Middletown transcript., 1872-03-02
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plantsrs o. ~ senboasd.
The father of Jansa Was taller aad
cripple. and his motlsf tspl suall ~
ksF's shop. Thsy he'd oss sshss 10 ~ |
sides Jamss. sd were very poos. The
former from hls earliest childhood w. ~ |
tsrly unliks his kind, sd dsvs.upsd lesles
aud habits Of the seraussst and most a6-
normal character.
Once. q . very tender sgs DO was miss-
ing for several days. spd anslly turned up
last asleep upon temb-seoas IN The VII
lage graveyard.
Fond Of solitude. be ever lived n The
thick rccesses snd tangled forests Of that
semi-sropical clime. A passion for nstur-
81 history was thus sugendsred. which a.
forwards produced, We venture to ssy. the
most complete work (in manuscript) ever
compiled on the ornithology OF Georgia.
Skilled in snaring birds. his homo vas
strung around with ingenious cages Of his
own manufacture. fillcd with feaihered ia-
habitants. some hitherto utterly unknown
to the residents Of the country. He hes
been known to watch. and follow up day
after day. without eeasing. a paroquet or
some other strange bird until he had So
cured his prize. Nets. bird lime. traps.
and robbery on tho roost. were the means
employed BY him in capturing his feather
ed treasures. And ncvcr were they known
to fail.
This protracted life 10 tho woods and
close association with beasts aud birds.
gradually transformed this wonderful crea-
turc into regular sstyr. or wild man,
and. strange 70 say, his very physical ap-
pearnnco underwent q change. and his
natural tastes ana appetites also. The
writer Inns seen him with q pocket full Of
live grass.hoppcrs. which he would eat
like sugar plums or bon bous. Liszards.
locus,s. and even serpents. were dispatched
in the same way. Indeed, among his
other silvan pursuits. the capture Of snakes
was a favoritc pastime. Armed with
forked stick only. We have seen this man
crawl on allfours through covered ditch
in quest Of the deadly moccasin. When
encountered. after pinniug tho reptiles
head to the earth. he would seize ii BY the
neck. and inserting n course cloth into its
mouth so as to cover tho fangs. forcibly
extract them with sharp jerk. They
were Their carefully placed in bis bosom
tor shelter aud snfo keeping We have
seen hi.n stand with the heads and forkcd
tongues Of several huge serpcnts thus be-
slowed darting about his check and face.
with broad grin upon his semi .barbarous
couutcnnnce.
But this was not oil our carnivcrous
biped would derour these writhing mon
sters, with horrible gusto. aiirs, and
squirtning as he tore the flesh with hi.
tecth--scorcs Of living witnesses will at.
test this fact. He was even tempted to
make make this diaholical taste a matter
Of profit, and actually advertised TO eat
living scrpents in. tho cities Of Charleston
and Savannah. in the latter Of which he
was arrested for the brutality Of the per.
formancc.
The dwelling Of this an-monstsr was
visited by every stranger and antiquary
who made . pilgrimage to Sunbury. to
view tho old fort, and the enchanting wa.
ter scenery Of the dilapidstsd town. 1.
presented unique appearance. Hung
around tho walls we're the oagss Of null
titudc Of birds, embracing many Of every
variety to be found iu this latitude. and a
long chest upon tho Aoor contained his
collection Of serpcnis. On ono occasion
the writer. anxious to get peep at the
hideous reptiles within, partially removed
the lid, but quick as thought out glided
huge thunder snake and he Aed inconli-
nently. Twisted together 10 huge rolls.
these nauseous creatures, cmbraciug rattle
snakes, moccasius, vipcrs. black snakes,
coachwhips. the anaconda.like blue snake.
and many other varieties, existed, wiikOst
food for long months. their prison door
being covered With tho eggs Of The several
femalss.
Bat who vould suppose thst this susks
man eourtsd the musss, and % the authcr
Of quite collection of poems. mostly Of
the amSrous csst. whis6 we're publishsd.
" believe. II Chasleston. Several ol
these sse 10 OR possseoleu, and ibrm .
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snd uonssuss. Occasionally, however. 30
wrots qnias rsspsstabls doggsFsl. aud BIZ
doslng ssoshsr proslaiusd bIn y b. uet
qslas The sqsal II Byscs, bss 10 sspssiss
q Busns.
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would sise. y rather stset 10 ssoetea.
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