The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-07
A sRioHr MAN
How a Snake Bite capered to the Ap-
 petite Of . Judge.

Mrs. Nnckscn, wife ot Judge Muck son whose legal opinion is highly valued and whose appetite for whisky is as vigor ous as The luck of a mule colt. is so watch ful oa ,he old gentleman to keep h,m from drinking. and IS SD much like Dark cloud when he does drink, tha, the mind of the cid gentleman is sadly wrought upon tn the exereise of thA, .n- sen,ive genus which. for the aeeem-. modation of man. frames excuses \ mAn in whose favor the judge had Sendered a decision, sea, a hve-galloa keg of mountain des whisky to the impartial Jur.st The keg ~as lcr a, the judges residence instead of \, his office This oversight was a sad mistake. for nus,ng. the judge said
 Just as we'll not have sen, ii a, all. When Mary gets her hooks on a lot of whisky, it's gone. Got to devise some plan. The sick dodge is pretty well worn out. and the keep-of disease saeke, won, work any longer l mus, give this qnes- ton due study and secure run on iha, keg."
 Mir oglesby sen, yoa keg Of whisky. love" said the judges wife. ' have hlied up the camphor bottle. and shall keep the rest to use iu case of sickness. ]"
 T am very giad," the judge replied. ;" for l have not been feeling vel to- day"
 And the fact that the keg of whisky IS here makes you feel worse, does II no, '' wlnking slyly a, relative who had come to spend ies days. but who had spen, several months.
 "oh, hadn't though, of the keg If l wan, whisky, suppose ,h4, an gc, !, dosn town
 Bu, fl people were to see you drink i, down there. your chances of reelection would be injured
 The judge knew this 10 be true, but he laughed a, the ideA, and devoted himself to the evolution of plan which soon maiured Tn his mlnd. Alter dinner he went to work in the garden. Pretty soon he threw his hoe aside, rolled up one leg of his pan,aloons, scratched his shin with a briar, and thea struck ,roi for the house. Bursting into the s,uing room. he exclaimed
 "Snake bit snake bit, Oh. my gra- cious, am snake bi, "
 The household was thrown into eor- siernaEon. Mrs. Nuckson wrung her hands n despair when she sa~ the .m- prin. of the serpent fang. bu, the visit. ing relative being more self possessed oar relatives arc alsAys more sell pos sessed than we are suggested whisky. The udge sxore tha, he would not drink it. The relative declared ihs, persons who were bitten by snakes ai~ays ob- Jec,ed 10 whisky, which sho~ed that the Do,son was striking in. Mrs. Suckson s~ore that the judge should drink whisky. The judge loaned a, the mouth and swore that he would not. The relative declared that whisky was the only rem edy that would save him; ;ha, ,he more he drank the better II would be for him, and tha, when he beo anne in,oxl- csted it was a sure sign that the case was yielding to treatment. My. Nuckson drew a large celery glass full of the :" mountain dew and brought il to the bedside The judge " gagged" bo, sac- ceeded in taking pretty copsoas s~ai. low, and then, as he gained strength and presence of mlnd. h4 turned up the gI4ss and proceed to enjoy himself. "Moaa- tain dew does its work quie kly. and ese long the judge remarked. in sBs~er So < question zs to hos he wxs getting along, l" Pretty iuli thank you. Hos n ii with yourself"
 He made rapid progress. and -as soon able to relate the details Of the unfous- nate affair.
 4Wzs hoeing, you sec, and wea. ap to the fence 10 chop down big weed. Big snake stood leaning up 'gsinss pos,. Winked, reached o9i- took hold Of me, and gun;er chaw fiji to kill hisseif.7
 The jadge threw back his head and laughed
 3wen, ap % chop dovn briar. Snake sesfin' stxaddie feace. Resched down, aipped oG ny hat an gunser to draw