The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15

JOBS opportunlty ne sen. anothe. pal. into
heart but the great brute stood erect and De.
for at least f., mn%ts eeorS NJ ,G In Ms
banged up by his tuss!c with the bear: but he
will get over 1t. and. II signs don't fall, will
another one for ono. l. not two. big bears are
lurking, IN the vicinity. The carcass OF the
SS6 ' POUNDS hound y" although hears are not yet In
their best flesh after their long winters sleep.
Stories or tho Copperhend's Cunning and
Ferocity.
Tho coppsrhead snake seems to have found
particularly congenial abiding places In tho
rough and hilly country along the Lower Sus-
ouehanna River. on both tho York and Ian.
caster county sides Of the stream" said Lewis
Meteor OF York county. "Onc reason for this
is believed to be the abundance OF quail and
phea SAINT in tho fields and covers OF that region.
Old hunters say that thoro Is nothing that this
snake likes better than the eggs OF these game
birds. and they destroy nests by tho score
every spring. Tho cunning with which tho
comprehend is endowed. which it calls into
service In approprinting the contents OF n
phea SAINTS or duaifs nest was surprised
witness OF ono spring.
"A pheasants nest Is something person
rarely discovers. SO deity does the bird con-
struct it In out-of-t hc-way places. but rs was
fell on hon rheasa1t oil in bunch under
the tan ccd root Of an old persimmon tree.
knew that the hen was on her nest engaged In
bringing forth gamo for some ono to shoot in
the course OF three or four months. and l did
not disturb her. AS l stood looking at her.
not ten feet away. I saw something glide from
the bushes toward the nest. and instantly
recognized in the now conner o colperhoad
snake OF good proportions
My first impulse was to jump on the snake
and kill It. but on second thought concluded
perhend crawed around. directly in front Of
the sitting pheasant. and slowly drew nearer
her The an M6 ihs
eyes nnd feathers hristnG. she sprang toward
the intrudinG reptile. Tho snake euded her
ugly front. The hen followed the snake. flying
Nth her FEET ann bill WIEN the 20
had followed the coppeerhend couple OF rods
de as o Est sases at the snGe
s Fss %nst' l to ths
c cep1 Each Of the two snakes quickly
seized an egg and returned to the bushes ro-
eRs 1oS Re M se s
cHpperhead was keeping the attention t Of tho
b be on a nth es hd Tb OF
from her nest. 1t did not take the other two
snakes long to empty the nest OF its eggs. and
pheasant. for he instantly turned and glided
SS hem which then hastily returned to her her
| despoled household.
-" did not stop to notice e, What she did on
and be-
lei. stole around 70 and found place Where
could look through the bushes into a small
S had stolen S tho eggs. The latter lay IN heap
| on tho ground between the two snakes. Whilo
on te o the Sna
| Ing. Then ensued great wriSgling and hiss.
IL they were hilarious over their smartneSs
and their success. and then they went eoolly
| to work and divided the stolen eggs between
| them, and prepared to ENJOY the feast they
A., But they never enjoyed It; Isprang into
Tor for the brush. I followed them and smashed
Of th Has up tn egSs
| OF which the old pheasant stood. gazing dis
consolatelY into the empty nest. She scarcely
moved as replaced the eggs. and when she
E!aso apgn them viii many signs q AZ, sstisiss;
ton: and have reason TO- to know Etd that she
Unlike the rattlesnake. which. in striking.
| can reach out but two-thirds OF its length. the
copperhead. which is almost Is S,; o., ms
prey or foe. The spring Hin region. which
terly strategy Of tho three copperheads in
| lootinG the pheasant's nest. is noted for these
oHe Say nrs afs
saw big c2Gperhead lying 10 t. inc sun Sy TIE
| snake. the strong odor this reptile emits hnv-
snake showed no dsrosition to move away.
| ed the reptile with stone.
| The cSpper-coiifnrru sppe on ne ,nends OF
turbed. but when til" snake Is aroused the
| spot deepens in co or and actually Glitters.
giving the snake startiiag aPpearaIn l; AZ,
was climbing back into ms wagon. when he
was amazed and frightened to SEQ another one
| lying on the seat he nag vacated only couple
| snakes head was almost binzing. and the ned
| dler knew that it was mad and bent on trouble.
Lee fortunately was well acquainted with the
ways of these venomous reptiles. and he had
| no sooner set his eyes on this ono on the
| wagon seat than he duckcd his head below the
side Of tho boy lie was n%tm quarter Ter OF sec
head jumped and shot over the peddler's head
cenr to tho bushes Mt tho side OF the road
Lee turned quickly and met the snake coming
was the mate nat Of tho ono which Lee had Killed
first. 1t had climbed into the wagon, taken its
place on tho seat. anu cooliy calculated on
jumping and fnst"nin$ its fnngs In Lees face
rs soon as no showed il above the wagon box,
something that the pedilers 1uickness alone
prevented. At least such Is Lees theory and
he is well acquainted with copnorheads and
their manner OF doing business.
Gymnastic Performance by Bears on IL,
OId GaIioss Tree.
SCRANTON, May li.-Erastus Hallock. a
woodchoppcr of Goldenrod Mountain. reported
In tho little Willow Creek settlement one day
,,et ,roo- tb,t he had seen, on throa difrorent