New-York tribune., 1869-01-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
DU .CTIAILLUS WILD LIFE UNDER THb
EQUATOR.

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platon from the former werks OF the author ou'
AN. original narrative of Arican adventure for the
entertainments of young readers Its style has tho
highest degree of simplicity and dlTectness without
sny mawkish adaptg,iOn to the supposed tas'es Oh
kis audience The author speaks as hne nearly
boy would spealr to his comrades. presenting fc
.istless oppeal 20 the sympathles of compalhohshiP
He laws his scene the great forest OF kqaatoflai
Africa. Hs heroes gOrlas land wild negroes,
His subjects snakes, leopards, elephants ana
other leasts of the wilderness. But instead Oh dryy
compenting on Mr.. Du Chaillu's faseina'ions as "a
writer for the young we will call upon him 10 speak
for himself
Here is one of his snake-stOries:
After an early breakfast started for tho hunt. had
With ne my best gun the slave that followed me nal
ssother gun tas one was loaded with bullets nau IN ny
dinner With me- and that dinner piece Oi the huh
had killed the day before which had heen roasieM ~
sharcoaL intended TO dine on the banks 49, 81 sH ] m
meal would have no plato except lenl le uuA VI vi
fallen tree to be my seat ana my Knees "ere =" 10
With light step left our camp Ny spirits were
buoyant: discoveries of auiulas of new birds, OF
new countries loomed up in the distance. How much
would have tell my friends return from thA
strange and wild land had come see ii God gr2ucd
We went through praries swamps. and forest Al
hst to spot where once a plantation stood II
was intersected Nv several little brooks Of clear water
My man shouted "ODembd ompOo ,! "a large snakel, and
saw at the same moment enormous black SHINING
snake Ia species of naIa one of the most dangerous
species knew he Was coming ia our direction. ana DC
1oaged TO thai speces that when buied raises iisen
Greet and wants 10 fight He terCby big fellow,
of the largest had ever seen he looked ioathsone
and horrid could distinctly his triangular head
nred in haste. hoping TO break his spine, but missed
the reptile and immediately be erected bmse 10 Iew
feet hight and whistled in the most hOrrid manner
has tongue coming out sharp and pointed IKE AN arrow
hred again right into his head and do not Know WIN!
bat missed bin again. Then the feilow gave sPrss
really do not know Il lac came toward me. ior htu
panics,riken, and when AZ safe distance reloaded my
gun with small shot, and returned TO the slOt NneIe
had shot at him. sped something lusl Eelihe out q,
htte rvnlet IL was inc very slake ltseii WHICH WI s %
crossed the water, aud before ie wac etrey out nieu
apd killed him, rather succeeded IN breaking us
spine and making hm helpless for attack or Tor running
sway Bat he was not dead, and when appr1,aeh.eo u.
hnn he again gave sharp whistle. cut araIcn OF
tree for stick 10 Kill him with. and then examined ms
fangs they We're OF enormous size and almost ah men III
length -,
spot taking its head and tail with u.s. which We casiuy
packed III leaves, iOr wanted TO show 20 our fellows
of the camp what big snake We had Killed
This species Of naiA Is The only ono have ever seen
which could erect Itself.
And another in the same line is more wonderful:
One dov witnessed a fearful scene A man. y native
Goreo island the of soneganbia who had
the reputation of being snasecharmer and was then
at the GaboOn had succeeded IN capturing one OF tese
large nsja lie bold man, and prided himself on
never bcne afraid OF any SNAKE however veIolivus @
reptile might he nay, not only was no MOI aIa" w !
