West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-22

A. FOLD Br s.Uncle usz" Miller OF
Tie Coal Center.


Special correspondent. OF The Argus.
TuSSELTos. w. Va. May ~. roo7.--
Uncle Her" Miller was In town to-day
and as usual dropped i'm 10 talk politics.
give ms some good ADVICE. and swap snake
yarns with us. MIR Miller has large
contract for hauling bark out in the noun.
taius near the stone crusher and has a
number OF men helping him and after
getting his views on the late Primary
Election we asked him IL rsftfesnakes
were ripe out in his neck OF woods vet
mo have no; seen RATHER this year
replied Uncle Hez. but" he added Il
can tell you mighty good b.acksnake
story II you will promise TO keep IL from
the papers. For It's true aud can prove
II by Ben Davis. DIR. Bone and one or two
other equally reliable Witnesses still
some QUO who does not know my repuia.
ton for truth and veraci,y might accuse
me OF exaggcrating.
We assured him on that point so Uncle
Hez told us the following true narrative.
Last week while we were hauling bark
out near the stone crusher | noticed n
commotion in the brush near the road
several times aud finally concluded to 90
and investigate and creeping up cautiously
found one immense eight foot biacksnakc
aud very large green frog engaged In a
lie aud death struggle. The frog had a
stick about ten Inches long in his mouth
crosswise to keep the snake from swallow
ing him. For more than half an hour ]
watched the snake trying TO get the stick
away from that wiry little fighter. but this
was to no purpose. The frog would out.
wit him every time and retain possession
oil the stick. Not having time to wait for
the termination OF the battle that day
ieit them at II. On the following day
ruturned TO the same place about the same
hour and found the conflict still raging
with honofs about even, while his frog. shin
still retained the stick. after half hour
again left them and returned the third
day.
This time both combatants appeared on
| the field ready for the fray, catch as.catch.
can. Marquis OF Quecnsbury Rules &c
govern. II looked like Jim Gibson and DIR.
Bone PLAYING checkers. so we'll planned
and deliberate were the movements OF the
| antagonists. AT one time that frog was
seen 10 spin something out of his mouth
| into the snakes mouth. watched the
unequal contest for some time aud then
decided to end IL. So | picked up a crow
bar and crawled as near as possible to tho
snake and struck it on the back about a
foot from the head. The effect was in
Simultaneous, unexpected. miraculous
There was an explosion and from that
day to this have seen nothing OF any par,
OF that particular snake or the crowbar
either The frog was unhurt. The onl,
explanation can give OF the phenomenon
is that the frog during the night had gone
down to the stone crusher and stolen q
piece OF dynamite. which /, had transferred
to the snake, hence the explosion.
In the excitement of the event the fros
hoped away and was unable TO find him
bat the hole is still in the ground for an,
one TO see where the snake blew up.
Now Brother Muegins don't you let an,
of the papers get hold of this story 10,
some people might doub, the truth OF IL
but as | told you at the beginning IL.
straight. goods and can prove all OF IL.
Yours in truth and veracity,
IoE MUGGINs.