The evening times., 1896-12-21
.GOLDENBERG'S
o26-o2S 7th-7o6 K Sts.

far as the pastoral stage. His gun and
hounds have been his support
1t was not so long ago that Dade county
was u wilderness, and although Millionaire
Flagler has been building railroads and
S5-a-day hotels, there is good deal of
wilderness yet. The country is full OF
game, and deer hunts, panther shooting
alligator rUuud-ups and tomato growing
are the chief aIuuscmentS. Each company
Of settlers has its hunter.
sam can tell OF many haIrbreadth 'scapes
and dangers. After supper last lght he told
us the story Of his snake bite, and Illus
trated it by calling attention to hideou,
scar on his right foot Translated INTO Eng
lIsh this is about what sam said
Il had been following a trail, which
supposed to be that Of deer. for two hours
The dogs were working we'll, and the scent
seemed to be growing rapidly fresher- The
trail led around the east side of the slough
that makes in west of Linton and led to-
ward the east shore OF Lake SneriGau. The
pines there have a heavy underg.owth OF
saw palmetto, sage grass and scrub oak
about the size of hucklcbcTTy bushes.
The trail went into Il close thckct. and
as it was about noon l expected to jump
the deer there. | was baTefooted. carried
my gun in my hands and was keeping my
eye on the dogs. did not see the ground
directly beneath me. My left foot was on
dry, rough, old palmetto root. | strobe
out with the other foot. Ii landed on some
thing cold and soft. The deer jumped and
as threw up my Z IN | felt that cold and
soft something squirrning under my foot.
| did not stop To think about that, but shot
the deer.
Above the report of the gun and the
sound of the flying echoes / heard the
whirring. buZZing Tattles as the snake
swung his tai. l thought to jump back
wards, and as | sprang wildly to the rear
felt sharp pain-a very sharp pain-in
my foot. snake head was fastened to the
foot. The force of my spring uncoiled the
rattler. and drew him after me- 1 fell all
in a heap.
THE snake let go, cuiled quickly, and
made ready to strike Inc again. 1 rolled
out of the way. Ny gun had fallen from
me, and l knew | had no time to kill the
snake. The whole foot ached like a SHARP
toothache, and blood oozed slowly from
the wound. The ankle felt as cold S ice,
and my leg, nearly to the knee, felt par
aiyzed- l could stick "A knife in that part
of the leg a nj Not feel it.
My head ached and recied. I was 50
dizzy could not stand My stomach grew
faint. / felt my whole body getting cold
n nd numb. 1 rolled up n,y pants and tied
n string around the leg below the knee
till il almost cnt me.
Then / took my hunting knife, put the
point OF il on the wound. hit the knife
handle with a piece of root, and drove
the blade through the foot. oh, it hurt,
but / didn't have any medicine, and |
was ten miles from n house and the nc arest
doctor was at Palm Beach, seventeen miles
away. The foot bled freely.
II next ripped open the leg to let out
the poisoned blood. Next, Itook two shells
out of my belt, drew the charges, and
!. piled the pow der on the wound in the foot.
Then / touched a match To il and burned
the flesh and bone till 1 thought / Lad
killed the poison / washed the foot ane
Leg tied up my wounds, and got home
that night.
II was weak, sleepy, and fcverish fol
two weeks. There's the foot"