The sun., 1895-05-05

Tnters forbade The snake lay quiet. sometimes
IIung its head TO look at tAndrew or the moving
hpote hno.S, anu the Captain concluded to allow his
The hot day passed; the night came and slowly
snnn5 ,5s course The deep BASIN wrapped in pro-
sprits Of the man and his compaSion S' were de- o
pressed. and tho glimmcrlng of morning light
The chilly night had stiffcned the snake. and It
sd as on,s.iT .iErpIa pIn, Andrew pulled on shoe and
% ssS s to ,Ss sma m
Ri tim lifted its head and gave Andrew, a look
was about 10 o'clock on tho IS second sst morning
the whirlpool. This time It was nearer the bank *
than u had ever been before, and Andrew hoped
tnet II might catch on some rock and allow him
10 ianu. The end of the log beyond the snake
was nearest the beach, and Andrew regretted
now TINT he had not killed II; then he might
the log drfted nearer and nearer; beyond was Il
iallsh tree, its branches projecting into tho
erko the tree or psss within ps cops wGIu Of efr fae
Within mockinG distance OH il the snake kew were s
The rattler lifted its head; evidently 1t saw
the tree, for II nnwound its tail from about the
end. Andrew watched II and counted 'i, its
chances Of success. 1t finally stopped at the ex-
Gradually the log came nearer and nearer. un-
" II became evident IL would miss the trce by
ABOUT root. The snake took another turn about
the log and coilcd itself rs best It could. Just
as 1t passed the tree II shot itself out, and the
upper part OF its body caught about "A sturdy
branch, while its tall still clung to the lOu As Il
stout hawser tied between the stern of n ship and
the pier tends to swing tho how with the current
until the vessel Hes broatside to the wharf so the
snake caused the outer end of the log to DRIFT
slowly In toward the land. Soon Andrew felt
the bottom touch his feet, and In n moment
more he was on dry land. But, though he was
safe, he hau some Thought for tho snake which
had saved him. He went toward the tree. rho
seemed changed In appearance. 1t was mt first
about frc feet long and OF considerable thick
ness; now IL seemed TO he Mt least ten feet long
and rather thin. Andrew crcpt up to it and the
itself to save the man, and had resisted the
pulling OF: the log until II had been drawn out
70 twice Its length Its lifo had paid the pen
atty of. its good work. but Andrew, by the grace
OF the SNAKE lived.
Slowly tho man climbed the bluff. From the
top he looked back: his ship was at,oat again,
ahd trailing behind It was II long, black string
tied to tho log. Ho recognized his former
passenger and and faithful friend. which gave
up its life that the man might live and he
raised against a reptile; but he would always
remember that fortune came to him because he
refused TO bruise the serpcnt's head with his
shoe heel.
Andrew started at once for home, and crossed
the river some hours later to walk into the
presence of his anxious wife. After q time no
told his story, and has since repeated 1t upon
sundry and proper occasions. The reporter saw
him the other day sitting on his porch. his
grandson, little curly headed child OF six, upon
his knee. He was Just finishing tho story or the
Whirlpool and the snake.
Was 1t ,ed!lu true. grandpa?" wonderlngly
Every word, my lad" replied the old man.