The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-09-21
An volY VISITOR.
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From the Ottawa lIli.) independent.


A few days ago, Mrs. l.. r. Lewis, Of An
rora, formerly Of Ottawa. met with terri
bic. and. 10 her, also sad adventure. They
had recently removed into somewhat
dilaptdatcd frame house. Between the plss-
tering and the walls Of one room there wss
. vacant space, and q hole At or near the
ceiling Of the room in one corner. Near
this, by window, she had hung her bird.
cage out Of the reach of the cat. She was
in an adj'ining room, when she thought she
heard her bird utter a peculiar cry. She
came into this rO0m, but seeing no cat, and
thinking she must have been mistaken, she
went back. Scarcely had she done 30 when
the strange cry was repeated. She returned,
aud on looking up to the cngc was almost
,,strificd with terror on seeing . large snake
10 the cage and partially coiled around it on
the outside. She ran away screaming with
fright. and a gentleman passing was called
In. He soon succeeded in capturing and
killing the reptile. which was found to be a
''housc adder" snake whose bite Is deadly,
We arc told It's about three feet long
II had killed the poor bird and was in the
oct of swallowing 1t when tho man arrived
who killed the horrid snake. 1t had crawled
up in the wall and thence out Of the hole in
the plas,ering, II is needless to say that as
snakes usually 60 in pairs, and Us the other
snake comprising that pair has not been
killed. the houac il now for rent
Mr.. Lewis tried to sleep there that night,
but sleep would not come. Toward morn
ing, in his restlcssncss, he touched the bot
tom Of his hare foot against the bedstssd.
He just got up and howlcd, Snakes, by
John Rodgers ~ He put on bis boots and
sue put on ''hcrn," and they sat up the re-
mainder Of the night watching for snakes,
Hunting snakes 10 the chief smuscments Of
Aurora people nowadays, and especially
nights. They tell Us Of = man who was
asleep, and 80 Was his fair partner, who has
sharp toe nails She dreamed she was kick>
ing the cat out Of the buttery, and she
diggcd her toe nails into the calf of her
mans leg. He woke up and cried snakes, "
"burglars,' fire." police" and al' that.
She got up, ton, In quite hurry, and that
he'd was searched through and through
about twcnty.thres times, but the snakes
wasn't found. Another man woke up one
night, and by the pale light Of the moon
saw his wife's switch coilcd around one OF
the ornamental posts ut the foot Of the bed.
1t looked for all the world like snake.
There WAS its great big Shiny coils, and its
head pointed toward the head Of the bed, -
If the snake was preparing for al attack
on the party of tie first part, his wife, and
their heirs and assigns. The party of the
first part walked up his wife, and she, Of
course. screamed and kicked, and. jumping
out of bed, ran into another room to FAINT,
leaving him AL alone with the bloody mind
cd, venomousiy >disposed sarpient. He wal
now in lively state of cold Precipitation,
but hrs presence of mind had not entirely
deserted him. lie slowly drew up his feet
| and iu,nncd out "s i.~ss ana r~-'- ~
Kitchen and got his dOuble.barrelIed shot
gun, and came tack. He came in sight oi
the scrrcn,inc intruder, and taking q
deliberate aim "A his quaking knees and
trembling frame would permit, blszed away
The sound of the gun aroused the lady iron
her ,hirt, swoon. They advanced upon th
enemy with light. The enemy was foun'
In a limp state dangling by the bed.post
and evidently dead. On nearing 1t, imaxin
his feelings when she exclaimed, ''1av
sakcs, what have you done Spilled my hea
mol,sir switch y The shot holes in the he'd
stead can bc filed up with putty, and II r.
vanished. lie can get new mirror ia
seven dollars. The old tom cat sitting .
the fence outside, in range with the window
! win never squall at the moon n he VI
wont to do. He has lost his voice.
ut least that's where most of the shot too
effect.