The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-12-29
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SNAKE AND STAG.
One of the Most Singular of Mr.. Barras
AdycntuI iis in india.

One of tho Most Snyular of Mr.. Barras'
AdycntuI I's in india.
Mr. Barras. in one OF his tiger-shoot-
ing expeditions in India, bad singu-
lar adventure with serpent which
some of his men found in the act of
swallowing u stag. Tho front part of
the reptile was tremendously distend-
ed, so that it looked exactly like a
small beer-barrel with long tail. On
nearer inspection is holG could be
seen projecting from the thick end,
with the hind feet of The deer sticking
out of one corner Of It's mouth.
We could not shoot the monster
for fear OF djgyubing the tiger
of which VIC wore in pursuit. We,
therefore, commanded enc of the ma
tives to 20 and cut of It's head. But
none Of them seemed inclined to obey.
The more we reiterated our orders,
the more seriously They wagged their
turbaned heads, and the more they
seemed glued to their respective ele-
plants
At last the veteran Seesoo raised his
voice, aud thus expressed the sense of
the company:
go my lords. I am indeed the slave
of your hirhncsscss, and were the
creature before rs only Il tiger, bear,
or indeed any fourfooted beast L
would at once advance 20 the combat;
but this is IN awful brute, and the
most bnleful Of all the Inhabitants of
the Jungle. If any one goes within
reach of his tail, lie will be killed to u
certainty"
In short, our native assistants meant
to keep clear OF the huge reptile,
which they probably mistook for god
or u devil, on no account to be inter-
fered with. So, as my friend assured
me that these snakes were not danger
Gus, | descended from my elephant,
and proceeded against it with heavy
hunting-knifc.
! confess to some misgiving5 whether
his or the natives estimate of tho
beasts character might prove correct.
What more likely than that it should
be able to throw fold Of its body
round any one approaching within
range? for behind the inflated portion
containing the deer there must have
been about thirteen feet of the serpent
in its normal state.
However, | advanced, knife in hand,
on line leading straight TO the head
of the reptile, and Watched narrowly
for any sign of its moving; but it re-
mained motionless as / stood over it
and looked upon its weird coun-
tenance, capable of but one fixed ex-
preston.
All its life seemed concentrated in
the bright yellow eyes that returned
my gaze with glittering stare. L
raised the knife, and brought it down
with all my might on its neck, think
ing TO cut its head Off. But the bones
were solid, and nothing but a
horrible cash was the result Even
at this not II muscle stirred, and
the eyes gittered and looked piercing
as before. | was now advised to dis
patch him by severing the spine just
behind the great enlargement caused
by the body of the stag, But the snake
instantly hished ont so vigorously that
| thought ii prudent to return to the
head, and with a few more blows I
killed it. Its length was just seven
teen feet.
The stag, on being taken out looked
as If il had been neatly trussed for the
table. 1t was about the size of an or
dinary sheep, and its head, neck and
limbs were packed into n sort Of
square, but none OF the bones were
broken, nor were there any signs of ex-
ternal damage The poor thing was
quite dead, and we Abandoned the two
bodies to the vultures and jacllals.
Youth'S Continuation.
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