The Greenville times., 1891-06-27
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Neu York. Juna Z2-Iu Williams +
borg saturday afternoon there was {
slraasie eitl hoa constructor inst .
rafa.lli li- ina uost thrilling stories ai
SiaaieF Hicaaa iiole 4rnus
faaaa nan. Scoops u.fd aal aHinal
slaze lhcra teslelllr ae uHs ln Bod
nHrsiag pair ol bruised aHt aEseo'.
orca shoulders. Hllh DE- neck eva
Ia llninea gIoaaing i-ie
tiiaa hr moved. ail g.
sizes s tgy llt
ages a i1tA 81
h fe-.ztel- i
sass 4nsi-ls nis
fn. -lmg daXs ago.
nla gtfas leni Of dozen
baas ir0m fhe west coast 81 Africa
Net one u them VAS over fifteen feet
long. aud he had handled suakes be-
fore and thought no extra help was
necessary for the boxing Of each indi-
yidual reptile, for a separate eonzign-
ment was to be made on SATURDAY,.
The story Of Mr.. Hoyle's curious stock
had been passed around in the ward,
and several friends had come u 70 see
the boxing done.
Superintendent Chambers, OF Hat
terman's Tin Works, was there. 50
was Real Estate Dealer Probst- Mrs
Hoyle. who lives with her husband
over the store, bad come dow Ears
with Florence, the twelve esr-old
daughter. ANoW watch how d ec e.
exclaimed Mr.. Hoyle vIll pec orabl'
pride IN his expl ne Az hc 1icse,.
up somewh fatct canvas
bag, and D. i-peItediRso shs rear
room ~ rst u 81 &C peo-
pie z. i.e efc Good lalf circle
lfl0ual 1e elA u phi.d Mr.. Snake
~ surt ia -ne lid lay across
81. G10ls sally reappeased. The
ssg vas fairly alive. lie had
! ~ Oh led a cord about its neck.
ait till get the box all ready,
. said a. he laid ii down by the coun
ter There was one hole in that can
vas which he had not noticed. Tit
instant bis back was turned Mr.. Snaki
began to wiggle out Of it, and in al
instant he was at large. lie made
/ quick dash for little Florence an'
! almost got to her before the fathe
I had time 20 90 TO her rescue. MI
| Hoyle Is an athlete, and when h
a leaped he landed ON the boa. Florcne
: screamed, and Mrs. Hoyle ran up stair
! with her. The men got into the stree
. as fast as their legs would carry then
4 Mr.. Hoyle had told them that be kne'
Il all about snakes, and they had no anA
r iety to give him points on the prope
II way to deal with this one.
The dealer was left alone In th
store with his whole weight on ii
neck of twelve-foot boa constrictC
and no weapon on hand. lie did nj
cry for help, though. He bent oy'
and managed to catch the serpent vii
y both hands Just behind the hea
: Then he took bis feet OIL, and the re
struggle began. Mr.. Snake was angr
y Hoyle was confident. The instant q
~ boa felt himself free but for the gra
" about his neck he made the best pos
- y BILE use of his advantage. la tcu Sc
= onds his coils were wound about {
p dealers's shoulders, pinioning his arr
y y and stopping the circulation OF bloc
~ Two minutes more aud the last ava
- !. able coil was about Mr.. lIoyle's thro
- That was serious. The man stagger
a un toward the counter 10 could
- - two men cyeing him through the wi
n dow from tie sidewalk NeiiheI
/, them dared to aGmc ID With the q
Il, peraiidu 0f q nan who almost behe'
thst his time has come the piston
=. animal merchant began rubbing \
n, Se Snakes head against the sharp corr
II of the counter Mr.. Ioyle was gro
gu ing black in the face. This was
W final effort. Ifit did not work evel
wne w thing was up with Mr.. lloyle. Lu'
~ ~ iy the jamming of his head agai
W W the hard wood stunned the sna
~ ~ His coils began TO relax. That Fl
~ ~ breath was grateful to Mr.. Hoy
lungs. lie hastily mwound the h
4, limp body of the boa aud, keeping
ne nv fast grip on It's neck, deposited 1t W
ne ,s the other snakes again. Then
n,S y, struggled up stairs and fell back OIL
~ bed. Little Florence ran for a doct
u" Mr.. Hoyle said that his escape
almost miracle. He had never
any trouble with boa constructors
fore, and looked upon them as easy
pc manage. lie said the reptile part
out his business would be conducted wa