Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30

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dp something Ike II, and thought moth
Ing of SIS. / stood to look II It With nv
stick on my shoulder. not conscious Of
any danger, having seen and killed many
such SNAKES, perhaps hundreds. In =
| few moments the vibration was 80 rapid
| that I could only see it without any
form. 1t was like splint OF straw in
q strong wind, fastened at one end. SO
rapid was its motion. Soon after look
ing at it, the vibration portion began
! to show all the prismatic c0lors with
such beauty of combination that no
language can describe it. Seemingly,
they went through a million of combi-
nations and mingling of colors, changes
and denominations with every tint of
shade, instantly. I stood enchanted at
the most beautiful sight ever beheld,
unconscious Of danger. Did say en-
chanted? Charmed-fascinated!
There stood, lost in ecstacy, without
motion-how long do not know My
eyes seemed little blurred or dimmed
There was pleasant dizzy sensation in
my forehead. The first | knew I felt
myself falling to the ground The par
tial falling frightened me, and in saving
the fall, it turned my eyes from the
the snake. | felt dizzy-eyed, blurred
muscles and nerves unsteady. In my
fright at my condition | went for that
snake with my staff He stood ground,
and raised up two feet or more at me
with forked tongue. / struck without
hitting several times. The snake ran.
stopped, raised up at me again. / made
several strokes, out could not hit him,
although he raised right in front of me.
He ran again, and raised his head with
forked tongue almost in my face At
last, the third attack, l hit him and
then killed him. Before getting through
the woods | heard another rafting Of
the leaves. / did not look him up.
! made experiments with four others
of the same kind of snakes the same
summer-7none less than five to six feet
in length. | had learned to look but
few moments at time after the first
adventure. AS soon as the prismatic
colors began to appear beautiful | turn
ed my eyes. The last one attempting to
charm me l called two of my brothers
who were near. We all witnessed the
snakes mode, one at time TO first
arrest the eye they rattle the leaves
to make noise. You turn and look
and instantly the tail begins a rapid
vibration, that destroys distinct appear
ance OF any form. Soon the colors be-
gin to appear and coming so beautifully
that you have no desire to look away or
turn your eyes. che longer you look
the more beautiful they become, and
the more desire to look at them. We
looked at the snake alternately and then
would turn each other away. When we
all looked away he stopped. Let any
OF us move, he ratified the leaves; if we
looked at him, he began to charm till
We looked off. He knew instant = wen
we turned our eyes from him.
Our experiments continued a half
hour, till we were well and fully salts
fled OF snakes powers to fascinate, and
their mode. l have tried to give as
clear an idea of the fact as | can. but
no description can be given that, I'M
seen. it can be comprehended-it must
be seen. The mode l give-the tail is
used and not the eyes, If the serpent
OF Eden produced the exquisite combi-
nation of colors in that fruit that there
Is In the charmer's tail-welI Eve.
forgive you. DAVID LITTRON