The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-06-12

IN there 10 prospect iahead Of the ;issaS
that we knew would come 1aIi s.ss
It was one night toward the aSd
September that we were III in. camn;r M Mi
open sir, every man lying rolled5,n ;s \
his blankets, for the nights were asfs;s; ~
cold and frosty. Nextto me vas { m
named Adams, from Illinois orii,u;;,s M ID
! believe. About the middle a sIss
night he awoke me by calling nd
name.
What's the matter, Bill, i s,i.as
"He answered me in q most pacnI;;.: "a
tone-it was as if he were tryiing NJ
speak without breathingsor mc Ii sd q
muscle Of his body. d
"'For Gods sake help me, Tant,,, !,
he said. There's a snake avl;ns ss &c
under my shirt &
81 came up on my elbow aud lool.a|
at Adams. The moon was sb;nns'
brightly, so that I could see evsrytIbiiSss
almost as we'll as if it had been az Nd
light. Adams was lying on his MI,
as still as q stone, and his face M, M.
the face Of q corpse. He had taken M
boots off before turning ii, snd sl;s
stockinged feet stuck out ,belos y,
bottom of his blanket. Alongsiaa M s
of them, passing inside his tuua ~
leg, was the last twelve inches 4,
rattlesnake-a big one curling III
fro, like the end Of q whip, IS ~
up out Of sight.
"'For Gods sake, hurryp' IN
Adams. His heads on my chest :nd.,
and he's coming higher all. the ttins M.
Gut my clothes off me and don't Mn
time? s sss
"'Keep still, Adams, and don mi,
the camp I cautioned him. H thr,,
| gets to be racket round it'llstsrt i,
snake up. He won'tget hostile i lei
let alone. Now he's quiet and let d
work.
cit was an easy matter to pull, III
blankets off Adams. Thataleft himly
! ing in shirt and trousers, Within
snake next his skin. Then set q
!, work to cut away his clothes.
hunting knife was as keen IS aslaso a
I began at the trousers leg, ripping
up at the side. Then / cut tie III
!. open on the side, working hon1sl
= bottom up. b 81
) cup round the neck, where q
band was tight, it was ticklishs III
. ness to cut the shirt loose within
u cutting Bill-and then again Iresliss
q that I was working with ny ii
mighty near rattlesnake's head B
! I cot the shirt cut clear from top
= bottom. Then I went round VA
u other side Of Adams. ;sl
~ Now, Bill I said, end pull lalll
a shirt and trousers leg over 70 me-, lsl
$ ing Adams's body bare, with the Sc
IS in full view. The reptile was ! y
dark-colored mountain snake, y
VI five feet long. AS it lay il sone ! Y
N Of an S shape its tail was ct Adam
"a knee, while its head rested il thss;
10 low of it's throat. m
p cat sight Of me the snake drew \ I y J.
u it's head and went half intoI ] 4 y.
p Adams's stomach. Then, seeing =
le I did not move or offer to attack y
us snake turned and cravlea OF T !
Adams and made for the shelter q
no plant q half dozen steps away. ass
ne ".All right, Bill; he's gone, q i y
M est was like touching . spring.
I'd believe that when Adams came
from the ground he went four (;
o 2 straight into the air; and the . yell
me fetched made the boys think, g 81 !
ne woke, that the Utes were upon us.
IAN sight Of half-naked MAJ, lunl
m and yelling, without there is = e1
70 any cause for it, was rather stst !,
zoe as il was. But Adams quoted I. 9
ems in a minute or two, about the 1,' tln
had matters explained. Two, q
vas went out and killed the snA !, 3
i i:1, rattling gave him away a,'d tn s.,
Viii helped Adams get his clothes q, peg
'er, together to do until morning
md Voe - 81
ade A Bridegroom's Face With w spsa 'a'
fin The story of an unhappy blidsge
ter whose hair grew gray inc :. sln 9 ~. =
ms ing, and that the morning 9 ~ u
Don rage, is reported from Asfsa'
! " Hungary.
own Of a small farmer, and afis !! z 8,
go daughter Of a prosperous eye ,!l'
like Zigrad, recently started fots h 4.
and there to we'd and bring home u L I
The place can be reached : nv " y. !
and by the mountain road: l9a ~,
He however, a short cut; i lsa y
into the railway tunnel with slneea y, = !,
ain. rails. Popa laid ear 81 II s "a
him listened. As there was nos alsst
est vibration he took courage 81
The t,,rod into the dark passage
Until tho renort roes on, he n y q
him. stumbling along as best e Z !.
cap, when. after ten minutes pas Nv
feet total darkness. and being
him, he heard the distant rumrDnsE
Dam. o,,nrooo chino train.