The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-13
LcRcnd and Recent Discoveries IN
the Emerald isle.

Lcgcnd ana Recent Discoveries In
the Emerald isle.
no We wake DO We dream 10 the
sur moves DO things fan up and not
down. 10 two and Two make hve2 Is the
world Cat aud NOT round? Was 90 Bryan
and 10, Mckinley who was clccted@ Is
Mr.. Croker a patrol and a martyr
Has everything boon turned topsytur-
wy IN 'ehort2
Tho discovery that there arc snakes tn
ireland vii AFFECT many people as
strangely as any other porfcnt fhaf could
hc ,magineI The fact that ireland Is
suHkelcea ana has been 90 ever since that
great afd holy man ~. Patrick concluded
HE ministry there ls ono of the accepted
fnrts 81 Irish histo-7. 10 bias been sef
down in one OF fhe shortest. most sue
ciuct and most famous chapters IN all
modern literature. the chapter ln book
on natural history headed Snake In
ireland. aud containing only these mem
orsble words
There are no snakes m Ireland"
The same fact has been established in
song. in story and 90 hngIology Who
does not remember tho poem containing
these lines?
There's not a milo Co.. Ireland's islc where
the dirty vcrmin mustcr-
whcre'er DO put hle dear forofoot ne
murdered them Boo clusters
The toads went hop. the fro-s went hop.
slap dash into the water
And tho snakes committed suicide 20
save themselves from slaughter
According 10 = famous legend there was
one snake so Ola aud So cunning that he
survived an tho rest of bis species To-
many years despite every cnor, 81 The
able plan HE had 70 strong che made
with nino bolts upon &c. Then no walked
out carelessly To thc lair 81 the reptile
and informed him 0hi- 90 viii be- remen-
bored was IN the DAYS when animals not
only understood what was told them but
could talk hack ln RETURN that he hal
built an elegant winter house Tor his
snakeshlp. And the snake believed h!7
smooth words ana followed him 90 exam
Inc the house Rut when DE NV the nine
bolts he grew alarmed ana was for MAX
Ing of,
..Nav." said ST Patrick. "'tis n nice
warm house I've made for We. and IT'S a
good friend I am to yc"
"Tbark vc kindly g. Patrick an
swerei the snake "hut irs TOO small for
me"
TOO smaii7" cried The saint, with ven
ar.rfod surprise "I1l 'oll you what. M
how. ri bet you q gallon ~ porter nat
n YOU will only got in Il you viii and
plenty Of room.
Nm. tho snake was thirsty that Jay,
ana nc thought Of doing che holy man
out Of a gallon 81 porter was Joyous 10
him So. swelling himself up as big as
b.. couIa On he got iN but ltile bit
o. his tail
mere now" elys No. i've won The
,-,iloo We see FOR the house e. too sm ~
for mo. can't get in The end 81 my
yvbereupou what does tho saint DO but
siar down tho heavy l.d ot the ch"s1
In went the serpcnts tan hke n'sn'
strairhtway the saint began fastening the
.ob murder, Won't YOU let me out,
q. p,trfoka' cried tho snake. i've lost
The bet fair. and I'm pay the salon IKE
o 81 W. retorted 81. Patrick wait IN
90, ,r-,,orrow." and with that he heaVe1
a.. chest into the lake below Auu %
.nts dsy the serpent lies there az lne Dol
,oru OF the lake His struggles MAKE ~
-. upou tho surface. Ana many
- d, ~. ns.ehborhoed win swear mat
|c bss heard ma pltcols voice watline.
.r. to-morr6w ytt? d. 10 to-moffo"
ur. to.r,orrow had never arrived w 20
~ mics. accounts ls o possible mat
49, su,ks has al last found means o.
Tg,ce IN this century. how ver, the
alarm has been raised That snaket han
r.-,,r.esrcd lu tho Isle Of Saints
f1 he year 1881 an Irish Eenterna IN
,,-nel James C.cllnd determined upon or
c,nsrlrnert. Tie wished 20 ascertain
v.5ether the climate and soil - IRELAND
Uere ln themselves destructive 20 the
cement species. Ho therefore purchased
max a dozen % tho common harmless
english snake in Convent Garden Market
London These he turned loose in hi
rarien al Bath-Clci. 90 the county Of
Dow-n \ wee later one az them was
Killed ~ Mliecrosa. about three miles DIS
tsrf
Tne person who KILLED 30 tal no ldea q
fa nature but fancied g. 90 Do curious
s.~s Of eel Dr. ]. l. Drumm0nd. a famous
Irish naturalist was consulted As soon
a. 40 saw the body he declared 30 vas a
-rake. The idea that "rale live sarplnt
heJ been killed within short distance o.
the very burial place OF So Patrick raised
an extraordinary sensation among the
rsasantry The most absurd rumor@ were
circulated end credited alike ny the coun-
Try eieray and lnlty. One priest declared
snat the appearance Of the snake forboded
the approach Of the millennium. Another
cav fn a. a type OF tho approach % cholera
morbus. A third warned his nook that