Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-28
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4 lsttor trom Fron. Royal, Va, Ia ,uo Lynch
| bur. Now5 says:
lUG nay tal.; about y1ur Cntskil!s," said
| nlah on nc aoioi ps1zza ssG over!ng, but die
you eyer "a JoGr lie anything mere bebuLi.
| iul than that and he pointed 10 the billowy
! range Of Blue Ridge MouataIus, whoso tops we're
! !osng thgm selves 10 the soft, mls;y hus OF iwi,
light. Il ,olI you," he continued, "tAere aro
40 more beautiful nour :ai0s ia this county
| than 'oesc Virginia peaks There is oulg onu
| thing haVN got against thcm-they src Just
! sn iatl OF suakcs."
"0o | have hosrd, but it has raver been my
fortune 20 acct |lGb sl3 facu to aca."
~ lu en- tbauk your lucky Stars, thon,"
SAID ihC msu. vino IS t. druumor tor Bali
moIe trGl. u N { onu fsco TO 1.ca u The most
aopi5usant nstLar few Digats aga | had
| rccason 60 take qtIte trip On horseback. |
hiG ch0seG pain Wnloh "as little moro thau
prltIc path, aid 1t racn step the way IVES DO
| u0nlos moro r01gh AID rulg d.
AT las:, to my great Satisfaction, | iis.ir.
21lOned Ih3 souuds OF human voices Plsniog
&c 10 the direction iEcm Which they proceeded
caroe ulIn gr.np OF n,u ,raatlcg 10 iroa;
OF ,ude log c;h!n. They weru ruu 4 moua-
talaeeis, ald uiade l'yiae b. Gi,tiiii.g wills
Eey. Klliag up inquired ,hu ils.souj 70 M
- b
iurihcf Gu. | w.a DOT acquainted y h tbe " ".
l. would heve been dan. .rous yr me TO have
ksp- oh, snG | ,skcd If | coul be accommodate
I'D Tor the hight. Coo dvwo. str.a.cr; g.t
down, WAS tne ready response. We his,.'t
| II uch 10 thih wild untry, 0ui what We have is
al IGur selv o..
II ",s vrn,ty stiff after ny long ride, ard
gladly d.emou4;ed. A. | j. II c1 from u,
.'rsa | "a" Gp)G the lr yuui at h.lr teei wh.;
u Oh tX,Al1a lou, prosed to b. large ssekc.
was mecca In, six fcet IGug, AID al ug,y
k'tg cusIomvr Ny excjs sna.ion Of ala, L.
dr.S rom onu Ut the man .he rsw-Ik that he
7u.hc md been drspa' ched mt few mampu,s
oef9fe M ARRIVAL. We aEd pretty ,r1 ijb
1t it, he SAID, 'bu We hx.u MIN al s,t, Wu
d1h cste mGcA for thom tut the fac Is. when
We On spot t'r Shake close y We doc { cbprs,
| 20 have nlm oidlg abuu; N plac, too taui;.
| laEly, You knuW, tor he mght Suap " souIo
one OF Us wnrD we are not tloki0g OF Il, So Wa
settl' him at once.
How do you DO il?' / asked.
Well, when he iS a hne ola rattlar We try
| to secure him without breaking hs hide. VIZ
draw lis attention b. putting soDc:hiog 90 the
eod OF poe on WHOM is also snare, ana
Sben tie o!1 falnR pcps ~ his head trlm b.
hiud the loS We loss drop the soarc ever him
a6d ouo OF us tuy5 up, ca ches hlnl by the Deck
snd puts spike through his head. Thst is
when We o: Gu them tG stuff for pour museum
/ II hstensd in sioncs. Not very ;nviuos
prosJtct fer nights iodeiog, | thoueh5, IS |
| 5000 Geosliug l1 my mhd tnc sdyis ,bli,y 1r
mOVl0g en- 10 spite Of da!kpess and rouy;: roads
| 4 sum DOES from the cibi1 to supper decided
! me, hQacVcr. Tho co0i mrun,alu sir had ur0v-
cd Keen apDo:'zor a1d | thoroughly erioyci
tEc p'aln %; SUBJ sn:ia' m nj OF oorp broad Gpd
ba3oo. SVpDar over, ws repaired again to tho
| front OF the ca5ld, f f. eag of exailarsti1o
| eamo over .ue--s feeling whoa pau can cplg
| eXpcfiehcc by goiug lDtu ito very tcurt Cf tho
mounLaIo.
| Tho loveliocs4 Of the night could not disnoj
| tho Weanness Waicn wss gradually stoalag over
| Go nor tempt Mo longer 20 remain, 50 Gcc2n
panied ty 10y hos: l. Wss shown my quarters.
! Ii was little, loS room. seeming 20 b, 0tf from
the uaIu bulldog. Through tho cnioks 10 tt,e
logs csnle sho mooagh; 10 Ii;tIa patches. Tho
widow, smsl port bole copccrn, WAS tul!s
| eight up against tbs mo1ntaio and beneath i.
| huge jumps Of rock sad uaderbrush. AsI
stood 10 tho dismal, c)lntottess ROOM | cosiess
to fcellng OF grean nervousness. | did nut
lsko the locks OF things st all. Bick 70 ny
| mlud flashed the stories OF the evo.ing
| ! st Gbout nv preparations for the nigh.
] WITH as good stock Ut courage as / could su IL
! laon to 10y aid. makog usrefu survey Of tho
room and fillioQ uo tho chibk4 as 0cst c.ul,,
| Haldly had 6a.4i'ed ere 10y candle fl'tk.r.d
sputereed 5pitou! Y and vent out [ sought
ny straw bsd. p.aed my revolver Ger ny
coat sn1 settled myself 10 try eut e..p. Bat
sleap could not.
! "AlGee psssiCg what seemed hours of wake
| fuloe8s, extreme wIarlDas5 aDd the l1R VITA
| s0ugtlng through tho pl1es threw ne at last
! into rCstloss Uneasy sumber, 10 which MY
dreams we're filed With irlehiui visions. Fem
one more horrible lhsn ell tue l1st upoke With
a start. trom che loJt Of the bed came
harsh. aT-ilg SQUAD. Wnat c.u it be 2 l
| tried 70 assuru myself that the suuod hciu co
| horrible sensatioo IT something ncar-daugcraus
~ neaf. l ralsed myself ~, only TO suk back
| vii 10 .oW CRY OF horrCr
! The moonlight, streaming into my window.
! revealed o me my situation There at the side
of tHa bet, slowly colllng itself for spring, was
3 huge snake. quickly folt for my revolver.
1t WEE gone. Tne sgony Of the moment WAS bs-
yond all words. I tried to jump to my fact At
That moment tie snake sprsus toward me, Just
ar. Eng my shoulder and falling with heavy
tLuI On Lne otner side of me- W lth one boCnd
| reached tae door. aud with wild cry of slarn
aroused the inmates. Almost instantly ali b h.ndg
| were on the spot They fouud his snakaship
ljust retiring through one If the holes belwesn
the logs. De Was sJon disposed OF aud proved
! to be raIt!er seven fest long, with thirteen
| ra.lles a search was made for ny revolver. IL
was found to have slipped from beneath ny coat
to the floor, PROBABLY while ! was asleep Sleep
came to my eyes no more thst night No soon-
or mao The gray dawn appeared tGan l mouatei
my horEe and lett the cabin with feeling of
great relief"
/ SPANISH LAcGs--i5 ek. white and Ecru
Lust oDeued at l. EICnBEaG's. ~"