Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-08
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81 would have you know, sir, SAID tn'
doctor, "that I am superior to any insul
which dough-kneader may offer me !"
"And 1 to any foolishness on the part of
sawbones"
"Now, look here!" said the bachelor. C
was sick, and she gave me the same kind
medicine she gave the doctor"
"She sent me the same" said the baker.
"She came into my house, and held ny
head while I took it," said the doctor. H
was triumphant. ;.
Then, after much haggling and quarreling
they looked at the house again; and agreeing
that she would certainly return by to.mor
row, they took their ways to their respective
homes.
And behold tomorrow the good little shol
was opened, and the same array of goods me
the gaze of the passers-by. The little woman
was seen upstairs dusting the shutters. Sh'
nodded to the milkman and to the ice-man al
usual and at the last the bachelor saw her
and over he went, and met the doctor step
ping off his doorstep.
"Are you going in, sir?" asked the doctor
Eyes !" said the bachelor.
"Do you snuff"
mo, I go for collars"
"Then we'll 20 in together" And togeth
er they went in. A tall, sunburned man wa!
there-elderly, but big and brawny.
The doctor spoke up, though he was little
shaken.
"We-I-that is-we should like to Set
the Widow Thorn, sir"
"There amt sich person" said the man
grinning. "She's gone-vamoosed-peg peggeo
outT
"He's drunk!' whispered the bachelor. 81
saw her myself, before came in, upstairs"
whats that you observed !" asked the
stranger. ,u
"Sir, we want the Widow Thorn !" boldly
exclaimed the doctor.
"And you may keep on wanting that old
lady, gentlemen; but she won't come for
wanting"
Then the pleasant voice of the little woman
sounded from the next room "Now, Char
ley, do just behave yourself" And there she
was before them, neater-looking than ever!
ooh! Widow, good morniDgp said the
doctor.
"No more widow than I am" chimed in
the strange man, laughing.
"Now, Charley, do behave" said the little
woman; "and, gentlemen" turning to the
doctor and the bachelor, "let me introduce
Mr.. Charley, my husband"
"Your husband" they both cried.
"Yes, gentlemen. We've been going to be
married for years and years, but he vowed
he'd never marry me till he'd been successful
in the mines; and be has been now. We
we're married yesterday in Boston. l wrote
him letter telling him I'd meet him there
and here we are! But we'll sell out this lit
tie place as soon as we find customer"
Without a word the doctor grabbed the
bachelor by the back of the neck, hauled him
out, and tumbled him over the baker, who
was coming innocently into the shop; and the
three were down on the pavement where Mr..
Charley picked them up. And when they
we're dusting themselves, he stood for min
ute in the doorway and sang out:
"And if you ask for the Widow Thorn, III
tell you there amt sich q person! and went
in and closed the door.
The doctor went home and abused his SER
want; the baker was seen to take tumbler
which had held the medicine of two nights
before, and which belonged to the little wild.
ow, and dash it into thousand fragments in
the backyard and the bachelor all that day
and evening sat at his third story window and
PLAYED "The Last Link is Broken" on the
bassoon in polka time, with accelerated pass.
ages where the compass of the instrument
gave out.
Thus may Innocence cast its halo around
tootrusting Human Nature.--PhsIadetphia
Dispatch.
THE LARGEST SNAKE IN AMERICA.
One of the largest snakes on record was
recently killed in Louisiana, according to the
Shrevep port Times, which says: We were yes.
terday informed by Mr.. Smith, living on
Quapaw bayou, that while he and his son
William, aged about thirteen years, were out
in the woods on Monday afternoon last dri'
wing up their cattle. their attention was at
tracted by the bleating of calf some dis
tance from them. Thinking probably the
poor animal had begged, they started to its
assistance. They had gone only short dis.
tance down the bayou when they discovered
a yearling in the coils of huge snake, the
body of which was suspended from the limb
of black gum tree about twenty feet from
the ground, and which projected from the
bank Immediately over the water. Mr.. Smith
and his son we're almost terror-stricken at the
sight, and stood speechless for several mo-
meuts, unconsciously watching the movement
of the huge reptile as he entwined himself
around the already dead body of the year.
ling, and at every coil Of the snake they could
hear the bones of the calf break. After coil
ing itself around the lifeless form of the year.
ling and crushing every bone in its body, the
serpent let loose its hold from the tree and
dropped down alongside of its victim and be-.
gan licking it all over, preparatory, it is sup.
posed, to swallowing it. About this time Mr..
Smith recovered his senses, and, after watch.
ing the monster snake open its capacious
mouth several times, he fired on it with his
rifle. striking it near the head, and was quick
" followed by his son, who discharged a
double. barrel gun loaded with buckshot. Both
reloaded as quick as possible and again fired
on his snakeahip. In the meantime the rep
tile had coiled itself into huge mass, and
was making Kissing sound that could be
heard fully 100 yards, and was protruding
his forked tongue several feet. After dis
charging about dozen volleys each, Mr..
Smith and his son succeeded in despatching
one of the largest snakes ever seen in Loui-
siana, and, probably, North America. 1t
measured thirty.one feet in length, and the
body measured, ten feet from the head, thirty
i.ehes in circumference, and about the center
OF the body, about forty-two inches. 1t has
a regular succession of spots, black and yell
low, alternating, extending from its head to
it's tail, while either side is a deep purple.
Mr.. Smith has no idea what kind of snake
it is, but thinks it must be of the beacon.
strictor species No doubt this snake has for
many years inhabited that section of the