Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23
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way said sx-sheriR WArIen kalAzzsr
800 Ridwsy. Of bike county, rs~. - .
New York sun nan. hat hey gro~
uncommon snArt I've seen en- 10
lc,ts Of cute shinss. khe uost Of which
l have kept To myself. because ] have
slways been On good terms With say
nsighbors. and my business u such taat
I can't AFFORD ~ have them wesken ia
their conddsnoc Ia mesAey. like ell
riks county fotka- being sinpls snd
unsophisticatsd and unable 10 apprc-
ciste the fact that truth - stranger
than Action- ] Am getting aiong In
years. shough. end dont feel like
passing sway without putting on roc-
ord ~ least few III the svtdences 1t
esnius I have ssen n the snskss thst
live up our way.
"A friend Ut uins. Who lived back In
the High Knob country. captured .
Young blacksnAks once and made >
pet Of IT, The snake got - tame -
kitten and hsd the run Of the premises
One day hs got egg hungry. snd hs
stole an egg from under setting hen
and swallowed It. The egg wss Jass
on the eve Of hstching. aud tho chick
picked Its Va y out Of the egg - Il lay
insids the snAke. and not finding day
light yes kept on picking until IL had
picked hole through the snske and
stuck it, head out That wss - tar -
II could get and there IL stuck The
snake didn't like IL IT frat. bat by and
by the novelty Of the situation secInsd
10 strike him. and he grew proud OF
that strange living protuberance. Ny
friend didn't interfere. curious 20 Sc
what the result Of that singular COM
psnionxhip would be. The chicken and
the snake grew very fond OF one an
other. and IL WAS worth farm 10 SEQ
'em go 70 sleep together. the snake
turning its head back and smuggling
down by the chickens head. The
snake kept the chick well supplied
with food. catching dies and worms
and insects of various kinds. and pass-
Ing them back 20 the chicken by the
hundred The chicken grew like
weed. and along toward the end OF =
summer the blacksnake's body was
pouched out like small hand sstohei
where the chicken was spreading out
and the latter's neck stretched nearly
six inches above the snakes back IL
was tho funniest sight you ever saw,
and touching too, the two creatures
dotted on each other 20 But their end
was sad
zone DAY along In August the snake
and his friend were taking nap.
Presently tho chicken woke up.
stretched his neck 20 its full length.
and got rid OF its first crow. The FIRST
crow Of q young rooster. even when he
topping Of his .ncipicnt wings. Is al
ways heartrending performance. and
as this rooster couldn't use his wings
his frst crow was real spooi<y. The
snake woke up with start He hooked
wildly about He was scared aud no
mistake, but finally made up his mind
that he had been dreaming. and set
tied down "a fnish his nap He had
scarcely closed his eyes when the
young rooster. encouraged by his frat
attempt. stretched his neck ard tried
his voice again. The snake tuiEped a.
much as ten feet. bis eyes fun Of ter
ror. and sailed around the yard a II
he were flying from an svenser. lie
came 10 a stop by and by. but glarc<s
wildly and painted like a bot dog. The
chicken seemed IA enjoy the perform
ance hugely. and. while the snake was
still trembling. he let 90 another crow.
'Then the snake discovered where
the queer morse was coming from. and
he turned look on the chicken that
Was terrible In Its Representatives,
The young rooster would have done
well IL he had Needed t. bu; be dion 4
He stretched his neck as high a. he
could and crowed again. square ir the
snakes face.
The snake struck at the chickens
head. but missed H. The chicken got
mad and clipped the snake Ia the head
with his bill And then II went They
tumbled aud fought around that yarss
for Eve minutes Then they suddenly
became quiet. The enako had 80; the
chickens head in his mouth and swsi-
lowed IL. neck and all lie had killed
his friend. but had chokea himself 10
death Ina doing IL.