The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-22

what to do and was rapidly getting my
self into a fitting condition to I'LL niche
in an insane asylum, when one day about
six weeks ago my luck changed. I say
about six weeks ago. well, IL was exact
ly six weeks ago yesterday at 3 O'Clock
and AZ minutes, by the watch, in the
afternoon" and the young man seemed to
be proud of his memory for dates that
the snake appeared which sealed the fate
Of two fond and trusting hearts, one of
which was in need of something little
less than a providential interference to
make it known what II ought TO do in
the premises. Mine, however was all
right, and didn't need snake or any
thing else. 1t was at a picnic, and she
and had wandered away from the others
across a field. AS we passed along the
fence she noticed some flowers growing
on the other side, and stuck her hand
through the fence crack TO get them. AS
she did so, she disturbed a copperhead
which was there getting ready to 60 into
winter quarters, and before either of us
had time to think, the snake had stuck
MS fangs into her soft white arm be-
tween the elbow and the wrist She
screamed and jerlSed her arm out Of there
in a hurry, so quick, in fact, that she
brought the snake along. IL isn't neces-
sary now to go into the narrowing details.
Suffice 1t to say that the young woman
was scared 10 death, and I was more so.
/ was worse than she was, because Il
was a good deal worse on me to lose
her than 1t was on her to lose me. Seer"
The reporter nodded alphabetically.
Anyway, we were a mile from the rest
of the crowd, and no nearer for anything
good for snake bites, and / don't know
what to do, though remember ] was so
wrought up at first that when she drew
out her arm with the snake hanging to
hands and tore it's head off before It had
time to pay any attention to me. She
had her wits about her better than did
though, and she began ordering me about
in a masterful manner that / might have
objected to under other circums tances,
but submitted now like boy ana under
her instructions / soon had Handkerchief
tied around her arm above the elbow as
tight as II could be drawn. Then, With
out further comment she put her lips over
the wound and began TO- suck the poison
out. That was the cue needed to bring
me around on Sense street, and In a sec
ond 1 was perfectly at myself and ready
70 do my share in the life-savng service.
You see the kind of a girl she was? She
knew that was the only chance, and she
knew that IL might mean death II there
were any abraded surfaces I'M her mouth
for tho poison to get hold OF, and rather
than ask me to take that risk, she would
do It herself, for she was already inocu-
lated, as It were. And at that very min
ute would have done It II had been sure
that It would kill me-"
Good boy" almost yelled the reporter
That's what love does" continued the
engaged young man. "Well, could see
a look In her eyes l never saw before
there as / firmly took her arm away and
pressed my own lips to the two little tooth
marks showing already dark blue and
green, and ] made up my mind 70 save
her life and keep my own, too, and the
next instant was drawing the poison out
OF that arm with all the power l had In
LID and Jaw Still, II wasn't as much as
wanted II TO be- and It wasn't great
while till she began TO wander In her mind
and say strange things about me, and
called me by name in way TO half frenzy
me with the fear that after all I might lose
her. She didn't know / was hearing her,
and she thought she was at home, but l
knew that ! was in her mind, and that
was enough for me.
About this time a man came along in
a buggy. and he had a flask OF whisky,
which he gave me at once and hurried on
after a country DOCTOR who, he said, lived
a couple OF miles down the road. The
girl was able to swallow. and made her