, 1870-07-29
SNAKE STORIES.
4 Fearful Fight and q Horrible
Death,
Ftom the EufdL1 f{lc1 Sfra

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Death.
ftom the EufdId {9la.l Sfra
NA. Ep1zoR: Last Saturday morning was
the witness CT such scene ~ pray God /
may never see again. beheld combat be-
tween young man and rattleAnAke, in which
lie former was bitten and died within ten
minutes thereafter. Tho particulars OF the
terrible affair arc MI follows:
TN Friday last Young man named Graynor
asted me to spend the night With linn anl 70
econ hunting the next morning, to which fe-
quest Eendily assentad- We started out about
3o'clock T. n, and near day the 1osa opeual
on trail in the swamp Of Bear creek. Just
after sunrise tho deep b1yipE Of :he ao2a in
formed us that tho game had tx IN tree.
We proceeded to male our way through the
logs and tangled brush and vines IN tho d.
rection OF the dogs, until VIC came to a small
space Of firm ground. which was covorol with
a low growth Of oak bnabes. Hore wn halta,.
for a momtnt to listen for the dogs.
We had barely paused when we vera startled
tSa loud, strange, TattlinS sonnd is.ning
from ieueath a low. thick bush, within few
feet Of ua. Though had never heard that
peculiar noise before, knew instiuctively that
rur, Irmsrk;nSs, - Gravuor. let's leaEe hezc.'
.+Y~n." said /, 81 am aira;l,''
"Well. e." be cso!ly remarked, i" I am
S:ltst. 70 kttl the snake: !. wo.td bc pity
to leave such fine fellow here. So horc
g..'r-
Willie Graynor wzs speaking, c1usl,t
C':rllao OF the snake, which. as neurly 4s
s41ld judge, appeared to lsc abou. eight f,ct
IN length, aid three inches tn diameter in Lis
iare"r !tuH- He was living cuitcd up in p.rte:s
eirc1rs. With l,n head tts1wu back in tesri,.lv
g.1ceftl curve, his small black eyes sparkling,
his slender foi Aed tongue da1.ius swiftly ha:S
ard forth. and Lis brown neck swolsc., ~;:il
fStal w.ath, while ever and anon liz sx;:l"d
the warning rattles in the air, w:ta :.4rs.,.
klncd-tustling sot1sd-
For God u sake, let's 70, said L shl1lar-
ing At The terrible eight.
"Dont get scared" Xsid G.; "j,st climb
tree nnt he won't t'its xon. II nln't eTnry
day that = fellow meets with sucl, tins large
snake IS this. and it wouldn't do to loso
him."
lie Ind picked up 4 small stick about yarl
long, and, whsle speaking. was drawing back
lie bushes from above the tnake 20 as to get
sight Of him. lie threw Ills foot around over
The bushes, and trampled thom down in auca
manner that the monster was fairly exposed to
riew; Int Just III he did 10. and before he bad
time 10 strike. tho Enake made > suddeu spring
At him, and turned away my face iu horror.
Tue next Instant, GEaynor exclaimed, "rve
got him, l,y fccrget"
| turned to look, and with his right hand be
VISA gtasping the snake l'y tho neck in such
III 4asher that he could not bite, while the mon
tier ~ gnaHhiug his teeth most turiously,
sud tHistiug aud writhing in huge folds aroasid
ti.h arns. All OF 4 sudden, In ea1ne unAc-
.ountalle tnanr,cE, the snake freed his head,
asM quick As lightring plnnsed bus deadly
t1Y.Gs into G.'s light cA:ek VIXEN, dropping
cn Tho ground. he glidod fewpaces aal again
| lmEinE Ills fearful rattfes. q. turned deadly
ale, ransed q moment, and then with a
little *tick advanced toward tic bnak.. As
| IL did 40 the snake 1uade spring At him. but
Il. struck Kim with the stick and knocked Linn
l,ack-
4 second time the snake spr1uS ut him, sud
| .:s again Knocked lliGl on With the stica. but
;.<fo1e 'ts could strike tairi blow, the snake
had made another spring, and Unlisted another
"ound i'll t;Eas,iof's arm. This time Grayn II
aS4in managed to ec:xc tho m0nstrr l,S tIl2
rcck, aud. dropping this stick. ho drew forth
lis knife With one hand, opened it with lis
t~e4i:, aud then deliberately :ltt o1 the saakn'r
. cad. Elt"h s,,ur:cd from tho tr,,aE, and
Graynor. still Grzsiinc Tho snak,. wl,1se hug
folds iIa, 1cd snI writEed around lin. turned
10 hi,u. ana asked him, What, in tho naml
of Gud. can I do for you ?"
''Sotl,ing,'' said be, calmly, II am dying
Tell them good-' and his features bee amc
iiightfu'ly conlorted, his eyes rolled oscr as
il starting from their sockets, and his black,
Then ne fixed his red, wild, staring cyes upon
uc, anl heavcd deep piercing groan: =
silver 1.sssed over his frame. and then al Wa
still. twas alone with the deaa~
Marking the p!a:e As well as I could, hast
| cncli 10 house VT had rassed on tic road
some half mile distant from the fatal trag
: tcy. Runners we1c ecrt through tho neigh
boIhool, and in the cour-a Of two hour. epu,
twenty Of the n'ightors had gathered ",
proceeded to the place, which found no dif
Ii atty il, rnirsint out.
| tsood beavers, villa, sigh: met our view
The face aud body had turned TO deep III.
rlc, and werc swollen tot s,reo timcs the NJ
i.ral s:zc. presenting tho most horrible sp
: rvarance I lad cvar Witnessed. Tlls snak
! Ia. ohcre lie lad bcen thrown, and was sti
writing.
4 litter Of louHl,s was hastily con i1aetc;
ard With heavy hearts ~e took our WY to th
residence at his parents. will not attempt |,
describe the htars-rendtng scene When the
raw the body. GIef Ike theirs cannot bs po,
traycd.
This was my hzst encounter With rattle
snake. and Hrsy tiod it may bc my last
C1or7oS, Ala, $50.