The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-29
4 rIGHr uITB 4 R1rTLESyAKE.
EunIing in nm Alabama swamp-Atuciiug
Batllc-nHlSc Eight Feet Long a Dc.-
pcratr FiChi-Death OF the EgInan Com
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pcratr FiGh,-Death Of the HGHan Con,-
Blatant.
C1or,oa co,TcsEoadence OF EvraLd Mars
last Saturday morning was the witness Of
T Combat between Sa oan ns m nSHI and fs rae
suake, in which The former was bitten, anil died ia
terrible affair are ~ follows:
On Frila, lat Young man named Crlynor uskcd
me 40 -leu" Tie oil -At With hin and 20 coOu luut
readily stscnttl. " rtfl out about 3orlo,k 4
A., aud rcsr dag "a" dos opened On q trsil "a q q
swamp % len creek. just after suut.so, 'Ac Geep
| bayng OF ihe dogs inio'aed u that tue game I'D
| taSon Tree. We PR coded To make our way
through the oogs AMI 'ansi.d brush AID vines tto
direction Of TIE Gogs, Uul We came ~ sinai. pace
OF hrm ground, which was covered will low
growth OF OAK bushes. H,Ie We halted a moment
40 listen Tor the dogs.
We had barely paused, when We were startled By
a loud strange iattliul -ouni g. ung from benc,th
a low. thick busd, w!tIln lew ieet Il ns. Thoush
had never Lizard tie pccal!1r noise before, knew
instincuyeN that II "as ratutsndkc; AnG sprJng
back IN terror IehafAI"g' OTd!nor' lets leave
here"
What, S." s9id he, " are you nnaig''-
"Wel. S. he eoeily remarked, Il ON going
to XIII the snake; i would Uc gy to leave such
While GraynGr was speaking, i caught a glimpse
OF the sna&e, which, as nearly as could jude APP
peared to be about eight feet IN length, and three
cyiled up in perfect circles, vita his head drawn
back in a terribly graceful carve, his small eyes
sparkling. his slender GlrScd tongue datting swiftly
6acl; and forth. and ais brown neck swollen with
ftSi wrath, willie ever and ansp he twrled the
warning ritlcs in the air, with lafsh, bloOd-curd
For Gods sake, lets go, said l. ludderirg at
ihe terrible slant.
aud he won't bite YOU IL amt every day that a
fellow meets with such hne, large snake this,
and It wouldn't DO To lose him"
lie had pickle mp small uck about yard long,
and while speaking, was drawing back tie bushes
from above the snake 50 rs to get n sight OF him
lie threw ~ tot ~, uLl over the bushes, and
trJmHed them down In such manner that the mon
ste; was faidy exposed 70 view but just MS he did
So, and before he had time 10 strike, the snake MADE
sudden spring at HIN. ana tu,ged away my i4ca
in horror. Ire next instant Crdynor exclaimed,
I've lot him, 10y George
turned to look, and with his Shit hand he was
Eraspng the snake by the neck IN such manner
that lac could not bite, while de monster was Rnash
Ing MS teeth most tuti0rsly aud twisting and WfaI-
ing in hue folds around Gr1ynors arms. Al Of
sudden, In some unaccouatabe manner, tue snake
dead iangs in,o g. Ii,At check; When, dropping
on the ground, he slicod few PAGES ana again
in. his fear III Ia.tlts. @. tulAcd dca,lly vale
paused momout and then with u little stick
advanced toward the snake. As he did 50
the snake made spring at him, but G..
struck lin With the stick ana Knocked him
back. second time the snake spraug at him and
he again knocked him Of with stick; but before
he could strike third blow, the snake mad made
another spn4g and indicted another wounl in Gray.
uui'- arm. This time Graynor again managed to
seize tue monster by the neck aud dropping the
stick, &c oreH forth his knife with Que hand, opened
c., sti gTlspng the snake whose husc folds tapped
aud wrthed around him, iurned towards me, stag.
gcrcd, aud fell. ! rushed up ~ hiu, and asked
him:
{" What in the name OF God can do for yonfn
"Nothing,' said he calmly, " am dying. Toll
tlem good - and ms features became it5ltiully
conturtod, his eyes rolled over as startinIs from
their sockets and his black swollen tongue pro-
tluded from hlAmouIh. Then he lXed his red, wild,
staring eyes UPON me, and heaved a deep, piercing
groan shiytr passed over his lrame and thea all
was still. WIS alone win the dead
Marking the place rs wen as | could, fastened TO
house We had passed on the road. some half mile
distant from tie fatal tragedy Runners were sent
through the ncghbOrhoOd, and In the course of two
hours, some Nenty Of tic noghbots had gathered.
We proceeded TO tie place, which found no dim
Guilty in pointing out.
Good heavens what a sight met our view. The
face aud body had turned TO deep parplc, and were
swollen to three times the natural size, presenting
tho most horrible appearance had ever Witnessed.
The snake lay where he had oeen thrown, und was
stu writing,
a hitter OF boughs was hastily constructed and
with heavy hearts We took way to the re- idencs
of his parents. l Will not attempt to describe the
healtrendiug scene when they saw the body. Grief
like theirs cannot be portrayed.