Of them, he would fight with any OF theiu' ana se'
hold OF them. ., ,,.
had often him with snakes in his hands He was
careful of course TO hold them just by the neck below
the head in that the head coud not turn
That day he brought large open place perfectly
bare Of grass one OF these Wild naa, toat ne naS JUL
captured and amusing himself by teasing tle h"rru
aud lOatusOIDe creature when arrived u Was huse
enc! A.. , ,,s
ssuves who like my.ef were looking on Kept ons WAY &
af Not Mpongwe man. not u single lhhaDitaii OF '9e
Whole region have explored, would have ever dared 10
% what the GOree nlan did ,, - .n
ground We made on in the opposite direction with the
atnost speed. myself. am afraid, leadiog on IN tne
general stampede; though had provided myself WIN
sgun. ,..-,., ,,o.,,o,, ,o-r,a and apo,,ing
70 see thaJ man making playthinS OF TINS hohsttl
laughing we may say, at dealh Ior IL coId DC honN
Al first when saw him he had the snake around big
body, bus he held il firmly just below tie neck ana
could by the muscles Of his that he had 10 use
Erfny the snake much Of ts power OF crush
ing DEATH the boa constructor OF pytnOh dVes
larger animals, and small snakes DO WIN smaller
game but with this nsja the danger would have oeeH
she venomous bite. -,
saa gave swing and gradually Inioded tine ISPs %
from hs black & BODY wnen Mas hs aha ON sudden
he threw the snake on the ground Then tne creature
came in front Of it with light stick and instantly the
erected itself almost 10 half It's full length gave
siarinGly and ercey in the mans face with its sharp
pointed tongue ou and then stood sti as u Could
ft hand, touched II lightly as though TO tease it, II
Was fearful sight-snd If he had been near enough
the snake would, doubt have sprung upon it, sntsg
with the rod he held in his left hand drew attention
Of the reptile toward the stick then suddenly and III
she wink of an eye. almost quick lightning, With
his right hand he got hold Of the creature just under his
head
The same thing that have just described again took
MACE The snake folded itself rourd his body then he
snfoded the snake which was once more let loose and
new hord serpent got so nfufated that As soon as
ne was feTSsn % on @ sss sS@shas hs sec Il
appalling scene the air around seemed 70 De nieo
Alas more terrible took place The man
became holder aud bolder more and more careless and
mode OF warfare OF his antagonist. just the
ser stood the attempted TO seize It's neck a. ne
the body too low and before he had tine TO et II
che head turned Itself and the man was bitten was
pefecy speechless the scene had frozen my blood and
fhe wild shTeks Of all those round rent the air. The ser
pent was and crawling the ground but before i
and broke it's spine and lees time than take to write
Il down the monster was lalled 49,
the French doctor who had charge OF the little col
ony the went happiy he was 1st az handl aa the
remedies were prompt and poTeGl the man snnsTea
and his life was despsred Of but at last he got better
and though complaining Of great pain near the heart he
cdent having his hand. going as he sad to cut
wood suddenly split his own heea IN two He had Do
come insaDel
OF his many adventures with gorillas. give the
following q specimen:
We had come 10 country where know that gorillts
were sure be found, for there grew pulpy pear
II grows almost upon level with the ground and is OF
splendid red color Not only were gorlss fond Of the
groes very fond Of the suDduod aud grateful acid
sf this The kind that grows the sandy prairies
~ond MID have starved in the forest without tho sonds
We were not mistaken for found everywhere go
r,ils marks aud now .and then could Tie huge
sints OF some old fmoser, which probably would
have c0De and offered baitloH he had been near at
hand at other plsees saw where they had seated
Themselves aud been eating the fonda At another place
near little stream We discovered that female gorilla
s.d her baby had been drinking for could the tiny
feet Of the little
.rl,ere must be gorillas not far off," whispered Ma
Iaoueu int NV ears and the time he looked
fnlly al his gun OueilAoueH and GambO chuckie,
aud looked - MalaOuen and at We ali listened in
sIIepce; we were then OF tho hckest and densest
pars o the forest; all was apparently STILL hut the quick
gar OF NalaOuen had detected something, had heurd
noise and he wanted 10 know the cause OF it..
We were 80 excited that our breathing loud and