The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-08-07

Near Naehr;Y, and !, Fsyior,a \,
81. n ~. G, -.
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mere +" i"e"y' f'se Tears
TRiuSH, TENN, July 5, '6s.
A ,aost surpris..v circumstanc,
occurred in this neighborhood las,
Friday, which has crcana intense
excitement Believing il NAV inter
es, your readcN, I have taken the
trouble 70 collect the facts and visi,
the locality, and in order 10 pu, the
truth Of The narrative beyond cayil
you will find appended thereto the
affidayits of ,ke gentlemen before
ESQUIRE Page. of this place Twill
premise the occurrence with A .hor,
history of what is known in this com
munity as tho "Big Snake"
Ahou, ,xe,,v sye vs.r. 49,, ma ,
M Ve,mon, w,s re,nr,ins frow
NJ. vow. hon Near I,nd.iTs Mil
nm ,he FranL,;n and Mnrr,o.slorn
read n, tbc Coot If n larr. hin !,
tcipy one Of tte rnpne Known n,
~. Ru,lo U;us ho .an mo ,,ae, q,
sono immense serpent, leading to.
ward a large stickc, on the hill. sido.
II measured about nineteen inches
across, and seemed to press into the
dust as if a great weight had passed
over IT, Mr. Vernon connected the
pcoplosor the nciehborhood the next
morning, and we'll armed, they made
a close search FOR The monster, but
without success. Abou, ten years
aftcrward his track was again seon by
several men about mile from the
former place. Some Eve years later,
as a Mn. Barnes was in her garden
gathering vegetables. she saw the
monster lying along a cabbage row,
but was 80 badly frightened that she
was unable to form even 4 couiecture
as to his size. Her husband quickly
ran to the garden whom the alarm was
given; but tho snake had disappear.
cd, leaving, however. his immense
trail.
In ho au os tho WAR -. Al,
Allan was eu.,ine . ho,s in , ,h;clot
en- uorJ p.rno. w;,h nhom h.
,.os uv;na h. h.,rJ IN r.. ,h;cto,
,h., ha s,'',o.nS 70 \. .ow ~
horse avid ,be ,b;clc, heinz in hi.
morse, fSu 'ne '"icAc. p''"R III n'S
corniicld he started IN to run the
creature out. What was dis horror
on taking few steps, to see the head
Of the ventable big snake, reared
about eight feet high and gazing upon
him intently Or course he He'd at
the top Of his opced, and did not turn
to see what course he would take.
A few men on horseback vent to
the place, but could only find BY
the broken bushes the route he took.
These circumstances, following
close upon each other, greatly cx-
cited the neighborhood, and mothers
bccamse fearful Of leaving their little
ones alone, lest they should be swal'
lowed by the terrible animal. Mr..
Allen described him to be as thick
as a large mans thigh, and said his
head was about the size Of frying
pan, and nearly fiat, Nothing more
was seen or heard Of the snake before
or during the war. People had hop.!'
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aS'' g pas :" 'e ana = W " I;alo IS
~, y" ~ ~ oo' :" a.,ah ,,o nv, ,r,;,n ,se
er'l p'', VA ~ !, ao.nr va" IL re ~;le
y " rs a NJ. p",;n.on ara
I;s,a ~" y;,;au ,owarJ N,shv;lls
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y" NY r., un.sa ~. ,hov s,w
saP y. Wv nsu ~ 49, ao,"
' Sn~. S aorG.. thc nike no, ,hink.
s''c'on,"s " ;o t"S ~ ~ !. 49,.
LUZ VI W. ., ,rr : ,oca,;,v ,s tho p;le
, pe'"s !" .uS All Wv ";,Sa. s;dc To
~ as . 'as ,hov s,w Tho sunnosea
'"e'' s.'p''.. "'ey 90" -. s!.,n =,
Po,o, ""'" Ivy e. !, s"ddon,y ,,;ss
seventy p'oes -. !. :" A w ~ g.
''s n'"" "V''u w ~ X. H. ana
on 'nc "'s' s'u. VI ~, f - !,
comment "o.'ns ''o"y wv. 80 ~
- ',nouRn inc wv s ',N.".;ua ~
os"'y n'en.."eu' Wv, ~. ..a W.
sec 'nore u nus "sa., Iro hnn
soon Us NC ia" ~ s'u " A.. "' ..a"a
area yafos INV ,'e "u 10y p LII.
oeyonu mn y" wy P ~, 49,.
got 10 inc 'op o' 'he "' ~ .. TI ~.
hundfe" yA'us soo.' @ ~.
serpent a'u no. 'esM , ~ vi. ~. ~.
proximity put du..'y 1,"e -.
Nay ;,i n;Jn ,S.on~h ,hs IA until
=. ' 80 ~. ,o-,ho br,hes in Tho woods.
H. w. s,,nnsa ,vh;le and Law very
III, ."d an;s, until IN. Gentlemen
hnn,n ~ ,h;nl he had mt up for
~ d,y Rnt thcv waited pa,icptly
~. rc.av "a, , on;ck retreat should
h. 49,, tovard them. Ue remained
hs,a ns.rts tvo Lou,, until midday
when no raised hi head full 6ftecn n
c.e, Looked around slowly. and 70.
sunod ,he .ame oouvsc through the
woods. with head erect. This posi-
t;or he ala no. change for nearly
h.,c . mia when thew saw him dart
suddenly. mud, forward with gre.. velocity,
md ,,r;ke toward the ground When
he again raised his head he had a
have in h;s mouth. lie halted here
.~h;lc md lowering his head. they
.unpo.ed he swsl!exed il, for after
remaining down for ffteen or twenty
min ute. he raised bis head and moved
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