The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-03
A FIGHT WITH A RATTLE
SNAKE.

SNAKE.
Hunting in Al Alabama swamp
Attacking \ Rat1leSnake RiEh1
Feet LOnE.-A Desperate PiEht.
Death Ofthe Human CORbatant.
GEa. Compassionate II aF&s EssA
Las Saturday morning l TaS The Wit
nAs d sch snsne IS / par God l may
neve7 &c again ! bEhei1 = combat be-
tween yoiinz usE SDd Ta1Ibe4ke, IN
which the former EGs bitisn, and dad b
TN ninutes ibeTeAHsg. The particulars
q the terrible ad1ir are IS SoljOEs:
On Friday I4S; Iewg man HEmed
Gs1ynug GSkhj NE 70 sQeDd The nIghI
viii him add 20 enO0 hunting with him
Tie rex! E0u:ag, 10 which request I
:eadiiV HSgnte1 We Started 90 ahoai
8 GeSock l. u md mar day The dOEs
opened % tail IN tie swAmp It Bar
lCrrsE- JUS afief sunrise. the dep ny-
ing o{ibe dogs in;oEme6 ~ thai the game
I'D iskss I:4e. HRPcUetedsd 10 make
q. way ihroGGh the bOcs md iSogsad
brush ADD WINS IN The direction * The
dD=s. nil We came 10 small space q
inn gr1DG. which Ms covered EiiA )
IoE zrUEti Il uGk bxAez Here We hst-
ID mltaEn; 70 iis:en oH The dogs /.
Ne hal sEsrea4y paus'7i, Then We we've
Startled BE- LJej, strange, TatIiing soGDd
;ss1iny frlGu l5E. th;c& bSsh, Tithiu 4
lew ssE1 Il q. ThVggh l lad neTeE heani
The ls5c9iiAr o.ise t'sSose. knew
ins:irt;:iT2T Ia; Z E& F1c!e-
snake. AID ! spHzDg Lack in tsTrOr,
yezaFkiRg. -GraSpoc, iet's beaTE here
-Nh.:, s., SKI be, -av T01
lirsii:-
YES. sAzi l. -I"sa sirEld'
Vel. s.. he czoiT remarked, i
an ED!ry ~ XII. liz sake: i; xoGI3 X :
pity 70 beATe ssch hp= Se!low heEE- s..
ls:e g.:zs-
Wiz G:.yo9: IS s;.zAkirg, cs1ghE
gliln;,5. o: liz =cs&:, sb!cA- X o=s:!y
= coo.; j9igs. a,;sa:7! % y a2'oci
s:yh: ies: il J-<sZrt.. &rc ;A.e= ioctes IL
darneGe: IN BIS hggET p0IL HeWhs!y
eoiIsd up IN pE3feG5 eiFetss. with bis head
drawn ogck n \ terribly graceful c37TTs,
his srDnu eJes 5IbAIkli14y. his slsaGer sogk.
ID u0E8e 6sgzi3E sEiSI.T hset sDd ;UC1h,
and rs JpE1 rex sTeIle4 Nth fatal
E!aih. whij= ersr sBl anoo he iEt2iA3
Tie warning Ezuies IN the air. with 5
aA:.l4, oyJ11-clst!ing sound
Pc Cps six, ls;'s q, saSd ], sh1t-
d.rias :; NE teEuDae SigrEL
bat -: scssab,s sid g.; -JCs: climb
;:re. and lie WON'T bic TOl II Amt
every day that te!i0x usesss wi:h sch
ane. EaIZe snake a. lhis, AID i; EOGIdn
d0 N !l,-.. him
IIc pickc1! Up s,ns!! sssct zs'TH Eari
hog, spl ThiI- sTEzskihy, Nh Gr1Et1g
back the hTt.bes fun aAOrs TIE SR1ke ~
a. u &c: sigh: II bin. BE ibEeW bis
10: A!I-ni OYeG TIE b2s&Es, sd tZ1f1pu
lbErn dOWD in soch = manner thai the
r1Oosier WsG t1i!lF e1pe.5d 70 TisU: bat
jrs; :. IL did 90. s1i before be had time
10 zriEe. the snake made sudden spring
4; him. and TUNED away my face in
aOg!X. Tie Rex; inslHnt 6rsynOr e1-
chained, I've gG him. b. George
tuned u IC11lc, &Dd TiIh his night
hand b. vAs gresping the snake by the
neck in such : maBnsr tbsi he could not
bite, willie ;6e monster Vas gDAe6tnS his
teeth most turiOlsly, and twisting and
writing in hinge f0Sds aFUgDd GfayBOr 5
arms All * sudden. in some unac'
c0uuAble manner. the snake freed his
he'd, aud Quick a. lightning plunged his
deadly fangs IN G.!s right cheek; when,
dropping On the g1UuId, he giided :eW
PAGES and again coiIed himself up, keep.
ing his head erect and ringing his t1Etul
raitIes. 6. turned deAihlJ pale, paused .
moment, and then with Lille stick id
VOneed towards tlaSOAke. As lte did %
the SuAke made \ spring at him, hut G.
struck him with the stick and knocked
him lack. A second time the snake
sprzng st him, and he again knocked him
of with the stick: but before he could
strike third blow the snake bad made
another spring and inflicted another wound
in GraynoFs arm This time GrayuOr
again managed to. sei1e the rnQnsteI By
tie neck. and dropping the sick he drew
forth his knife with one hand, opened il
with his teeth, AMI then deliberately cut
Of the snakes head. Blood spirited from
the trunk, and G.. still grAsping the snake,
whose huge folds tapped and writhed
around him, turned towards me, staggered
and fell rushed up to him and asked
him: u.s..
What in the name OF God can l do for
: Nothing said he, calmly u am dy.
ing. Tell them good -" and his Tea.
lures became ffighttully cOntorcd, his
eyes rolled over as il starting from their
I sJcketS. and his black swollen tongue pro
tgudel from his mouth Then he fixed
his red VIII, staring eyes upon me, and
he1ved deep, Tserring gruan: q shiver
passed over htS frame, and then all was
still was alone with the dead.
Marking the plSce as well IS ! could. l
fastened 10 house we had passed ON the
road, some hal: mile distant from the
fatal tragedy Runners were sent through
tue ueighb0rhood, and in the course 81
TWO hoaFs. some twenty u tue neighbnrs
bad gathered. We proceeded u the
place, which found no difficulty in point.
ing out
Good heavens! what = sight met Our
view. The fsce and body had turned tc
deep purple, and were swollen 70 three
/ times The natural size, presenting the mos
horrible appearance / had ever witnessed
The snake lay where he had been 1EoKn
and was still whIhing.
A litter Of boughs was hastily construct
ed, and, with heavy hearts, we took ouH
way 10 the residence OF his parents.
will not attempt 10 describe the heart
rending scene when they saw the body.
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