The weekly sun., 1862-02-15


answer 10 my question one day % we sat vndsl
a huge tulip tree which sh AIDED an Indian
m lund near our house."
"Yes sir" ~ was sittin down restin on
this heap Of earth and bones, when hoard
aomethin' sidin ard rus lin along Jest thar on
the bank cf the river. riz up, and seed .
rAttlosnsko movin' slowly TO yards mo. Eyery
now and then he s'opt, cOiled up, sod rat lOd
know .omethin' was o pay from his ma
nuvers; and lookin' all around him, discover.
cd big, long blsoksnAke about sight foot from
bim. Every time the rattlesnAke NC we'd on be
moved too on one side, keep n even with him
When the rat,lesnske stopt for battle, he siopt
too, but kep, out q strikin distance
They kspt At this for some time at last, quich
a. an arrow, the black ra,csl had him by III,
neck just back Of his Jaw, and such q scuffl'n I
and turnin', and twistin' between two devils,
never ,e.d afore. The blIcksDake was toe
strong for him, and wound round him ill they
| ia fly got into a bsll, and over and over they
| rolled for come time. | could ses the black
snake squeezin tighter and uRnter a. n he
vtuld cut him In two. A'tor a whle thoy no
| gar to ui coil, and tho black make still hoicin'
n with tis mouth, stretched him out right
strs'gh'. Tho rsttlesu, ke's Jdy moved littls,
ard most before | coul see IL. the bl.cksuaks
~as wrapped all around him az ain, auo squ-ezIo'
Ike VIC then ho ui cOiled az tiD, and strotcl d
him out by goin forw rd.
The rattle.nake was dead, ard tha black ma
deror know d n. for he let 20 bis hold aud coma
rCutd in front, ard then he to- tie rattle.
snakes bead in his mouth and seemsd ~ IL he
was gcn 10 swallow hin he d'sHin' on a
stoCkin'; but then, again, he d'sw laok, an eft
slime all ovUi hs head and neck lik- sDft-sosp
lie old this two or three times, aud ttsB hs
went 70 work in afnest sSailJSlb' bin, ke be
was crawliu' over bin iLch by inch, tysll he
= I i'm down. Iwas an'azin tor tnolgh the
tagLsi tto was cot or N re me Longest the
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oNtr it,c. u orc laptsH. TO let
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sfurr tine, kotcb tao flee Gu1bio:s - 10
lcy were hehtih that way. hoa!' 'um r'gn
tC ans ~ tht Muodr, Wal opt" ono another
md sn' Hhd up hk- AT JuL. jrSt 'h'hd cns
bush O. ,tto aid then another, till ! wns qui'o
high. Tear No d Sa'ctiu ON i'll thoy % K
biu belt, md had worried themselves -yiu' IA
sWalltr, as ~ wer, ore anothers h.ats, all a.
once grabbed 'em both by the logs Dsf,re th.y
up'cioi cd ary iuimy but tho Lssyes Sub a
pot in putin, you never heard Rs thov made
Ihey desarvod IT, they ch, tho fools. ligh iL'
j. i,plsL BUSH :, any how, from man dO~u .
an to luikuy gohslurs. | noyof ssoi ngthu'
,Dt by II w.
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Io,s at % a,,Iv a peroi of III ir exi .r,. @. ir
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hardl lc r-rt.s,ed wncr II treas, ou IA eva
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# the Va,d. H. you hs gaia. strocg'h. c~uv s.
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.,,r, .tt'd co.ntry in hupt,pr the FIX. tho
,,ap' To, wulC th, wld fo,r and butt ,lo, ard
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,bo nr,suit ~ wh,cb ,b"v r,rklssiy q rj.t i,mb,
ana uia '.,lc
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| God s,ot,s s,cit,J lao ,bd borri, hn. vivid
| "a IA L. a, n,n n,rc. il, Tb,s, on,var.,.
| lions / w. s,,n u,',,J Iv ,nis ,tur-l s,oocn.,
~ 10 i,iu him In burtiiy and t.htnr e.cnr
siops. s,d rrnv,d an ,,o,,Ir apI ant A mil th /,
in w., h., tinc I,ouIS lii ma, ~, ,n,, 90,
,1in,y :r,a, ,bc H. frI ncr n and the jnc = At
6sh in ,h, rlc,r ,ga crs II m. Knr,wna-s,,i,
sa,ir,J with n ,,f, hall ,r the hi Vet tree n
the f"r, -"cnt "t, tte h"a5 rt via 'u,tsv q
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In tfo ,hrar,,ioty % Hen, / Hwas pe,,in' I
tnrw 4, iL,,,ortSo.i
..Yrt've oil, Ia le,tn n q use orth, kuIrs ar
tomahawk now, said ben, 'and scrtmm ~
with Wild Co. or a tussle with a piu ter, or
| tourh icll ard tumtlo vi h a bar will Gu.s
Ver tldicn'ior, Ynu nr rittiu' al n pfu't
Iiert for o.e tnA''s hin fo'cn'd 10 /
, the old s. ttlpmorts. ard o seeed nOtntu' q
na,ur. | must tax, you 10 tho hea " ltors
Cual oI on I'll" knobs of B'f Slndy,rhs wIntrI
n Nat oily, sam Der; anu inat youtg Ioare.
i ohuleV u he can Leave me IL h'dls AMI 'heg g'l
, ms ChIItma', may 10 h ou Tor us bout tia
, line sam Dyer gov more S'hso now th'n n
hah wi en- rs was COY ll't a't'r II" was maj
i n'l, WI gov mo 'nN I,9"H, Ia no p2X olde'
y Sam sAld 1t was close II and confined him soi
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- mi,v hkiI' IN 7nTssIm Inst ab,r, tb.t i
,. hi, old d. - Ranger oicd. ard sam nad no IN
80 I'm, a voung ,b,n,, that I,r,,Iv Lnoyy a tbs s,o,
u nf ,nS ya,mirt S,cun nah II ,.sI',sya
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