The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-20
THAT RIVER MONSTER.
IT'S APPEARANCE UPON DRY LAND.

IT'S APPEARANCE UPON DRY LdND
Terrific Encounter in Field Near Ca
hokla, Witnessed Throughout by q
Member Of WellKnown Family
beware tho Jabborwock, My Son
beware the Frumious Bandersnatchl"
The st. Louis Republicae gives
an account of a terrific encounter
between q bull and M unknown
species of monster that has of late
appeared in tho Mississippi River
and on it's banks. The story is told
by Mr.. Jabez Smith, como of tho
most reliable mon of the commu-
nifty"
One evening recently, Mr.. Smiths
son went to pasture to drive bull
home. Just on arriving at the pas
ture, he heard an unearthly noise
in the woods. The boy lodged
behind the fence, and the bull
squared himself for the unseen
enemy. In a moment moro
TIE MYSTERY WAS SOLVED.
From the edge Of tho woodland
there upreared a head upon q sway
ing neck at least twenty feet in
length. The head was that of q
wolf OF dog, save that there was
prolongation into huge bill or
horny jaws. This bill the Monster
opened at intervals, displaying n
row of immense fangs upon each
division, while as he opened it on
each occasion there was emitted q
kissing noise loud enough to be
heard for a great distance. From
the back of the head and adown the
neck depended mane of coarse
reddish hair. The monster retained
it's position for q moment or two,
swaying its head gently back and
forth, when it's eyes fell upon the
bull; then it at onco showed signs
of great excitement. It snorted
fiercely, the Kissing sound became
almost continuous, and it would re-
pcatedly open it's immense jaws and
snap them together with sound
like the report Of a rifle. It's hest
tatiOn did not long continue. Mad
dened by the sight of the bull the
monster advanced at once and
SWIFTLY TO TIE ATTACK.
Raising it's head still higher, it shot
forward over the fence and thence
over in swift, billowy undulations,
the fence seeming no obstacle at all.
AS the animal entered tho field it's
whole body could be distinctly seen.
The great neck terminated in a
body Of somewhat less length, sup
ported upon four short legs armed
with immense claws, though the
motions of the animal seemed to re-
semble rather those of snake, than
OF thing with legs. TO the body
was joined u tail quite us long as
the neck and terminating in huge
barb, hard apparently as iron, and
having the bright rod color of n
boiled lobster. The neck and entire
body were sheathed in scales of q
dark blue color and as large as
dinner plates. Most remarkable of
all was pair of huge membranous
wings which were folded along the
body on either side. Tho appearance
Of the great reptile was in lcscribably
fearful and repulsive. 1t moved
toward the bull, Kissing loudly, and
sweeping about the apparently
doomed animal in circles of de-
creasing extent.
Tho bull meanwhile retained his
position with lowered head and IN
occasional response to tho Kissing
by q short hollow. He was alarmed,
but evidently
FULL OF FIGHT.
His whole body was quivering,
and his stump Of tail stood out like
the limb Of n sturdy oak
AS the monster swept about in cir
cles, the bull turned slowly, always
keeping his front toward the enemy