The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-07-13

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looked ~ MY ssivhbor with con.
siderable curiosity. His lace indi.
Gated maa OF not over thirty years,
. period II which mon arr still yoaag
bsi his hair was >. white rs fresh
hllon ssow. Oso seldom ssos, even
- The has@~ Of the oldest men, hair
VI ssoh iw maeslatc vhitenssa. Ito
~ by NY aide il Tho car Of the
Gwsi Wssts+w rsilvnsd ia cAnsda,
saA vss lsptias oat af shs window
.SsAaealy tarding hia hs~A h. oe.ghl
~ ID the vol Of nsariag u him.
> rsdsasss u which l Vas ashamed,
I wsu abcut n ny wosds II spology,
'wAsa ~ 4uis>ly vsaaAsksl
4 psa't asst,ss \ ri /, - ~
~ fssata,s. II .his slssss,vaAsss
p1anee1 -. ~ IL ! 10Y iitl31 Aqs
- 1ots teassstuQ - tnns y 4.
|ni1tat aapsststnqsls6ap ~ ~ bebss
'-~lAH1ft Rndhs nf~1es any .oi
lsdia, " nd NJ "aad y l. ol>ss (ks
sass With soidIsss. M Iisils TOO
fosA Of lIqwer Oss day ! "a
1fusk 40 W. sAst up 10 ~ black.
kaIs for IL I slsnpsd dsvn apos
.ks Aoos of the dungeon, and | was
jsst dropping on 10 sleep, when |
felt . cold slimy shape erswliug
srrsss my right hssd - |, lay
sssstshsd out shove Wy hssa on ~
aoor. ] kssv u once what il wss---
. saahsi or cosrss ny arst i'm.
pslss vss to draw away my hssd .
bss kns~isg tia II did 40 The
Ipoisssoas reptile wosld probably
strike in fanss into me, | lay still,
With ny heart bsstiag in my brsast
like TIP hammer. " courss NY
Night sobsrsd ne instantly. l re-
slissd I'll ny psriI IL its fslIos. sx.
tsat. q. how lamsassd TIA hsss
shst hsd towshsd liquor IN svery
rlAm Of liquor they say thsse il 4
ssspsat; ~ il Asss mt coas 10
Ne shaps il sams TO ms With =
Glow usdslstisg notion tbs reptile
dragged its carcass across my fsss,
ineh BY zach, ssd creps down over
ny bssas4 ssd thsust IL k~sd iasids
NJ jssks>. A. felt tho hisisous
ssrspisgs Of ths sliay body over my
shssks Il vs. osly BY the most trs-
nsadoss sAort nat ssccssdsd Ia
ssstssisiay mysslf ftcm ysllisa
Issdly with .isgisd torrss sod dis
asst- s
A. lsss ! felt tho tail weighing
drsn towards NY ehis bat Imagine
what fslt ~ heart, " yos rae ~
nsgtss Il, " rssaissd tAst the
drssd1sl sssatsss hs.l soiisA issSIf W
ssAss ~ jsskss ~ ! lay. and he'd
sesnisgty goss " slsse, for II W,
still - dsstk, Evidsstiy Il had nc
i1sa hat ! vsS . hsmsa creature
" u ksa II would ssvss have ssssd
IL Nv snsssss. ~ ssakss ~ csw
asdiy. aad thsy will sot approach I
nss ssIsss y strike hin IL sslf de-
hass. Three hosrs I lay with thil
dsssifsl Weight % ny t,oscsa, az
sAsh aiapts ~ Ike - hses " me-
like yses. l sss~sa 10 have LIVED
. lifsdas In that bsisf spscs. ~
ny iasiasst n =. liz paaasd arros'
- nsassy II sspi4 sasssseiss. n
tbsy ~ b ~ sase vith asswainy
-. ] th~sshs of ~ mothss
away IL ~ kaslssd !; ~ hsppj
hoss BY tks -vos ~ Mary, ~
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~ 4 fslt ttaa i uosld ssd Il 1saAl
asssiy lsiss ;sydsD . . cory.
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ssa1ss ~ sa,dss vAsss ~ sss6,
- Aay3eS aealssa 4, viii solhiol
ut Dis scteos sAirs ks4vese -
AIS stdit. lkss~ II I ssirssi |
wSsl4 sasihs; b~s I ssls thss I cod,
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dsskA'ths sspah usaA - ~
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