Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-01-22
Hartford Times

| had quite an adventure out on Talcutt
mountain, near where the tower is
go slow, Abe, you're not such
dredful sight older than We are, said
the Squire.
''No," chimed in Uncle Ben. 'T'm
the youngest, and when you were 30
l was Old enough to take partridge
from under your gun. was sixteen
| then"
Poor Benz said Abe with stately
dignity, your memory must De fail
in fast "
81 remember that well. 1t was right
close to that patch of woods north of
North of fiddlesticks," interrupted
Old Abe, only half conceallng q sneer
| of contempt. 'If your mem'ry is so
| good pr'aps you can remember when
you Went out with Chet Hebard fox
hunting and killed yeller dog for a
fox"
After this home thrust there was a
silence for full minute, and then all
three joined in a shout of merri7
| ment.
Here's to the memory of that vel
low dog" said Old Abe. as he seized
the mug and raised it TO his lips. The
others followed suit. and when Uncle
Ban S turn came he quietly remarked:
The dog was crossed with q fox any
| how"
Speaking bout my shooting that
dog" continued Uncle Ben, Il mem
Der hearing nay father tell bow Abe,
| IA a%,I l<N l. r.
Abe had been stationed under a tree
and cautioned to stay right there all
the time and he WAS sure to get SHOT
af0re night. Abe heard the hounds
at distance and then again quite
near, baying as though they were ON
a hot trail. He kept his eyes open
then, and, with gun at full cock, stood
on the keen lockout for a fox. Then
the hounds worked away again, and
when their baying could only Just be
heard, Abe Thought it might take a
good hour afore they fetched round
again, SO he stood hisgun up agin the
tree and began to move about 10 keep
up the circulation, as it was cold
day. Suddenly fox came out right
in easy gunshot of Abe and then cool
| ly galloped away. Abe was just too
excited for anything. He Jump d up
and shouted: There he goes! There
he goesr"
Now, Abe if you can get the laugh
on me, why. I'll stand it." said the
Squire.
perhaps you don't remember bout
that snake bite out on the Bolton, do
you?'
The Squire held down his head, but
made no reply.
Give it TO us, Ace, " shouted Uncle
Ben in high glee, as he passed the mug
once more.
The Squire and a be had taken their
| guns and gone to Bolton for day s
sport. Thew had bagged dozen of
partridges and half a dozen quail,
when, in passing through patch Of
thick Underbrush, sharp cry came
from tae Squire, and he madly dashed
for Gle airing near by, upon reaching
which he threw himself upon the
| ground and began to groan dread
fully. Well let Old Abe tell us the
rest
HE groaned and took on so. I
! thought something drefful had hap
pened, and ! rushed up TO where be
lay and said: Squire, what has hap
pened? At this he gave another awful
groan. Again I asked him what had
happened. He groaned again, and
family answered; I'm a goEer, Abe.
I've been bit by rattlesnake
" How do you know? Did you see
itp
"'Ne, I didn't see it, but I heard it
rattle
He pulled off one of his trouser
legs and there on the calf of his right
leg was a red spot. but 30 puncture
that could see. But the Squire was
sure he could see two fine Geodlehke
punctures, and nothing would, CON
vince him thathe was not going to
die.
"Whisky's an antidote; here, take
some of this, and I put my flask to
his lips. He never stopped till he
drained it. There's one thing he
murmured family, that might save
me- What's that?' [ asked. To catch
the snake, cut off It's head, and fab
the wound with the snakes heaa :; and
nothing would do but / must try and
find the snake { thought it FOOLS
erfahu, out TO please nlnA struck 1ntO
| the woods, about where l first heard
him yell, and had gone but a few
steps when felt something catch me
by the leg, | gave a little jump and
looked behind to see what it was.
There sat hen turkey on 8 nest ef
eggs. This, then, was the snake
which had inflicted a mortal wound
upon my friend the Squire. I quickly
decapitatea the turkey, and, with the
bleeding trophy in my hand, rushed
up To the Squire and shouted: Squire
| you're saved; have the snakes head
ia my handf 1 then stopped down
and began rubbing the wound briskly
with the turkeys neck, and in few
minutes the Squire said he felt better,
and began pouring out thanks for
saving his life. What kind of snake
was it? he family asked "A turkey
snake, | answerea.' ,"