The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-17


boots lead people
% the conclusion that the man must
have been having lots Of fun with the
contents Of a whisky jug Tor several
hours previous TO retiring or perhaps
several days Such armies Of snakes
generally spriag from the depth Of a
Jug. but we seldom hear Of a company |
Of fifteen snakes coming from a small /
piece Of ancient looking hrewood al
the dead hour OF night and causing a
man and his wife TO break mp a good
portion OF their household furnishings
and become almost frightened TO death.
Yet this Il the very thing which hap
pened recently 10 one Peter Higgins
and his wife At their home In the
Adirondack mountains Higgins Il a
mountain guide and when returning
home late one evening he picked up
a small log and took Il home for ire
wood. he stood Il in one corner and
sat down before the hrc In the old
fashioned fireplace watching The crack
ling logs and talking 10 Martha.
"Guess you'd better pat that log on
the ere. Pe.c." said his wife.
faint dry enough. yet" he re-
Piled. picking the log up and placing
Il near the Are TO dry.
Soon they retired. leaving the log
trying out on the hearth. The log be-
came nicely heated. and soon q Ions
slimy snake wrlggled out Of one end
If Il onto the floor. Another and stlll
another showed H. bright eyes and
followed suit until fifteen snakes were
haaking In the heat and inspecting the
premises One curious reptile cravied
through = half open door into the next
room. where Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins
we're. Finding the bed post q good
thing for acrobatie exercises. Il climb
ell Il and then explored the bed. Here
Il curled its cold. shiny length up on
Higgins bosom. with one frantic
yell. he bounded to the floor with the
agility OF a cat.
Wow. VOW he hovled again and
again. as he bounded across the floor
overturning chairs and tables. His
wife sat bolt upright staring through
the darness and wondering what on
earth had taken possession OF her lord
and master.
what IA Il. Pete7" she cried.
snakes howied the man and he
was Joined In his hight BY Mrs. Hlg-
gins. over she went over the first
upset chair and landed with one hand
on a snake. Then shs threw herself
IN a half faint intoaa rocking chair.
only to reach ~ asat half way and re-
bound Ike a raBber ball A snake was
rcsiing Mfrr and Mira Higgins and
her hubhnd rushed into the next
room. only 10 meet with more terrible
adventures. Mr.. Higgins stamped his
toe against the leg % the table and
feii spraWllng across he top and land
"A his chin In a plate where another
reptile had curled itself His hand
touched the lamp and coming 10 hts
senses. ne lighted Il with all possible
speed. The light disclosed the horrors
,; the situation and Higgins dashed ths
sugar bowl At the snake on his plate
This ended one reptiles career. Pick.
Ing up an az handle and drawing on
his boots he began the slaughter Ia
dead earnest.
"Consarn you: tn Az you" he criss
as he landed one blow At two sake
on the mautel. cut them IN two ans
sent vases and click smashing throug.
the air. HlgElngs was Just IN M
mlds, OF the slaughter when Mrs. Hig
girs gave yclt 90 scream hat va
calculated TO awaken the dead
"Oh. Pete. there "a a snake IN mi
back hair" and Pete bounded toward
the frightened woman. clutched he
by the hair and gave 4 a wrench tia
made her cry for mercy.
"ryc 90, Il" said he. and he dashe
Il to the floor.
Il was now his time to dance.
small snake had cravled down the 10
OF his boot and he made the cir blu
J with his comment on snakes Mr
Higgins sought refuge In the b
clothes and poked her head out occi
sicnally when a crash Of the az hand
announced the death Of another snak
|. The snakes were everywhere. and IA
cfawied into the mos, unheard
, places The old guide kept mp n
&. work OF slaughter until not ano,h'
. snake could BE- found ON the premise
Tie counted hft,en dead ones. and sou
I may have got away. The snakes IA
/. crawied into the Jos In the fall 4
their winters nap. and there th'
STAYED TN the heat Of the Are nae
them think summer had come.