Madison times., 1888-04-07


tropical snakes and have leaning in
the direction of fakirs and smugglers.
Nv friend Harcourt is ms much drawn
che other way, but swear had no no.
tioB of the probable effect on him the
day drew him into little cross street
,hseourt, where number Of very fat,
we'll preserved bons were lolling in the
obscurity of dark glass case on q pile
of semi white blankets.
Harcourt, something ut dreamer
generally, followed me in my searchings
after wonders. rs amiahle ms collie, with
only All uo,leI standing in n tacit sort of
way that ! was not to introduce him to
women who would fancy it All incum-
bant benevolcnce to pull him cut and
make him talk
I hardly think he knew where We
were until forcibly plucked him out Of
the unrestricted glare of July day TO the
gaudily papered passage way to the nut
scum,
''Harcourt, ] have lovely specimens to
show you-mottled boas aud cobras, and
an awfully swell kind ot q snake charmer
'ione up in the true Oriental fimsies-
red Golf, bracelets Of seuuins, bare
ankles, and all that The Raiah is n
snake you should know. Upon my life,
think he hegins to know me-"
With the best intentions in the world
! gave Hercourt-a~/1 push, and he
stHfhbieh Igainst the cfge with n dull
thump on the glass, vhicn reused "Ra
jsh, and, rearing his head very sensi
bly,, he gazed straight into our eyes. A.
pale and limp as live man could eve
become, my friend shrunk back AM
seemed suddenly bereft Of his legs.
steadied him up, and really thought or
the moment thnt the ministerial Har
court had imhibed an extra glass of som,
spirited American drink. He asked m,
TO take him in the air. He WAS pitiablt
weak and MS ghastly as If he had scel
his grandmother's ghost in Gamer.
obscura.
The strong. rollicking breeze bruugh
linn round, and almost quite himself l.,
led the way 10 one of the waysi,lo park.
so rcfreshingly frequent in tie larg'
cities Of this country.
He laid his hat on tho park scat an,
neryOusly wiped his forehead, while
-, tried tn entice pigeon from tl.e grave
re,,'thout plum cake, seeming not to III
E.s his strange agitation.
sS s ~ rb,yeyer;cdto the affair urpcrmost II
ratinns Il n mself in his painful straight
AZ L'~ lrugh, Strnhan, when | tel
What II The slave ~ mn all peryad
"rpr. | cannot look n
Governor McEner mce ] really believe,
Tallulah, "let th eled to inspire .imirp
ntil the danger is pasown aud green hos
OF be more significantorlrs wer+ once m
sd been written, and a i oracnf,, o,"m9 |s,,s, r,
nd unvarnished warnare', '" ''''
tho would jeopardise. seq tbr c,c within,
afety, that they mrth. other In fact.
lrest consequenceseen sort pi syrpath
cite. II mil snakes since y,
That's about Ing. The sptrsnt fastens U, vo
merry waists gazo like 4 woman: the woma
2 saiihgs you IN death like the snake. 7,
tell you my story Pe,hays the
\ may find an escrso for ne, an
erapco Of something that is not supe
Nous, heaven knows"
could not think of anything to sa,
&C said nothing.
Harcourt, -. explained, Vas mai,
July direct. dc not hike ,erbiage, In
nun man generally who dives hea,
into Q thing and irags you wit
fee liked Harcourt. rs We -or,,
q chap who Nc fancy has su
Rlll measure.
pages IN my life. Strahar
not knyv; but YOU {,
u officer in one of ht
n2ids in India, an
;slon on account 4
ihe Hawkhurs
k;me, wns
ho,,-