The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

Of those bushes. She demonstrated with her.
ton wo"s was n h95f . Ea az M1; jus;
such luck as she could find.
bss ths she s Is n s 80 he s NTH
pail which she carried as it was filled to the
big pail and emptied it's berries in that. She
which wouI have ed it even full e Of t The very very
niceft berries that had eyer been picked on
hs H Shs1 ekSs heard
and ether others to hs The
Mrs Jnst9n's alarm. An eporm9us rattef Ike
iay ooiled on top Of the huokleberres in the
tail more than humming. Miss Still grabbed
q club and went for the snake. The first whack
OF TIE e., elub somehow missed the snake.
Il. and sem, its luscious, ontents scattering on
the ground, Tho snake went oyer with the
Miss Still gave it to him. but in dealing with
him she didn't seem to be able to get, away
whom tho snake got enough Of the eli" club and and
didn't appear to be a able to follow him but
danced about. striking at the snake that was
away GU, Of her reach SO that by the time tho
Mrs. Justons berries were trampled to a pulp.
S1me "a e Mrs Justons friends said that Miss
snilinsly to her picRing and said Nothing. ' 'n
Charley aged IL; were among the huckleberry
rock to take, a nap. Grandson Charley percbed
After old Mr. connor had SeSn s SHOOTING n Tow
and tea HE grandson that i lie didn't quit
switch and dress HIS Jacket. Grandson Com
nor hadn't been PUNCHING the old man in the
ssHny his III s sfands SOP ssan
fShsa ss 99y Tth HIN ah
boy pleaded his innocenro Of the charge. and
time he awoke with start and exclaimed '''
Now heTe y1u 70 aGan you young rascal
He rose up to.carry, out his threat when the
mans back. began to bulge, and he shouted:
There's snake on your GU back back ""A'A S'"n'pA'
Grandfather Common, feeling a weight there.
tssH to cgthns ~ M
man broke across acksS % if Hi hp% S
shs real, DelieTiSe ii iike bail SaF Kfhs
created great excitement AMONG the groups Of
through ana some groups broke up In panic
and rushed Yelling In all directions through
t hs 70 rh h more than two miles
man named Henry CLARK. Clark gazed after
the flying old man with the snake trailing and
comforting behind him before he realized the
true situation Of affairs. and then he started
in pursuit Conner was going so fast that
Clark, chased him quarter Of a mile be-
fore no cuHo up with him. the old man
running all the faster tho more Clark
yelled TO him to stop. When Connors pursuer
got within reach OF him no grabbed for tho
snake and caught II firmly by the tail. He
gave 1t a yank. md jerked II loose from its fas-
tening on tho old man. but like flash the rat
tier threw its head and whole length OF its
body back and struck at Clark: Tho latter
M mechanically jerked his head back or the rat
tler's fangs would have struck him in tho
cheek As it was they sank Into his sleeve at
tho shoulders. and before the snake could ro-
leaso them Clark seized It around tho neck
with his left hand. and held It there until he
choked 1t to death.
Common in tho mean time had dropped OK
hhutted to the ground. and It was long time
before he could DO revived. When the boy
came Up. parting and cryiHG, and told his
rlain: Conner had lain d9wn nspr wheESS Tho
the proIimity. had struck at him and lit
him 10 the back. but HIS shirt was SO
thick that pll tho old man felt was the thump.
which he thought was his grandson punching
him. Tho third time the snake struck its
fangs had caught under one Of Connors sus-
pendars and become fast In 1t. u was hanging
there when II was discovered By the boy and
his gtnndfather, and tho old mans terror
started him on his wild effort TO escape from a
snake that was fast To him, This Rationale
measured nearly nvo feet and had ten rattlos.