Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-30

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SrIuNrFIfIn. O.. May l.. Special -
One ut the best snake stories uf the season
came from New Carlisle. village near
this city. 1t seems that David Lat"urrtt
reports seeing snake twelve feet long,
ami A. thick a. a mans body. The reptile
j. seen near It's den in stone pile near
Latourrtt'S farm gate, and i said Ia be- a
champion jumper. 1t jumps eight feet
high arcnrding 10 l.atourett, statements
and can jump distance twice
its own length. The people III the
nriEhb"rhood are much alarmed over its
appearance and avoid the road where its
To have a savage and Nllaiuou> appearance
and has terrified a number Of persons out of
several Years growth. 1t can call like Il
crow and whistle like canary, besides
having horns two feet long"
II i my priv ate opinion that the talented
author Of the above had been indulging in
horns about two feet long a. we'll a. the
snake. Ii i extraordinary what a prmchamt
the editors of some OF the great daIirS have
for snake stories. In some of the offices
the exchange readers have particular in
StructionS to be- on the outlook for good.
fresh snake stories. The Cincinnati Conn
mCrcjdI GG-,ft, often prints a solid column
of thrilling yarns about snakes 1t is said
Lat - l.4 \.4NA .,FL Sfgt
will often leave out important news to get
some horrible narration about an escaped
circus boa constructor charming all the peo-
pie in the nrighborhood. or something Of
that kind 1t is said that certain baggage
master on road in Pennsylvania supplies
many of the Sun'S snake. Ii i not nrcrS-
<ary that the stories hr true. only that thts
bear the stamp of genius and an imtiamcd
imaginatiOn The New York sun some
time ago published solid column of
Springfield CO.. correspondence. giving
an account Uf the alleged shooting of an
enormous boa constructor in a cave near
Clifton. The story was told in thrilling
dime d0yel style and was dreadful enough
Ia freeze pail Of milk'into Ice cream if it
had been wrapped around il. The snake
story par CrcCICnCC ot the world, however.
has made lis appearance in Maine. II his
future attempts in this line compare favor
ably with his initial effort, his future Is i'll
deed bright. His first story details the Sut-
frringS of a Maine boy from some unac-
culmtablr sickness. AT times the sufferer
felt a Sickrnimg sensation a. if something
was wriggling about in his stomach. One
day he went Ia sleep. Suddenly his sister
who was in the next room. heard him cough
and gasp She rushed in just in time to
sec a snake sticking its head out of her
brothers mouth The truthful narrator
states that she grabbed il by the head and
tore il out but horrors on horrors She
found that it had wrapped its tail aroud some
Of her suffering brother, internal
mechanism and that in tearing it ont a
PIECE OF FLESH
Had been torn out with the snakes tail.
The unhappy youth afterward died of
hrmorrhage. There, put that story in your
hat for convenient emetic."
did you ever know of a case of a snake
creeping into persons MOUTH" | asked a
Springfield physician the other day.
NO." said he, but brace yourself up
and promise not 10 get sick. and I'll tell
You a story Of an old lady who thought she
had swallowed serpent OF reptile Of some
kind Yes she lived i'll Springfield and
how She became afflicted with her strange
halucinatiun / do not know. However.
She came to me and stated that she was
convinced that she had i'll some manner
swallowed snake; said She could feel il
taking exercise. and that it made her 81
sick that She could hardly eat her meals.
did not believe her. and tried very hard t.
reason her out of her belief, bat in vain.
then determined ON strategy. ! hired a
small boy for the sum of ten cents IA catch
a garter snake. Then sci time for tht
old lady Ia come Ia the office. When Sht
arrived blindfuldrd ne carefully. made her
| hang over the steam from hot milk, and
gave her an emrtir. In a few minutes
turned the garter snake loose in bucket
and removed the bandage from the old lady
eyes. When She saw the snake she almost
/ tainted. but was entirely cured, and now
enjoys the best of health. She firmly be-
/ lirv,.d that it was the snake she had >wal
/ lowed Fact. assure YOU. | could give
/ YOU the lady'S name.
WHY can't we have MAY Musical FeS-
tiyal in Springfield? Dayton, Cleveland.
| Columbus and Cincinnati have all had ttS
tiyal> this year, and there is no reason VIII!
. Springfield could not have one. All VT
need for a festival is few public SprIteC
citizens to take up ~" work, and the rails
iug Of a guarantee fund. 81 aS to secure th'
performers in case of loss. believe ina
a highly enjoyable festival could be arramg
ed i'm connection with the OrpheuS S"cIrt!
chorus for three performances at t"ta