The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1890-06-27
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY. JUNE ~ 1890

one thing-l'll have your lite for
this !" and trembling with anger
the fallen bully walked away.
This occurred on Friday, and
when school opened on Monday
there was IA surprise III store for us.
After we had irooped INTO The
room the school-master raped for
order. and turning to Harris, said /:
al is seldom | am compelled 10
reprimand one OF my larger schOl-
ars, but You have broken ore Of
the rules Of this schonl, Mr.. Harris,
and unless you have sniIable eX-
cuse, YOU will haveto he punish
ell" Harris, who was seated near
The doorway, and the teacher con
tInued:
"You were seen 10 enter this
building through the window yes
terday. What does that mean, sirW
"Will Harris had been inlenlly
watching Ned Somers, and as The
latter raised The hd of his desk,
reached his feet at Il bound and
shouted
sHl means revenge for an insult.
Death TO one who has diSgraced
me -
"As the entire school turned in
The direction indicated by the out
stretched arm they were frozen
with terror at the sight which met
their eyes.
'TINKLE! TINKLE ! TINKLE
For some moments past all had
heard The peculiar rattle, and as
they gazed at young Somers, real
lied lis dreadful import.
Ned was lifting his desk lid,
and all c@hld see The hideonS BODY
of huge rattle snake coiled for
striking. Then, as The lid sprung
back, and before a word Of warn
ing could be uttered, there was a
flash OF spotted yellow quickly fol.
lowed by cry Of pain. The death
dealing fangS were fastened in The
young mans cheek, and the ugly
BODY lay on his breast. With the
swiltness of thought he seized the
squirming reptile and hurled il to
the floor. Another flash Of the
yellow body. The snake had leap
ed again, and its horrible langs
were buried in Ned's right arm.
Selling the body with his left hand
he tore it from its hold and raised
it high above his head. Once
more
THOSE DEADLY FANGS
sank inlo The white flesh, bat
needing it not, he walked to the
window and hurled The still
squirming snake into he outer air.
"Then came a hideous laugh Of
triumph as Will Harris sprang
through the open door and quick
ly disappeared. AS the william
ddrteG away Ell Somers tottered,
reeled and fell. The school was
in an uproar, but realizing what
had occurred, The teacher caught
a young man by The arm and
shouted !: M
$50 for a dOcior! run as YOU
never ran before - Then spring
ing beside the fast dying boy, he
began tying cords around the arms
above the Two wounds at the same
time saying:
"For Gods sake, some one suck
the poison from that wound in the
cheek ~
John Copeland staggered for
ward, and, falling on his knees,
applied his lips to the place from
which trickled
"A TINY STREAM OF BLOOD
"Bul it was useless. Bitten ir
three different places, The deadly
poison had pervaded the whole
system. Ned S0mers was dead
before the physicians arrived. II
was the deed of demon, aud had
viii Harris been found by the
stern, Wmte-iaced men who ap
peared at his deserted home that
night he would have been tied 10
a Stove and burned. John Cope
land realized that he was the indi-
rect cause of Ned's death and
when he left home | knew it was
10 follow and kill Harris.
THE BODY FOUND IN THE CREEK
above Water Valley was that of
viii Harris, and the man who
killed him was not at all bad-nOt
all bad I"
Here we reached station, and
as my strange companion arose,
with a big square looking ualise in
his hand, | noticed that he did moi
look as old as before. When he
reached the ground The wrinkles
had disappeared from his face and
his form was as straight as an ar
row. As the train moved off |
saw a prominent merchant shak-
ing hands with my old friend, and
heard him say "Good evening, Mr..
MulhaltOn."
A dreamy feeling Of awe took
possession Of me aud | lost can
sc;ousness. Rex.
A lad Of seventeen years died
lately at Pomona. Cal, from the