The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-02-27
HER DUAL EXISTENCE
BITTEN BY A RATTLEsNANE, CARRIE
PoNOER's NATURE WAS CHANGED.

PoNoER's NATURE WAS CHANGED.
Her Eyes shone Like . serpent's and She
Kissed Became Crafty and sly Pre-
dicted Her Death Just About TVS
Months Before the End Came.
Miss Carrie Ponder. IS years Of age.
of excellent family, died at Rome. Ca,
recently at exactly 1880 a. ia Her
death was caused by tho biteof a rattle
snake received three years ago
Surrounding her life since the cattle.
snake buried its deadly fangs in her fiji.
ger is the most marvellous story Of a
dual existence ever recorded
Three years age Miss Ponder was q
handsome girl living il Walker county,
Ga. at the foot Of tho Coputta noun
tains. She was III perfect health
One day while working ameng dows
ers Miss Ponder felt keen pain ii tile
middle finger Of her left hana sha YVES
mortified to hear tie peculiar hiss Of
mountain rattler. the most venomous Of
snakes
The wound was canterized ard stiiau-
lants were poured down the girl until
she was in a state Of stupefactioR Lex
life was saved only to doom her to years
Of intense suffering
The bloom faded from her eheeksy
her step lost its elastic spring, aud she
began to grow thin and wan Physi-
clans, many Of them distinguished ia
the profession, were called, but tha
girls disease bailaea every aifort at di.
agnosis
Her trouble assumed many Of the
characteristics Of tuberculosis Even i'll
the first two years her family and the
friends Of The girl observed that she was
at times apparently another person. sho
lost her frank and buoyant cordially
and became crafty and sly
One year ago she came 60 Rome to
live with brother aud 20 receive ex-
pert medical attention. and shortly aft
erward WINS confined to her bed Then
all the characteristics Of a serpent be-
came apparent in the girl Her mind
was unimpaired 20 tie end save when
she was dominated by that other terri.
bic self
AZ such times her tongue would dari
out, peculiar missing noise came from
Der throat and the eyes assumed the
beady, glittering appearance Of ser
pent's. Then every one feared to touch
her.
one night few ,yeeks ago Miss pom.
der suddenly sat up rigid aud erect Ia
bel. She gazed at these present for
moment, terrible YenonQus light Ia
her eyes, then. seizing the cover tbs
girl pulled il over her head tightly and
fell back on the pillow Il was Thought
that she was dead, but such was not tho
case
She resisted every effort to draw the
quilt away from her and remained thus
several hours. Now aud then she raised
the corner Of tile quilt and looked az
those present, the eyes brilliant and
sparkling with an awful light. When
obsesyed, she would quickly recover her
head
q few days ago the hands Of o clock
on the mautel stepped at exactly 1880
o'clock, though the timepiece licked on
audibly. Morning and night since then
at precisely 1850 the clocks hands
have stopped. Miss Ponder died at
10 90. This is youehed for BY people Of
unquestioned integrity.
About two months ago one night a
huge owl perched ON che window
wherein the sick woman lay It's dismal
boot curdled the blood OF those present
When the bird had been frightened
away, Miss Ponder said, an mearthiy
light shining in her wan face, Two
months from now my soul VIII be re-
leased. New York World