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

handles them as fearlessly and safely -
iho colld the sGnglcSs fishing worm. He
knows that-and the Indian dropped Ms
voice into whisper and finishsd tks
sentence.sis t17v YiI alBcd .sssmsjs
| The boy started Ia the secresthst led
boon revealed to, him, and joysbEeka
the usually stcarn lines about bis mouth
stern, for the sorrows Of Bis easily
youth and the habits ofreticenee he'taa
inbibed made him much nsores0 skaa.i
wts usually thelcase with one of HE sea-
IL will CO. hcsaid,at length, tpin
not, bring, back to me the broad lands
know belong to me, but it will give ms--
! Revenge! J! interrupted the Tndiaa,
breathing tho word that wss most dszr IS
| his savage heart. s!Usae aTeses ciasa ass
Their consultations Was continued seE
some time. Then they separates, ead
the boy stole away from the encampnsss
and hastencd towards the vilisge, grown
so now that he could scarcely fad his Wy
to the place he odshtamid the gfaalasai
houses. But he did so-foanah t,4ap
abods Of Monroe Skinner, watched hia
opportunity, aud, creeping within the !,
Office, deposited an open yessel Of water
behind tie branches of feathery
asparagus that decorated Che fi.e. piass. .s
Then like shadow he agaia Departed, 81
and no one knew either Of his eonaine.s
or going. ,r .,.,z t.a.u
The next morning Doctor Skinner !,
was busy as usual in his oiHiice--syeH
more so. He had professional fsissla
visiting him from the East1-ouo whs
he had not seen since thoyssefs ssvilsa
ents together-and was showing him skssa
curiosiiis' he had collected, proudly -
he. had done his landed property cad
stock ssess
by the way said he, after the sdsss
vey of the roum was finished, dSssa g
take any interest in serpents ?as I hsss
some rare specimens that I have epilses-
ed from time to time, and among. thea
the largest r,ttlesnake ever saw. Nay.
you need not start; there not the
slightest danger. l have handled thsGaHs
for years without the chance Of beiogs
poisoned, knowing what I do ,;r ,:,s.
lie opened the box in which ;theF
were confined, dragged them forth, "a
in moment the ugly monsters were
wrigylins about the floor. So Ssyaf
This he continue I, taking hanssapg
largest, is King. An Indian bkousks.a
it to me from the, Rocky MountsiuG'
BE careful was the reply of his
friend, who nhuddered aud drew away
at the sight. 1t is never safe to handlS
such things" "'s'' @''@'- fa' fz' sEsssgs
80, pshaw! have done so 4 ,hSa.
sand timcs, aud he continued tofrueus-yi
ing it for time. Then his attention
was called to other matters. He pst it
,lovn, and it crawlcd swiftly away to
join its companion behind the bushes IN y
the chimney-ths Doctor mutssriag
that it was fasorite place Riththsmb
when at large. 81 ..,s.sss 81. a.,,.s
The conversation flowed on with thsq
olden times for theme, and the SER
pent was forgotten until patient de-
manded the presence of Doctor SkiHuSa.s
Then he looked abont him andfsfouaa
them coilcd upon the floor. Que aafters
another he took up and threw than ,iatov
their box, and receiving bite from
several and especially tho largest. But
he only laughed at the fears OF his CON-
panion. 7Las sslssi
Their bite is harmless hs SAID tIw
have tested it again and again.. Moses
rent oan-O heaven! how came, this
thero?' aud be pointed to little stream
of wafer that trickled from the fireplace
dashed thither, tore away ths bushes,
discovered the vessel the boy had plae.i,
ed there, aud sinking upon the aoor sx-l
Claimed: ssssI2
Great God. am lostv
An hour later he was bloated dis
figured horrid corpse. From many
wounds the poison had spread with
startling rapidity, and every IeGsrtetsi
save him was in vain. The very tainEa
he had most guarded against had been,
his death. He had learned that ssrpents
cannot produce poison unless they have
access to wsser-that kept from it, Ythsy