Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-15
CALL A MAN;
Or, A Snake Adventure.

year. Being the eldest child and the only
son. ne had always remained at home. as
sistiDg his father upon the farm. John
was.mneh respected by every one in the
neigeborhood, and many bright eyed girl
had secretly thought that she would Ike TO
chauge her name 10 Mrs John Jackson
but s,ehn was no "ladies man." The fact
was, John was very bashful. He would
rathar hoe potatoes all day than undergo
the ceTemony of an introduction 10 Young
lady* Not that John disliked the dear
creatures: far from it. We believe that he.
IN common with ell bashfuI, well meaning
men, entertained the very highest respect
and admiraticn Of them. And this. no
dpp i. vas the principal cause of his bash
| full. So lie felt that they were superior
hel 81 and that he was unworthy 10 ASSOC
esdte WIZ tissn upon terr7s sf eauhzit IN =
But we cannot stop to moralize
Nancy Clark was the daughter of very
respectable farmer whose lands adjoined
the Jackson farm. Nancy was pretty.
sGucy little witch, and she liked John
jackson. When they were children thew
attended the same school, and as he vas
few years her senior, was usually her COM
paniun in the childish disputes that arose,
and her companion in going and returning
At last John became so much of n Young
man Us to be kept from school, as she had
been in past years. John discovered too
that be had been growing in stature, and
it seemed as if he had been growing out of
shape. His feet and legs appeared yery
awkward he didn't know what to do with
his hands his face panied him, and taking
all in all, he was inclined to think he was
not more than half put together.
Now the truth was John jackson was
really fine looking young man, and moth
ing but his admiration of Nancy could have
suggested any such foolish thoughts about
himself.
As noVelists say, it was lovely day in
August. The heavens were clear. serene
and beautiful, the trees were laden with
golden fruit and the beautiful birds tyit-
tered their songs of love in the branches
EARTH there we've slid down TO earth
once more such lofty flights, they make
our head dizzy We were about TO saw
that earth had yielded her bountiful har.
vest of a years grass, and clover, and
| honeysuckles, which the noble yeomanrv
of Chesterville had garnered within their
storehouses; but upon a second thought we
have concluded to word it thus: The
farmers of Chesteryile were done having. "
John Jackson's sisters had quitting
that afternoon. His father had gone 10
( "keith's Mill" to get some wheat ground.
and John was left to repair some tools. TO
be ready Gu the morrow to commence m0?-
ing the meadow grass. Suddenly it oc-
CURED to John that if he rama;ned about
the house in the afternoon, he would be
| called in at tea time and required to do the
| honors of the tea table. To avoid this he
/ quietly shouldered bis SCI the and stole
away to the meadow, half mile distant.
| fully resolved that he would not leave
there until it was so dark that he could not
see to NOW, and avoid seeing the girls.
The meadow WAS surrounded on all sides
| BY thick forrest, which efiectual!y shut
out what little breezes there CHANGED TO be
! stirring The sun poured it's rays as though
/ the little meadow was the focus point
+ where the heat was concentrated John
moved and sweat and sweat and moved
until he was obliged to sit down and COO
of. Then it occurred to John if he to k
! of bis pants he might be much more com
Portable. There could be no impropriet,
in it, Tor he was entirely concealed from
observation, and there was not the sIigh,es
reason to suppose that he could be seen b,
any peTsOn.
Sn john stripped off, and with no cover
save his iinen-commonly called shirt
! he resumed his work. lie was inst con,
gratuln;ing himself upon the good time h,
was having, and the lucky escape he haC
made from meeting with the girls, wher
he CHANGED TO disturb huge black snake
a genuine twister with q white ring arounC
its neck.
John was no coward, but be was mortal
~ afraid of a shaker Self-perseryation'
was the first passage" that flashed upor
Johns mind, ana legs take care OF tn
body" was the next. Dropping his sc7th,
and springing around like top, he wa
ready to strike at 2:40 gait, when at tina
moment the snake was near enough t
hook has crooked teeth INTO Johns shir
just above the hem. With a tremendon
spring he started of with the speed of
locomotive.
His first jump took the snake clear from
the ground, and as John stole a hast
glance over his shoulder, he was horrifiet
to find the reptile securely fastened to tn
extremity of his garment, while tho spset
with which he rushed kept the serpent ex
tended at an angle of ninety degrees Will
his body.
Here was quandry. If he stopped tn
snake would coil around his body and
squeeze him to death if he continued his
race, he must soon fall from sheer exhaus-
tation. On he flew, scarce daring to thinl
how this dreadful race was to end In
stinctively he had taken the direction o
home, feeling Of security came over him
Suddenly flashed across his mind the tru
state of afiairs-his father gOne-the quail
ting, and, the worst of all, the girls Thi
new horror sent the blood back, curdlin,
about his heart, and he came to a dest
halt. The next moment ha felt the bed
ct the cold, clammy monster in contac
with his bare lags, his tail creeping rount
them III sort of cozening way, as though
his snakeship only meditated little fun
by way of tickling John upon the knees
This was too much for human endurance
with yell such as man never utters saw
when in mortal terror, poor John again Sc
forward at break neck speed, and one
more had the pleasure of seeing the snak
resume his horizontal position, somewba
after the fashion Of the tail of a comet.
On, on they few John forgot the quill
ing, forgot the girls. forgot everything bu
the snake. His active exercise, The pal
particular attention 10 his running) togeth
er with the excessive heat, had brought Of
the nose bleed, aud as he ran, ears. cree
ana head thrown back, his chin, throat au
SHIRT bosom were stained with the flown
stream
His first wild shrek had star ted IN
eoilters; and forth they rushed, wouderin
II some mad Indian as not providing abou
BY this time John was within few rods
tue barn, still running at the top Of bi
speed, his head turned 30 that be miet
+ Keep one eye on the snake, and the oIhe
observe what course he must take. TIL
friendly barn now concealed him from tb
sight of the girls. lie knew they were j
the yard, having caught glimpse of theI
a they rushed from the house. a fe
more bounds and be would be in the
midst. For moment modesty overcam
lear, and he once more halted. The snaki
evidently pleased with his rapid transpor