The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-07-31

'n hNcu ior iuliy twenty minutes
atter the messenger had be IN dispatch-
ed. lie died, however. before a doctor
arrived. AN examination Of his body.
made later, showed that his back had
been broken and also one of bis legs.
The coroner was Immediately notified
and is now holding an inquest over tho
remains. Mr.. McEwing was native
of Anderson, s. c. He leaves a wife
and two children. His remains will be
sent to Ielzer. s. c., tomorrow for
interment.n
A few evenings ago. one of our citi-
zens, while sitting on his piazza on
East Boundary street, noticed that
pedestrians passing under tho arc light
on the corner Of East Boundary and
River streets. would invariably halt
and go through tho motion of throwing
something from the sidewalk with their
feet. The citizen grew curious and
walked over to the light to investigate.
What he saw he could scarcely believe.
and fearing lest his recital should be
discrcdited he called two of his neigh
bors. gentleman and young lady. MS
co-witncsses. Under tho arc light
were about hundred frogs forming n
circle and III this circle wns "a snake.
Inc frogs were not croaking nor was
tho snake kissing. Every fellow ap-
peared to be attending to his own busi.
ness, and all seemed in good humor
and perfectly happy. Recalling the
universal belief that snakes arc the
mortal enemies Of frogs and that frogs
are thought to be dainty meal for
snakes, our citizens sat down to watch
the performance. In short time il
was discovered that there was no
enmity between the snake and frogs.
but all were there for common friend
ly purpose. the snake being the center
OF attraction. Miriads of bugs are at-
tracted by the arc light and circle
round and round it till their wings are
singed and then drop to the ground. II
was noticed that as they dropped the
snake and frogs would jump for them.
there being lively competition be-
tween them rs to which would get the
bugs first. After watching this rather
singular performance for some time.
our citizens killed the snake. It was
IN upland moccasin and measured
about three feet.
Mr.. Waddio Dean, aged 90, son of
MIR. Il. B. Dean, died at the home of
his brother-in-law Mr.. H. II. Russell.
Wednesday morning last. 1t will be
remembered that about year ago
this young man dropped his pistol,
which was discharged, sending bullet
crashing through his body Partial
paralysis was the result and during the
many days intervening between the
day of the fatal accident and his death
his suffering was intense and was
without that hope of recovery and re-
storation to health which makes suffer-
ing bearable and renews the forces to
endure. He had no hope, but exhibi-
ted wonderful fortitude and bore his
sutferings in manner characteristic of
his family. Even death becomes sadly,
grimly perfunctory in the light of the
fact that it is no uncommon thing, but
rather the certain and common lot of
all mankind, but when the divine sickle
cuts dowl one who has just reached
the heights from which he can view the
wonderful possibilities which life
spreads before him, we can scarcely re-
frain from complaining that heav !
seems to have grown avricious, to
seize so soon another bright star, un-
willing to wait for the human harvest
until the whitened and bending heads
should incline with the weight OF years
toward the earth which was destined
to receive them. Waddie Dean was no
common boy. He had not lived long
enough to attract the attention of the
business world, but he was full of ene--
gy and comes of family which stands
in the front rank among the most sue
cessful and prominent farmers of An
derson County and he would have
proven no exception. The spirit of
this young man. we fain hope, intreped
and unterrified, resting with faith upon
its Savior and upon its God, was borne
safely through the dark valley of the
shadow of death. Peace, then, to his
ashes.