Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-08-30


; and as John stole hasty glance over his
shoulder, he was Mortified to find the
reptile securely fastened TO the extremity
of his garment,whie the speed with whcl
he rushed forward kept the serpent ex
tended at an angle of ninety degrees witt
=, his body.
Here was a quandary. If he stopped
, the snake would coil about his body, and
squeeze him to death il he continued
the race, he must soon fall from sheer
exhaustion. On he flew, scarce daring
to think how his dreadful race was to
end. Instinctiyely he had taken the di.
rection Of home, and as he emerged from
the forest, and began 10 catch glimpses OF
the house, feeling OF security came over
him. Suddenly flashed across his mind
the true state of affairs-his father gone
the quilting, and worse than all, the
girlsi This new horror sent the blood
back, curdling about his heart, and he
came to a dead halt. The next moment
he felt the body of the cold, clammy mon
ster in contact with his bare legs, his tail
creeping around them in sort of cozen-
ing way, as though his snakeship only
meditated a little fun, by way Of tickling
John upon the knees.
This was too much for human endur-
ance. With a yell such as man never
utters. save when in mortal terror, poor
John again set forward at a break neck
speed, and once more had the pleasure of
speino tbe snake resume his horizontal DO
sition. somewhat after the fashion of the
tail Of a comet
On. on thew flew, John forgot the
opiltng foroot the GIRLS. foroot everything
hpt t,o snake.
His active exercise. (he paid particu-
lar attention to his running. together
with the excessive heat. bad brought on
the nose bleed. and as he ran. ears erect
and head thrown back. his chin. throat
and srirt bosom we're stained with the
aowinc stream.
NJ a.. ill .,,.;a1 t.l ..,n,,,1 a.a
.,,;l.an., ,,,l e,rt, ,hon nashoa ,randor
-, e .o-,o ,,a1 1ad;on NO., -, .,ro,.1inc
.hant Nv n,is tir,o Jobr was within a
f.,v rods Of tha harm still rnnnine at tbe
to, of his sneed his ho,d turrod 60 that
he nigbt keen one ovo on tbo snake and
with tba o,bar ohsnrro ,,,bot corrse ba
must toto Tho Friendly harm pow can
coolod him from tbo s;gbt of tho o;rIs
He knew thew were in the ward baying
oo,obt a oIimnsa IF them as tbav rnsbad
from tbe house A few more bonnds and
he would he in their midst. For a mo-
mont ,nodostv ovorcame fear and he
opoa mora halted Tbo snake evidannv
n1aasad with L;s ronid ,ro,snorto,;on
,,uifo.tod r;s ,rot;,ndo hy ot,onn,;no
/, anf,Id Tho leas or onr bero With, bis |
onhrooo
1v;,h m ox,,los;re g o,oh - o,d uroad
e,.,..ul g. ~ a;u,a,,,.aaoo, ouou ,.,;ob
ho Lod no oontrol" moor Iobn bopnded
an Tho nax+ moment bo wos in fnu
,.;ou, or bo c;rls ond .. bs tprned tho
corner Of tbe harm tbe snake came round
r,;t, ,.h;u so,,o,,bat oftor tho fashion
of coach vhin
HAVING reached tbe barn ward TO his
dismay he found the bars up. But time
was too precious to be wasted in letting
down bars. Gathering all his strength,
he bounded into the air, snake ditto, and
he aliqhted on the other side, bis snake
ships tail cracked across the upper bar
snannino like an India cracker.
Aga;n John set forward. now utterly
REGARDLESS Of the presence of the girls. for
tho evtra t,clIa from the snakes tail. as
he leaned tbe bars, banished ali his mod.
osfv and AGAIN he had the Measure of
enjipg the snake in = STRAIGHT line draw
mo steadily At the hem If his solitary