The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
A~NARMEDSNAKE ATLARGE
IT rs IN HALVES AND CARRIES A
BIG KNIFE.

This VIcloua Reptile RSnmp on the Cartersa
Road Tin Jersey, OF Conrse)-tt Holds UP .
Decent German Baker nnd He Cuts II In
Twain - How II stopped Mohier's wnEon.
The flowers that bloom in tho spring, tra-la,
arrive with no moro certainty in New Jersey
than the crop OF snakes, which is their seasonal
The r%eptilian product, however,
Is hailed with no such acclaim as tho floral.
All sorts Of crimes and misdemcanors have
been laid TO its account, from leaking
up picnic parties and sending their COM
ponent elements shining hastily up the
adjacent trees, to biting the weary bicyclist
and causing him to swell up like q notifying
balloon and be paralyzed at his homo, on the
verge of death, until tho local papers alludo to
him rs our esteemed fellow citizen" and print
his picture before and after being bitten. where
upon he RECEIVERS promptly and sends tho papers
to all his friends.
But II the bite of tho Jersey snake Is not
necessarily destructive of life, its very sight 10
fatal TO vcracity. Every Jerseyman has n snake
story to tell, and tell IL he will, so long MS a man
Is left to listen. 1.-THE trail of tho serpent In
over them all"
These philosophical reflections must not b
understood as bearing in any way upon the ro-
mnrkablc case of Mr.. julius Mohler. Mr.. Moh-
Ter is described by THE SUNS snake correspond
ont as n wcll-known Railway baker. 1t may
be we'll to remark that In tho correspondents
handwriting tho letters b and Z are very
much alike. but in this case IL Is but fair
to assume that he wrote baker Further he
states that Mr.. Mohler has n local reputation
as an aftcr-dinncr speaker. Undoubtedly the
adventure here chronicled occurred after din
ner. Early on Saturday evening Mr.. Mohler
hitched up his horse 10 n light wagon and started
for Cartcrct. Crossing tho lowlands south Of
Crab Beach his mare snortcd and SHE'D.
whoa, Nell!" cried Mr.. Mohler, barely say.
ing himself from being joltcd out. wat for
you make u joomp like dot T.
He was answered by a low kissing sound from
the grass by the side Of the road. The sun had
not yet set, and by its light he saw the head and
neck of a blackish-brown snake raised from the
grass and waving gently to and fro. Mr.. Mohler
doesn't like snakes. but he was Interested In this
ono because its motions were 80 graceful and 90
regular.
Maybe you think you could charm me-" he
observed to the snake. you go viggle-vagglo
by your head und tail all nighd, und 1t don't
make ne no charms. I'm a bairdt, I am, butt
ain'd dot kind OF a bairdt. Abcr nit -
The snake put its head down and glided
quietly into the road; then stopped and began
the waving process again. The mare rose up
and danced. Mr.. Mohler slashed the mare and
she bolted past, far to one side Of the road. all
but tipping the wagon over. to the apparent
Glec OF the reptile which writhed joyously in the
dust. This disturbed Mr.. Mothers temper.
If I could dare my horse by.a.tree-unhitched
to leave" no said savagely, shaking his fist al
the brown ribbon in the road, II would light
myself down and make n pretzel out of YOU"
The snake uncoiled again and started toward
the wagon in a straight line, appearing to the
termincd and savage was the movement that
s Mr, NJ Mo on Err gave sns.i the road S to his mare which
that no snake could keep up with tho
IaaE ot 1hn5 he pres didn,t 5 eysn trouble ,ha n.o 70
began to drag. and soon the driver discovered
that something was wrong, with the off hind
Pulling up the mare. Mr.; Mohler leaned over.
}he hind wheel and The, tSrs: wheel was a stout
dots mIShdy qpeer pizpess init a rope.
somepody thinks i Make a mistoooS py my imacS.
i]n rah%sn IT. ! Ee1' Erd keep p, some Q: dot rope for .
lSc go, "@, and oPPened; then leaned over to cut
that end began to move. Mir. .Mohler yelled and
that IS. t'Hi9"t'a1 pSs fssto Sna 'n sas sna Was t q:
rided in twain. Each part uneoiled, fol-
10 move r@S sFG Mr. \ M fSiS on cast snd Inc an Knife oe sioa
ifn,iy at them; o called upon the saints to witness
should therefore receive protection against the
wi!cs of the evil one, and proceeded to design .
w!cker-work plaid across the mares hind quar-
tiers with his whip. They arrived very breath
less AZ Caricrct' where Mr.; Mohler was appro-
struck audience. Two other men rode back
with hin TO find the dancing remnants OF the
gone. So was Mr.. Mothers Knife.
People fought shy Of the Carteret road all day
Yesterday. It wasn't considered safe. Some
where in the woods about Crab Beach there In
known 10 be two halves of a vicious and dan
Ecrous snake armed with n big knife.