The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
a A''t1EROIO. Girl.
I a1isl = q rsSperatc Battle With q
Huge Alligator.
.AEH1n wYr1 a suRNIaU lAap
Ai,te Nelson Attacked the ltprttip
and saved Hor Inyalll Mother
end tho Family or
children.

Htio Ltlc CuHsh$ fof
children.
A braXa girls desperate fight With
Rn eporppNs alligator is described by
"a a tlanta Journal correspondent at
Marble Falls, Texas. Alice Nelson,
who lives with her mother and young
blpther and sister in a cottage OH the
banks Of the Bayou Magce, is the
& heroine Of tho remarkable adventure.
1t was about . o'clock in the even
ing when Mrs. Nelson, who Is an in
valid, called her daughters attention
to curious grating sound that came
from the room next door. The
children had been playing There but a
short time before, and the mother, who
was exceedingly nervous, felt worried
at the slightest hint OF danger.
Alice Nelson, though she Is only II
years Of age and frail in appearance,
has rare amount Of pluck and deter
mination. She arose quickly and
FASTENED to the childrcn's room. The
spectacle that met her gaze us she
threw open tile door was sufficient to
unnerve a stronger person.
A BURNING LAMP HER WEAPON
In the ilickerins light OF the log lire
she saw her little brother and sister
asleep upon The hearth rug wearled
with their play they had lacked energy
to climb on The high four post bed in
tile corner. Crawling slowly over ti,t
floor in tho direction OF Tn: fire WAS ii
great Shiny alligator. Green foam
drippcd from its pondcrous jaws and
it's wicked stony eyes glittcred with Il
balefvl light. Alice Ncsor perceived
that not an Instant was to be LOST if
the lives OF tile little ones were u be
saved. Already as She stood in the
doorway tho hig reptile was within
about five feet Of the little girls re-
cumbent form.
There was no time tn look about for
q proper weapon. Selling large oil
lamp from a table within reach OF her
arn the girl leaped forward with a
scream, calculating to draw the attcn-
tfon OF the reptile from the children tn
/ herself. AS with open mouth IL turned
toward her She raised the flaming lamp
above her head and threw it with all
the strength she possessed into the
open Jaws OF the monster.
With an angry below the saurian
snapped his sawlike teeth together;
and then, while the jets Of burning oil
enrelopcd his head. he plunged around
the floor lashing his tail and writhing
with agony. Chairs and tables were
smashed to SplintcrS, and the noise of
: the breaking furniture combined with
the believing Of the saurian quickly
aroused the household
CHILDREN scuE,M1Na w,r,, t.p,o,,,,
uI nov,r .o thn,,,,,. -
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r,,ire, ,,or G,od ,,,, 80 go; h.,. ~, ~
children. who wore srrn.,n,in,, ,.itr
rrirbt ,n,, cn d,yod b., ,,.f.,, 49,,
ti,at thcv could r., nnt,,;','r =. -, "Iu.I, nnI,
thnmsnlTes ~ ~ - :
"srh.,',,s. - ~ IN
Nelson was ahlr ~ ,.l,oe s,,c'.oss,,ll, ., n,iI,
with hrr torri,Ja nrc ,,it.,,",1;st O., u,,,
avoided his cl,nrrns and t,,a dooci,
swecn nf lie fail hy In. ,,i,1 dnd'.;,!, 49,,
prnn, ia -, S;la iup.u ine
Of the moments SO precious To her IN
Lhe unequal contest she picked up tho
chlidrcn and tossed them upon
bne hlgn Ded IN the corner out OF the
monsters track.
Inc cries or her mother. who still
lay on her couch in the front room
ignorant or the exact cause Of tile
tumuit, attracted the girl's attention
ana she would have run to her, but as
she turned her head the alligator was
almost upon her, and at the same mo-
menu bhe 'front.' door blew open and
Inc Two house dogs ran in to the aid
or their young mistress.
1t was because the front door had
not been securely fastened that the
alligator was enabled to gain access TO
the house. Prowling about in search
or food young pigs or stray puppies
The creature had penetrated to thc
chlldren's sleeping room without be-
ing observed by any one in the small
honsehold,
Goadcd by the brrking and snap
ping OF TWO dogs the Saurian tioundcrcd
out OF the childrcn's room and made
stralght Tor that in which lay the in
vaiid mother.
HOT GOALS IN ITS MOUTH.
Mrs. Nelson saws tb,t whon t,o ~,
lipatnr crawlcf] ;,,n Ia. r,on, II o,,Ie
straight for the plowin.r mhnys in flo
hearth. 1t was evidently confused nc