The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-12
NUMBER 9

handles; them as fearlessly and safely ~
'lic could the sGngless fishing worm. .Hs
knows tbat--and the Indian dropped Ms
voice ihto a whisper and finished the
sentenccfb s1sv YiZ aipoal .saaaaasI
| The boy startcdIat the secretshEs lad
boon revealed to him, and a joys sbEekn
the usually stcarn lines about bis rsoatA
stern, for the sorrows Of his early
youth and the habits Of frcticenee htfsaR
inbibed MAIDS him much morebo tAang4 i
w4s usually the ease with one of h;a asasE
Igwill CO. hcsaid At length. .TAgin
not bring. back to me the broad lAn6sE
know belong to me. but it will give me-
! 'RevengeH interrupted the IndiAa,
breathing the word that wss most dssT 50
| his savage heart. ssgsa1r1syoa stasa ase
Their consultations was continued ssx
some time. Then they separates, sad
the boy stole away from the encompasses
and, hastenod towards the yillsgs, grows
SO now thaths could scarcely f1d h8r Wy
to the place he soashtainid the siiadg
housea. But he did iso4-fonnAs tllaP
abode of Monroe Skinner, Watched HE ],
opportunity, and, creeping Within The. !,
Office, deposited an open yes,el Of water
behind tie branches of feaffegy
asparagus that decorated ths fi.es splasssie
Then like shadow he agaia aeparte8,a
and no one knew either Of Lis ccssinn,s
or going. ...,g ,sr ,...ts s.,.yr
The next morning Doctor Skinnsr
was busy as usual in his ofIice--.syea
more SO. Ho had protestant frisssa =.
visiting him from tho East1aone alsoSa
he had not seen since thsyswsss afpizs
ents tosether--apdswas showing him ahss
=curiusities he had collected, prsnaly =
he. had done his landed property aaA
stock
fBy the way said he, altar tAs sd.
vey of the room WAS finished. asys2
take any intersst in. serpeats 4 i haxS
some rare specimens that 4 haye coilset-
Led from time to time, and aanng then s.
the largest r,ttlesnaks ever sars. Nay
you need not start; there Is not the
slightest danger. have handled shsdaaa
for years without the chance Of beings
poisoned, knowing what do, isjr s;eAs
lie opened the box in whieh;th
were confined, dragged them forth, aad
in moment the ugly monsters were
wrisgling about the aoor. 'S' eSsSf
'This,'' he continue ~ taking aFsisSa
largest, lis King. An Iudian bfOughaua
it TO me from the Rocky ,Meuntaiu&s
BE caraful,' was the reply of hisa
friend who shuddered aud drew away
at the sight. 1T is never safe TO handls
such things' "'A'f '''s's- so Tol iastSga
40, pshaw! / have done so q thSa.
sand times, and he continued toetaeas-.;
ing it for tune. Then his attention.
was called to other matters. He pat il
DOWN, and it crawlcd swiftly away 10
join its companion behind the bushes lib
the chimney-ths Doctor anhtfsSisg
THAI it was faSorito place uiththams
when at large. als>ieaas BaE ssssss
The conversation flowed on with the
olden times for theme, and the SER
pent was forgotten until patient de- -
manded the presence of Doctor Skinnsa.is
Then he looked ab,nt5 him aud sfouaa
them colcd upon the floor. One after;
another he took up and threw than mintew
their box, and receiving . bite from
several aud especially the largest, But
he only laughed at the fears Of his eoui.
panion. ." '.' ~ st%e aesaEs
'Thsis bite is harmless he SAID 'sIw
have tested it again and agaiu.ls Nessy-si
rent oan-O heaven! how came, this
thers?' snd be pointed to little stress,,
Of water tina. triokled from the Fireplace
dashed thither, tore away the bushes,
discovered the vessel the boy had psae.A.
ed thsro, aud sinking upon the aoor ex-si
Claimed: ssaa4g
Great God. am lostv
An hour later he was . bloated dis
figured horrid corpse. from mahya
wounds the poison had spread witks
startling rapidly, and every lefForttsf
save him was In vain. Tbesysfys thing
he had most guarded against had bsss-
his death. He had learned that ssrpents
cannot produce poison unless they have
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