Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-04-04

once more had the pleasure of seeing the
snake resume his horizontal position,
SON newhat like the salepf comet
On, cn they few Joha feEgoi The
quitting, forgot lhe girls. forgct every
Thing but he snake
HIS actise exereise--he paid particu.
lar attention 20 his RAINING her
with lhe excessive heat, had broughs on
The nose-bleed, and as he ran, ears erect
and head thrown back bis chin, threat
aid shirt.bosom were slained with he
flowing stream.
His first shriek had startled The qois issers,
and t0fHh they rusheds wondering K some
Indian was not prowllng about. BY this
time, John was within a few rods Of the
barn, still running al The t0p of bis speed
hls head gurned SO shal be might keep
one eye on the snake, aud with the other
observed what couEse he must take The
friendly barn now concealed him from
the sight Of The girls lie knew ,he girls
were in the yard. having caught a
glimpse OF ;hem as they rushed from The
house. a few more hounds, aud be
would be ia their midst. For moment,
tnodesly overcome fear, aud he halted
The snake, evidently pleased with his
rapid transportation, manifested his grat-
nude by attempting 10 .enfOld The legs Of
our hero within his embrace.
With an explosive sonch. and urged
forward by circumstances oper which he
had no eonlr6l, poor john bound on
Ihenexs momenl be was 70 full view Of
the gIrls. aud as he turned The corner d
Inc barn, the snake come round with a
whlz, some what after the fashion Of q
coaellsWhip.
Having reached The barnyard. 10 bis
disney, he found The bars up But tsme
was 100 precious 10 be wasted ia ielung
down bars. Gathering all his Strength,
be bounded lnlo the alr-snake duo and
as be allghsed on the other SIDE. his
snakeship's miI cracked across the upper
bar, swapping Ike al India cracker
Again John sci forward. now utterly
regardless OF the girls, for the extra lick-
le froia The snake 5 tail as be irapvd the
bars. banisbed all his bashiulnesz aud
nodesly. aud again be bad The pleasure
Of finding The snake IN a straight line,
drawing steadily al the hem Of his soli-
AIRY garment
Inc house now became The centre Of
attraction, and around il be repolved
with the speed Of thought. -Four times
ia each revolution, as he turned the cor
ner, his snakeshIp came round with q
whiz that was quite refreshing.
White describing the lhird circle. as
he came near the group Of wonder-siruck
glrls without removing his gaze from The
snake, he managed TO cry our
"Call a man r
The nexl moment he had whisked Oui
Of sight, and as quick as Ihoughs reap
peared at the other end Of The house
Call man!H
Away be whirled again, turning the
corner so rapidly hat The whiz of the
snake sounded halfway between "a low
whistle and The repeated pronunciation
Of doule.o.
Before either Of the girls had stirred
from lheir tracks. he had performed an.
OAHctt cfotattstll- ~
"Call a man -
Away be few once more, but hi:
strength was rapidly failing. Nancy
Clark was the first 10 recover her pres
ence Of mlnd, and seiztng a hoop pole
she took her station near The corner d
lhe house. and as John reap cared
Trough. il down upon the snake with a
force that broke bis back and his bold
upon Johns nether garment at the same
time.
John rushed into The house and 10 his
room. and al tea time appeared IN bis
best Sunday suit. put little the worse foI
the race. and 70 all appearances entirely
cured of his bashfulness. That night be
walked home with Nancy Clark. The
next New Years they were married aae
now. whenever John feels irclined q
faaqh al his wife's hoops, or any oihei
peculiarily sbe has only 10 sag, "Call :
man, and he Instantly sobeTs down.