Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30

searcry dared tRse my eyes Uu me 4
snake, lest The brute should dar, at mr
bu, giving a glance round the upper par, /
OF the hat. saw the handle Of the assa.
gai pro'ruding from tie thstcb. aal near
/ ly within reach Of me. knew that the
instant moved the snake would spring
n me. ], however, raised my hand and
arm very slowly towards the assaeia, and
at length, by bending over a li,tir, man
aged TO grasp the handle. As did So
the snake, which had gradually uneoised
during my moYemeuts, darted toward
me. jumped aside, and pulled out the
broad bladrd assagai, which had been
>barprnrd very keen, but the snskr
moved ike lightning and although he
had missed me IN his first dart, be re-
covered himself instantly, and spruog at
me again. Before could make a cut at
him, his teeth caught in my leather
! trowsers, and he thus obtained strong
hold, and with a pull as sudden as hi-
Iunsc, he dragged my feet from under
mr, and brought me TO the ground biz
fold Of bis body rolled over bis head, and
fell upon my legs, which il weighed 10
the ground as il a loaded wagon were on
them. lie managed all this in very
: short time; but was not idle, for
D knew that if he could once manage 10
press down my chest, or my arms. be
r might kill me.
Now, the feelings that first came upon
me was certainly not a pleasant one, be-
u cause | was without a weapon but a.
soon as graPsed the assagai knew that
: | was safe consequently, when he really
t attacked me, felt as though il were a
. piece Of impudrnce on bis part, for |
= never expected the affair would have
s been as dangerous to me as il proved io
i be. These things take some time to
= tell, but they do not take long to happen
n and struggle tor life or death Is frr.
j queully decided ia half minute. So il
d was with me. The instant the snake
a body came over on my legs, twi>ie,
fl around, and sliced it with the assaga.
<, gave two terrible gashes, and the mon
e ster, releasing its hold Of my leathpr-
sprung at my face. raised my ara
h instineiively to protect myself, whicl
d saved me from h,ing bitten but wa
:. knocked down Hat, and the brute wa
= again on me but this time | caught hin
d hy the neck with my left hand, aud IA a.
y instant had nearly severed his head Wiil
'iS the a>sagai. scrambled ava, from ii.
a monster, which wa, writhJng about in ii
y, agony, and escaped from THE hut. Thr
r | began TO examine how | had Jared i
the fight. To my surprise, | found TIA
re "a few deep scratches near the ankle, an
I'd bite near the wrist, neither Of whie
Sc WAS Of very great importance, we're a
he the wound. which had sustained. F.
a some day afterwards, however. | suiI~f,-
great deal Of Jain in the legs, wher
X the snake had pres ed me.
I'd do not think that / should have G..
- capped 10 tell the tale, IL had not foun
20 the as,agai, as the boa, though unwilin
- 70 attack You when De II 10 lhe ope
~ country, Il pugnacious enough when slit
~ up with you in cirtuIar iul about risl
"a feet ia diameter We soon haulrd IL
snake from the hui, whe;. my Ilolteut,
ed arrived, and found il 10 mea-ure twvnt1
- eight feet ia length and nearly foot
he diameter, ia the Ihick~st part. The 10
r., lrntot thought it must be that which 8
ks had seen. as its markings appeared Il
ny same. Il WAS evident that the floods ha
up driven the snake from bis usual coaeea
'ee ment 10 the reeds. and thr animal 6udia
nd warm hot, in which sere blankets 81
D." the remains Of &c, had taken Up IL {.
so sition without eerrmony, and Lad bes
2" probably much iTltaied a. my suddt
nd intrusion upon him. never wish
aar have another such batilg. iuf. alheu.
''d should not be afraid II the result, -
iih the thoughts which coms upon % aile
81. wards are not plrasaHi. Alan has
old instructive horror of serpenis, and nh.
I'D dreamed, Tor many night afisrwafd
Dot ii was usually about snake. or sou
Pe' other horrid reptile which had hold
rli fne.--A Raagsys Llfs n South Aasrie
-
Eg- 4 church Is about 10 be- erected
- tfisss RusstRa government near ItEk sfg3s