The Red Cloud chief., 1889-05-10
SKINS OF
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In the window ~ an uptown Broad
way store. where fancy articles in
leather are sold. hangs = skin which
very much resembles an a~lligators
hide. except for its greater length and
lighter markings. That" said :he
proprietor Of the s:ore when qu~s-
toned. lis the largest anaconda skin
ever exhibited in this city. IL i hfiecn
fee, long. two fee; in width. and. as
YOU see. i, beautifully marked"
..Do you e. 10 say tina, there Is .
staple trade in anaconda skins: WAS
asked.
Not al all. We use a great many
snak. skins for the manufacture of
pocke;-booss. small .achel>. and s-,i-
cle> Of that description. bat There - no
dealer in leather who keeps tanned
snaseskins in stock that | know 81.
All the skins We -; are brought - Us
BY private individuals who have had
them tanned and arc willing - sell
lllcl.l. II tiai tiAb tfi VI Ia
possessed the skin IN my window was
formerly one of the attractions ot "a
din. museum When ho died | heard
Of il and secured his hide. A.kin ike
tina, i, worth abOu, fifteen dollars"
What Is il good for"
..Wcll. the leather i remarkably
tough. and could H. used ~ co-er
furniture. but ! secured II more "A, a
curiosity than any thing else. have
made slipper, from anaconda leather.
but tho scales are a great objection ~
lis use for such IA purpose. You Sc.
each one has la be- carefully c"mcu,.i
them loose.
..DO people ever bring snake skins
10 YOU To have articles made from
them
Yes. indeed; aud. strange ~ say.
my best customers are ONE \ very
pretty girl came 10 me the other day
with the skin q. a king sake. The
king snake. you know. Is "a native oi
y Abs, htto - ~ - eHfn na-NHs'sAs
what a lion is "a the animal. H. can
lick any thing that cr~awls-even a
RATHER. The skin that the Young lady
brought in wa, one of the hand-ome.t
! have ever seen. The yellow circles
around the dark body -honc in contra,,
like gold. and 80 nicely had the leather
been tanned that IL VA, a. soft and
! pliablc as charno.s. IL, owner had u
story to tell about the snake. which. II
seems. her brother had captured In n
! somewhat novel way. Tie was sitting.
she said. one afternoon on IN. shor.
OF Lake Weir. in Central Florida.
when suddenly he heard a thrash
ing In the brush at his side, He
investigated and discovered two
snakes fighting for all they were
worth. One was a king snake and
the other "A biz black snake. They
weren't exactly fighting. either. III.
said. for the king snak. hal succeeded
in getting the black snake just wher,
he wanted MIN. La other words. H.,
head 81 the black snake Wa in the
king snakes mouth. and the swallowing
process had already begun. II.
thrashing was the result oi the hiark
snakc'> Indignation n the proceedings.
To make "A long story short. tn" king
snake finally succeeded In ~swailosing
his black rival until only about two
inches oi III" latter tail projected
from the c~onqucror- mouth. The
Young lady's brother then took them
up Ia the stable. and. laying them ot
the floor. put his foot un tn" protrUdin.
tail aud gently pulled them apart.
The black snake Was still alive. bat
hadn't much energy lcft. The kiuE
snake. o. the contrary. VAS ~ lively
a "a kitten and Immediately showed
fight. The two snakes were placed in
"A barrel together. and the next morn,
ing the black 90. va, dead. The
young man brought IA. king SNAKE
home with him. and h. b.,csm" "a pet !,
the family. Tn. cold was TOO muCi
for him. though. and he finally died.
But what did the young lady wish q
I have made from his skim"
.'She wanted IL stuffed. You sec
she had become attached Ia the reptile
and. woman-like. wanted Ia pre-rv,
the remains in the most ,i'e-likc form
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