The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-06

! fod 10 lind the reptile Sseuroly iaOteuel
70 the extremely 81 bic only garment
. while The speed With WhlS6 10 FuOhet
loFWaFd kept The serpent extended % q
saelO ofniaely degrees With bic todT.-.
HGVo VA ) qnandAty. 1.-The SseRpsdthl
anako would coil about hiS Body aOt
squeeze him 70 death; Il he conlinued III.
raes 10 muSl hll from mere exhaustion,
| Or he lev. tcaTcs daring 10 think how
| bic dreadful race would end, Ia1tinel.
iyely. 10 10 had taken the direction Of
home, end % he emerged from tho for
cot, eha began 10 catch glimpse Of the
house, . lesliuS o. security came over
him. Suddenly flaahsd across his MUD
the true state Of atfairs--hiO father gone
1.-The quilliue--and worst Of oil the
girls. This new horror ssnt The blood
back about bis heart, and he cepn 70 .
dead belt. The next momsnthe felt the
body Of the cold, clammy monster 10
contact with hiS brs legs, Install creep
ing around them, % though his mOkS.
ship only msditstsd little fun, b. way
Of tickling John upon the kneeS.
This vas too much for human endu-
rance. With q yell, Zach % man never
gives bat when 10 motal terror. poor
John apsiu set iorWsrd a. break neck
speed, and once more bad the pleasure Of
seeing the snake resume hiO horizon ct
position, some What alter tue fashion oIthe
| tail of a conl0k
On, on, they Devil John forgot The
quiltiog- forgot the girls forgot eyery-
thing but The snake, for the tirSt timein,
his lie, but was 'SsriouslY thinkisg Of
his latter end, His 6rsl Wild atfiek had
startled the quilters. and forth they
rushed, wondering if some mad Indian
vas DOT proWllng about. By this time
John was within . few rods Of the barn,
still running at the Top Of his spsed, his
head turned 90 that he might keep one
eve on the snake, and with tbs other Oh.
serve what course he must take. The
friendly barn now concealed him from
the sight Of tho girl.. He knew they
we're ia the yard, having caught q glimpse
of them % they rushed from the house.
A few moe bounds and he would be 10
their midst. For o moment modesty
ovsroams his fear and he ouce more
hailed The snake, evidently pleased
with his rapid transportation, nanilest.
Cd bis gratitude BY attempting TO eufold
The legs Of our'hsro within his embrace.
The next moment he, wac 10 foil view
Of the girls, aud as be turned the corner
ofths barn, the S66Es came around with
vhiS, some WhS GitOr the iathion OF .
coach whip.
Having reached the blru7Ardiso his
dt1may Be epnd ths bar ne
vas too precious 10 beWaStsd IN Citing
down bats. Gathering his strength,
!ho bounded ioto the dir, snake ditto,
Snd a. 10 aEiehted 90 the olherside, hiS
snskssbips silcradked acrolS the upper
bar, snspping like 90 India cracker
Apsin John set forward now utterly
regardless of,lhe Presence Of the girls
The house nov became the centre OF bic
attraction, Around IL be revolved With
Che speed Of thought Four times 10
each revolution, % be turned corner,
his suGkship came around With q Whia
that vas quite refreshing.
While describing i third circle. % 're
cane asst the group Of girls, without
removing his gaze from the snake, be
managed 10 cry out:
call a man.
The next moment be he'd WhiskOd out
Of sight and ioStsnlly appeared on the
other side ofIhe house. Before either
Of the sirls had stirred from their trance
be had performed another Eeyolalton--
'Calt a man
Away 10 few once more, bat his
sWsosth vac rapidly falling Nancy
Clark wac the 6rSt to recover her pres
euce Of miod, Ond Uizing . hoop pole
she took her station near The corner Of
the house, aud as John FesPPetted she
brought Il. down on the snake with
force that broke his back and bic hold
upon Johns neither garment Ct tue sane
time.
lhis room, aod st the tee table appeared
| 10 lie bes. Sunday salt, looking but Ii,
1 lie the the worse Of bis rsce and 20 All
4 APPEARANCES entirely cured Of baShfeIOe's.
That night lie walked home with Nancy
Clark. The next New Years they we're
4 married, aud now, when John feels in !.
clinod 70 laugh at his wife. she has on
III 70 say. .C.ll man, Whea DO iassant'
Ily dries up