The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-03-29
Sad Fate Of . k,g worm.
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Your readers haveo Win y
disaster that occurre,s''s a.
Mulberry bridge, ors 'a','
Rome and Dalton r's'on'sn I
the northern bound 10 nes'
ins the engine, vaoS'i.,.'es ~.
the creek below iher' nat
wrecked, aud in cd LOT hsc
Evan.. NJ selm.ie the rattle
George Evans were sou"u-
man, the son Of ana us neck
OF this county, p ana It's eyes |,
ously collected. aiignau' ~.
died . horrible III struck ~
hurt BY the fd. Inc Ia'
through the | more of the
was caught 'aat the worm
creek, inex.its position and
proved, by Of a hurry about
molished br. apparent alarm,
tie stood ins of curiosity in
firmly faste,e frisky rodunt
The debriring, whizzing tail
the creek, concerning which
to rise his ,ratcly up to It aud
mora a, ,-rcle did so the snake
w.,or ho.,l that time caught
death s,.rcl leg. A horrible
face. Strsort'u"s ""s :" '."'
and n,.,lc nciug upon his vic
MIGHT !. I broad head was
but unnvd enormous i"o''i'
only bv n distcnted jaws the
that firm vcnomous angs
who were the eyes glowcd
not To lcavicker than sight
bly. even le motion the dead.
q knife oriilicted. One In
of or getse was motlon'oss'
waters tI,ags were fastened In
and he squeaking and now
~ ! ro;larmed rat, and next
,h,, ..l..ed 10 its former atti-
hour o,seatening but simply
h.,.l,n..' ithwatchful eyes, the
.,,.,, of Its victim, without
s..o,y v further attack. The
him. s"' ios' '.,''"''! WY
g that had been struck
A. three legs it first
as if in wild terror
rpi itself around the
vo....s more slowly; aud at
.o,, :, , ! led among tho coils
~. ~ u, and there expired.
- - olutcs elapsed from tho
bitten until 1t was
~ = 49,, mcdiatcly the snake
o.. ,,.,.,2 the swallowing pro
c.,, ,v,thwas no prcparat5i!
Tins do o,il.ng upon and press
mo;r,.,n y. The snake sim
while the trat's head in hi
his naturo nmenced operation
serv,tudc. ) built in twrsec'
| vi AtUNsts In ..GI
,hc s,.< aid left, ap' ne saa :,
whucm separated, b'eN a'u :
wayard. Hoeslng 'l'e teeth .
sa %1' lion ip,othe rats hide, h'
:" :. .liasthe other section for
- sIe and take a fresh hol'
'caceth. Then the first tha
a"u 10 fast would let go, an
noa the front, and rig a ne'
o""' In that way, by altcl
,ccs Of the right aud lei
ocAhis upper Jaw, he slow
Now Yos dinner down. Bf
somc daenty minutes to d
mcnt Of
goes, the gi' r",s WIZ 'oa
rous senats, with little vari
,,oLv wos., except that the
! .,,vsn;o characteristics we
: ror,o on, played. None W
} With AL; of danger and !.
exclaimingaole Us '"e "'''' :
fashionable "cKy ~ .hc so'o'
| | ~..,s. =. ~ 4 /, n "a n IA
been verysceivins 'ne ,a'". :
preached snake 70 '''"No -
"Ah, Scn!as 700 e.co'.''
OH you ii 'i'''e 'c'io~ W.
my card ?sen - ny ,'".sr
Yes" h's ''''v' '''n,,
| ar.ot ~ inc set, and he roll
t man nv back, weakly kick
y ner Of irg 'of so'hv h,a''
> .Oh THE quickest death !
+; ,o,,Iou fourth rat, which ,
r So,rg ,he head, fell immedia'
. "thet seemingly dead in
son.o .nute.
person l'e',' %ho h'o"e a'''
Ycebo'' sie'ses as IL he
. med,,. ~, explains that as s
. M. snakes has eaten, in
= o.o;r mquantity and activit
a ,;ro mn increases, quit
l.. .hs Ae irteryal between
. ,....,,,.. IS fatal result, upon 81
.v.s become very short.
I. ply; "b o.'.", ,..'...' ,"' .sp ~. =
3 the worn "o.'si's ~ '''"s =, -
90 n eral bites are ins,iilic
. "Wh
: man, luke evil, is infectious;
: "didlAemic 1t must bo con