, 1874-07-11

for lilo motion Of tho horse served ali tic puF-
posaa Of a csadso.
WONDERFUL SNAKE STORY.
a Young woman Carrics n Reptile
In Eacr Stomach -Four YcRrs-Tlas
Thing" Nearly Two Foct Long, II
E'innIlY Drnsvn from faer nlottth
After II Severe struggle.
Etont The Sashuilie t7tnn} Ranntf. Juiy6.
Tho Banner Las horotoforo published stats
ments roforrlug to tho singular case givon DO.
low, aud to act The whole matt comp!etols at
rest we take from tha Murfrceanoro Netos extra
the account Of tho capture Of tho alnko on the
2oth ult The affirmation OF =, tug ,nn aneag inp piy
sntuds Of tho itcraduloua'
For MANY months past, II has boon re"
ported that q young lady, living loar ohrts.
tiana.. iii this county; was afflicted IN very
wns possessed either Of devil. or reptilo
of some character, which was located Ia nor
atomacA Mauy haa been Tho remarks ,tftai.s.
whlle. o,hors hootod At the oaro montion Of such
n thing. The intorost bad continued to increase
i'll regard to ii. nntl at different times, most Of
the physiclanH at sAat ona Of The county had
say without oxaggoratiou. two thirds Of tie peo-
plo Of tlo same section. Tho grand culminatior,
however, was reached On Friday night Inst. 2cta
Of Juno, by The extraction from t9o M atomaet, % o.
y
| nooted thtug, which was nothing moro Or Leg
| than a 1.-Two aaake ~ inches long aud t"o-thirds
Of IN inch In diameter. knowing the groat Il.
St othoT ToS oountIos an Seas eroua I of far
Iishing our readers with true anu authent!a
| account OF the whole affair, we dispatched our
iuquisitivo reporter on Tuesday to tlto scono Of
action. with orders not to return until he had
fatlou,od tho whol, thing. and ascertainod ita
truth and veracity, which ie lerc glvou.
"Her name is Thankful Taylor, hor father 10
and hGr motsr naa aps sncg Wt nf SF
branches there aro twove children, Her agei II
| "a years. aud sinco hor infanog she has been
moro or loss delicate as tinlep, rataor Of M
| eui1eptical otnracter. md now boars upon hor
oouutennnco un1nistakab1o ovidouos Of ldiocv;
| though III har mannois and conversation appear.
tng a6out half wittetl. Size fist waa troubled
with tue snake about four years ago, aud since
for the past two years her !fe has boon almost
continually ono Of pain aud trouble. Whom slic
felt tho motions OF tho sfako i11 her stomach.
thoy wore freq9,cutly perceptiblo across tug
were generally npon ono or the other sido Of
her stomach. She would Hutfer great pain. and
frequently 30 seyero It would produce con-
yulsoB she would loyo her mind ana fomaln nun
or tlirty-Bix hours. At times her suffering waH
10 groat hor skin would split open. aud tho fcah
upon her head split 80 much it became necea-
sary to cut her hatr OIL worry short, in Which
l z
"sLo frequently remarked on tho Doth 1t WAS
coming up soon, aud just nttsr dark on that
evening az tho family we're seated about the
door aud como Of thom on tho outside, she aroso
from her pallet OIL the noor, rushed out tho woat
door of tho cabiu, mud III straushng manner
, run sone nftoen or twenty stops and tol upon
, bor knees. The family supposiag bor in a apas1n
rau after hor aud her little brother reaching her
arst, called back to his alotlor that ~ that thing
, Was i'll eis' mouth
''Her sto,,-brother caught and held hor from
: behind she all the wl,ilo making desperate of-
forts to got loose. and appealod etrang!ling to
I daath. Flor motlor fudlng tho thing In ner
T mouth as though 1t had como up hoad foromostt,
r and lu going bnck tho same way bud doubled it.
J aof. mixing loop, in Which she put hor angor
, aud held it until tho doctor came, who had bson
aont for inatantly, and arrived in q fow minutes
] from bis home some 400 yards of tho way he
"Tho mother, remembering tho DOCTORS in
o functions, held faat, and as 1t tried to worm
itself back into the stomach. she called upon hor
daughtcr to closo her teeth upon it. which i1er
u,,ui tlo snake just where sho would have taken
q hold, uutnistakable signH OF MARKS that might
llave bcen made by teeth. So auop as tho doctor
= arrived he took bold and drew it out it making
: efror.B to got down, hut coming up with tho uso
; Of Lut little strength. Tho suake was covered
:. with s!my mueouB substance, and lived aey-
. oral minutes aftor it was takon out 1T bone
J. probable two causas produced It's doath; htss,
r tno oApusaS ~ ~ 49,, ~ tnotl ~ tta rirl ond tt,e
Erp upon L ~ .he 1eeip u .av . s otiaad u s
gerh Of tho mother ona tss ao "te t9athsr r;t II
NOS. al o. u thGso M ~ Eop sio srrived usi
z tho aonB OF Mr. \. =. eoto' "ho @4At''o 1ue'
!. after it was taken out: n.a ,,o..o,
snce s extsacsion, tne gt gtFt aa nue,,s w cmre
tnan Tor yeara paa wa'Ss apua' ~ s,H ~ 10
ana has tfe aplotltes ano. We @ n,e nu,e
boforo, sne has eaton poiitng boaa.ess w. aons
WHILE althouEn sue soemea nus ~ as a doetr o
i getting It out. =,
/, Wo haSe apoVo gwen she 'acas as Ma sasn asn
cred the OF ons Of mo mus, ~
H. upon rocofc ana VIII !oaVe our rGnufs ~ iosa
l. thelr own op1hlons as ~ la poss!oty H.. "a t
IL s!b'litg. We would, ho~oYes, say that taa ~
j. tol!ul"6 r.! L. - ,r,,,,s;tr .n5 N;se Jnln
Dt a!o 1%,at.!t9 % 9,'aa =! 7 o.ata,no, 10 nuh1ishpd Ia
ne bato "nuso ,,n.1' 10 ,,laa IA a,pn
ao"t .oGosnu maan Us ;s woun 1av nf onltr
rs @ - ~ Jtuemont ~, ma who stamds hcl in rh
10 ana y, ..,';n,, I a;,o ,traa
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