The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-11
TOOK IT FOR 4 BICYCLE TRACK
but it Turned Out TO be Material for . Sur
Drising snake Story.

But it Turned Out TO be Material for . Sur
Drising snake Story.
HARRISBURG. Juno 1O.-James R Zepp and
James c. Meyers OF York county are doing a
job OF bark peeling in that county. near the
Maryland line. On Sunday afternoon they
were walking along the Melrose road on their
way to the woods. whom they came upon q
track in tho road
who do you s'pose can be going through
this country on q bicycie?" said Zepp.
Somebody that must have muscle and
nerve" replied Meyers. He must have o tire
on his wheel like lumber wagon. from the
width OF the track 1t makes"
They measured the track. It was six inches
wide. It followed the road for two miles. and
then turned of toward the woods and ended.
Then. for the first time, it struck the two bark
peelers that the track had begun In the road
Just as suddenly as it had como to an end.
They thought over the puzzle for some time.
and could come to but one conclusion.
Its spook bicycle!" said Zepp. and Meyers
agreed with him.
They went on with hurried steps and had
gone a mile or more. when suddenly an enor-
nous blacksnake glided out OF the woods into
the road. 1t had cock pheasant In its mouth
sns Kept sh .nd "
had recovered from thsir astonishaent: Ths9,
road. The Vide trail Was made BY the e eu Or
Il was soms time before the two bark peel
ers could MAKE up their minds minds whether to 60
themselves with heavy clubs and went ton on.
nix. when il turned toward 1hs woods again
Within two miles Of their camp. .here . they hey
had q gun, and they hurried on. Within halt
sss1 Tia sf ri. as haa
rabbit in its mouth. ,
that Se and had eSoush
This time the snake did not follow along the
road, but crossed It. snG 1t made the eyes Of
one side OF. the road some time before It's tall
.enes inse sss woods; ana shsp tbsS SsoEs y,
ths . OF q ss there
heard about the bie snske: he called his dog.
lit as a snake hunter. too. Zepp and Meyers
took their gun and went along. --,
Ssa f BEEN s1 iSI SCENT Hs led the men mile
s woods .Hd t. p0isy ssnnd Re
That's the onoommonest snake. reckon.
ssss ss o sf'fS 'fssas
lore now. an never meu6 NO seton lube
The hunters drew near. to the dog. and Inn
saw ss had e shs
rocks. They were black as coal. or they could
easily have been mistaken for ehestnWSt sap.
declare. Each snake seemed swollen to tear an
l,lite shot both Of them through the head. and
they ne thrashed around so In the bushes that
=. The snakes finally gave up; and Andy cut
them open. In one was cock pheasant snd
In the other rabbit. The snake that bad
swallowed the rabbit also had q mules shoe
N It's stomach This led to the report. when
the news Of the killing OF the two snakes wa.
carried 10 Melrose. that one OF the snakes had
to be untrue
George sampson identified tho shoe as one
ne had Tied around the neck Of cat he had
thrown tmH into the mlIlpOnd 2 couple Of weeks
ago TO drown. The cat had evidently peen
too much for the weight Of the shoe. had es-
s sp iIGm the pond. and run mp against inc
>. The smaller Of the two snakes mSssured "a
IoeL the other IA foot 81 inches They were
larger by four or Ave feet than blaoksnakes
usually run in that neighborhood-