, 1877-06-25

Judec'a curiosity was excited. 10 use bis own
words, "Thc squirrel was jumping around right
bmart, and appcatel as II lie didn't know what
TO do with hisscif." Its attention was not dis
ucd prane!ng over the .nnd In aconeentric course,
a. though crnzcd. The Judge walked up Wiki
the intention Of capturing II. Suddenly ho was
confronted by an enormous rattlcsnakc. 1t was
sand, witt, its hea,l toward the squirrel. On
seeing the Judge, It threw itself into coil and
maae noise like that OF a bnzz-sAw. It's tnil
rattlel with terrible carnestncss. The squirrel
mo.tonless as statue. Finding neither stick
nor stone on the rrairic, tho judge tried to
scare tho snnke by threatening gestures. These
inscnsed the reptile. It reared both crest md
AL, dafted out It's forke!l tongue, and jumped
then got angry, md threw ciotls Of cartal md
grass. At this thc serpent flew int an unqovern-
nble rage. its eyes fairly flashed Gre. Apparcnt-
~ aware that there was no 1aNgeroua weapon
though Il meant to close With him. II finally
became SO active tllat Conner was r1at 10 leave
II. AZ he walked nwnF It resumed It's position,
and the squirrel hegan fta dance OF death.
charmed by it, buzzlnG music. The Judge says
Tho mystery IL how cams the squirrel and It's
chasr1er on saltwater prarfe, a mile from my
tree.
.AG0 nISA III tAG bAlk'hA{CIs 1iA
Wallace, Of Daytonn, informs NO that ho llas
seen them apparently crossing from, the beach
to the main land at CuatIe Windy. Three years
aeo Capt. Nell, Of New Bedford, one Of BTilt's
Musqutto Inlet, going out with The tide. The
snake cspicd tcil's boat and made T. desperate
cfIort to board her. The Captain beat It Of
with the oars, but the 0ght lasted two or three
minutes. The serpent, at last disabled, dr!ftcd
away with tho cur1cnt,land was finally swallow.
cd 6y snake.
The large rattlcrs arc said to follow herds Of
cattle. Cow-buys say that they smell the milk
dropping from theudders Of tic cows, and take
il tloue while tho COWS are iying on % the ground
chewing their cuds. When the serpent takes
the tcat In !ts mouth The COW stops chewing.
ami! becomes ns still as death. Thus she re-
mains until the scnly thief Is satisfied. She
fatal. One snake las been known to milk two
COWS successfully.
In the fall, when palmetto berries arc ripe,
the rattler craWls to tho top Of the fuIl-bootcd
berries attract the cardinal Erosleaks, bull
tnehes, mockiug.blFtls, mud parEoqucts, aid they
fall under The intcrnal magnetism Of the saake.
Tho rattlcsnakc when trotidcn on does not In
rircr iiln!i-carfer, while dceI,hunt!ng ~
summer, stepped squire on rattler. Ho felt Il
Weld and more under his feet, and then heard
lts omtnous humnling: lie Jumped nearly ten
feet. nnd turned ~ white ns sheet, but he says
mn,c rc,narrnhia storv Il thot XIX "n,..r,,-
lnr ths % wife oi judge Co,,nor. she IL ieat' md
this intcnsidcs a natnral dread Of ratttcsnakcs,
ns she caanot hear their notes Of warming.
,ootor;nn III roIt Eho t1n. stnnin~a T., VIZ ~
path. holding son,e catnphor and q bottle Of
l!niuicnt. She felt something cold and scaly
pk 'rna n an,n .at. "s,aH Lca
asess anu aun'ns IVY so saw la.t'fsnahe t
tnrn, ~ varrr ~ 1 ipgnf apog out ~ teu
soEgno, anu maslns ,I Hs trsa rsaa to ana tfo
away from her m heart M she .ereamed g Sn tums. toea
60 nslan @ 60 spasaot9isSaty tas taat Tue snske lost
10 i! npu ~ hne . ~ ,sst ~ tte Esounu. ~ B
ssi1le tnst @ tnJ ~ ~, 10 iasc,aate
s9na a. a., tao JuugS H. ns ine'foor nm Up
.sIG t pa.9 ~ ~ fotrt WIN W 'ne
pont, ot . IL aaint. y 4, a.. .,u..
ufc dhm. ho nv 1ne X yoto.tcd ~ 10Y i,hon tone-
au ss,!irg os c ehe hsa a's.p5'e' "l'noa
sues ~; sne ns.5nSut ~, tsepeated' "out sho
was 20 ekeett FEY a'an,s t,l ~. H..
arc you suto ne o'ont o'1e Jou' Ma'St"
askGg tug Judge: .,, -
know hc didn't"
And she was right. She pleaded for tho life
Of tho snake becnuso It had spared her; but tho
Judge, to use his own expression. "moppcl
llc1l out OF II"
hog, the deer, md Tho eagle. Tho hog thrusts
hls fat ctors into the snakes face, neekly re-
cctvcs It's bite, scEzcs tho reptile by tho neck,
places tts hoofs on ~ body, aud tcars.It
nsuntcr., No blood q drawn, tile poison Is harm-
less In tho fat, and the porkcr gets far meal.
A. drove OF hogs VIII clear the widest country
nf rattlcsnakes. When q bnck sees o rattler,
10 sprines upon tt eiiRejlei1tntng, bringing bis
feet together upon isa head and body, thus cut
ting It 10 p1cces, Tor tho hoofs OF Floridian
deer are as hord md sharp os razor. An caElo
l;!'ls the snake while It Ia summing ttsctr. The
bird desecnls With the velocity OF au 0rTow,
striking INC reptile with sucll toree % to sevcr
the vcrtebrp,
common blacksDakc. lie Ia nubtlc bcntlnctor,
aud ought to bG protected by tho State LeQjs1a-
turc, even II he docs pick Up chicken ar two
occasionally. lie grows very long, and, unjike
lis Northern compeer, never assaiis human
being. Tho rattler feura and sl,uus him; and
well ho lnny, for the biaclssnako IL "a aHilo and
nuirk as tho handspring Of O watch, uull ~ fujI
Of light ~ bulldog. Meeting bis antagonist,