Asheville daily citizen., 1894-09-24
AN OLD OARkY'S BRAVERY.
Ills Daring Rescue of II Child From ths
Clutches OF u Large Alligator.

Clutches OF II Large Alligator.
Uncle Billy has lived with the Mar
tins through three generations and IS
considered one of them. Ills time is
chiefly spent with The Martin children,
by whom he is greatly beloved, writes
a Louisiana correspondent. 1t is his
habit to take then, for an outing every
day when the weather is favorable, and
the little ones look forward with keen
delight to these jaunt> with this faith
ful old darky. Yesterday was no cx-
ception to Uncle Eilly's rule, although
he was 10th to leave the kitchen. where
IN was the savory o,lor of turkey, pud-
ding. cake and sauces, the feast in
preparation being in honor of Uncle
Billy's birthday.
lie had just turned ninety and as far
back as he could remember his 'old
masters folks" had given him birth
day dinner. So the old man much pre-
fcrred lowering round the kitchen on
this especial day, but the children tug
gcd at his coat until he hadn't the heart
to refuse, and, warming the cook not to
nld nav y,,s s,'nn h,a,, " ,,,n so1a
hand in hand with the two little boys,
while the third child, a girl of three,
tur, of Woo hnc,usc hor nn, hnr i did
no, want to hurdnn tbn rond.n,irrad
old mnn with tbis oxtr, .,r.
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STRENGTH Int II wns that or droth fo,
them both. lie sent the two bovs homo
for helm and in the meont;m. kent hi,
scot broyclv. Those who bovc seen or
onrrv olliGotor can onnrec;otc rncl,
Biily's situation better than it can b,
described. In strength they arc pow
crful, and when anrered something
fcrocious. This one was in pcrfec,
frenzy. which increased every momen
Mt his failure to devour Uncle Billv.
The inccssant snappinp of his Jaw,
and ropid turning and twisting from
sid, to side of his head in his efforts I,
ra,cb tba old man --.r, fr;ubtful /,
the extreme. lie loshed his tnil So viz
orouslv as to nearly stranple both mn,
and child with tbe muddy water. whicl
vent IN and cam, down like n hc,v,
rnin iIe nlunccd under the surface q
tho wotcr Int th, ,x,r,ions of Incl
Hillv kent him nm most Of the time. I
NAV bc wall m,rincd how slowly tim
! drnepcd for thc old man. and how nny
;ouslv he y,;ted for h.ln from n s;tua
t,on so n,rilous
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