Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-06

w "oou 10 poSAectiy harm-
less, and vcrY cheap. Its recommen.
dcd on the authority Of an experienced
physician, and it ought. TO ba triei al
isas. by oil those whose persons arc
30 offensiVe in this respect. 80" Il
A fRRh1sLE BEDFgLLow.
L looked at my .neishbor with con-
siderable curiosity. His face indica-
ted man not ovor thirty years-and
d period ut which men arc still young
but his hair was as white as tho fresh
f'i!en snow. One seld'm sees, even
On the heads of the Oldest men, hair
Of such immaculate whiteness. lie
sat by my side in u car Of the Great
Western Railroad, in Canada, and was
looking out of the window. Sudden
~ turning his head, he caught mo in
tho act IF staring ut him. y rudeness
of which l was ashamed. 4 was
about to say words of apology, whe,.
he quietly remarked:
'Do"'t meution it, sir; am used
TO it," - ...~. ,...- =,
Tho frankness of this observation
Pleased me-. and i'll very little while
we wcro conversing OH terms Of fl-
miliar acquaintanceship; and before
long ho t.:lI nc: tho whole, story.
IL was soldier in tho army of In
dia," said he, "and as is often Tho case
With soldiers, was little too fond
of liqoor. Gao day l got drunk, and
was shut up in black holo for it. l
slumberci upon the floor Of the dun
geon and was Just dropping off to
sloep, when | felt cold; Shiny shape
crawling across my right hand as it
lay stretched out above my head on
the floor. L knew it was-a snake
Of course my first impulse was to
draw away my hand; but knowing
that if I did SO the poisonous reptile
would probably strike its fangs iuto
me, I lay still with my heart boating
in my breast like trip hammer. Ol
course my fri ght sobertd mo instantly
realized all my peril in its fullest ex
tent. o how l lamcntod the hour
touched liqaor.! In evory glass of IL
quor they say there is q serpent; bu
it docs not como to every body in tht
shape it came TO me-. With a SLOW
and .undulating motion tho reptile
dragged its carcass across my face
inch by inch, and crept side my jack
1t. AS l fit the hideous scraping o
tho slimy body over my cheeks, it wa
only the most tremendous effort tha
I succeeded in restraining myself from
yelling with mingled horror and
gust.
CAT last felt tho. tail XSi0
down towards my chin; -
what felt at the heart ~
agine it; as.I realiz I'd M, ,ssst,
full creature had coiied
my jacket as I lay, aud, II -
Iy gone to sleep, for ci. tMa IN s
death. Evidently IL had qaidea thu
l was a human creature; fit Ind, j
would never have have acted: in thi
manner. All snakes are. cowardly
aud they wiatnass sappsaach- p man un
Iess to strike him An seIt-iefenc'
Three hours-l lay with that dreadfi
weight 10 my bosom, and eaeb mo
mont was like au hour to .me-like
year; / sccmed:to@ have lived. a i'll
time in that brief space. r ,erysinc
dent OF my life passed across my men
ory in rapid succession, as they say.
The case Of q drowudiog man, lthosgl
of my mother, away in old England
my happy home by tae borders
:. Avon ;:my Mary, the girl, loved, az
!, nesorexpected TO SEQ them moro. ::
"For no matter how long : bo
= this, though it would end in deaf
at last. l lay as rigid as q corps
!. scarcely daring even to breathe; al
6 all tho time my brsast 'wassgrowit
= colder and colder whore the snal
: was lying against it.. with nolLi'
=. but q thin, ic,tton, shirt between "A
= skin and its. I know siist stirred
i wodld. d.strike; bpt l felt that 4 'eou
8 not bear this rfueh longer. =; Even
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