Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-12
DIEGO'S REVENGE.

u was IN tho West indies, IN tho isian
Of Martinique, whore snakes Of tho mos
deadly description abound was actin
rs gnnger in charge Of black iaborcrs OF
one OF the largest plantations
Among the men was a huge negro, 70
Gently imported irom tho Guinea const
had caught him skulllug ono mofnin'
and Threatened that n ever I found hin
again doing 90 1 would hove him lockct
up and put on restricted dict At this b.
dung down thu hoo wlll which he wa
working and doaod uc q do my wort.
10 was critical moment 10 allowed
this man 20 aot mo ~ defiance, my iudu
encc over the gang, who wor0 looking on.
would 10 undermined.
The man had a largo cnneknifo in Do
bolt, and Die hhnd had stolen toward 10 as
though 40 would draw 90 and rilah a. me-
Snhtching my revolver / covered him be.
fou hc could taho a stop and 1rsd.
lic had on large round ielt hat The
crown u which ro11 10 % psnk, mud ily
bullet pqsrcd through tho peak. cutting o.
fufruw through bis chick w0oily hair und
carrying tho bot away wish .. distance
OF n dozon yards
PICK up thai boo you hound. " thur
dcrcd "ur ili fl0ct strulghtor thls timer
Tho man wos thoroughly cuwcd. and
turning sullenly 10 d. work be continued
his holing induggiouilY, and I had uo
further cause 10 complain. Twice did ]
catch him stealing gp staalthily behind me
nnd q third tlma found him concealed
beneath tho bed IN nay ficopinr cabin.
40 this took him before the ovorsrcr
q dspgruduliko Iurcluau. one Of whoH
mn2lms was t4a; ths only wuy Go rul.
niggcu was % shoot them nj tho1r.t rief
Of insubordiuntlon Whom told him vghaf
Ind taken place, DO said 20 me, with
laugh.
"a nice iIitio mess you've got yourself
into. II you'd put second bullet iutt
him when you missed him with th1 nn.t
you would have saved yourrglf AM uIl
Trouble, and wen haze to thuot him an
tho same In the end, for niger who's
once go the Hnuglm 90 dclanuU ~ uoyCf
any good again"
Then, turning 20 tho ucvro. no had him |
led out 20 q shed 90 tho back Of tho house
who're thur was halter hanging from /
beam In The roof with % aiiunoa.t IA it.
a. though ready prepared Tor use ns % gnl !
lows.
"sco that Diego II any harm harmon,
70 the ganggr hofc, or II DO Zoos mie.ing /
ana We can't Ind him, w1 shall hang Vol /
up hora BY tho neck till you've Kicked
yourself 70 death. So, you SEQ, 90 Will pay
you 70 take caro- Of him"
ON tho afternoon Of the day following
my Interview with tho uycnlorr 1 was slt
Iing ut the stables, seeing my horse attend.
~ 20, wien my attention was nttuctOd &c
Diego, tho negro. coming from tho noIgh
lufhooa OF q mnuhy Jungle of trees 90 OF
" yards away nom the factory aud real
lontinl cabins.
no wns trailing something along The
mound, which on closer Ornminntiop
'foNed 10 DO tho body OF "a terrible. poison.
ua snake, tho Ter do lance.
10 my surprise instead Of making 10.
'aru ne lnborcu' quarters, after looking
ipalthlly around 20 ufsuru himself that hg
.ns not observed, be entered my own
eeplng cabin dragging Tho serpent N :
.ter him Though the open window.
lneao eerpent 1.-Two IN pains, aud N one
thtm j. killed and ita body taken awny
10 survivor when % nwnkes 10 nctivltv
tho nightiall, will follow along M
iuiao IT, mate hos been tAhon and in thIt
ny will often travel 90 great distnncos
run whore / WA standing could soo In
trough tho open window. A. 1 lad OK.
cctcdi the negro carried tho body VI lie
.Ipgnt and placed II upon tho bed.
Ihcn, hiunH 70 carefully, 20 that no pnrt :
it any longer touched tho groupi. br
'rricd 70 away and concealed IL In the
.cd whsfo tho ovoucuF had ahown MIN =
g gallows roEc.
When the ovcuccr heard my ftntemopt
Immediately ordcrod Diego 10 DO nrrrrt.
and placed In captivity IA tho very shed
which 10 had concealed tho body Of the
rpcnt.
Tho moon had risen soon after sunset
ID 10 was not long before wo could so6
itincuy tho form u tho serpent Issuing
pm tho Jungle,
Il came with ita hoad raised high IA tho
ana aWnylng from sido 10 Fldo. az
ough u were looking Tor itl mate
quickly u advanced until it reached the
Vh Mlhuow' Fora moment it pnuaud
no 10 hond thrust through thowindow.
lcn aeplln heightened out, and qulck.
s'galthily the glistcuing. Bllmy mon.
" gllded into rho Ty0m.
Tho horrurof what would have occurred
70 Tor my fortunately catching sleht of
g nc5f1 az ho brought tho snake from
o jungle was upon us all, when suIdrniy
Wcro startled at seeing tho snake again
.uo from tho hut
Tbs time II came through tho doorway.
d by tho pace at which 10 was travelling .
seemed a. though Il was Htlll following '
lng some donnlto track. -
Suddenly We realized whore tho fpnl,o
M going Although tho body uf its mato Il
d not touched tho ground whom No WA ~
MED from the hut, tho 1.-Two snake wa
u following upon the fc0nt -
AS have said, Diego, tho negro, yaa {
llnod IN tho shod, aud, fccing tho dan.
70 him, raised my rlao 10 ilrp and
y lt before It could enter Ash ala 30. II
WyIeF tha ovoriecr caught tho barrel OF
, ri.lc, saying
What aro you doingl Tho fnaLo's nh
iht' Us going Into tho she'd. b
y But Diego, ! guspcd, "tho ucrro. IA .
Il attack and I'm him. " y
III 10 docs, 30 much tho worse FOR Dlero. .
w be peppercd with his own snuc, d, z
wrenchod FREQ tho rife, but h wa4 too
O. The Fo9'at had hlready disappeared