The sun., 1879-06-22
BEASTS, BIRDS, SNAKES, AND FISHES.
Remarkable stories Told by Esteemed and
NerneInna ContempornrIes.


yerncioua Contemporaries.
1t was n snake that made trouble in Eden.
and snakes have marrcd the honeymoon Of Mr. Juniut
w. Hight Of Frauknton, North Carolina. Scarcely had
he installed hi. bride in her home. when the rep
tiles made their Rppearancc-at rst by wos and threes
then iy batalions The FIRST he Killed was ten feet
long and since then he has seen one twenty feet long
with II hody rs big mans eg. They ate his chick.
they kept up an unpleasant Missing around the
house all night; bg fellow out In the woods drove
siumbcr rom Mrs. Hirhrs cyeds by his uncanny bel
low another actually chased her her doorstep
About week ago she walked her husband up there was
queer noise In the house, she said. lie struck light
and found half dozen snakes Of the largest sire squirm
ing about the floor. Mrs Hight started for the door.
declaring that she would stay longer In snake den'
she was going back TO her fatherG Hlght followed
In Hartford vicious stallion belonging to the
street railroad company-a fuLbooded Morgan CHESTNUT
10 years old with four white fect-needed shoci1g lie
got IN the stable yard and when the foreman of
the stables John Cry tried capture him the stallion
reared and sprang at him Crlly jumped between his
legs Then the stallion came at him with natened ears
and open jaws Cry seized the stations tongue and
twisted it, cxtorng shrill Of rage and pain That
ended the ight Crily didn't let OF the tongue uuul
its owner back In his stall and nrmly secured
terrible pull ut their net warned some shad
nshers who were plying their vocation below Fort Della
ware that they had something bigger than shad to deal
with. one OF them barely saved himself from going over
the side of the schooner II took dozen TO pull in
the prize which proved to be turtle eight feet long Ave
feet wide. with a head twice as large mans, and
room enYqsn on T. enSk for ha dozen oS a.
ana iu weight something less tnsn soo pounds"
Prom n. Rapifrq Ergle
Mrs 2. Taylor Lacy, 5O4 North Ninth street.
Reading, Pa. has number OF pets among which are
a@ snS & d Ts ss sa spSy sPoT stTSs Sf
nat se Isrd kne% which sns thought M he & S., n e,
not sell ior any money" Size was sirokns the head q
ims II my ct tic .isiled animal looked up her
GS as a. SH IN To ssS ana 10 IS i1 aS a s hs 20 aS
when !o reporter game e.3se IL quicsy drsM plHk & 0s,
"Bread and milk In bucket"
"HSont two Years rseeiyed It from friend in Phil.
adcpne cousin Of nne residing In that city ea. one
eat and II oows memuers Of te family all around The
ward Thev keep It ~ the yard IN summer aud At TIE
.5mc one OPEN, anditFoes down and crssps into the
ground. where It stays until spring
Prom ne sin Ioueiso c1ronic'e
Los ANGELES; Cal, June ar sharp. who
ness today ior The n-;i me ~ ssysrn - meysS Ae9as
Sss prseedius The wa,ar stream. carrying Goe
loosen the sround aud suddenly ielt something suing
an Immense tartnuia chnsing to his bare limb BE.
socE Wa severe but be- ID not o.c his presence q
mind lie At once proceeded to the house ana arpled
oi pure alcohol followed by bottle aud hall " stronS
s5Tsiias ,sct S9i dagliss; .syya Ir sharp. Ne
Mt sharp did not icel strong enough 10 20 10 WORK
Pom d, Philadelphia Pc"
n,artins an "ld Iiisi woman apbfoaehed ash stsnd
ana to the grS]S5 ] 'Sr d ne 5n ne o 1SIsI oa S s
building vnobssryed she went behind the sani, where
uon Cautiously hitns ihe cover. not to make any
Tie tai contained several Swapping turtles and one had
eausht hold Of hsr hnsers eaaNns much ps,n oeMhi ~
please. wa, her pleading remark 70 ne owner q !he
tore ths anger. could be hL, rated
Hop ne Ia G,ang, Rcpor,,r.
On Monloy last Prsiddent Mason went out ou,
o9e the I'd haws. aai cid cla,6ed the tree
Sds ~ ne S1as sv. 0Ii SS1 S Mas1
% . % @ to s s & e' ss and sS G oand 's OeT IN The S sT
younl cheArns hue birds and ground squirrel be
sesumua,s 81 two dsy. The head. Of the e6icSsn
ad d tI pern n 1 s o Iess & Sown ~
head oI the squirrel had been ripped open aud u brAit
From, n, N,e orleans Pinrwm4
: Yesterday, In tho Sixth District Court Nine
yaienlils tfsden6ers wa. Swarded by jury. sI5Ut
, damaee, for the death u her husband who was tori
v known Conuueuu, Charley The annual was brougl
s uisie6 Placed ~ ae shoons pafk Tor safe EecginS
4 ae one mornins br91e ms cham any attack MI we
through its rrsIdenL Gen " j. BshAn was held rsspoI
/ Able
> Ifon Ne Quiio,iH Rsrovier.
Mr.. Dock Pinson. a laborer gt Mr. r. ". jones'
1 steam rnl situated At Dixie 40 u Atlantic ana GU
- Railroad, Ca. went nshnw last Thursday sud ON hi
return passing through old Held On Dr. Thomt
- Born4s plantation, which there Il deep ditch oyei
L grown with hrars Just As be cHpcd the ditch lie
"A struck hy ratesakc about hall way between the ankl
=, aud knee lie euuugh TO ~. Matt HarreIl
g house 90 call for help Mr. Harrrl took him
= kindly card Tor him. DR. Joiner Immediately oAe
and ududustrf,d A the autdutes known 10 the proie
sion, bot without avail save % proong Nj PInsons III
- until CLOCK Friday. when he died
Prom he Bialfrl Ndsa
x There was u heavy rain storm on Tuesda
I, night ON Wednesday morning extraordinary specti
ce ptesened on the Long Ridge road. AZ the
,i tlc Bethel Water Company The road and IN
T. banks thereof distance of eighty rods, swarme
. wl young They were hardly an inch In engti
), They were constant motion. ana Vet immense
number A. to be unable To- get Vut ui the passing team
A. The srOuni, ar as the could reach, eoVsre
" with them They eil an the rain tuesday night
% Prom ~ Brun,n,ok Afrsrh'u.
y We learn from Mr.. Richardson. conductor o
- the aceummu anon ir-ht uu the Macon AMI - iI-v'~