The sun., 1902-01-12
Sim LONGS PET ADDER DEAD.
A JERSEYMANS NEW YEARS EVE
TALE OF A SNAKE.
Awakening and Growth OF stumpy's In
teiiigence. as Gene Buck alew Tells IL
Unfortunate Freeze When Fortune
Was In Sight for the station Master.

had been shooting and fishing with him
down on the bay during the season and
had invited him up TO see the city on New
Years eve.
-Deader'n a billed clam" he went on.
Been dead about two weeks now and
Sim has given up all hopes OF bringing
him to life again
Last year and year before the adder
got froze and Sim thought then that his
pet had croaked, but the snake thawed
out again and was az lively and useful
as ever Each time the snake froze on
account Of the fire going out in the station
on cold nights. but this winter Sim has
been more'n careful to keep the fire up
and give the adder an old blanket to sleep In.
"One morning he came down and found
old Stumptai stiff on the floor under the
bench He tried 10 thaw the sarpint out,
but although it got limp in time. 1t never
come back to life and Sim was all broke
I'D about his loss. He thought heap OF
Stumpy, az he called him and 1t was like
losing a close friend when the snake died
Il think you used the word useful, re-
marked Doc Fisk -Of what use could
a snake be TO a MANI
well, an ordinary snake might be use
full for catching rats said Gene, with
the air of man who had something up
his sleeve This one was an adder, you
must know, but I'll tell you all about It.
aSim is the head pusher at Cranberry
junction, ticket agent freight agent,
swtchtender, operator, notary public. oon-
stable, express agent and confidential
man for the huckleberry pickers and cram
| berry growers Of big district about the
Junction.
| the Coast express, which was just coming
in sight through the cut In the big pine
grove. when he see fve-foot spotted
adder wriggling and squirming with his
| tail fast In the switch. Most men would
| have lust laughed to see the train Kill the
snake, but Sim isn't that kind OF a fellow
| aside from the fact that pine snakes
sell for 81 foot as pythons. anacondas
| and boy constructors for side shows, Sim
| has a natural liking for snakes ana he
acted quick. He just squinted over MS
| shoulder to see how close the train was
and jerked the switch open. Inc snake
| iumped out like a rubber band and Sim
got the switch shut right under the cow
| catcher Of the loco. Ii was close shave
| for about a hundred passengers and the
crew, but Il saved the life Of the snake.
Sim expected to see the critter make
| of into the brush. but II didn't do anything
of the kind 1t just turned and looked
! M the bleeding stump Of it's tail and then at
I Sim. He said afterward that he never
see anything in nature as plain TO him as
| the expression OF that snake eyes
There was a look Of thankfulness and
| perfect confidence In them and instead OF
sn,iirmng away. the adder came right
| toward him and asked TO be helped just as
| plain as a dumb critter could. sim picked
| up the snake and carried II INTO MS ONCE
! TO examine its hurt.
| sHe happened to have a box OF salve
| on the shelf and he put some on the stump
and tied II up with rag. A stunp-talied
, snake hasn't any market value, 80 oln
| just turned il loose on the sand OUTSIDE
J and told II 10 go and multi.
! sThe snake instead Of taking 20 the
! scrub oaks. crawled under the station plat
! form and Sim went back 10 his work in the
! office He was writing when ne heard
! rustling In the corner OF the httle rooIh'
! and looking around, he see the snake com
! ing up through a RAJ hole in the toor
! The adder squeezed through for his
/ whole length and curled up ON the moor
a. much as 10 say, I'm goin' 10 stay right
/ here until my tail grows again. SIN was
! moren pleased with the trust the ADDER
nut in him and he began 10 wonder whether
. II wasn't somebody's tame snake that he
] had rescued.
-He didn't bother IT, but left Il there
when be- closed up the station aiter tne
nbout the Critter that night, bm when he
4 come down 10 the station ia the morning
the snake was up on IN" keyboard NJ the
window taking a sun bath II stayed stlil
/ while Sim sIroked II and seemed pleased
. The rag wa still on hi tail aud NE dldh '
seem go mind his hurt biz
When the first passenger came on the
pla' form the adder slid down the bracket
. under The shelf and went through th" rat
p hole btt when the SOS went out he came
back again and climbed up 20 the shell 4"
. watch Sim writing and pounding va" Key
To make a long story short, IN" snake
. did thl- at every day for som" """hs ahi
J then he Logan to g't u-'"i 20 stranger anu
/ rtav,Si Ia sight while sim wa selling tl's,fs'
. r.uding message ur attending To oihf
| burines- Hi tail Was Ions tin" l"ali
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