The sun., 1893-06-07
SNAKE AND CHICKEN
An Would Have Zee, Harr,onious tf the
HounG Rooster Hadn,t Crovyea.


Young Rooster Hndn't Crovea.
Snakes don't grow very big up our way"
said ex-Sheriff Warren Kalsma azoo Ridewsy OF
Pike county, Pa. but they grow uncom m on
smart I've seen 'em do lots OF cute things,
the most Of which have kept to myself. be-
cause have always been on good terms with
my nelghbors and my business is such that
can't afford to have them weaken In their con-
fdence In me. they, like all Pike county folks.
being sim pie and uns ophisticated. and unable
to appreciate the fact that truth is stranger
than fiction. 1 am getting along In years,
though and don't feel like passing away
without putting on record at least few OF the
evidences OF genius have seen In the snakes
that live UP our way.
"A friend OF mine. who lived back in the
High Knob country captured a young black
snake once, and made pet OF II. The snake
got as tame as kitten. and had tho run OF the
premises. One day he got egg hungry. and lie
stole an egg from under n sitting hen and
swallowed it. The egg was Just on the eve OF
Matching. and the chick picked its way out Of
the egg as 1t lay inside the snake. and not
finding daylight yet kept on picking until 1t
had picked u hole through the snake. and
stuck its head out That was as far as
1t could yet. and thero It stuck. The
snake didn't like 1t at first. but by and by the
III,
tuberance. Ny friend didn't Interfere, curious
Would aS s'a S 4 Se
snake grew very fond Of one another and it
was worth a farm to see EN- go to sleep TO;
Ths snake % kent the @ chicf S'ssSn wsfl surpei hih
and insects of various Kinds. and passing them
nhck to the chicken by the hundred. lhe
q n I, pIa NL n nnE boIr
pouched out like a small hand satchel, where
the chicken was spreading out, and the, lat
the snakes back. It was the sunniost sight
you ever saw. and touching. too. tho two
creatures dotted on each other SO. But their
,r,1D9 lone day along In August the snake and his
woke his s fhf
length: and got rid its first crow. The first
crow Of young rooster. even whom he has the
eipient wings, is always a henrtrending per-
formance. and as this rooster couldn't usen
snaes Safs n1te nS s' w f nSfosa 5nsfsa rG |
nsi!y msde hs mind ,hss he had tsss
his mar. He had scarcely closed Ills
EYES EYE ~. Wien the young rooster ter encouraged by
his voice again. The. snake Jumped az mnch
around that yard as Il he were flying from an
ssrai Wildly and painted Hcs fEe h hot o Dog. w. THs
chicken seemed to enjoy the performance
hugely. and. while the snake was still trem-
bling. no let go another crow
Then tho snake discovered where the queer
noise was coming from. and he turned look
on the chicken that was terrible in its re-
proachfnlness The young rooster would have
done well II he had heeded It.. but he didn't.
lie. stretched his neck as high as he could
The snake struck at the chickens s head. but
missed it The chicken got mad. and clipped
the sna Ike In the head with his till And then it
went. They tuml'led and fought around that
yard for FIVE minutes. Then they suddenly
became quiet. The snake had got the chick
ems head IN his mouth and swallowed it. neck
and nlL He had killed his friend, but had
choked himself TO death in doing It,"