The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
SIZE rs 4 cHAnMER.
NO Cracker Counpetitor zip to Inis standard IN
Handling snskes.

Gently Silo has had n rival exhibiting snakes
within a few yards Of him. and has been greatly
wrought up by tho competition.
Hits dat Jimmy Prime ho calculated In
consternntion tho first day the rival appeared.
"Encroaching on your field, oh, Professori
asked a bystandcr.
mo. sub; l woulden go so fur OF dat; but
he's 'trude'n on my privilege. lilo guine git of
1t quiokern'n he got on. / doan low no cullud
gomman G moddlo wild me, let lone O vito
cracker. Jemme git to um."
He girdlcd himself with his longest RATHER,
wrapped his dcadliost moccasln around his neck,
formed q bouquet OF his most hideous spreading
adders. and in this hairlifting panoply Of war
sought the white Snowman. He stood transfxed
with amazcment, for Jimmy Primo was loaded
with purchases from the last travelling sido
show-a hooded snake, loathsomo vipers, alliga-
tor lizards, and monster tarantulas, reptiles
that Sile had mover seon nor dreamed Of. The
white man lot them crawl over him in a manner
that was creepy, though they were perfectly
tanned. Silc's eyes were bullying out Of his head.
Overwhelmingly Dem is do debbil's pets
TO- true. on dat vito man mussa sign away he
soul en- dc souls NV he boys T. git UNI. Gollyi
Dcy ain anything q w'ite man woan do wen ho
TEX do notion
Beat at last. Professor I suppose you'l go
out Of the business, now"
"Beati Who-mo7 I ain gone Z dc bottomly
pit TO my reptiles. Dey is good. homes snakes
wat kin bite en- dc bite git cured. Dess look at
me- meaning his dark brown face. neck, and
hands, that bear many q mark of snake fang,
proofs of the infallibility Of his antidote. which
he says he procured from his half-brothers, the
Seminole Indians. "You cain see no skyahs on
Jimmy Prime. kase he neber run In no danger.
He nebcr cotch n flght'n snake In he life. Ho
wait tel he fine um full o rabbit, or sens no
little boys Z chahm um out de holes. Dem out
landerish critters come out NV a pow'ful deep
hole In de groun'-dcep OF OIL Satum's rock'n-
cheer. Sec how limp en- kyahless dcy izi Well,
doy bleedz { be quite en- mine wat dat cracker
say. kasc he dey massa now. tell de dcbbil call
nm down below"
"Oh, come, Sile; you surely don't believe that
Jimmy Prime deals with Satan =
"Yassir," with emphasis. II know you vito
mems t'ink niggah b'iieve wrong; but wat I see
wild desc yere eyes goes TO- de trnfe wild Sile.
Lass summer n w'ite man lomme look froo a
machine on dc street corner, wey he bin shown
Saturn .Saturnl at five cont n look. Lordy, how
l jump! Derc wuz oil Satum's eye. sho nuff. On
a big one, en- a bad one hit WIZ. ! diddcn look
TO de ress NV him; dat eye wuZ nuff { sen me
home pray'n.
"Yassir; dem spiders en- Lizards ain nachul.
en- dat long. lazy. strong.smelrn snake-cainy you
sec nc ue Ve UTccu o nc barplnU w AU push
Adam down In the Gyardcn NV Edumf No
wunner wen Adam fall all dc beastesscs come
gallop'n out dc woods. rais'n a rumpus en-
d~cefenin' all dc people in town. Fl Noah madden
bin dcrc wild de ark. hit would a bin goodby,
Adam My snakes is got de nachul life. en- dcy
ain n speck tame wen my 'tention is off um."
He demonstrated by emptying the cage at his
feet. A dozen or more great eptiles-rattlers
moccasins. hoop snakes. cotton mouths-in-
stantly skurried hither and thither. intent on
escape. A tap Of the masters rod on each shin
ing back sufficed to stop the flight, and so quickly
that before the spectators could take fright there
was nothing to be seen except q score of coiled
and undulnting forms. perfectly under control.
dat ain muffin" says Silc, h~urrying them
back into their cage. "Dcy's OIL fellahs. useter
me en- my rod. Ycrc one l cotch yistiddy in
Hogan Creek. l ain had time t 'stract he tcef
yit. so he Rizen iangs j. in I'M, He Poni,n.
