The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-02

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you could hear It three.quarters Of 9
mile, and the snake lay there and !
grinned. Every morning We found
The snake there, until 9 bigger snake
came. and the baby played with hts
rattle lust the same till the first snake
came back. He looked thin. and
reckon had been sick and sent the
other snake to take his place. Will
that do for an item?"
"Immensely," replied the city edl.
tor: 81. 49,. a
dence Of childhood and all that, and
YOU might say something about the
blue.eyed cherub. His name is Isaac.
Put that IN to please my wife,"
''I'll do It. Any more snake Items ?"
"Lemme see. You've heard Of
boon snakes %
Just 90. Not long ago we heard . |
fearful row 10 our cellar one n'gnt:
It sounded like q rock blast; and
then there was q hiss, and then
thinRs M quiet. When Hooked u
the morning I found tho cider barrel
had busted. But We didn't loco much
"How did you cave IT." i
1T seems that the slaves bed
bursted out, but before they could
Qet away four hoop snakes coiled
around tho barrel and ttghtened lt
up and held 1t 10 together until wo
drew the cider off in bottles. That's
the way We found EN-, and we've
kent them around tho house ever
since. We're training 'em for shawl
etraps now. Docs that strike you
favorably for an itcm?"
"Enormously." responded tho city
editor.
"You can fix It up so az to show
how quick they was to get there oe.
fore the slaves were blown Oil. You
can work in the details
"Oi course; I'll attend to- all that.
Do you think Of any more ?"
"Ain't you got enough? Lemrne
think. Oh, yes! One Sunday me
and my wife was going to church,
and she dropped her garter some-
whore. She told mo about it. and l
noticed o little striped snake rum
ming alongside and listening to her:
Bimeby he made q spring ana !ust
wound himself around her stocking.
or tried to, but he didn't fetch It,.
"Why not ?"
"He wasn't quite long enough. He
iumped down and shook bis head,
and started of. We hadn't gone
! mnroSn n n,,affAr Of A mile whom We
see him coming out Of tho woods just
ahead OF ys. He WAS awful not .. aaS
tired. and he had another snake Wlto
him. twice % big az he Was. TheY
looked at my wife q minute ana oalo
somethln9 20 each other, and then
ma bi0 snake went right to the place
Where the garter belonged. he
wrapped right around II. put BIZ
tail Ia his mouth, and went to sleep
We cot him yet. We use him x
! hold tho stovepipe together wnen ~
! put the stove up. ls that any use u
an item p
Certainly" said the editor.
lyon can cay something abou
. the first snakes eye for distances
{ and his intellectually, when b
found he wouldn't 60 round. 10,
: know how to do that better than me.
! "Tll give him oil the credit he &c e
y serves, Can you tell ts any moro !!
= II don't call any to mind just 9
!, at present, My wife knows a lot {
Q snake items, but forget 'em. Is
u the way. though, 1'veg0t q reRula
living curiosity down on my plac'
y one day nv oldest boy was sitting 0
y the back stoop doing his sums. en
~ he couldn't get 'eln right. DO e
q something against bis lace. 90
y mora Voe Q little snake cotled up 9
y. his ehoulder and looking et the slat
y IN four minutes be had done q
70 them sums. We've tanned him
!. he kcepo Oh our accounts. ana no
" the lehtningest cuss ct figures y
= NJ ever seen. He'll run up . co!uo
~ y. eight feet long 10 three secooGe'
" Vouidn't take . reaper tor him..
"What kind OF q snake 70 be :"
90 ouired tho city editor. curiously.
Do "The neighbors call him a. ad9el
at ssOh. Yeel yes! !" said the city edit
10. a little dioconcerted. 1--WE heard
y: the species. When did all thu
30 things happen ?"
r. "Aiong In the fore part Of
%. sprinR. but i didn't say enyt1l
10 about 'cm, cause 1t wasn't the o
'os son for snake items. This Ia ab'
" the time for that sort OF thing, Is
not to" .s.,
lat Eyes," Clipped In the excha!
II editor. "you couldn't have picI
us' ont A better time for snake storie