The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-27

tufttt tif FfHHH hEHtk "fHa fFHfHiIita,
his slender folksl tongue darling
suiilly back and forih and lha hfovn
ueck svoleu piih fatal wrath, while
ever and auon Ne ivlrled he warn.
ing raillcs in the aif with q harsh,
blood eur,lllne aound.
"For Gosfs snkc lets e." said I,
ahuddefiur NJ The terrible sight.
"Dou'i Kei scared,r said q. Just
climb a tree he won't bite you II
amt every day thst fellow meets
with suelia fne large snake rs this,
aud IL wouldn't 10 10 locsc him.
| He haIfieked up a small siick
about a yard long. aud while speak
ing. was drawing back the bashcs
above the snake so as to get q sight
ofhim. Ifc throw liia foot around
over the bushes, and tarmpled them
down in such a manner that the
monster was fairly exposed TO view,
but just MS he dc did so, and before
he had time TO strike, the sneak
made q sudden spring at him, and !
turned my face away IN horror.
The uextmoment Graynorexclamed
"t have gcthim ny George
turned to look, and with his
right hand he was grasping the
snake by the neck in such man
ner that lie could not bite, while
the monster was nashing his teeth
most furiously, and twisting aud
wrjthing in huge folds around G. $
arms. All ola sudden, in some un-
accountable manner, the snake freed
his head and quick as lighting
plunged his deadly fangs into G. =
right cheek, when dropping on the
ground, he glided few PAGES and
again coil cd himself up keeping his
head erect and ringing his fearful
rattles. G. turned deadly pale,
paused a moment, and then with a
little stick advanced towards the
snake. Az he did so the snake
made a spring at him, but G struck
him with the stick and knocked
him back. A second time tht
snake spung at him, and he agail
knocked him Off with the stick, bu
before he could stike third blow
the snake made another spring ans
inflicted another wound in Graynor'
arm. This time Graynor again man
aged to seize the monster by tn
neck, and, dropping the stick, he dreS
forth his knife with one hand, open
ed it with his teeth, and then de
= liberateiy cut off the sneak's hca'
Blood spurted from the trunk, an
G., still grasping the snake who's
/, huge folds flaped and writhe'
around him, turned toward, m
staggered and fell. ! rushed u
to him and asked:
"What in the name Of God can
do for your"
"Nothing," he said calmly, I"
:. am dying. Tell them good
!, and his features became frighttull,
!, distorted, his eyes rolled over as
; starting from their sockets, and hi
. black swollen tongue protruded fror
his mouth. Then he fixed hls rec
: wild staring eyes upon me, an
:. heaved a deep piercing groan;
,f shiver passed over his frame, an
then all was still. Twas alone wit
n the dead.
4 Marking the place as best ! coul'
y I FASTENED to house We had passe
}. ON the road, some half mile distal
n from the fatal tragedy. Runne
a. were sent through the neighbo
& hood, and inthc course of two hon
or some twenty of the neighbors hs
ys gathered. We proceeded to Il
!. place, which / found no difficulty
ke pointing out.
Good heavens! what sight M
Y. our view. The face and body b
, ] turned to a deep purple, and VIC
~ swollen to three times their nattll
a size, presenting the most horrible .
) ! pearance | had ever Witness
The snake lay where be had be-
,ve thrown, and was still wfitfing.
- A litter Of boughs was hast
T. constructed, and with heavy hca
!, !. wo took our way to the residence
j.. bis parents. Twill not attempt
4. describe the heart-rending see
i J when they saw the body. Gl
\, like theirs cannot be portrayed.
w. This was my first encounter "
rattle snake, and | pray Goo
j 70 may be my last.
.Clopton, Ala, LA. !
Mark Twain In New York.