Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-02-01

cerning the choosing Of fresh ground. But,
from the strength Of our position, this was
negaiived; aud the next morning the men
were encouraged to hunt out our reptile
foes-the result being the exhibition Of four
large-sized rattlesnakes, whose career Of
danger to man had been brought to a con-
clusion. ..r
There was no respite for me, though be-
fore many hours had elapsed an lrishmsn
was led in, with a strap tightly fastened
round one arm to arrest the spread of the
poison, while his hand displayed the Gus
toinary puncturcs, and the sufferer the US
ual symtOms of prOStfatiOu. In this case,
though, the effect of the stimulant admin
istered was to send the patient into
tnconeioushess, which somewhat alarmed
me, from its being contrary effect to that
usually prOduced-the power of Of the
poison being such that pint of strong
whiskey did little more than revive the
sufferer. .s.
The lrishman was dismissed, cured, the
following morning; but two hours after,
another poor fellow FROM his company was
led in crying and moaning like child.
"0h, docthor, docthor dear !" he cried,
''isn't it cruel to Leep the boys here in
such a nest of snakes? I'm kilt intirely
wild one of the little poison bastes wild a
rattle-tail, and it's such small place ye
can hardly ses it. Wirrasthrue there
isn't vinomous baste to come and deyour
a boy if he's iver so hungry" s.
There, there stop that bowling, my
good fellow" l said, sand let me look"
IDS it bowling ye call it, docthor Dear,
whin the poisops running all through ye
But PLACE be a-looking' at Il before I'm
kilt intirely. There, docthor dear, it'i
thin two small howls, jist as if some on'
had brogged 'em in wild two pins. Oh
docthcr dear, shall die? Shall hav,
to be buried in the cowld airth widou
beit' dacently walked Oehone why dic
/ come out at al at all ?"
"There, confound it, man, be quiet 2
| exclaimed and then, with little apli
! cation of bandage and lancet, l gave tn
poor fellow the stimulant, which he seem
ed TO gulp down as if it were SO mucl
> water, until at last insensiblity cnsued
and | noted down in my little case-boo
= that the effect of poison ana antidote wa
= different upon men of the Celtic race, an
| lay down that night in my tent yer
: quiet and thoughtful.
Not a single rattlesnake had been kille
thae day, in spite of the most energeti
search and | began to hope that the per
: would soon be thing of the past-tb
snakes fleeing from the presence of man
: but the very next morning, directly afte
= leaving the mess tent, the colonel came I
: me himself, accompanying another Irishma
from the same company.
: "It will never do, Ellison" the colon
'' said; l really can not stand it. 1t is n,
y
. Just to the men. We must move; for there
a perfect panic among the poor fellows.
" Don't be uneasy" said, assisting IL
= stricken man into the hospstal tent; :
- fancy the evil is nearly at an end.-Her
:, = hold this poor fellow up" exclaimed to
: couple of the dressers.
" "Now reach me that bottle. Qtic
> man; the poor fellow is fainting.
= :, "Yes; for heavens sake be quick
: cried the colonel, as his private gave
! !. hollow groan. +.
z ''No, no, no." | said to my aid en
:, that bottle there's another, which | pr
pared this morning. That's right. N
: never mind lancing the place. Now thel
= hold his head up little higher.-DO
.s your throat feel constricted--swelled
ar my man? Do you think you can sw;
! low? +s
ot "Shure yis, yer hammer, jist little
i, "Drink that up, then, every drop, !"
i said, placing in an assistants hand a tin G
- containing about pint of the mixture
!. : had made ready. eNow then--ho Aiht
i ing--every drop--not drain left. A
would you Hold his head y 97e
% After the first taste the unfortuna
a patient shrink back; but with my help
n head and nose were firmly held and the wh'
by pint Of fluid poured down his throat VIII
with howl resembling that of w
e, beast he kicked out, sprang up, and tn
he ran out of the tent, to the great astonii
ell ment of the colonel. W
H. "What (! turned homeopathic, no sal
he ''giving poison to cure poisonf" l9
t's "Oh dear, no. That was only a prep'
on alton of aloes jalap, and tartar emetic.
sr- don't think he will want another dose. "
,rs "My dear Ellison, how can you doct'
IT, be SO brutal and callous when fello
his creatures life is at stake3"