The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-03

lin done. BllIy lIlslilhS anu olh'I
urIphIors were called IN TO assist IN the
Killing. FIVE or more came; a long Siplihg
huSiug forks was eat down and was placed
upuu tine back Of the snakes neck ana iIclu
there by four men, when my father stepped
ma with the axe ana rnt OIL his head or
|puiIlu,Iurl him. We had two large yellow
Ions, nId the body of this snake wit ABOUT
Il, Ilr.r and Of the same color rs the d"4',
He was as Tong rs a fence ran ana llIu
lwrnty.two %raltlrs. beng NAV many
years old. When he was thus brIrtlcd'
The loas were set upon INN, 'wI OIaNrlN W"
ken, M the tgIt. He would throw nm
self into "A coil, and with the stump 81 MS
neck strike the dogs, knocking them "iSNl
or Ten feet. When the dogs came "uI 81
fine iiult, they were n bloody ~ butchers
jIr was such un extraordinary snake lIit
,hc uriulbOIs concluded TO carry HIN home,
INT were unable 10 drag INN. ne oxen
and cart were sent for, and with the ana oi
huud,uikrs he was rolled into the carr.
Ills skin wl, taken oil ana stalled "lliI
LrIn. with the head attached, ana !, was
hmm mo by the walls Of We house Il, a
uouhy, such a, the sr,lpS that hang iroln
the ylrdIr Of IT." Indian warrior.
TIE AMENDE HONORABLE.
Aro, nm, r,luru from the FlOrIla war IN
1871. WI, elected 10 the senate, ana took
INFO nv circuit the good old county OF
|; ,brr,,on, who's" citizens wi always
,.su,rt and love. then for the ms.
,ir,. M. with the Erlc Orator,
GINS He r., iInyd, one Of the INST
lr. ii min. i Tennessee, hiinnIIl, iiocN-
ru AIlrn and Pepper. There | 'm,I my
It, t4N = luullIIIit
whom. I voted Tor IN the Assembly,, ana
greatly contribute 10 elevate o'lIr i'''','
IkrNI,r my old scIloOIinalr, whey u
Johnson, lhr Attorney General 81 l'Ir
lf,h circuit; C,tyr Johnson. the m'lI''r %
Congress-, a sound Democrat ana one o.
the best stump Speakers IN the Nl"lr' an CT
whom formed 4 galaxy OF talent ana worm
NOT SURPASSED IN Tennessee. NJ no" lI'.''
u,s.rd AWAY; the cl0i, Of the valley have
iIiru over them, except the eagle orator.
Iu.. lI,uIl. Well, to- til" point. My nature
isIu he communicative and QllrEIS 10 '"lih
uy aruuniulanrrN, | nrycrpldy"d 4 cara ANA
m.yrr intended ~ use one. AilrrlmlklnGa
,.,y ,,Iurocy I'm the court. in a few ulgll,
wc hrrlmc hail fellows well met
hr,urhcd cut and "a " my Nuak" story WIN
the r\ulrlu".. cNlUricd by my powers
and manner from llrm i r"luNaNt assem-
tn lis entire lrulIl by an "crhsI"''tI llol
Of the head. Brlm" u stranger, llry way
Cd, during that court, making am ISSUE u'i
hey returned TO Clark5ylIlr, they doubt
ed il, entire truth. Bat lluding Il ST. k'
,I,rv in one ~ the Alabama papers II y
in, I,srd it IN 4 letter to ne, ana a'"lc'
that when ! told them ny snake story
lnry could II lrlivc it, but that puiilrl''NN
urryrutrtl Them iium entering Il d'SN'Ill 10
any part Of it,. They had SINE" i"''lll III
the uaprrs the Alabama shake story sem
me-. and they NOW felt it their 0uly y" WIN
draw any reserved implication against me
,rulL of ,uy story. and to extend 10 me tine
,urudn honorable, II, they now believed
every word Of it. It is said Objects brroih"
lo,urr seen i'm the distance, and the lapse
nc lime renders An ruchlntiu"nl 10 ltclS rs
wrli IA fiction, vet ! still adhere to the en-
fine features Of this snake scene, so deeply
l,e If hrcumr rnnIavcn in my memory.
This WAS an awful country for %,,naNra,
suc. The snakes were 50 numerous
n,,l ia the fall the ncighb0ls drove their
hurs Ia the rlins 10 eat and laltrn on Them.
The meat ui the rttll"snakr Is I"I ana ''''
,ririous. and they viii ttttrn hogs i They
'' , ~ ,,'l'' il, ,L,'r L,,. were aorraI
saving Of the cereals.
NN''' .r. ,uu
If it viii mol fatigue you, ladies' ! WIN
,i,. Won muulllrr suaGr scene Of the Ullcm
tIim'a, ana li'h P"''"' =, ,h,lI Lu,I,
u"l%l'l"r WIN !, we an" ", 49,. An,
ht, cabin "' a nav roc" '''""E -. 49,
ia" rock ''r'''.'" ,'''' -
iHpriNl"UH I" u,'"'H wv" ~! w. n'',
Upon ms '"'N ',''I "un' !" , t.,
Wtl'f lh'S WIRE ""''' " =" ,,. ,,nI
'I"''N'' lir' '''''','> ,''''" ", ,,. ,,,,,i, "A IN
P!'''"''' ~ ' r', TAIN, tr,, mn duriuu
u" N'l'"''' "" 'n o,,,I, ia IN,
'h' "l"''r 'P," '"'' w." A., anal ri.
AI'in% 'I'"'' =" ,ni,I Inrir ,nI,
"Iir ana ''''' ","P' nl,,',I,I .,ruy
h'd III INV ''"i ,nrL Iu,
Nv" '''' WV ,Ln,ol Il, Ih,. crawl
'"''' way ~ a, ,Lo hoL and their his,
h2 -, S'''>'' , " IT,. .,n, hrr,Iu,
'"' ,"' wv Wv, ",Iiu v,. Infested win
''''l'"" y W. L,mnn,nus to ,lrrmu, /,
',N''' " ' ,,'G nn,. f., I'm, door. n. II,
" IN "''' -" L'i,,' n,,.L,rc il, snakes
",'' n1' "a"'" ,,nI7. wiG, ,n cover nm hm
\ ,,,,I and Inn of the child Win the bed
! clothes, aud hold II IN down. ANA ''''a''
IN that condition un'u MS return rs ne WI
,ug Ia ,,raIr through the i""i "l u,
Ia tr and hrir = her rrIri by morning u
,s escaped, alarmed the n'l"io"IN' W"
assembled II lhc break "i u'S WI" +u'
tul ropes. They examined the SITUATION
anil finn Il that the llUUr ana btI NtI