Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-08-13
Creeping Things in Texas.
tENrIrEDEs, TARANTULAS, vINEGARoANs,
DEVIL HORSES AND FIRE ANTS.


] buA uu tue great Tishn 1 tdii ABOUT UlluNbN
1 between FL Paso and Del Rio. Oid Roy
Bean. who formerly dispensed frontier jus
{ lice Of decidedly original and peculiar
kind while acting a magistrate at Muir
der,lle during the building of the railroad,
owns the eating privilege at Sanderson aud
the liquid refreshment bureau connected
Herewith. This business is rather mouoto-
nous, and to a man of old Roys tempera-
ment not altogether pleasant. Iattery he
has found time hanging heavily on bis hands
and to assist HIM in Willing away the lag
ging hours that creep by slowly out on this
dreaty plain be has taken up the study Of
natural history. His collection as yet, is
small but It is a decidedly unique one.
In large glass case In the rear of his
saloon he has Gagged more concentrated VEN
ON than can be found anywhere outside Of
poison factory. Flrs, on the list i fam-
y of ceniipedes. consisting Of giant near
ly ten inches in length, the old fellows son
and daughter, and numerous progeny Of
babies. The cen,ipede i not a pretty in
sect. He runs too much 10 legs In the
course Of my Checkefcd career have had
several adventures with ceutipedcs and al
aivay> came out second best \ centipede
can fai>e blister on mans body quicker
datt.y appl, a remedial poultlce Of pounded
prickl, pear aud dose Yourself lmwarIly
with port wh,,Aey h.ch latter i warrant
ed to A!l. anything but an army muIe-ihe
resultant effect. max be serious Ceniipedrs
usually attack their victim at night. uAen
he :, asleep and can't defend himself Tney
are armed With about two hundred little
lance, conveniently la,hed d the toe 0f
each foot ,F ykEf~b ib.H }.,. s.vara3 ,p.l
at the base If each llucc l. tin, sack Of
venom II a centptde craals acros. Your
bod, which hr'll most likely 10 if YOU lie
doSu anywhere within half mile Of him
youi have no difficult, In fo.lo.in< hl- trail
aud sou'll remember hi, vi, f1r weeks 40
maH ever died from the h.tc Of a c-ntIpesie,
but have known one y ma~e man wish
he vas dead.
In The cage adj1min. that occupied hy the
cennpet.es den ot iarAutu.a-. Ihsy
were about tie ~te of common saucer ara
were A. hairy a, Esau Their mouths we're
blood red and they each HAD tour Sharp teeth
which from time 70 time th-y snapped vit-
.ou,.s. va, bitten by a taran'u.a once
aal felt thankful that those tso we're
Gagged The taraa'ula i al exaggerated
spider with teeth an! hair They are A.
way, ready for Gshl ana wi.l tackle AIM
talu.. not excluding h4zx .as. III dal,
guue b, have often amused myself d,
teasing one villa d rrI-hA cual. A, fist
they vo.l! ti.,h. ~, but aner ,he, ancc
sat ma! they would attack th.t reel and uey.
a. surrender t!atl, tAey v.le burned "a a
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