The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-14

=. : 6.
49,. b. w. s'|i1F71 r. 49,
~. '.'..5'|| = - 3s7i2
-. =. r: <. : =, -: !. T.! ~.
ssss7f155 - N 7 ,111 r. 11il !.
ssa.s9 71lI11a. ul ~
975l ~ y 661| ~ = "a
II13
r. u r. + '@ss 10 II ~ 7ss-
49, ~ - 6oea ioyfn..' d,
Il s1, NslS Z = lt6iSg -,
7IIII ~
s..,s ~ Ss ~. - nj ri r..
1. '.
SH.s2 ,s-.ss
1877 n oecss,~sf "a .Iesn s1es n 80 rc1loieei
ehr.k ~ Ir.ss Is ~ alteraocu - veul
"a sel,sX 4 q ~ s;re. and s. rvuulrvIlgU
q ~ 49, = = 4: sabje. r. asct1 tAis,
- n~tseiv sSen lieesi ~ aevaho - aAole
-. a S;e~- ~ "
+ -sssi, r Ir1 - Illd = IN
n.t;i r.. rkz ~ ~ = 49,
mc- N IN. end thes evcii eeS;ns 10 e,rie,
IA IA .sedov v.s ssrrosndsa 81 sil sidss s.
: MT loreet, which s6sesua.ly sAst OFT whst
iisris brsess thsrs4i9ht sep = bstiniss.
r Snint
13S.s mol
s~nea-sveat nd seevo1 until Is ves 6hlie>
ri q II dovn apd cool 81. Thea 4 oecarred
Is joAs 49, II = took Fl hie rama q nisht
s. more coufeaaa1a. .Gh@.~oa1 - 30
iapeoeeiety u N ~ - tltJey eS39e6.
cd from o6sssvaiisa, snd thses wss not The
slishtest reason 70 suppose TN he could Sc
sen by any persou. So John stripped on.
and with no coverings ssvf 81 Anef coe3
monty called ! shirt-he fstumed Kis work.
He vas Just congratulatine himself on the
rood t,mes he was haviux, when he CHANGED
10 dianrb . huge black snake, : genuine
tvister!! aiM - 4tisf ~ saSpua6 hv wS0k.T
John was no coward, bot he vas mort.lly
afraid Of snakes. ..Self preserv atom vas
the first apassage' that flashed upon Johns
- n.sleU teke thehedl, !, xee The
Hi Dro1fitks hiss lkyth2 md pS&tk0f
4&k& lik& a IA bel Ms Ri Isl 6e6tS =
2:40 gait, when at that moment his snakeship
was near enough to hook his crooked teeth
in Johns shirt just above the hem. With 4
tremendous spring. he started OF with TIA
speed of locomotive. His FIRST jump took
the snake clear from the ground, and a John
stole has,y glance over his shoulder. he "a.
Mortified 10 iud tl,e ssptilassecses3v fns1ereA,
to the extremity u III III i1cns; wisiier the
speed eith which hs yushed for nard kant Tho
serpsul Il Anungls pf niusty dearass VIII hia
body. Here was . uuandary. II ke stop-
ped, the snake would coil about his body and
squeeze him to death; If he continued tha
race he must soon fall from sheer exhaustion.
On he flew. scarce daring to think how h;s
dreadful race wes to end. Ipstinctivel~ he
had taken. the direction sc home. andna h
emerged from The forest feeling az secur;tv
came over him. Suddenly The though, fIash-
ed across his MUD the trae ls,ate Of ac..
tsirs-b:s father sone-the oniltina-snd
worst Of al-Me girls: This new horror
and he came to dead halt. The neg. mo-
ment ne felt the body OF the cold cb my mon
ster in contact with his bare legs A. though
his snakeship only meditatedS, little fun. by
the way OF tickling John upon tho knees.
This was 10 ninchi1er' human endurance.
With yell, such as man never u,ters save
when in mortal terr,r. poor John again set
forward at break-Deck speed, and once more
had he pleasure of seeing the snake in his
position, somewhat after the fashion of the
aii Of comet. On, On, they flaw. Jaha
forgot the quitting, forgot the girls, forget
everything nnt the snake. -
His first wild shrek had startled the
1uil.ers, and forth they rushed, wondering If
some mad Indian was not proving about.
BY this time John was within few rod. of
of the barn, still running at the ion OF Tia
speed, his aead turned so that he might keep
one eye on the snake, and with the other
observe what course he mistake. { The barn
now concealed h,m from the sigh, Of the
girls. He knew they were in the yard, hay-
ing caught a glimpse of them as ,hry Inshe5
from the house. For u mor.nt modest >
overcome fear, md he or ). 80 halle
The snake evidea,ly ,, .asaa Win his - I'D
or, mar -. - 1; 8, :, i,nd.. =,
attempting 10 err "a L. los sf our Lsyo
within his eht Wv "F 80 49,,
With AL .s..1y., a nj nr,A., fo-.
ward By eAp.os ~ - l. vb;ch 10 Nod
no CO. ~ - hannd.d on Tho
ne~ ~, teo. J., v;sw of the Girls and
/, !. u,o aed .ha o,rnsr ~ he harm the sask
% nc . .a, oh vh;z somevhat after the
fs'h;an IS ;. co.ohswh,n. Having reached
sAon n ~, hana, he fnnnd ne
s VIC H., ,;ra -. ton 'nrec;ous to he
.s.s,st i 1s,,;n1 down bars. He gathered
III. ....,aii, honrd.a into tba mir. snske
a.. ~ - IL .Iohted on IN. other aide his
a aa.o. J ,aa n.acked across the upner
,'.a
m. b,,..,ow hec.me the centre Of at,
,..o,;on sa1 .ronnl II he revo,ved win the
- IS ,h,.nabt Fanr ,;,nes IN each revo.
80 ,.s.aa3 H.. o,r,a, h;s sn.tesh;,
'a,ua, ,a =, w;,b . WIN that was on;te re-
S.ash;'o Wb;la describing tho third c;rfJa.
e -