The Jasper weekly courier., 1892-07-15

after ! had worried over Il until
couldnt stand Il any more woke mp.
II lay there for several minutes look
ing az the candle. which was burning
low. After awhile raised my eyes and
started on In yawn which was frozen
On my face. as il were. leaving my
mouth wide open. For there. hanging
from the hole in the roof and graceful
| Is waving 10 aud fro. was about eight
| feet Of snake. Aud such . snake,
BOYS. don't bciisrc ] am ex-
| aegcrating one particle when
tell you that il was as large around n
my body While lay there and looked
~ him. and saw those smooth, waving
motions. that enormous head and the
larting tongue that was kept in con-
slant play. felt perfectly conscious
that this snake could have swallowed
me without particle ~ trouble. And
however anxious might have been for
sport. you know had no anxiety 70 ex-
plore The interior of boa-con>tricfor-
with some faint idea Of selling my
life as dearly as possible. slipped my
hand softly under the pillow and got
hold Of my revolver The motion, easy
as i. was. reused Jack. and he haif
turned. Instantly two or three feet ~
the huge. shining body slipped down
through the roof. and the horrible head
came nearer Jack saw il thcn-tha'
citizen Of the world always 50 fertile IN
i.xpedicnts-an with one wild shout 81
Great scott. Jump for the cupboard
Arch. he fiung himself in that direc
ton. With glimpse Of returning rea
son scrambled after him. and IA ar
instant we were crouchcd on the noor
nnder the lowest shelf. with the doc
shut behind us We were safe. for tn
J snake could not open the cupboard: an
we Sat there and laughed and cried y
2 thr most nonsensical fashion. with on
sclf-contro. entirely gone.
Well. II tha. snake amt sold: wa
Lacks version Of il. bnt think he ~
pretty serions when he said Il. Aftr
lawhile wc began 10 lind that II was y
close in our cramped quarters and
ope med thc door tiny little bit 50 th'
we could get breath Of air. We fonn
then that the candle hal gone ont a y
,be room was as dark as Egypt But =
could hear something moving IN IN
dark room-soft. gliding motor
that made us thankful the'
were good. strong planks betwes
u ana the something on =
other side. Time began TO pa
somewhat heavily in the cupboard.
"A pressed my face close 70 the crack
IN. door 70 get more fresh air. and sa
y, denly something lightly brushed ov
~ nv face again and again. didn't kne
what il was al first. nut all nc once
~ flashed upon me that IL was the tong
!, Z ~ that snake. That was more thar
n cou,d endure. With murmured Wal
~. Iinr. Look out. Jack. I'm going TO n
N. IL mt NV revolver to the crack
~, s;,-..a N the horrible creature that y
~ caressing me with its Shiny tongue:
~. .-Of course. shut up in that little cio
II sounded like the very crack OF doc
y. and we were deafcned 50 that y y
~ some time before we conld hear a
IL. thing. When we recovered little 81
=. sounds as did greet our ears hai
~ dozen wild horses couldn't have NJ
more noise than that snake was makI
IN ". could hear Il leap away up agar
- ,ha walls and fall and twist and writ
~ lashing about with its tail and knc
IL, ing down everything in the room
- thc same time the air became 50 he'
a~ with the rank. poisonous odor the
TIL, vile emitted that both Of rs tur
M dcathlv sick. and Jack began vomif
80 AT last. while the snake was bea'
against the walls on the other s'd'
~ Tie room. opened the door 4
.,ne way. reached ont in tho dark and 10
u lie candle. had one last match IN
III, pockct. II II should 90 ont ] thor
N Il ~ alI up with as- for 4 was q
III, ~ure We couldn't live till mprn'n-
,r,'s that oSct. But fortunately the n'
MI was 4 good one ard ! made n
~. thrust Il ont into the room = little
viewed the wreck. co.ling. tvis