Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-03
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adventure with Venomou, s.rueu,

lne fer 'de-leuco (irlxon )o7 yaaius l.ucoC.
| 'a'usj Is c!osey allied 10 the .ttteSaaka, aGd is
| psrhsps one Of the most deadly serpents in
cteatIon. l;s poison apparatus is immedse.
Iha aame Is derived, ~ doubt. frum tho elou.
gated 'riargnIsr shape of tie head, a 1t and al
| most oack on IN. upper surfac1 thicker and
lighter below. The .ws are # onornous thi ck'
noss. l:Vatles tfom dull sandy grey TO dasky
Drown IL ooor. Vory difficult to dis;io, .u-h rom
tut gt0un0 on Wh!OG II lies, Hlth Irregular.
| lids 0c'. dlam0Ud shaped ma klugs of isd d
Du:pllsh nue. about toe sides; the scales qre
s:rougly l.norcate, aod "kssl.d' or sh.r ,Iy
| I'%eu a|oug tbs back. while Ia iengr h il meas
| ure- from tWo TO eIsh. or ten ieet lis yrest
lec1llarl'y however, Is The clay or hLrpy nail
at the end ot tho tsl; this IS. like our foyer
| calls. 90 a2psudago o! the skir, and .uay be
coos!defed ihs raltie of the ,ru! crctslu4 10
'uolmeutary cJLdition. Nj. Atthur Strsd6p.
Wns!ns TO the Field, ssss: IL uysctt orc,
brought 10 EggIa3d Is nGeuer, tne d.Eu,y
curucutu at Bftz. (tae Only one hnt has ever
ra.c&ci Europe aiiv-) two rep lis b.,as
nhriy dlstiDgushaS'e lrom one suottcr: Eut
Il suIVlV l;s arrv, only elk days. lows
.lsel t. Ae IN Il d. j J4oeiro H. au opep bag i
sod 81 Il. d ugbtly 10 lbe WICK rk \. tb.
bot ON. l md 80 soske iuu9s, aud vas 90,
qulie s. 'ch jeus uooui rnau ipulafiug v"oum us
s.rpants ,htu As C Jssr gcqusIutguoc has sue.
m'd ; so, Thtn L gUt II % Uosr3 the eh,r. |
coSUrGd Tile m00 L or the bs. k:1 win cany.s-
t6ui cluVer,lus II 10 . aOrG f ka;tlc drum |
cIi square nrle IL tbs, Shuh corrct sudcd
Wnan iue Gtun Hss InVei'cd to su speriure in
the toy or sJske box, DaOe ~ rcmCVl32 ti,e
pert ratoo ri G Iheu | cut thu lassa tr Ill ;he
GU: :slas, 10 'he hopo that n. curuc1c " .u:d
urop through tbs hole iuto tbs Ok rhIa,
however, be Ietu ;vd ~ do, but Gasneu Yidly
stou1o losida che bat k t, airikng st NY hsnds
aud as the wicker @otk Wss UelCner very tti.k
uor close 10 texture. il nay bo imsyiurd
that The sltuallUn w.s not altogether de-
Void OF Interest 70 me. Ald ahs matters
stood 80. there CANE a cii.ls, Wt!cn
rendered the D X; few uomeors no ucst dis.
sRreeabi, evar lrmenb.r. We W, rs s,esmi z
out ot he Boy OF RIO, and as tue We s i Cross
ed the bar. the beavY swell ou &C. c.ugni her
rlght sbD,m HDd caused her 70 give tW1 or three
of the N 81 trrD"ud0us rolls | ever experience
ed. l really thought Tor Instant that She
vas KOlt Iv"r. Every tninR 10 nIy c bin went
adritt of ccursa-po, ks bOx s. crvck,ly, chairs
and about ,zJn other spukes came ,umD;iog
about my ears with dssfrulnx din Of sussn.
Og glass quo woodwork | was thrown off my
feet and ~ she roed oeck huge wave thun.
dered 10 a: tue port sod flooded lba cioin w,h
water. No asjlar C. w-s u hand ; but ciu, 9
to NY basket and b Y, naver ooce re i;quishing
them from m7 arU. bar HoldlJR theu luguth,r
literally ior dear life. | might Hs we'll have
beeu dcowosd ss nave gwen my soaly p:isoo.r
momeDt's chatc, Of getting a. lsrga. H.
WAS SATISFY housed d, lass a; tu. could not tree
Bis n:ck trou the srge luin OF the c,rd.
THIS lntcrtcred with his fesora, ieo. ant mus,
hSV, ultimately ciu Led his death for he pa-
We'll uourl7hed Sp2c.men, aud shouid BAYS 90!
0n ell fI.hs sv thG z,n.'