Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-10
H0RRID BEDFELL0WS
TARaNTULAs CRAWL ALL OVER A
SLEEPING TRAVELLER.

A Tired Camper who Awoke One Morn
Ing to Peel a Poisonous Reptile EI-
piorinE His Anatomy. while Another
Made . BED Of the nas'. Upright HAIR.
Joseph Gnndelnyer, n well known
mining man Of Nevada, has parsed
through many startling experiences dur
ing residence Of twenty-cight years IN
tho far west. but Is perhaps the only
man who can boast OF having had
round bakers dozen Of deadly tarnntulas
for bcdfellows AMI surviving the terri
bio experience without material injury
II happened number Of years ago. but
even now IL causes cold shivers 10 chase
up Mr. 0nlndelmyor's spinal column
WHEN his mind royerts to that particular
event. However, surrounded by o cir
clio Of friends at the Palace hotel few
evenings sinco, he was induced 10 relate
the incident
In 1864 | came TO San Francisco"
said the gentleman, and with the hopo-
fulness OF youth determined 10 make my
fortune had little money saved mp.
but was raw tcndcrfoot. and whatever
put my money into failed To pan out
Finally concluded to strike out for No
vnda- II wns new section Of country
then. that had been explored to u very
limited oxtent, and when made known
my intention many and urgent were tho
requests for me " rofrain from being NO
foolish ns " encounter dangers Ia such
q wild and almost unknown country.
Nothing dauntod, however. and not
allowing myself To b dissuaded from
my purpose, one day In tho SIMMER Of
1854. after inducing throo acquaintance
10 join me, 1 sot out for the land OF sage
brush My particular object In g,ing
WAS 10 botter my fortune by any method
could. Two OF the party were pros
pcctors, and the fourth. DR.. Heath,
went along TO spy out good location
for hog ranch.
"Woll, after cruxling the Siorras at
Walkers pass, We found ourselves In
Owens valley, which Is now In lnyo
county. Dusk WINS approaching, and
when. after riding q distance In tho
teeth Of q cold wind. we found ourselves
mt deserted adobe hut by tho roadside
We halted. unpacked and unsaddlod our
animals, and prepared to camp for tho
night
A TEn1niI AWAKENING.
There WINS feed for tho horses In asun-
dance, and while ono stakod them out
Tho others began preparations for supper
and made the beds ready. My friends
preferred sleeping undera largo oak treo
near, but chose spot adjoining tho
old adobe house, where | spread my
blankets close TO the wall whore tho
wind would not reach mo. After hasty
meal we all retired TO our respective bods
o. tho ground and readily dropped of to
sleep.
Il presume II was within an hour Of
daymeak when | awoke with u sudden
start A peculiarly dreadful feeling,
worss than any nightmare, took posses
sion Of mo. | felt paralyzed and was
afraid TO stir. There was something
moving on my faco. 1t WINS not large
object. but as II moved about tho trail
left seemed TO scoroh my faco. felt
the thing traverse my face from tho left
eye down over my nose and mouth.
Then II crossed TO the other side and ex'
plored In thu region OF my ear. Then II
was gone.
II knew It was not n snake gliding
over my face, but some animal much
smaller, though what II was was utter
ly unable to conjecture. | was wide
awake, Of course, but such an uncom
fortabls horror held me fast that ! WIZ
unable 10 move muscle and gazed help
iezsly mp at the stars, Once tried tC
call out to my companions. bot not .
sound could ! muster lay there rigid
~ u log, maybe for ono minute, mayb,
for i've, when | again knew TINT IN,
same thing, or something like it, was on
my hand. which rested outside the blan
ket, aud a cold chill ran up my arm aud
through my whole body Still wa
absolutely powerless To movoa limb, anC
involun,Arily closed my eyes, almost OK
pecting TO feel them closed IN death, 81
dreadful and understandable WAS the sen
hgtion
4 HORRIBLE SUSPENSE.
Next knew IT was climbing ~
over my throat, then to my chin ant
about my nose. An Irresistible impuls'
caused me to open my right eye, and
Gw ny tie dim Light tho fiery eyes VI /