropriated to the uses of the Colon izatiOn So
clety, and the rooms above rented for private
ofhces-the whole, as we'll as may be- fire-proof
The Society being possessed of 4 large fund. of
which they can enjoy only the interest udiciousv
decided at the last annual meeting TO invest
portion of II in real estate, yielding rents instead
OF III stocks or personal security and ACCORDINGLY
directed the purchase Of the eligible lot and the
erection thereon of the fine building described
abOve.-InteHigencer.