Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-26
Brooklyn Eagle.
SOME ITEMS ABOUT SNAKES.


SOME ITEMS ABOUT SNAKES.
do you want some items about
snakes ;" asked an agricultural looking
gentleman of the Eagles city editor, the
other day.
"If they are fresh and true" responded
the city editor.
Exactly" replied the farmer. "These
items are both. Nobody knows EN- but
me. I've got farm down on the Island
piece, and there's lots Of snakes onto it.
Near the house is pond about six feet
deep. A week ago my little girl jumped
into the pond, and would have drowned
il it hadn't been for n snake. The snake
seen her and went for her and brought
her ashore. The particular point about
this item is the way he did it."
"How was it - asked the city editor.
at was black snake about thirty feet
long. and he just coiled the middle OF
himself around her neck so she couldnt
swallow any water, and swan ashore
with his head and tail. Is that a good
item"
First class"
"Iou can spread it out, you know.
After they got ashore the girl patted the
snake on the head, and it went OH
pleased as Punch. Ever since then he
comes TO the house regular at meal time.
and she feeds him on pie. He likes pie
Think you can make anything out OF
that item =
Certainly. Know any more:
eyes. got baby six months old
He's boy. We generally set him out
on the grass of a morning, and he hollers
like bull all day, at least he used to-
but he don't any more. On. morning we
noticed he WASH, hollering, and wondered
What was up. When we looked, there
was a rattlesnake coiled up in front OF
him scanning his features. The boy was
grinning and the snake was grinnIng
Bimeby the snake turned his tan 10 the
BABY and backed his rattle right into the
baby's fist.
"What did the baby do =
why he just ratified that tail so you
could hear 1t three. quarters OF mile
and the snake lay there and grinned.
Every morning We found the snake there,
until one day bigger snake came, and
the baby played with his rattle just the
same till the first snake Gu me back ii,
looked thin, and reckon he had been
sick aud sent the other snake TO take his
place. Will that DO for an item
Immensely" replied the city editor
"You can I'LL in about the confidence
of childhood. and all that, and YOU NIGH
say something about the blue eyed cherub
His name is Isaac Put that IL TO pleas
my wifi"
"Tl do it. Any more snake items ::
"Lemme see. You've heard OF hooI
snakes
"les, often
"Just 80. Not long ago we heard
| fearful low in our cellar one night. /
sounded like a rock blast, and then Their
was hiss and then things was quiet
" hen | looked in the morning ioun
the cider barrel had busted. But W
didn't lose much cider.
"How did YOU save 1t
1T seems that the slaves had buste'
out, but before they could get away, fuu
hoop snakes coilvd around the barrel AIT
gh,enea it up and held 1t together unit
We drew the cider oil IN bottles. That
the way we found EN-, and we've KEEP
EN- around the house ever since. Wen
training EN- for shawl straps now. Doe
that strike you favoIably tor an item
Enormously" responded the cit.
editor.
You can fix it UP so as to show how
quick they was TO get there before tn
slaves were blown of. You can work II
the details
"Or course. I'll attend to all that
Do YOU think OF any more
Amt YOU got enough: Lemm
think. Oh. yes. One Sunday me ant
my wife was going 10 church, and sh
dropped her garter somewhere. Sh'
told me about 1t. and noticed a hl,l
striped snake running alongside am
listening to her. Bimeby he made
spring and just wound himself aroun'
her stocking, or tried TO but he didn
fetch it,
"Why not
ale WASH, quite long enough. II
Jumped down and shook his head AM
started off We hadn't gone moren I
quarter OF mile when We see him com
ing out Of the woods just ahead OF US
He was awful hot and tired. and he ha'
another snake with him, twice as big a
he was. They looked At my wife
minute and said something 10 each other
and then the big snake went night TO III
place where the garter belonged. III,
wrapped right around it, put his tail Il
his mouth and went TO sleep. View
got him yet We use him TO hold IN
stovepipe together when we put the stow
up. Is that any use as an item
Certainly, sand the city editor.
You can say something abou, the frs
snakes eye for distances, and his intel
lectuality when he found he wouldn't g
round. You know how to do bette
than me"
"rll give him all the credit he deserves
Can you tell US any more ;"
Il don't call any to mind just at pres
ent. My wife knows a lot of snak
items, but | forget 'em. BY the way