The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

equally ferocious and fearful. The cor
| respondent thought that the animal, or
whatever 1t was, might have been the
jabberwock. He's not sure; he's a bit
hazy on the subject.
Another Newburger correspondent tor
is II the same oneD told about red
headed boy who was used as bait with
which to lure bull frogs into. a boat.
The boy would sit in the boat, which
was moored in a creek and whistle.
Presently the frogs, attracted by the
bright red hue Of his hair and the sub
tie charm of the docsology, which the
boy found sweet solace in whistling,
would make gigantic leaps at his head.
The boy lodged, and the frogs went kerr
slop in the bottom OF the boat TO be
quickly caught and thrown into a COW
cred basket. 1t was a great dlsappolnt-
ment to the frogs. but the boy didn't
seem to mind 1t.
A Potter county, Pennsylvania, farmer,
while out In the fields the other day,
came across shapeless lying object.
1t had great reddish eyes that bulged and
glowed like fire, and the feet OF the crea-
ture seemed as numerous as those of a
centipede The farmer gave the thing a
kick with his boot and was amazed be-
yond expression when the hideous OBJ
Ject, with an indescribable snort and
queer rustling, leaped upward and van
ished In the air, leaving an intensely
nauseating odor behind. The farmer
staggered weakly home and told his wife
of his adventure. She put him to bed
and told him that If ne ever again went
and drank Tioga county whisky she
would get a divorce.
A South Jersey man, while driving near
Mullica Hill. saw in the road what he
first took to be COW. He called for the
beast to get out of his way. The animal
turned around. and the sight that the
Jerseyman saw froze his blood. The ami
mai had the body of COW and the head
of a green camel. The horse snorted
wildly, and the queer monster. kicking
up its hind feet derlsively, leaped a barb
ed-wire fence, ran across a field and
disappeared In the woods beyond. The
Jerseyman has to drug himself at nights
to keep from dreaming about cows with
camel heads.
The world at large came to know of
such place as Forrestville because of the
excitement, which is now causing 1t no
end of anxiety. Since June an animal in
size, color and weight similar to a huge
mastif dog, but in habits, agility and fe-
rocity like a wolf, has held undisputed
sway there and at Smiths Mills The an
imal has destroyed many fowl and sheep.
The report that the monster was shot and
that it weighed 800 pounds and measured
feet inches from the tip of its nose to
the end of its body is current.
A few days ago snake scared the peo-
pie of Cold Spring Harbor. 1t was four
teen feet long and had body as big
around as a water pail. Its head was di-
almond shaped and surmounted by a
crown 1t is believed that his snake
ship is a lineal descendant of an ancient
titled family, which, by a mysterious pro-
cess of genealogical evolution, degenerated
into reptiles.
A Palatka, Fla, man writes north to
his friends and tells them a whopper He
says that nightly quartet of alligators
met on the banks of the st. Johns, just
below town, and try to sing negro melo-
dies. He says the atmosphere is full
each evening of believing but musical
sounds. The Florida man omits to state
his own condition. He is probably fun of
something else.
The snake that years ago swallowed a
watch, which 1t keeps running by a Pc
culiar cireulatory motion Of it's 'innards,"
the turtle with a 1884 date. the white bird
with six different colored wings and four
feet. the FISH with a human face, and
other strange monsters Of air. water and
land. ali remain as yet undiscovered. The
summerng Is not set ended. and the pros
poets Of soon hearing about them are
good. for the Munchascns OF the press are
exporting every effort Ia the way Of scar
ing W new freaks.