The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-01
CABLE SLOT ARM HIM.
PETTTCK SAW HIS. OLD FRIEND TIE
HOOP SNAKE ROLLING 'ROUND.

Natural History Ruies-Expiained Mat
ters In the Police station to the Sergeant
It was as quiet as sleep In tho Oak street 20
lice station Mt 3 O'Clock yesterday morning. A
1902 O'Clock there were sounds upstairs ant
down. A man had Just been brought In by fou,
policemen. One policeman had hold OF a leg
another had his arms around the mans body
one OF the mans arms WINS around this police
mans neck. another policeman had the othei
arm Of the man and the third had two holds
one on the mans long hair and the other at the
mans waist.
The policemen weighed six and n half timet
as much as tho ono man. The prisoner was
making mad contortions with his body. He
was sending forth wild shrieks as no twisted
and the policemen were breathing heavily
They lodged the free foot which whiried fail.
like in every direction. apparently regardless
Of joints. Two policemen came downstairs on
the run. They were In their nightshirts. One,
however. had n white collar In his hand. the
utility OF which under the circumstances he
has not since been able to explain. These two
policemen captured the loose leg and the man
sank back with a sigh. every muscle relaxed.
NO usel No usel" he said. Its got me
now. 1 s'pose I'll be swallowed soon just like a
frog or a mouse and-and"-
Say, old man. what's the matter?" asked
Sergt. Wilbur.
Don't disturb me. whoever ye bel Don'tl
This comatose state is blissful-ah! he's got
me by my leg and is trying to swallow me feet
first. Zone OF the policemen had shifted his
grip for q new hold It's remarkable, very.
to be swallowed feet first. and snakes usually
swallow their prey head first. so the limbs
won't be pointed the wrong way and serve as
stoppers.'
At the word snakes" Wilbur nodded to the
doorman and said Hudson Street Hospital
LITTLE and sdt the b man e. shiyered; nh ,,,,,, ,nro,,
p;encil would write the strange thoughts that
Everything would be digested. Irememberthat
the snakes which eat the little Ceylon deer
no, not Ceyl9n. but the MpntIac. or Kijang;
hiRhlands-digest even tho horns Of the deer.
They say that al the deeds and events OF ones
am II is not SO! / think OF all that l have learned.
all the stories Of natural history hat have
With the bo5oktsI!"" n'o'' ''0
little smile Clicked on the mans lips under
so TWhES should sr1dm ! ~ see any more !sFs 2. . he said ID
whose grasp 1 am is now known to me thor
ouEhly. The endless snake-the real hoop
snake. What use Of more ?"
The man stopped.
Where did you get i'm ?' asked Wilbur of
one OF the cops.
".He-lpufi:-w was, Observation-Disclosures
able-slotIat-ParkIrow,an' Chambers Car
he an ! lpuff) habit heavy
"Yes."th man murmured softly: It'll bear
soling thought, TO be remembered by having
one's name Joined to such n snake forever.
This I,iss, disc cN,Ter is not forgotten. The endless.
nobody. a Nero dabbler in nature. make a dis:
eovery, that reaches to the ends Of the earthl
George Pettick. a lover OF the woods and fields.
have been rewarded.
be found your ife history from your first un-
tsn ras IN fro x the egg EEd IN you die is. I say you
Chicago. l had observed that there were queer
rings, on level places in the woodland. l sup
show their love by running round and round.
I hid behind a bush one day to see; Something
into one OF the circles there. and lay still. It
crack sbs the md Lips Of 81 t which cant worked neFSy,ousiyuit
were distributed along its back in pairs on op-
P2sitte sides Of its mouth 1t looked like a great
proa pnS'i iyem hG isit e e r 4sfsT ike e a f hnSiess L sp Sfee
erinG lines. Faster and f%asterI' 4 rabbit came
e elGns; cld st saw I tGe n stsfP besa wh td Wasb tei R6d it It
hoped within the circle. Whish! and wrapped
IF1RI6blt The snake rolled away On its edge
4 reckon "Ioni So" said nr Wiib sHen II since
Hither and yon across the Continent have
H wandeTebd is S { srs fb 5se descr In t6e aIFG maSs Of Of
Il p@ My name H il Htt s%sef t to sounds ttm9in % mis- ' sars
should be lost? Ny name still lives. and I've
told of the setting q It's bones; the shape Of its
eyes-suflcient! My diary. II it is lost. will not
Tonight l found another; Il, had worn
ns en mE%n f boop, l9 d@W 1nf i6 Sroq fba w T1tRi IFS So Sr tRat
Their, was only a little crack lefto-
ooITh e., cable abe slot, by joel" said a policeman
II heard him going ,wizz;wizz; wizzem-m-
wizz-wizz; I searched for him. found the
went whisking and humming. RUNNING. yum
ming. / began to feel queer, dizzy. sleepy.
t hhSpP Psgbb kn DoR nRf tell n NOV snakes \ Ees do foa nof eRar rRG
that / discovered! But die no less happy in
" "H &Sn these SssI hunSSEF s teeth eth CRATE s , but %paiHpJEs sS.
panther's teeth. 1t is a wise. gentle Nature
that allows her creatures todie easily, painless
'"ii leaned further and further to the crack in
then T9 7 ssnk e BBli It tsnIFsn auietly wf isie etait0ldsd, and
In its folds" the man continued. without
noticing the interruption. Beautiful. pro-
vid - ,
The ambulance was heard Just then away up |
Park row. 1t was far enough away for
the bell to sound unsteady. The man stopped
AT last! At last. The end" and he sagRed
on the floor. There was a final burst Of
loud and close, then an ambulance sur
geon b9bbed in with his medical case IN hand.
ID. IT'S bad" said the Sergeant. The sur
geon felt the mans wrist, felt his temples. felt
his wrist again.
= Why: he's g%IsepIing all right and normally
morrow-to-day rather"
And they put him in the ambulance and took
him away. He was put down as George Pet
tick. no home. d.. Us.
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF NEW YORK