The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-01-09

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lmwAsl lhrenah she waud, following 4
travelled path. and guiding m.seli " 4
,mAll ,~,ek~s romra&s.
The frni-. lying ihfcneh faF~~l and
jingle. n.y. hill and d.sn, wAs laaely
and drrssy enough 10 make mr. mesr
than once wish ict cusMpAnion. More
than onee fsncied I heard the grcwl
II ao,ne wild h~Asl, and stopped and
st".M ~ the dsiensives and several
times the whir of some large bird dying
nr hcAr mc, ~ Me sudden scream and
rush III 4 frightened monkey, gave me
start that wAs anything bnt pleasant ;
hut. with these exceptions, ] rot along
very we'll sill Ahou. midday, when, a |
Was In the acl M descending into 4
dark, Rloomy hollc~. where the lrcc~,
vince and luxurious vegetation 70 inter.
Tered ~ " make N 4 matter 81 some
risk and trouble 10 pick my way
through, ] WA suddenly brought 10 .
stand ~ noise resembling Z ncnllc III
the path before mo. accompanie by
what appeared 10 bc human gro~nr.
From whore stopped could not nee
tho contcnding parties, though the
sounds told mo they were quite near.
There were evidently not moro than
two Of Thorn, and | Thought II would he
quito safe for INC 10 venture forward,
especially ~ was we'll armed. What
could Il bel Perhaps aomc Thing had
fallen upon traveller like myself, and
WAS now strangling him, according 20
tho highest code ri his religion. That
tho peculiar sounds ] heard proceeded
from anything hut human strife and
human misery. I had not the rcmotcat
idea; aud therefore my surprise and ~.
constituent may bc imagined whom, ON
gliding through axort al vegetable tnnucl
] bchcld, upon more open aud lighter
space. = large monkey In the coils Of 4
venomous snake.
was Just In time 10 witness, not thu
struggle. but the death 81 the poor
Gnadruped. His last gtoAn had passed
llis lips; hin e,cs, half out of his head
were already glazed, and, with single
convulsive qnlycr through his crushed
body, his life went out III tho moment
my gaze Toll upon him. The snake. per.
haps hearing my approach, raised ia
huge, miSshapen, hooded head, turned
ia ilery eyes full upon me, ran ont ia
rcd, forked tongue, missed out malig.
nant defiance. and then, an II knowing
its victim was dead, and that il now had
\ formidable foo u contend with, mn.
coilcd itself like lightning. aud appeared
standing up straight before mt, the
most appalling sight, all things consld.
cred, hah ever locked upon.
hnd advanced with my ri6c upon
my shoulder, prepared Tor the necessity
OF = quick shot, and now, impnlsivcly
taking hurried aim. fired ono Darrcl
1t tho broad, ngly head u tho monster,
Fortunately, ! hit him somewhere sbpnt
the neck, and he dropped, bnt threw
himself about with the wildcat contor.
tions, and IN single moment WAS n
my feet. ] jumped back with Wild
cry. and, scarcely conscious oil what !
VIM doing, thrust down tho mnxxle oi
my piece. aud fired the other barrel
just ~ he Wan In tho act Of scixing II
with = ycnonlons snap. blowing his head
~ atoms
was secretly returning heartfelt,
thanks for nv dcliyerance. when ~,
again startled by slight rnstling Of the
bushes 70 the left, and by the time
could draw q pistol. not knowing what
! might next have 10 encounter, | found
myself confronted, not by . beast. but |
man.
All. vol met, fcllow-trAveler," h.
sail. 10 very good English, ~ II no hai
OWNED my nativity 1t . glance. /"
heard your two shots, and fclt glad Il
know that wAs not alonc In this vii
dcrncs.. Yon have had . narrow On
cApc,' he added. looking down u I'll,
dead snake.
He w.s hnc.looking fellow, beinl
tall, straight aud graceful, with blacl
hair and eyes, aud dark. classic feat
ursn. He W.. lightly drea1cd, after IN,
fashion 81 tho country, and apparcnil,
armed only with knife. tho sheath o
which wAS secured 70 tho girdlc q bill
waist.
Without replying In tho iamilia,
manaer IN which hc had addressed me
drew myself up with somewlla
naughty reserve, and coldly hernandez
who no was, and how hc came 10 u,
sccrcted In the thickct. il his purpos,
wAs honest.
Why, 70 tell tho TRUTH he replied
IN ~ 0ton. straightforward manner, i
am, IKE yourself. perhaps. on my W,
70 tho English fort; and, not liking tla
appearance Of this lonely path. which
feared might lead mo into "a ambus
cado of Thu9s. / Turned ont to ~