, 1879-08-08

Vl,nt Wtiltsm Dowsfsinlth Got for Insruf.
Ing ut a Private Snake Fight.

Wlint William Dnwsrsinlth Got for Insxud-
Ing ut Private Snake Fight.
III. Ftrron f0.} 1annsr.
BIZ. William DuWcrsmitA, farm hand, whlle
working In Aeld near where Owl Greek npttcs
iuto thu Aioltcau, met With al encounter few
dava ago. that seldom falls to the lot ot
1nau. Afr. Bowersmith had taken an
bordering uu the streams ahoya referred
to. TassIng over q IlttIe bayou formed
by tha back wntcs In the recent trcshet, aud
oyer which lurge sysatno.s bad fallen, he cana
by burkeyrs anl The eoMt,ton iarcc. alAl gr.,wn
oyer hy tail grass ntid tror.wccds. alr. u. Tu-
pa1sed some breaks In thu fonce aMi was tusnii,g
tu 20 a*ny, When tIis attention VIVA attracted by
tnoa& peculiar souuds. described ~ something
Ike the ,ltssuguf geese, mingled With dull thulh,
iks striking oil MI old boot Mt, Buwer1mth
turned hts eyes III tho direction af tsr sn,lnds
nntl SAW thu Erass ami wucds wcrc In Tlolant
tn0tiun and levelc1 IL tic Garth. u though
ss,tttcu with club. lo approached tic spot
cautiously, aud by climbing upun stulnp close
by lts eyes inst sight Ncser to he Forgotten.
Almost beurath HE feet. locke'i u deadly con-
et, l3y Two inllncnsa serpo.ts hesalns Wrlth-'
tuE, al,u fxtatlug, willis illelr crimson months
cx.lie,t blotM and fto,h. Their cyca E.san,et
like roekets as,d protrllded frusn thclE hcsd4 like
beads. Iher would tWlue atounu QUO anotlse:
iug their fatss into eael, other's pecks would
shake with tie fcToclty Of bufl-dogs It soon.
becAn,o apparent that ont pt the serpa4tS waI
about exhausted a,it while making desperate
charge upou It's opponent the Other asxai
1t uear tha under patt OF the throat aid
settled down upon the ground, wtJete ts.eY lay
writing for seyera! minutes. At last svcsy-
thing bocs1ue quiet. und Dir. DoHersmIth crapt
fruul lis position, and, raising 4is Rx, adyau cvd
to uispatei, the vlclor. tlu s1 scnrculy reached
tho suot when With the rapdtY Ut lightning,
tllc rrG,alunc aerpcne spTauR upon him, aud Ia
an instant had 6u sntwtpt4 itsell about bis par
SOU That restataaca VIA Impossible, R,,d at eavh
respiration Ae suaka drew his deadly coil closer
nnt closer, hr. D. aauk upon the Esouu4, bta
faco plurrcd In soycrxl plascz BY The 4levp fau9s
II The ruptils. How long he remained tn thus
position be knowa not. aud tu asl probability
would not have been alive to-day ha1 not 4
nefghbor-who, With 4 common gIain sicklo IL
his baud, At.u Who desired to soa Mr. hover
smith upon some untllIDFtant lnatteF-folluWed
A,nl 70 tAe spot aud foun4 hlul u uboya nar-
rQlcd. It was but tue work Ut 4 moment for
tile neigtbor to cut the butlY Ut tho serpent IL
twain with tlln sekla nnI release The unfortu-
nata lnan. whO was restored ~ consctonsuca1 "
tie abunu8ut application Of water au1 lhe lul-
bln4ng Ut Y listle spirits, which tic uatghhor hsl
III hts possessfon. The &arponts proved to ba
lWo large reptiles OF the spettes known ~ tAn
black 4uake. Alter Strengthening thsm out tho
smaller oue 1nuxAuYed six feet four tuuhes from
lin 10 ttp, AHt tllu other eight itat two laches,
aid Was thought to be some three inches In dtam-
etcr, Sir. BowrtsM:th has now nearly Eec0v.
cred. a!thuuEh hla l4cc s stl!i sHoll1a 9rou t4a
poisonous effects Ut tlu serpcnt'a fauQs, un4 the
shock to his nervous sFktcM would hAHe proved
tataa ~ u leas robust iual!.