Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-09-03

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Sat un,r sunrise, iho d,ep las i"sf
~ ihr du.s- inf imr'i a. lhni iH"
rau.e had taken q tg,e, We p'p
,.,.l,,i ln make DHr Way ihringh
ihe ls.ss ,.ni tangled lr,lsh o"d
Nil,s a. ihe d,urCil"n ~ lho Al ~,
until Nc vano iu a small sl@cc 81
lam .ruuLd, which WAS covered
,i,h a luw gr"wlh AZ oak bnshos'
ll,r, wc hu.l,d a mUEvnl Iu lislen
f,r the dHgs,
We had hardy paused, whcn NO
were startled hy ~ lund, ssnnse,
hauling sound ,.,uins irnin beneath
n low. lhivk LuFh, within lvw feet
.nrus. Though ! had never heard
That peculiar Noise before, ] k"ew
n.,llt.viivcly thai IL WAS Il rattle
,nnkc, nrd / sprung back Ia terror
rcmurling, "Graynor, lets leave
hvrc,"
What, S." said lac, 'arc You
pfViig 60,
.Ycs," said /, Il am afraid
We'll, s., lac cuully remark
I'd, Il nm going To kill the snake
II would bc u pity Ia leave such II
iHc fellow here. 80, here goes"
While Grnynur WIS speaking ]
cunght II glimpse al the snake,
which as nearly us could Judge,
npucnrcd To- bc about eight feet ~
lrn.Ih aud three inches in diane
ter in his larger part lie was
lying coIlvd up in perfect circles,
,,itL Lis head dIuwn back in q ter
ribly graceful curve, his small black
eyes sparkling, his slender fnrkcd
tongue dait ng swiftly back and
i,r,h. and his brown neck swollen
with fatal wrath, while ever and
anon he twirlcd the warning raltlcs
In the air with II harsh, blood curd-
ling sound. :,
For. Gods sake, let's go" said J
shndlcring ut the terrible sight.
bon. get scared, said e, Just
climb tree, and he won bite you
H. amt every day that fellow
meets with such u fine large snake.
~ this and it wouldn't do 10 lost
him"
lie had picked up small stick
about n yard long, and while speak
jng, was drawing back the bushes
from above the snake so as to get
rirht of him. lie threw his foot
around over the bushes, and tramp
,l them down in such Il manner
tha, the monster was fairly exposed
q, view. hul lust as he did so, and
before he had timc to strike, the
snake made Il sudden spring At him,
and | turrcd my face away in h"r
ror. The next moment GiWyncr
exclaimed, I've got him, By
George
/ turned TO Hook, and with his
right hand inc was grasplng the
snake by his neck in such II manner
that ho could not bite, while the
monster was gnashing his teeth
most furiously and twisting and
writing in huge folds around G.'s
arms. an ola sudden, in some un
accountable manner the snake freed
his head, and quick MS lightning
plunged his deadly fangs into G.'s
right check, when, dropping on the
ground. he glidcd II few PAGES and
.gaincd coilcd himself up, keeping
Ills head erect and ringing his fear
full rattles. G.. turned dcathly pa'c,
paused a moment, aud then with
liuIc stick advanced towards the
snake. AS he did so the snake
make spring at him, but q. struck
him with the stick and knocked
him back. A second timo the
snake sprung ut him, and he again
knoccd him off with the stick; but
before he could strike third blow,
The snake made another spring and
inflicted another wound in Gray
nor's arm. This time Graynor
again managed to seize tho mons
ter by tho neck, and, dropping the
stick, he drew forth his knife with
one hand opened it with his teeth,
and then deliberately cut off the
snakes head. Blood spurtcd from
tho trunk, and e. still grasping the
snake, whose hugo folds tapped
and writhcd around him, turned
towards mo, staggered and fell.
rushed up to him and asked him:
"What in the naMC OF God can
do for your"
Nothing" said he calmly, 81 am
diving. Tell them good" and
his features became frightfully con,
tortcd his eyes rolled over as II
starting from their sockets, and his
black swollen tongue prot udcd
from his mouth. Then he fixed his
rcd, wild, staring eyes upon mo,
and hcayed u deep, piercing groan;
Il SILVER passed over his frame ana
then all was still. / was alone with
the dead. :