New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
TOLD AT AN UPTOWN CLOD'
SEVERAL STORY-TELLERS SHOW THEIR
SKILL
TWO TALES ABOUT SNAKES, ONE ABOUT
PANTHER AND ANOTHER ABOUT
PATENT CENTIPEDE-


PANTHER AND ANOTHER ABOUT
PATENT CENTIPEDE-
In n certain uptown club. which Is gaining so''o
thing OF n reputation for the large number Oh soou
,.r ,o,,.rs .uavs 10 te met there, rule has been
,Jonic, rcouirinC every man who tells s'orE Y"
certify to It's authenticity is o. FAR a' ne o'o
Sometimes q dozen more jolly ieiio"s VI" WAN
a group around lit;lc tables In corner Oh +" r"o"''
First one will entertain the company WITH Ha'''
and then another and so on until each one present
has related something interesting TIC RUE r'l'''',
also that any story told must cmb'dy some p'fson''
OK nercncc OF the narrator, Of s,mc one WHOM hc
knows whose name lie must give. Cashal Ns'''r>
are allowed to tell stories II they agree 10 CONFORM 10 'o
rules which intended TO suppress narratives 80 ao
,urd as 10 DO entirely beyond the range Oh ei"''
The other night tho stories told were mostly do'"'
adventures with snakes and wild beasts II was "
newspaper man who started the ia" '"''''e' "
follows:
Two summers ago I srcnting long 'a'a'
zion OF LIKE George. und wa boarding ~ farm MUS
Two miles from Caldwell. ~ the head OF me ia""'
Usually spent my days In boat on Inc lake. "'"'
ir, and my evc,irg, at the Fort William Henry
llnte at the head Of the lake. where there Is AWAY
| some Jolly cnttr,ainm"nt going on. one hav !
wcnt dawn in nv boat to point where I"iE"'
Mountain INF. ont into the lake. The water was
ryircmcl, deep lrst 10 the north "f Inc point ""'re
here. wa. ti, rre,:ie,t Kind Of pool. ana rs
had 10 cable long cough 10 an' hor. ran inc ho't
,,.lorc ard tied it fast 20 some bushes Iahhe NV
rod and basket I walked along 20 4 Nat ta1'cro'"'
lc surface OF which was ten feet above the water.
h,, ;pe 10 donbf that from such fine y lint wonm
he able TO have solnc excellent sport with the bs
front which | va, must b" in the pool. -N'f
fishing uusucces,ful!y for hor sat down. OH the
cd,, Of the rock TO rest. letting my leg hang over
the edge and riy lire dange in the wafer
tl,.rc mn | heard
close behind me that :l the faction Of sr'oho
fairly frzc my blood. II was the inms'aRnole
warning of rattlctEakc about TO spring o"e"
not >;op to look ar, ind fo- the rattle sniidcd "i'
three fee. Of me-. without tho slightest ht'i'a'"h
,,..c myself q shove ard Sid of into Tho lahc.
swain 10 my beat, about MS feet away. am I'D"
mn clambcrcd In wh"r another rattle sounded co"
+, MY right arm \ glance showed N" an0'!lcr ch'T
mon. RATHER cnilci mp in III" bottom Of ~" boat ~
>ni bach into ti' water n. shake mH' ILL., >P'"'s
and a. sank heard hi", strike In II" To" '''u ~
the Ioa; II t;,idnc water kept "i't' an" ar
av bile i,r.: 90. ever IN" ~ir II ~, boit '''h ''
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,rui,. IN | hastily .l,t OF. iopA up nv OARS ana
,.,llrd ont in', -. la!r had rr"'d not NOR
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- an h..u- h.I h',d'd lad" trH' w"'rhH '"e'
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hrins crtcI tained hy 'hs r'ft'rNn"kc>
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, v.ch's cruise and m"ri'HI la" IA '"N We
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ur way thro:ch ~. .nitic mt VAN cara 81 a"'
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mr., and ad penetrated -" jungle f't 10 i''' III
,l.,,, f IA ynrl herd hi" utter al ui"I' NV
of u, al r., .i .lr ird All found hin 'i"iciInc
t.-.r;. With twU caoril,i> tr"H ~''h"> WINCH "'
= ..r,.rcl Us ,hrir n"'h, In each hand III" Nc'
ru> yer. iwinng their l'rg i"dr> about hi ih'"'.
| 81, ana, AID a., Ter. tTG u's''iiLG ana tlTi~
| ,,h ,vful iury M,auNilr .c held their hrad~
| =, arm l.nyih, t"rhS 10 rh"nr tirih Ia
| al; b.tw c"h h., HINGE ~, m "ls were 'traincs to
,sr u.,,i t.:,-ion and had H. not been one "i fh'
mo powerful oi men. Ia c"nll never have man'il;i
IN. q, II,esl- for n ui"rn"n NJ h"rh'bF an"iIir "t
.rr paris, ava the mos, ','lhcai~i Of u' all. rushed
| f., -.rv-u,uu' 4, sia.rr. and with his sharp clasp
ui;. mt on III, SNAKES head, just n ovc the young
| mans thumbs. Tn. bodies rolled away still witt!
| iur and "A, III. severed head drappcd to the ground
| ,yr.,,on fell baca. half f,intg. We 'a"gh him.