Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20

Nms. nnalay settled co the Top ef ne
tree. when the BREACHES began 70
awaken. ss it were. and - curl ap-
wsrd. They twisted and twisted like
snakes about ths bird. which began 10
scream. ana drew u down In their
iearfai esnbsaes uatll lost sight of 10
herror-strlexen. | sei1sd the nesrest
roca In an stiemrt 70 climb the knoh l
had - ofssa tried IN vala 10 DO thIsthat
was NOT SURPRISED when fell hack. bus
The rock wns Ioossned ana fell slso. II
narrowly missed me. bui sprung up
uahart and sac thai the fallen rock
had leit a oonsidernhls cavity. ! pus
my face 70 il and Ieoked In, some
thing like . cavern. the aoor of which
bad an upward tendency. met my
sight. and ielt currcnt u fresh air
blowing On me. with a dry. earthly
smell Evideatly there vas another
opening somewhere undouhtedly AZ
the summit Using my trowel. which
! always carried on my hoiaasziag sx.
p-sditions. I salnrgoa the Aole. sna
e@~@ - - - ~M# - sNN~MNN etN~
passage When had nearly rsaehe.l
the top locked cat cautiously 10 see
u ] should emerge within reach oi
that diaholical trcc hut | found IA
nowhere near the aperture. 20 sprung
out | was Just In time 30 see the Fat
tened carcass ~ the bird tall b. the
ground. which Was covered Sith bones
and feathers. ! approached A. close
" as ! dared and examined the
TIRE. u was los In size. n0t
more than twenty feet high. bot
covering a great area It, trunk wa.
~ prudigious thickness. knuttod and
scaly Prom the top oi this trunk. q
few ivci from the ground, It, Shiny
branches curved upward aud down
ward. nearly touching the ground wiih
their taPering tips IT, appearance
vas that of a gigantic tarantuls await-
iug is prey. Ot my vcnturing "a
lightly touch one ~ the limbs. Il closed
upon my hand with such force that
when ] torc u l,ose The skin came
with a. descended thea. and clos
Ing the passage returned horna
vent back next dty carrying half .
dozen chickens wiih which 81 iced the
tree. The moment I tossed u the
fowls a violent agitation shook lie
branches. which swaycd % and fro
with a slnuous. snaky motion After
devouring the fowls. these eranehcs.
fully gorged. dropped ~ their toriaer
position, and the tree. givina NJ signs
~ animation. I dared 10 approach 10
and take the limbs IN my hsnA
They we're covercd With suckcrs. ~
sembling the teataclesof an octUplA
The blood ~ the fowls had been as-
sortoa ny these suckers leaving crin-
sou stains on the dark surface. Ther-s
vas no foliage. % cour~e. u any kini
Without speaking of my discovery 70
any onc about. wrote an aecouBt Of 10
90 the world-iamous hotani.t Prof
Mordenhaupt 81 the University II
Heidelberg Ills reply states that my
tree l. the .rbor diaboli. only two
specimens u whirh have ever heea
known one on the peak ~ The Hima.
layas and the ether On the island 81
sumaira. Mine u the third PROT
Nordenhaupt says that The ars,or
dinboli and the plant known n the
Venus hy-trap arr the oaly known
specimens growing on the land, ~
tbo-e forms o. life which partake -
the nature II both animal and yege-
table kingdoms. although there arr In
stances too numerous 30 mention found
~ this class In the SEA The Portagesa
man-oi-war may be- mentioned how
ever, a. one aud the sponge a. tho
hcst known spocimcn oi this class ~
chihuahua (MexD cor. Gl0bc-Dcmo.
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