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

~ F"'S '"'H INV pcIiOWtuE houhu
like the suppressed lowiag Of a COW
and then thrusting his head into a
hole that was invisible to them, he
slowly drew himself into Il.
Mr.. Robinson row remained on
guard while Mr.. Li.le with the a.,
sistapcc Of Mr.. Thomas Burke, quick.
ly aroused the neighborhood, and
coming to the place each with large
rock in bis arms, they quickly stop
pei up the hole. II was about two
feet in diameter aud seemed, iron,
the place being worn smooth arcnnd,
TO have been occupied for some me,
Mr.. Burke had noticed the t,;.c fro
qucntly and supposed i, to have becn
occupied by gsouad hogs.
All yesterday was occupied by the
ncighbors in constructing a long box
of heavy two.inch planks, one cad Of
which was thrust into the hole ed
rocks piled around, the other end
crossed with iron bars, so as not to
obsiruct the light A sliding door
rext the hole and a piece cf mutton
at the far end attached to the door
by triggers, gives them hopes the
monster may be Gagged The box 10
fifty feet long and about eighties
inches square, heavily bolted together.
"hc gentlemen think the serpent 10
fully thirty five or forty feet long
and about cigh, or ten inches in
diameter.
Where be came from, or " what
species he belongs, can only be left
to conjecture. lie vas Of = uniform
dirty black color. A close watch will
be kept on the box, and IL their OF.
pecta'ions are realized, you yourself
may yet have glimpse Of this extra.
ordinary creature. l will report to
you what success they may nsst with,
and only hope 1t may We captured
and carried to your city for the in.
spec'ion Of your savans.
Respectfully,
j. l.. SCALES.
MORE ABOUT TEE GREAT SERPENT
NEAR NASHVILLE.
TniUSH, July 8, 90.
~ he Editor Of tie Boaner.-I
hasten, agreeable to my promise, to
inform you Of the success VIC met
with in our attempts to capture the
" big snake. The box was watched
at various times through tho day,
but nothing was seen or heard Of him
until late Monday evening, when a
Mr.. Palmore, who lives near, visited
it, and, as familiarity with danger
lessons fenr-having been there 80
often and seen nofhing-he carelcssly
threw himself before the open end,
placed his face 70 il and looked in,
but only looked, for there within
three feet of his face was q pair Of
blazing eyes, like Goals of fire, glaring
at him. He didn't stop to zee how
large the head was, but threw him
self down the hill with such headlong
speed as to catch a series of falls, in
one of which he worry seriously in,
jurcd his hcsd. Had II not been for
the accidental visit Of Mr.. Palmors,
he would very quickly hare taken
the bait. But II seems he got scent
of ii, for, ms the sequel shows, he
soon came back. This morning Mr..
Thomas Burke got up when il was
fairly light, and while putting a his
noisc--a low, deep believing quick
ly given, and then a crashing sound.
He ran to the door aud looked out
to see the cause. II was quickly re-
vealed to lin, for, after tremendous
crash as of a breaking Of a tree in
the direction Of tho trap, he saw the
awful monster coming down the hill
with the most ffiehbful Leaps snd
writAiss and twisting his
huge body a. II In great paiu. He
passsG across -sns rosu suost two
hundred yards north Of Mr.. Burkcs,
sweeping down the fences and other
obstacles in his pathway. But this
Mss Burke did not zoe, for, with the
FIRST glance at the serpent, conscious
ness left him, and he romainsd for
some time in commissions from the
fright.
I, was late in the day before any
one would venture near the trap, but
at last some went up, and thsy found
il lying with one end still ia the hole
but the other rivcn as if atruck by
lightning, some Of the bars Of iron
being found fully City stsps Oh.
Thus the oapturo is = failure, and
the serpent is again At large, and
the country excited to the last degree.
Many speak Of leaving the neiglbor
hood Of the hills, and serious fcars
nre entertained Of tho effect on the
mind Of Mr.. Bsrke. No oae sup
posed for moment ho would 10
able to break tho immense cage pre-
pared for hint would have held =
lion.
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