Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-10-18

AN ADDER PErTED By CHILD.-We
have often read of children and venomous
snakes playing together, but we never had
a case come under our immediate observa-
tion until yesterday. In the afternoon the
two little daughters of Mr.. 9. @. Lieben,
aged three and five years respectively, were
engaged in playing in The front yard Of their
home Iowa street, when the Oldest child ran
into the house and told the servant girl TO
run out and sec her sister, who was playing
with big snake The servant thought
nothing of II, and continued her work. In
few minutes the child again bcsought her
to go right out, for the snake was Kissing at
Sissy" The girl went out, and was struck
speechlcss and made to grow palel On the
brick walk, near the front gate, sat the little
child, laughing at and patting huge snake
ON the head The snake was coiled up like
a spiral spring, and with elevated head and
protruding langs, was allowing the child to
play with ii. 1t was a blackish monster,
streaked and spotted with green. When the
child would cease patting it, the snake would
preparing to jump at the child. Then the
little one would tap its head, aud 1t would
lower its head and remain passive. The
servant stood for n moment unable to say
word. At last she shrieked for Mrs. Liehcn,
who came out. She also was seized with
terror, but waited only second before she
seized her child and bore Il away. A lady
who resides next door, alarmed by the ser
want girls cries, had now arrived upon the
ecene. Before the snake uncoiled itself, she
threw brick at it, which struck upon its
head and stunned H. A man who was pass
ing by then stepped in and killed the snake.
1t measured thirty-eight inches in length,
was of the kind known as the house adder,
the bite or sting of which is said to be terri
bly, poisonous. The child had narrow es-
cape from an awful eath.-Dubaque Times,
Sept. 49,
WIFE BRoKERAaE.--How Much Is Coon
"RB" WoRTn?-Not long since the Chicago
Times contained an account of man who
came here from Ottawa in search OF wife
in the person of woman whose husbands
death he had lately read of IN the Chicago
Times lie found the woman already mar
rled again, but solaced himself with taking
to wife young girl who was recommended
to him at short notice. Something occurred
yesterday, at the same office where the for
mer case had happened, which, while some
what unlike, is entirely dissimilar. II will
not be difficult to perceive, from a cursory
survey of the name OF Mehlschlaeger, that
August Mehlschlaeger is Dutchman. Nor
will it be a particularly difficult thing TO cs-
tablish the nationality of Jacob Marks.
Well, Mehlschlaeger wanted wife "the
worst kind" He pined and fTetted till he
could stand it no longer as bachelor, and
determined TO capture woman in some way.
Jacob Marks IS n friend of his, or at least OF
his money, and to him the gentleman from
Germany applied in his distress. He poured
out all his soul, told him how his ''liie was
sad, dark, and dreary, Z" and asked his advice.
Marks was up to the emergency, and offered
to procure his friend wife for $130. The
offer was accepted, and the wife was procured.
But Mehlsehlaeger had not up to yesterday
paid over but $50 of the wife money, and
Marks wasn't going to stand this. at any
thing in this world, argued he, twas worth
$3.50, for Gods sake, wasn't good wiie?n
and that was the kind of article Marks
claimed he had procured. So he brought
suit before Justice schoenewald yesterday
for the other $50, but before the justice could
get chance at them the matter was settled.
They all went home.