Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-02

On he flew, scarce daring to th'nk no"
this dreadful race was to end. Instinct
lively hc had taken the direction Of home;
feeling of security came over him. Sud
denly flashed DER his mind the true state
of agairs--hs father gone, the quilting,
and, worse than all, the girls =! The next
moment be felt the body OF The cold, clam
my monster in contact with bis bare legs
his tail creeping around them IN sort OF
cozeniug way as il to tickle John upon
the knees, This was too much for hu.
man endurance. With a yell-such as
man never uttered, s9vo in mortal terror
poor John set forward at break neck speed
and once he had the pleasure of seeing the
snake resume its horizontal position some
what like the tail ola comet.
On, he flew, Joha forgot the quilting,
forgot the girls, forgot everything but the
snake.
His active exercise, together with the
excessive heat, had brought on the nose
| bleed and as be ran, ears erect, and head
thrown back, his chin, throat and shirt
bosom were stained with the flowing
stream.
His Grst Shrek had started the girls,
and forth they rushed, wondering il some
Indian were prowiing about. BY this
time John was within few rods of the
barn, still running at the top oi his speed /,
his head turned SO That he could keep one
eye Oh the snake, and with the other,
observe what course lie might take. The
friendly barn now concealed him from he
sigh, of the girls. He kuew they were in
the yard, having caught glimpse OF them
as they rushed from the house. few
more bounds aud he would be in their
midst. For a momen modesty overcame
fear, and he halted, The snake, evidently
pleased with the rapid transportation,
manifested bis gratitude by attempting to
enlold the legs OF our hero in his embrace
p With an explosive "ouch,' and urged
forward by circumstances over which he
had no CONTROL John bounded on. The
next moment he was 10 full view Of thu
girls, and as he turned the corner Of th
barn the suake came around with whii
much aitcv the fashion of coachwhip.
Having reached the barn yard, to hi
disMay, he found the bars up. Time wa
, too precious to be wasted in letting dowl
4 bars. Gathering himself, he bounded in
to the air, snake ditto; and, as he aight
ed on the other side, the snakes tai
. cracked across the upper bars, snappiu!
like an Indian cracker.
t Again John set forward, now utterl,
regardless Of the girls, for the extra tckI
q from the snakes as he leaped the bars
e baui,b9d lis bashlulness and modesty
0 and again he had the pleasure of fndiD
p. the snake perfectly taut, and drawn
il steadily on the hem Of his solitary gar
:, ment.
The house now became the centre OF al
!, traction, and around it he revoIyed wit
the speed of thought Four me- 10 eac
., revolution as he turned the corLer, hi
! suakoship cane around with wbiz tn;
. was quite refreshing.
While describing the third circle as
=, came near the group OF wonder-strpc
II girls, without removing his gaze from ii
II snake, he managed to cry out:
N ''Call a mani
~ The next moment he had whisked o.
n. Of sight, as quick as thought he re-apeare
,s at the other end of the house,
70 "CsH Il man"'
Away he wLirled ugaip, turning tt
49, corner SO rapidly that the whiz Of Il
-, snake sounded half way between a whist
aud the repeated pronunciation of double
" Before either Of the girls had sirr'
- from their tracks, he had performed a
ii" other revolution.
- "CALL A MAN -
Away he few once more, but |
r. strength was rapidly falling, Nan
%. Clarke was the first to recover h
"a presence of mind, and sezing hoop po
. she took her station near the corner oft
nd house, and as John re appeared, brought
av down upon the snake With force 1
10. broke his back, and his hold upon Johl
,is neither garment at the same time.
We John rushed into the house and into
he room, and at tea time appeared In his b
7e. Sunday Suit, but little worse for the ra
I'm and to all appearances, entirely cured
ce his bashfulness. That night he went ho
see With Nancy Clarke. L be next New Y
re. they were married and now, when
ity feels inclined to laugh at his wifes hoe
he or any other popularity, she has only