The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-28
RACED WITH A SNAPPER.
Jin,mie Lyons Could swim md so Could the
Turtle, rs Jimmie Found.


MIDDLErowN, Conn, July 27.-Threo smart
Nutmeg State younRstcrs. Jimmie Lyons
| Jimmie Dendy, and Herman Finder of Sey-
| mour village went to Beach's Pond tho other
| day TO gather wator lilies aud whilo they
were padding about in the blue water. Jimmie
Lyons caught sight OF something on the bank
that was half as big as a Connecticut cellar
door. looked Just like wrinkled brown rock.
| that gazed at him In steady. cold blooded.
and markedly personal way totally unlike
rock. Jimmie was swimming In deep water
not ten rods from the curious heap on the
shore and when no felt its stecly gaze boring
n 1gurative holo into his bosom. he began to
shiver oil over and struck out for shore as
swiftly as no could with legs and arms. Then
II was that tho gnarlcd and broad backed
monster on the beach. comrrehcpdlnG the
lads attempt to escape suddenly unim bcrcd
himself for action. Four great swarthy claws
wore shot out at tho four corners OF himself. u
frightful great rapacous head was run out like
a batteships gun. the mass Topped awkwardly
down the beach. splnshng into tho still lake
furiously-and Jimmie Lyons. with sinking
heart and one spluttering howl OF frenzicd
fear realized that G0-pound swapping turtle.
the terror OF the lake. was hot on his trail.
Jimmie Is a pretty fair swimmer but II was
no fair shake OF race. for the reason that the
biz turtle covered two yards OF tho course to
]. Lyons's one. gaining on him with threaten
ing rnridity. Jimmie knew all about that
too. for with his face turned backward he
watched the oncoming oblong. barge-like
giant spnshng on in horrible form and with
no science, but with killing git thar"
the other scared youngsters IN sympathy and
excitement: Hi there, Jimmie ,,scoot
mic Lyons knew that fact far better than did
they. Now and then tho big fellow spiashed a
hrSI OF MN Ms far cut lis she
his wick I'd lack eyes cleaned hungrily; no
ing for on" OF the boys relatively white arms.
Bnt. lust then. Jimmie lyons touched lotion
seii for an elastic spring, was about to scoot."
and no mistake about it. At that instant the
] ayd T but the rot tb anS a a teri Of
hs IT. sSgss s'' out i'm%1 nSs Fl flick ma!sH
Ing like shore. Jimmie screamed and kicked
and the turtle gprGlca and held on. and cs-
lake. presumably intending to drag his prey
into one Of his scrlude! emerald caves. whore
hS s"' sns the h n h ag 9th nny
lie purposcd to give Tho big fellow his toe
Of having a Swapping turtle eat the whole OF
toe. the remains OF 1T, out o: tho
fcl ~ the lake bank There his frightened
but thankful comrades received him in their
arms dancing about him like Comanche In
dams about captive. and Jimmie Deadly sized
IN the happy termination OF tho erisode with
the joyful exclamation: Gosh Jimmy. but
yer di! he?"
Out in tho middle Of the lake. the boys facing
about deserted the discomiit-d snarrer.
his head lust protrudinG through tho
waves. and looking grim. Erumpsh. and
full OF malice and ire. The Logs dressed
quickly and scooted homo through tho
woods. and Jimmie. Lyons, wearing u great
bunch of rags about his on big toe struts
about town and is the hero Of Seymour. Whom
the envlous other boys say to him in1uirinRly
now: "Stunr hruiseP or snakcs:' Jimmie
replies lotily. and With seorn OF such trivial
biEGer'n a mectin' house. You ms asst jim
ME Dentv Of yer wants ter know"
A lot Of Seymour men are hunting that big
Napier in I.each's pond with shotGuns. They
say he 10 the biggest chap 81 the kind ever
seen in middle Connecticut. But he isn't at
home TO men with firearms ms he is to boys
with toothsome and tolerably white big toes.
Jimmie. in telling his adventure to a local
country, reporter declared that the snapper
dragged him twice beneath the water as hand
lily as IL he were piece OF cheese.