, 1875-07-22

Gfent Destruction or Mathematics ftl
tho W1ods II II'enithrlvnntai.

| :. .efi" 0FH Sun.
| hHol1oEA Hrar r;tI. July jf,-A blind man
named Henry Usfc.sinI. a native OF WiBco,riu,
and man named to;n Uepuy, fruu] lilo uost-
oEii la.t ot tug stato OF Oi,o. got OF au Fro
atase, stopped oyoF night nj Barryvio. on ti.o
inih"lns morning lhey rccrnHrn ,hn river tn.t,
I'rnnrylshnia. and atAstc'l for shal,}a Falls, (;
nilcH northwest, At or near wllrl, sc5 iul rolls
.lscs rna!d'ne. Depuv II great trout t.hsr-
man. AMI pisol'Ahing nahtnc.rnd and l,t.ko,,
tue two started on tlsir wnv nn,uv I4as,.; cGli.
| cl1'ded to find SlIofoi. Crcek nt t]rif pAy
w. losvinc sllollota, ticy walked .lc,l. a ,uo,
wne., aaay feaehc1 sfio crc:k. and 1'erny rum
| meeting With hood aucceHB ~!lcn tue two eom.
lnE to All open tpos on Tho right bnnk of lin
etfcan'. rnt down 10 rest null lunch. Whln
lnnch'ng. Denny had hts attention directed to n
small ridge "f rocks on the optoslto hip Ut Tho
creek, ~ peculiar rnttl1r,g nolHe lin wnn a,.-
'ncd That rast1esnake den wan mt fnr distant,
s1s snd tsal!'nE Ins blind eompanus at.cpl,nn 10
t!lo lact. Ucpny fotdcd tho hsr"a,n. Hcarln
the opponlto Shore ho walked few rods IL, ,ha
hill, whom Hnadvhly his attention vaa drawn to
Ill ON tied limb. upon which lay cnilctl hugo
rattlennase l!e llallocd to Ills blind rfsura,le 10
and rocctEing 81, ansvcr ,o returned anA ass!r:cd
hsm hcsoAs tho etEoaIn. Together stc twn
walked to w!cro Dopnv lad rccn Tho snase.
whom offetaotI hat down., secsug lnrse stick.
nepisy ai'proncs,cd to within rcacs'inE distance
y instantly. No hrnncr had ho killed ttn Hnnkn
than Otfondofr called to Inn. rnyl1r ti,,t hn
5clt something strange crawl ovar his fcet DO
pny started tu sol'tri, to hin cc,nradc, when l,o
obtervcd hugo rattltsnnkc mt tuorc than 10
fcet distant from where the blind man nat. and
another not feat away coiIct! aud rendy 10
'pr'''C nernT struck at tho fnr,hras p,,ake, l,.l
1nshbcd II; she make encapng into tho roruH. lfo
rn1,lcrtod Orfeudotr to reinain perfectly u,,io,,
while llo approached 10 within rcaclng jntnuco
aud attacked tho reptile. Tho snake t1ow back
hts !.cad N time to cseane tho blow. Dcpuy
aaln rated LILA stick. but before ho con'd brlbi;
1t down tho snhko struck tho blind man. .uryo
| ing i.n fang1 deep into tl'c flcnhy par. OF bta
! tight l"g. just below the knee An tho rnnks
WAS about to stviko tho secosd time, DruIy
ttrnck Il blow which killed II. lilo then e3ntll-
lne'l hin cotnnanou The blood va. oox1ug
1roT tho wound, and tho limb began 10 swell
lnp4dly. Having heard tint fresh dirt l,umo.
tlatcly applied to Il anakc-bito w.A sn atuoBt
certain cure, he Ecctirel rome, and after rercat-
cd applications Of this AntIn,e tho " cling le-
gan to disappear. aud in ahnut two hours tho
!cf. WaS reduced ainonL to l.a natural SIZE aid
ii,e unfortunate tlau was alte 10 Rluwy re.uu.o
h'1 Journey. They took different co,lrnc, n,ld
met viii, no further Inalanp until tllcy we're
about to ascend small Lodge Of 1ocks hear n
swamp. Teaching tho summit Of tIo Ledge
Depuy again hnarti Tho deadly rattlo, ant] at lilo
base OF tho hill hc discovered MANY t,oisol,e,l.s
rept'los coilel upon stonos aud atiels, Tho
shake. "eFe or sallti1s tizea, from 2! to AZ
fect in length lle sut to wurk dsnatchiu,
them, aud in less than fifteen minntcs l!o had
Killed forty-niac, TIM rest making their cBcapc
suto tho rocas and u'lerbrnah. 1t wan now
getting dark, mud, barring nenr!y 3 milcs to
En tho two started on their way to tho falls
Which place they reached without any further
adventures.
-Four nr ilyo wcoka ago subsequent to tho firea
~ the "ubdH. so9oral cuwH auu a pu1ubef Of
sl6ep, Thllc pastilsing III the woo.lA, wandered
thio these denH md were bitten. Que COW and
three sheep dying from tho bites Tic sur
rounding noslDorhood Is quite thIc1t!y pop.l-