TOO coIn ~ Icy Su nl'" ES P isfre az t ons Is o fn dS Je h MSs aes
/ cher captured
While talking he took from a private corner
OF the cage n dinmond-back OF abnormal size and
length. and held 1t up TO view. As he said. it
was suky, though not less dangerous on that
account. The professor gave u performance
with the untamed and poisonous creature that
Is unmatched anywhere. Even his white rival
left his own show window to observe him with
wide eyes and gaping month. The snake twisted
into n dozen shapes: was used as IA Rirdle. n
basket, and other things too bcwildering to re-
member. That Silo was literally playing with
death was shown by the. slrly watchfulnCss OF
the snake and lis wicked. g!caming crest. The
mere suspicion OF faltering on the part Of the
negro, and he would have paid the penalty. The
crowd was relieved when the Venomous creature
,,s Sbf 5rsn s n ,sss: $'1si; Ty;i1,nx t The p]s m ,
S" Pie or said "f t GS'F White man N" s"" SMc fool with a
yyG di m"ch. Bur S@l' oesos bis |si snu fGH cent is , pI% IN iSh'
niger With this expression Of contempt he
returned 70 his own window; quite indifferent
celebrates his triumph by Boosting /" ne crowd
of his prowcss.
VAIN much differ in deol' Bible times. Wen
dc snrpinL poke he haid troo de fence I talk L
M My. EI Eye; she nus" hin , .S, bc Town own on ,Grr
Dat groun.rattlc en- he mate WIZ cotch on de
cotton.scni'lc elt'n de braid wat Mis-, Duggar
put out { cool, en- Cat ono run OF Mis- Dodge all
ober her own plantation; run her tel de oil
man trow = rope EN- cotch um in Q s%lip.knot.
Mr.. AcksoIs osnn,hurE pants wen he, WIZ
blown en- he ooulden XII ym out. dunno
Sas sfn 'N DsH %hi i'm SsS9i ro MiS d n%'S so, fG aE patch an@i,
de snakes jaws. Mis- odpm say, he MUS be dc
same moCcasin wat hung hcsefl In her belt. Shit
folks come in dcy hunt dc snake; but day ain
fine nuff'n. Snakes Is got heap q sense. er
maybe he did ouloosc hoseif en- make up he mine
try clof next time. You ain tine no stronv
GiSt c !" 1o WIN INK ml sHt os oasy Go,ch n,dnye Ne TH m,
boy wuz ilsh'n in dc lake, Joe ,pu, he han in Dc
water { pull in n big shnd. en-. 10 I'm beholcs! hi,
wuz q moccasin. Iio waz too skyahd ( lcSgo
on pulled um in dc boat. DE snake WIZ fced'n
so he ncbcr bite de boy.
"nishySrc swamp r%cttlcr ! pick out NV
daid, killed FUN plum greedy-swallud u live ra,
on ] wuz. hunt'n anurr one. on Et'niah Scrub
Hit wuz u hot day en- KEEP git'n hotter EN- hotter
Bimohy .dcy come n g'sh o, wind en- n mighty
Cracklin' behilnc me. ltnhn 'roun' quick hnC
sot de grass ntlnh light'n my. pipe De iiah :,
close on me | ain, got time ! look wcy ! guinc;
dcss run tel ] fall kcr-slosh! In n sloo NV mud 81
water plum full o %rattlers, Hi wahn deep
snakes t. let nm git me. En- I TUX my pick.
yere's n hoopsnakc. He useter rc king o
Gopher Rack woods. en- killed mo- deer dan d,
hunters. Deer is pow'ful had on snakes. Dc,
jump on nm en- tear nm { pieces wild dcrc it'll
sharp hutfs 10 dey git de chance { guile. Bu
de hoopsnnkc go roll'n ohCr De groun' tel he DE-
right distance FUN de deer; den onloosc he tai
On shoe, hesclf sr,ns on de deer buck. | go
some murder snakes. boy ought t be hung
en- | spcck | hang um soon's | Kit do new one
usctcr me en- my rod. Dishycre ~rattler On h
family tck mp he hahltalion In dc chimly ny n oil
house wat. nobody nin live ~ scncc ,Jcdgc Peter
son move L Noif Calling. Young Man Peterson
got mnh'rd en- come L do oil plnCp L live. ID