Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-19

seekers were justly and We Wish con- 4
pletely routed. The idea that > chap |
who prints newspaper must be subsi- /
died and earessed by the great and |
good lawmakers who assemble at Mont |
pelier from time to time. is asking too |
much of good nature, We really enjoy
ed seeing some of the disappointed look
solemn.-Cspper.
RaTTLEsNAkE SToRY.-The Atlanta.
ga J Herald contains this account Of
dog and rattlesnake fight. which occur
rcd at Allandale. Banks County. on the
I'D uls.. on the farm of John Davis
Terrill. about dark in the evening as
Mr. Terrill. his plow boy and a white
woman he had hired 10 hoe, were wend-
ing their way hOmeward. after the days
labor was over. leading their horses
along the pathway near the margin Of a
eorn-feld. the woman who was barefoosed
and walking in the path before them.
suddenly sprang back. exclaiming that
there was the largest snake she ever
saw. Mr.. Terrill then advanced with
short pine knot in his hand. with the in
tention Of striking it. when the boy
cautioned him, reminding him of the
imminent danger he would incur By at
tempting to Kill such snake with such
fral weapon. He made No further ef-
fort to strike it. but the melton with the
knot No doubt alarmed his snakeship for
/ he instantly turned and glided into the
/ bushes and briars. and Is he moved his
rattles made the well-known sound.
which were also familiar to the dog. who.
hearing IT. at once sprung upon the
snake, and it IS supposed caught it by
/ the tail and tore away lis rattles. as
their sound was not afterwards heard
| Then commenced q death struggle The
snake would strike at the dog and be
would seize il in his mouth and shake It
But before be got god hold on it. it
struck him several times with Its fangs
The dog had previously killed several
ratslesnakes. and understood how to fight
them upon fair, open field; but IN
this case he fought At very great disad-
vantage. being impeied in his movement
By the thick Jungles Of vines. briars
and bushes among which the snake had
taken refuge The dogs fatal wound
must have been given by the snake very
son after the contest commenced. as the
dog was observed TO become weak and
to stagger-then he seemed 70 reneE his
attack on the snake with terrible energy
and ferocity-taking it by the body and
shaking 1t most vigorously from side Il
side. and tearing great slugs Of fash
from its BODY As soon as he had sub,
) dued the reptile he carried it ont to open
! ground where his master was. aud laid
: it down Then reeling ike = drunken
nan. under the workings Of the deadly
. potion, the brave fellow placed It's fee
, On the snakes body and With the energy
: Of desperation and death already crap
! ping with hin. be literally tore cut it
vitals and stre#ei then On the ground
In : moment. and at the very climax o
his victory. the faithful dog reeled an
fell 10 the ground. and in . few minute
Vas stiff In death, notwithstanding ever,
possible eFort Vas made 70 save hin
The snake vas an ENORMOUS one, IN,
from Mr. Terrill's account must hav
been 1t least FIVE feet long He bit h
: dog many tuS-twiee under the nee
IN the soft part Of the breast and tsie
IN the shoulder, besides several times o
the mouth The wound In the breast
being near the jugIzr vein. did the Eor
10 doubt Il l. asserted On the word {
: gentleman Of und0Ubted veracity. Tia
the pUnctQres made by the fangs vel
: one inch and . quarter apart and tia
they had the appearance Of having bee
made by an a#l- The dog was MOI
grel Of medium size. considerably nike
Hith bull. and had hea bitten oBoe /,
fore by the same kind Of snake
= i Clergyman Who owned farm. foun
:. his ploughman sitting On his ploH, res
: ing his horse ouoth the clergyman
> "John. wouldn't It De . good plan &
II yo0 TO hare good ztub-scythe here n
:. Be cutting fe~ bushes along the fen
j Ehile the horse i resting short Gne9
- sWouIdn't Il BE vel, zir. said job
1 FIR y0u 70 have tub of potatoes
J. the pulpit and VIXEN they are singin
: peel EN- awhile 10 be ready for TIE pot
An exchange ridiealing the ridie1loV
county fairs. which make 10 effort
= god shOEs. says that the ClezrSeld 4
- consist 81 Of > calf. goose and : pun
kin Il rzined 50 hard tie first Zig