St. Landry democrat., 1880-10-09
A Snake CssaFlEacr.
TOttaNa Republican.

potter, the other day, Il decldediy re-
markabIe, il not marvellous snake story,
His son-in law, Nh Ed. Hester, has in
his residence a family organ, upon which
little daughter nine years
of age has become quite expert, ana
very frequently plays. Not long since
Mr.. Hackett, while visiting there, ana
being entertained with some music,
was startled by seeing through the open
door huge snake rear it's head above
the grass in the yard and continue III
this position for some time. Its head
swayed to and fro, in perfect time with
the music. and it held it's upright posi-
ton until the little girl, attracted by an
involuntary exclamation from her
grandpa, ceased playing. With the ces-
sation of the music the snake disap-
peared, and after II few hours OF won
derment was altogether forgotten, and
now comes the most curious part OF the
story. A few days after the circum-
stances described above, one evening
the little girl went as usual to the organ
to play, when to her susprlse the keys
refused to yield to the pressure OF her
fingers. She made several futile at
tempts, but the instrument did not an
swer to her efforts. A lamp was brought
and an examination OF the instrument
made but no cause could be discovered
for its ;lnaccountable silence until some
one thought to peck through the perfo-
rated panel under the keys. To the eX
aminer's horror the elinting scales OF a
writhing rattlcSllake were discovered
flashing back the rays OF light. a screw
driver and pinccrs were procured, the
panel cautiously lOOscned and the rep
tile firmly grasped back of the neck and
dispatched. II was a monster, five
years old. How it got cnsconced under
the Keyboard isa mystery, for that place
is supposedly inaccessible to anything
that can not pass through The small per
fOrations in this ornamental panel.
The snake was undoubtedly attracted
to the instrument by the music, and en-
tered in some way, to be as near to tue
inspiring harmony It's possible, The
story is given as we have heard it. and
no one will doubt Uncle Reubens vera
city.
The appearance in any Of the priilci-
pal saloons of a candidate for {; county
Office is, any time in the evening, the
signal for Il general rush to the bar.
The dari ng candidate may be peeping in
present besides the barkeeper. He goes
in to treat the man, when, 10 the saloon
instantly becomes full OF men. They
drop in at the front door, they enter
at the side, they come forward from
the rear, up out of the cellar and swarm
down the stairs. They all slap the can
didate on the back in turn and inquire
how he's doing. Then the shout goes
up "Who's treatin'e 2" 4 desperate
smile fits over the candidates face
like CLEAN OF sunshine over a wintry
landscape-and he says: "Boys, whatre
ye going to have ~ Then the "boysn
fall into line before the bar--two or
three dozen of them-and when all the
glasses are charged there's halt
drowned murmur OF "Ere's to ye,' and
the candidate ru.hes wildly out into
the night.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer develops a vllainous Radical
plot in Indiana, to carrs- tEat State by
the boldest outrage: Democrats are to
lie arrested in such numbers on election
day as to turn the State over to the
Radicals. Trumpcd up charges vii! be
the basis OF warrants; and the whole
work is to be strictly :'legal.' This is
repetition OF the Davenport plan here,
with such variations as are foud neces-
sary. The st. Louis Times reminds us
that the same rasca!iy scheme was
worked to some extent in 1878. The in
famous federal election laws, against
which the Democratic House OF Repre-
sentativcs made so persistent a fight,
opens the way to this tyranny and op-
preston.
A man at Antv erp, Michigan, thought
he discovered q way to throw his sister,
in-1aw out of his house without commit
ting what the law would regar,. as an
assault. This was to .ake up the chair
in which size sat and dump it out
through Il window, including its occu-
pant. He had IL legal right, according
to his theory, to do what he pleased
with his own furniture. He executed
this plan with violdnce. Though he
was careful not to touch the woman, she
was badly hurt by the fall A Justice
disregarded his argument, and fined him
$25.
1--WE cannot but smile" SAYS an ex-
change, "when q i,ls,n tells us that he
cannot take his local paper because he
wants city paper. He might as we'll
say he cannot afford bread because he
intends having sponge cake. Mean
while he has to ask his neighbor ABOUT
the local news ard notices, and the local
paper sues on building up his place and
business and serving his conveniences
without his support. 1t is unmanly, and
we say without hesitation that there is
something out of joint with the man
who does not take his loca! OF homo
paper,
The Antixuary says that the largest
oak in England is that in the parish OF
Cowthorne, west ridging of York shire
stand within IFS Trunk. It is believed
to be about 1900 years old. The Cow
thorne oak, which stands on the land of
Andrew Montague, a great proprietor,
is larger than the Greendale oak
at Welbeck. A few years ago the
boughs extended sixty feet from the
trunk.
Mrs. Partington returns from the sea-
Side.-"l I've been to a seaside re-
tort. | have had my summer extortion,
and | must confess my anticipations
surpassed my expectations. To people
In indignant circumstances the recon-
mendations might be satisfactory but
it is beyond my reprehension how people
OF effulgence-people who have lugu-
brious homes, surmounted by all that
embezzles civilized life-can put up in
such caverns. They must have invest
ed tastes.n-[Littel's Living Age.
A law just passed and gone into effect