, 1877-08-31

And so twill he tilt, low hcaeath the ais1ea white,
Ny aching heart has found sweet rest.
Aud, In tho regions OF eternal light,
Ny soul, freed from its prison. shall be blett.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. -, 1877. FEEkEY MARsu.
SNIAKE-sTOntES.
l+rs JtrrtitN ~ Cosrettonaenet .s.p !ark Snn.
Harrison Van peuzcr and Dan Ton, pkins haul
eordwood over tho Monticello turnpike. between
that place and Wastsboro, On Saturday. a. they
were jogging along b. McMunn's. three miles from
Wurtsbosp, three big ratt1etnakes lay coIlcd up IN
tho middle Of the soad, and act up chorus thbt
made the tcamsters .tQp. stono thrown 1t the
ratt1crs drove them ineb tho woods. It's had luck
to let tAtt1csnako ret awny from you. 4 Sullivan
County mountainter would sooner miss circus
than GO home aud saY that hc had seen rattle
snake and then couldn't pull It's fastlcs out OF his
POCKET to prove II. So Tosnpklns and Van Denzer
left theis teams and followed the snakes. Tho
rsttlers led them chase Of two miles, but the
excitement that followed paid 70. Il. Tho
msa h.a been taken h. plumb to Nat 1.!,
e,ettIns hit thc haekiehcrTy pistsfs - bad
se ' aa sopea s9 rasg
sot clubs % snd i, wsnt fur the he snakes; @ Tl.e aah.
Hut the men gathered tho rsltlcs of Of lfty .s.x
ycry iasr spectneua. some of tho snakes thsy
k1liGu HEEC tuseC lFEk lUn&. HGf tU0k home ALI
rales and expect to ct out at least four gallona
RI. ar W. ! f4sotite one q HI, ,the celebrated
on lin: lie followed snake: brecdin:. AMI he lad
ay nj II a
q Il. bat an.iiy Iii h!m On tic ,ha@b % iie psi
ssssa e. :sxeIi ~ e.
soi a slind, and suiesed untold eaoay. liz 'lsei
last Le died. IL. den has probably not been
visited be{oru since bis Goath.
large Fstss ~ & issst' ssa Breata.
csIio.ity il VA retiecty iormed sass ~ ''hh i. lad
two .wclt.derclopcd nscka and heads, The pron0s
snake used buth heads ut tho same time. striking
With both, End thsnst!ng out Its tongues In spite
fni manner, and haa tne arrearauee Of ,Wo snakcs,
10 much 10 TINT thc part!Cs who Killed It did
not discover the deormisy until his snakesh1p was
1tr. Jamcs. Chick, farlncr, q reliable citizen.
snd Oh old settler, lises soma rou' miles from tho
d. oen rcmanns oser sI On % rseci aee
son z e. had repaired to his iuyorItc Gahiis i,oIc
In tho river, below atcep cn,bankmrnt. which wa
o.esIa!a ", wiih : big Eoek ilaving .wans hin,.clf
he discovered near tic mldIo of thc tlses ssfy
.pesa % s%a e ST. III h.s W. ksssy sass
stick at to nonster as le neare Tho hank. striking
It about the head: but. nothing aailntea. the srr
10 tweusy four Inches ahave the water. Feeling
unsais In that staaiaon. ST. C.. tcr4Maled up The
ws. sds 10 III BY tho ssh. oi t thu .naks s
few feet from him, which had In n,ea.usy, by !
clteattous route. eat % his retreat 1tow Ms. I.
s1a questions that Will rrn'aIn myssry. for.
becoming lost IN unconseiournsss, onr terror.
stfcken friend remembered. Al The nfst return Df
| rnnkNtnrRnrla. MeHfEtnH hin hnmk fnnk{nN
buck now mud Then for h!s pursne.. a'r. G. thinks
the snake was fully afscea feet long and slx 70
the sand bar IN t4e uppo'i.e sidc Of tue river.
appeared, IN l,c short ttme hc bad 10 !nok Rt II,
rsa,vd thai arrs .aske va. ssen by o,hcr PARTIES
q few years back about tas sumo locality.
". hare ,aSe :i.fy III tto ;. y.s.sporo pc.
yesta. and As.nMa, daughters VI the Iato JetAro
Gardiner. Of vus.a!oro; VIM 'tss At the oi hou,c.
canary brIs I'll tho attic Of tho hoasa. away from,
the naughty cats and. ~ was supposed, away t5ou,
Sss. ese: sf: se sea e. ,stssd s I'D s:
is!shI Of The au.!oa. 1aotlss it'd. and sha houss.
stssnatto;, on ots OF .he iats +ee,c1ed M wills s c
lertng tho sttiC, huge spotted adder reclining IN
S. srss sys. 1sfnS st e
cure ous TOR 4 goo4 sana1e naeul The biz brother
u the family VIA hast!'y summoned 10 .Ge scene.
and the seFpent's tntttlutlOha were disluEted bT
denih. Tito reptile mensuFea ihrse feel tn length.
!i9w s1ef = domna y. Wy tnto .hs te 1nu %nat
mYsIiefigs 10 the t.ata.asf !anity ANU heishoos.
nooa, x Ihs non,e 81 TWO s'os'es' anu Inc s'"c
| up. n. u. LoG!nasa 1oatf@G: a.,,r, e., ,A,u
-oMntr @ IN Ind ,en,air r.mn.n,on NJ ma;e ma,rn,s
eouhte. ana @ W. hs,, u .aus ',
ss.esps rom b 6ehH oen 9 ny haae ~ -.
oaausuaL e1tR rt ~ nes.u. . aussMee W u
edge Ut tue bed. When theS heard The dread A}arn,
Of arattfesnake, They aerrau1ea ana spraHR to
the door, hat az thcy could see othns n th@ room
n,a untsscS ,h Ia1.. ra'.sJ ~ .ss
| ,.hi~t hr1noht - iGrjr a..t.tHnrr Mr c,"nr,,,
Toulpk,ps, who live. within 4 few hundred y1rds
Of III: cfaysn's honst. Mr.. T. armed himself
WIN po.e. Hot lamp: ana GUERRA Luz r9oin "
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