Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-10-05
STARTLING TALES.
uarv Good Bear and Equally as
Good Snake Story.
u,nter Was Saved From an Awful
-, Caught in "a Hollow Log
Between Two Bears-A
Narrow Escape.

RatWPPn TWO ptaiSA
Narrow Escape.
few DAYS ago ! sat in the cabin o
1otn C.. one of the most widel.
lOown of all the Pike County hunters
|Tbe nine floor of the cabin was covered
ri,b the skins of many wild animal
snd tbe antlers of deer were suspended
! almost every corner of the room
H. tbe shelf were the rattles OF full.
oro hundred snakes, many of the skins
I,tvbich were in use as straps, rude
|olotbes.lines and the like. The bleacheC
rkaleton of a bear stood guard at {
bate outside, propped up by IA slender
kale fence around it, while the un
5ressad bodies of dozen hawks were
hailed to adjacent outbuildings. The
hunter was oiling his gun and
naturally fell into reminiscent mood,
during which he told score of star.
ling tdles. Olc VI tilCHO, ID sun vi
mopstrous snake, whose skin shone
hesplendently in the sunlight, ! here
ranscribe almost as John related it 10
be.
The snake what wore that skin"
ke said. saved my wuthless life" ]
4ose and looked closer at the hand
ome but repulsive object. 1t was
BULLY seven feet long. Its shrunk
konsid'ble now he went on. The
make what wore that skin lacked one
nch Of bein' eight feet long. No SLOUGH
ia snake, you bet.
"Well, it was a year ago las spring
b. on the little creek-jus' about the
lime when the air and yearth com
hencit to git warm and snakes come
but to sun themselves,
d Here the hunters wife came quietly
Unto the room and took a seat upon a
9&Oueh in the corner. She was a deeply
Religious woman, and | suppose she
pad an idea that her presence in some
peut way gave an additional credi-
@hllty to the story of her husbands
preservation from an awful death
sfhrOugh the instrumentality of snake.
II 81 wuz out gunnin' one day. said
|fe hunter, slowly, land when | got to
Pc ledge hangin' over the little creek
KIN show you the very place fore you
q way set down onto the rock, my
3egs hangin' over That's a fright
pm prespis, that is. ! measured il
PIN string | bought over at Hawley
"A purpus an she measured the string
mere them feet is marked on the floor
lar-an 1t was ninety-four feet an
PINE lnehes-say, ninety-three feet,
|5loWin Tor the stretchin' of the string.
q ELL as say, | was sittin' thar with
ieet hangin' down waitin' fur any
Jug That might come along and think
ABOUT plantin' corn over in that LOT
.de Of the shed, when all of a student
heard l7lstlin' right benin me. II
tfned roun' mighty quick, you kin
= an there was that darn snake.
We'll drawd the ramrod from NV
IN and struck at it-bit it oncet but
'aihe right at me. thought then il
4 zen Or twelve feet long. std of
seven it looked so frightsome an
'u' uia nate snake awful. Well, |
see hadn't had no time to oft nm |
~ mere sat with my legs hang |
O'er .hat ledge and nothin' tween |
Fh and the rocks down below hut |
eE-'lfee feet of air An that durn
AZ NJ was onto me fore | knew il.
4 m WA was a little bit scared; tried to
IN u 20 gu, my foot slipped like. an so
IT. SUN there kept strikin' at that
II IAs Fore long I seen a good chance
Z tb s,~Opea mister snake by the tail
I'm n'oS nm down the ledge. Then.
~ ~ 'e ~ l thought my last dav had
In -, ne sudden throw with my left
n, an my feet not bein' braced
IT. aS' no'hin, the weight of the snake
lgbtnin4, ie otn the ledge quicker'n
l, s mercy e Did you fall down that
IN , so ,,nree-foot precipice?n | asked
E,yo g IT, excitement
sSo' That's the Gurus part Of the
ii ye t%bIVeedings' l mos forgot to
epTin, , rie.a, wuz a tree big as my leg
IA H., .isnt straight outen the rock
H. e anS aside of me. Ye see the
hi Sarled right rom' that tree like il
y le5qa aSp' and when l slipped often
BIZ. ton nung on to the snakes tail.
r cen ye that did stretch some
h. ou ta N my bre'th away, and I
8 fur pu = all over in cold sweat, and
ktprlv 4, miunit l thought I m uis
n uks iegso' Then thought. snd-
Sbsn .o' COS know there was Sham
u v.s OVNS down below, an it VIM - +,
qua Be " s, vm' an, an, if I did leggo |
n man sure killed. Then I sez.
Dr. li,, you mus hang on somehow
feel litfo ! got my wind and begun
y tin, tho' o more stren'th. but NIL
Raa' lbs e, as tail seemed to be stretch.
y an sor snake slidin' slow rom tha
y onto '4 ne l couldn't cit nv Iaf'
Il nysal, we tree, an didn't dara
up ye see, by the snakes
y Iona pr 1t might break. We'll.
H. .i5a got silver of bark off tbs
Il Ita1',,,0l the tree, am then the
\. Tba '''1ed that snake was n can.
H. t it critter bit my lief han,
\ !, y makes ME lanah .a' "