Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-02-28
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.cboo,boy. who represented it as beng n
Ifty feet long and thick accordingly 2
an6tbsf said iitbWasTsa huadred--so Ihs q =
NOW eFgw. sUnfdly children we're = =
,hrsstsSed 81 ihSif Observation-Disclosures TO- o o
be made to pass by -Snaky Hollow Sas u
lho dean ravipe where the reptile was p
I'M sss 4 vas now called which hardly n
sver failed to bring those Interesting =
snsaiim1ens Of Young Amsrica to- terms )
tEysat,exCitement prevailed thEcughout a
~ Mputh and breadth aCf tho country, i
SlIhS6Eh nous, got pHs souAgs to
steaFd the hon in his den. 'iii.si 81, iaaes.g
6 Ata.lsnsth aass Spak Hollow became
deserted. the excitement began TO dle
svry. s when sac dayrthefe came . party
ff6& the sisy,ito get, Z breath III Of fresh
arr and nave ri good time generally -
This paIty cspSsitGted Of Tom Browne,
4 uromising young lawyer with his lady
love. Alice Bowen, q .laughing belles
Captain Stokes, With hllil9 hisl most. fg Sag kSla1lng
uniform. and Miss. Lyons whoiwas courts
nd him nusG assidi6asly, the same Mlllssa
Lgons being extremely youthful 60 cpl
ISafSbcs last, but not least in his pRni
setimatiob, Mr. FitEquisite, g Froa.dwsy
swell got lR ID most approved style, To-
aother With Bette Browne, Tom 3towne
sister, These gmadeinp sthisi pleasure
seeking SoInpSby.o During their sSlournr
latraMbstry paT!yswas proposed and Eea,
dily accepted 50 our six friends a|artseoa
oui ions onse eloTionss morning, having q
dOubla pqfpose4Tt0 pcourt, aad gather
WildstraWberries. iasl iiaQ elgm 4 sRa W,
SsIfcSuld not begin 40 tell alseths pretty
little speeches made on that occasions
and lust as Fitzquisite was Winding up p
most sheartArending speech, ct least ne
Thought SOY directed to Miss Browne, IN
which he vowed to die if need be in her
services, They. were startled by a scream
from Miss Il 5chs, who had wandered of
from tue rsst,4 im mmediataly followed BY
thatlady making rush for the Captain,
infendiDgtoi faint .As soon as lsheiarriyed
near enough to be caught gracefully
but waited lpnrilJ she had .Felpsed the
cause Of her fright, which. was-that
snake, Sure enough, there il lay, halt
I'D ahidthe grass, !getsRough hsshOEing
to tell that it was. thirty feet long and as
thick as your armand, most astOnish-
ing Of pll, q had forgotten TO mention 4
before) it was green.in color. go. eG'- 'a'
..Thsniaueh d seen as never before was
Witnessed Bette screamed and looked
around for Fitzquisite, who was by that
time in the Top of q tree, whsIe aho' E 2" Aad
cliMeP much tothe detEiment 81 ms un"
mentiOnabless hourlshiug his WhaisOone
and,ahernately' crying to Tom, and the
Csptain--iRby don't you Kill the dwssd-
ful cweetureand wescus the ladies T.. s.
Theidea Of his fescHing tha ladies never
once occurred TO- the coward. z Ever tRe
Captain who had stood cannon. balls,
! quailsd at the sight-ot this monstsr'=-'
P0En was dashing water, that pc had OBJ
tanned from the creek, near by,q over
Misses Bowen and Lyons, who had sue
ceeaed in tainting fashionably from
fright. ~ 5y: ,;53 %. ~. ,'.3ag ..,95 s51, Tis
The monster could hayedevoured Them
if be hadswished, for they were so fright
ened that it never occurred to them to