The sun., 1894-10-14
SOUTHERN MIcnIGAx,s RATTLERs.
what They Lack In Size They Make Up I.
venomous Qualities.

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NV exneri.nc, soos tbcro "a mn snn, nm tho sroo,
earth that contains more savage an ace or m vsnomous @ nous
snakes to the square rod than southern Michi-
gar. :" said the bald drummer from Kalamazoo.
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passing around ms weH-hllcd cigar case. lie
was one Of four travelling men gathered at
whist table In tbc s,,oL or nm nm eas,. .bound cx
,,-". .'., ~ W. ~, "n ,,,,,n', vA
press Alter the ruboer. taIk had drliteu around
TO adventures and the furniture salesman from
Duluth had told OF n desperate sct to Of his with
a., 60, ,e,,,,a..., -, H. ,,a-.,. "
That ia onIv in tho Wider mart 81 tho State
dovn t,,var I'd ,ba l,La sboro I sunnos. su ,,o
80, .,' ' ,.,...Is .n~ ~.
gesteu the JcWelry man from 'hlchgo' lshtlng
his cigar ana passing along the match to the
first sneaker
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Not by any kind OF means, was the reply.
"The worst places In the whole State are the in
M lanu 'ou.,'e' ,, VI 9asihe" "i" '''i'M"s9ec.
man VINO lives AZ Laytons corners, not far from
,no ,,to 5ha ,aus 'Lat ~ ~.
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There are, even'in the thckly settled tracts hun
drod. -, ,riusnotos ,,ot.r ,,oo,,sins h,.op
uIeus y. "a'', ,,' p'"eh-
considered poisonous, but they do wonders In
cleaning ont Young ducks and chicrons in ,ho
orn arning G uIs,aic,s; m ne sp2tteu ad
m ,neet au mI rUn,tein are wors.
nowadays In old times, i The tales Of tie se,:
WAS worth tn venture into the MARSHES and
many wayfarsrs ~ have been killed by the sudden
crossnd nie"e of low bottom snd u" Tnt tba
king Of them all. the dreaded massasaura. ' The R
, Inaah name ,i 1nr Inc ' Common brairie Iat,ie-
mncb more vennma,s than those a;h,.rs Tna IA this
sSnress i FASTER than Government mule train.
and II nnvthing % more danrerous me'e u"'oni"''h'
card t. nv innn i 81 III So ~ re-
ssi1 G ~ ,v ,rJ @ u @ =, n,at ,nus" s,t ~
snake proves , ana achievsments. even, have seen
the Ia rgast was nniv ., inchcs IN en,,th oa ~
in circumference: They are all hideous specl;
ens s, an. , ~. ,". 'ne nun "o teEeis u, taies % Oh
and caress n two-foot massasauea lust becausn
i, IT, ,o bu @ p ten raities are
ago exploded Tie notion that new rattle is was
somid sinys yeap anu aand 'ES age ol ] te rtpe
uomid n % aiwhys % Rau8ed, TX or seven ns the
,,"s ,,i,h ,poo ,,o Wi,;a M at,t VI s hIie
was was win these same Aichigan rattlers while !
a was snou.'ng , @ anu, ti9ufh u was zen
f Tehture Inio ot oi marshiahd cover much as
mke .T suhiiiihs' ,,., . ..., -. ,..
that lax to the west OF a little settlement called
Treeh vi oak, III tEe oehu OF the nuroh hlyer An
1a ros aIon ,Uit ma ~ Iaea M as req
big Layarack i setter named Pete. an absolutely
ed ba.y ,,t at beI o Will. soI d hose
hhu H.; h oeei @ oI' al al, Ine or,ns hd hau , naae
fn @ omr nanndny ann nncr h nrn m % az
~ 1T pu. i,uo.S shhuh @ uy pinS sprS III tne centre
~ @ a mt grown' a me we were eat-
,rs, e't; & ~ . 70 rest hhitss
hIs hheIIis i"Hs.u oh, was 9 Uo99rsiine sie nlnueh Tue
' prush 70 our rlgh!' Arounu me spring Rv
ioose phe %, smhil pouiue.s;;, hall covered Dy
,hnhlng h l Wlin grapn,vines AZ at once we heard
.he uuf give Snrii yeip, anu he rdme IulpinR
NI I"Maru US from .hG bushes; ne st9ppea at
o Snd ,d.I ,bip iep u 'cA ""u o''e h's iei' iore
l'em anu anu "Iint. , -, -.
some o,asteu snake has bit the pup mutt |
@ @eIed tnV pl. inhn, am thrn ne neih up MS |
iis,o,o . n ha ~ ~, ns Ina .ii',
tn, st is,ehea Anu neara M that unnlistakaose graf
, my @ @Ta,chet,nke noise ihat one never i"rHets,
@ 'neh fIhJ Junpei % LOT J. ros' & iuat one rattie
w. ri, W. IL ~ nu'io. W i". 1. @ ni II hcsi'T @
, ne rncks ueiea ~ our ieet Seoei sun-
W ue''s @ mn.ne Win soahu' @ p non 'he heaus oegal,