The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-04-26
, it could have been SO quickly


killed."
well. resumed the young sports
man, when we got TO this bed of flow
ers. Addie began to nit about Just like
O butterfly, and sat down, watching
her pretty motions.
After n minute or two, with Carlo
In front Of her. she ran over to the rub
ber-tree grove. and then called out to
me:
oh, Waffle, come quick and sec
such q booful thing all curled up in tho
tree!
Thinking that 1t might be one of
those prettily spotted little wildcats. I
was just getting up. when saw a black
and yellow streak dart down from n low
tree. and in one second the big snake
caught Carlo by the nose, and quick MS
fash of lightning wrapped itself
around him.
"The poor little fellow had time to
give only one yelp, and then Addie be-
gan to scream. / was there Utmost in
a moment. but It was too late to save
the dog. for when the snake uncoiled
itself, after I'd put the muzZle of my
rifle close to Its head and blown Its neck
to pieces. he was quite dead and all
crushed out of shape"
well. my boy" said Mr.. Dyett, you
certainly acted with rare judgment. but
how did you know 80 well where to
shoot 2"
why. I'd often read. papa. that this
very largest snake is easily killed in
that way; SO l made sure of this ono
by almost touching Its neck with my
rifle before fired"
pretty cool for 15-year-old
youngster." 1 remarked; but the boy. a
| born hunter. seemed to think nothing OF
his daring feat. Indeed. his Joy at find
ing Addie unhurt was too great to
| admit of other Civilizations.
Mr.. Dyett, rejecting upon what might
have been. shuddered, when. on
measuring the great reptile. we found
1t to be thirteen feet long, creature
quite capable Of not only killing but
| also Of swallowing nn ordinary-sized
man!
This" said he, will prove n valu-
able lesson to us ALL Even the river
crocodiles are not nearly 20 dangerous
as these large tree-boas. because the
latter can rarely be seen before they
strike. and their approach is noiseless."
Then, while the little girl still nestled
In her fathers arms Walter and 1
gathered up the dropped gun. and the
whole party hurried back to camp
where. when our startling story was
told. the trembling mother wept over
and fondled her now smiling darling
rs II she had indeed been snatched from
the jaws of death.
After dinner two Of the Malay boat.
men were sent out to strip the bril-
liantly marked skin Of the snake and
to bring in, for honorable burial. the
body of the lamented Carlo, the in.
voluntary sacrifice of whose life had
undoubtedly saved that OF his young
| mistress.
Not content with performing theiI
assigned task. the fellows brought back
with them great flakes of the snow.
white fat which underlies the skin o,
these huge serpents, the oil tried out
from this being considered by all aborig.
innl Borneans. n sovereign remedy fol
almost every conceivable ailment.
| l have no wish to infiict upon my
readers any further account OF our do
inGs on that trip; but, as confirming tn,
| popular belief that scrpents OF all kind,
Will. when possible. trace n missint
mate, i may say that, two days aftei
the first was killed. we shot n SECOND
and equally large boa not ten feet from
the spot where still lay some fragment,
OF Its departed relative.