The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-03-09
REMARKABLY OCCURRENCE
Witnessed by the Occupant of the
County Attorneys Room.

"A DISTINGUISHED StlClciiCi VI ouA
city, the only occupant of the County
Attorneys office in the County Build
ing, has had rather an unusual exper-
fence with a snake. On one beautiful
day last summer he was out in his
woodland pasture taking his usual
stroll, meditating upon things that
had been, were then, and were to be
in the future. His attention was at
tracted to struggle in the grass just
81 feet inches northwest from the
northwest corner of his left eye. On
hastily approaching the scene he saw
two black snakes engaged in what
seemed to be, and but for his inter-
ference what would have been a deadly
conflict, with the advantage tOa slight
extent in favor of what he called
''snake number l over No. 2" His
we'll known characteristics for fair
play came Immediately to the front.
He did not know but what Snake No.
l which was the smallest snake, had
in some way acquired slight and I'M
fair advantage over Snake No. 2. With
his walking cane he separated the
combatants. intending that each one
should get back to his best wind and
form before renewing the battle, and
then to call "time." The snakes were
so thoroughly exhausted that for some
minutes they lay watching each other
seemingly unable to move. Suddenly
snake No. 2 reared and threw himself
back, and struck for the tall timber,
with Snake No. l close after him.
Snake No. passed rapidly by tree,
thence curved gently to the left and
struck a bee line for the W Gods. Snake
No. pressed on and imagining that
his antagonist had gone around the
tree himself passed around it until he
came in sight of his own tail. SuppOs-
ing this to be the tail of his late anita
gonist he kept up the pursuit round
and round the tree, the tree being just
large enough to prevent him from over
taking his tail, until the sun went
down, rendering pursuit impractible
until the day dawned again. Next
morning early the distinguished gentle.
men found snake No. in hot pursuit
of his tail and still unable to Overtake
it. His snakeship would at times be
compelled to rest, but during his rest
ing period he was glazing, kissing, and
forking his tongue at his own cauda
tappendage. After little rest he
would again begin the hopeless chase
He would go off and feed and come
back determined to win or die. Thi!
chase was kept up as long as thu
weather was suitable and the distin
guished gentlemen had almost forgot
ten the matter, until one cold da!
, when there was a little snow on thu
| ground he, just as a matter Of curios
, ity, walked out to see what had be
come of snake No l and there was hi
snakeship lying frozen stiff with hi
, eyes glaring and his tongue pOked on
within three inches Of the object o
his chase The distinguished gentle
! men did not, as EasOp's man, warm tn
snake in his bosom, but being goo
democrat he put it in his boot. An
;, the snake did not prove ungratefu
! but as soon as it was warmed into life
!, it came out Of the boot, thanked tn
distinguished gentleman and again b.
lgan the chase. Knowing that as 500
n as it stopped it would again freeze, tn
distinguished gentleman had bui
IS and has since constantly maintained
|. good comfortable fire, at which h
!. snakeship spends all of his time viii
70 resting, and at last accounts the cha
E. was going on, sometimes on the grour
T. sometimes on the ice and sOmetim
lie skimming DER "the beautiful snow
ID The distinguished gentleman sa
e. that if snake No. doesn't wear a he
in his bosom he may yet Overtake t
end in view. This is vOuched for al
by Penny HatterSon, Cole Culley, Ps
IN lev Choindexter and Daw Shoes.
x. Y. 4.