The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-08

''we had no whip 10 urge on the mule with,
for had dropped Il when l snatched II from
Talbot, and l shall never forget the terrors OF
the next FIVE minutes. AZ last the mule
caught sight of her companions and mended
her pace, and in few minutes we came TO an
open sward, where only few trees we're scat
tered here and there.
t'When we had found q really safe place
where the rock sheltered us, and where there
were no crevices in which any creature could
hide itself, we all lay down, and Talbot made
an apology to the monks; and 1 contrived to
explain to them what he had done. They were
exceedingly delighted with his presence of
mind, and kept repeating, MuSehdchtto mo,
Muschdch6to mio.+
talbot told us that he saw the serpent the
moment the provisions were served up, and
was SO frightened at first that for an instant
he thought Of springing on mule, dashing
down the slope again, and then turning round
when he was safe to warn us of our danger.
As he really did something SO different,
think it was very honorable of him to confess
this first intention"
''Yes, indeed" replied; "and think he
showed wonderful presence Of mind and
noble courage"
'I was sure you would say so. He said that
he then considered the confusion and fright
we should all be in-rushing this way and
that way, some running down on foot, others
hindering one another, perhaps frightening
the mules and letting them run away-and
you must remember our lives almost de-
pended on these mules; we could not get
either up or down the mountain without
! them; and then you must remember, too,
that Owen, after the fright he had,
was not fit for much. If it had been any
other wild animal, of course he would have
told us at once; but as it was serpent he
| feared we should be paralyzed, and if not
that get dispersed and fall over the precipice,
besides, he hoped at first that it was asleep,
and dreaded lest any noise should waken it.
AS for me, my behavior when he was
obliged to show it to me makes me think it
should not have escaped. 1 shall always
think that Talbot saved my life, for the SER
pent was beginning to uncoil himself"
There can be very little doubt that he
did" said I, land most probably he was
asleep when Talbot first saw him, and might
have been awoke by the noise you made in
quarrelling together"
''We were told afterwards, that those ash
colored serpents are believed always to live In
pairs, proceeded my brother, ''for when one
is killed, another is almost sure to be seen
about the same spot"
81 hope after this second escape you die
not think of Haman," observed.
''No, didn't" said my brother, with 6
much more thoughtful face than was common
with him.
when you think Of the fear and hatred
with which you regarded the serpent, con
tinued, ''you should consider that this enmit.
was implanted because our first parents were
tempted to sin, by Satan, under the form o
q serpent; and that it is sin which we ough
to fear and dread, far more than the serpent
which can infict no injury, excepting to tn
body. You should be grateful, too, that tn
promise given SO long ago has been futile,
by our Redeemer-the promise that 'the see'
of the woman should bruise the serpent
head"
eyes," said my brother; ''that was wha
the ships chaplain said to us when we CAM
on board"
And so ended my brothers story.
my brave boy, or, brave fellow.