The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-17

Obliged to hunt for insects he now
pound scorpions in his boots and SCI
lected centipedes. none less than eight
inches. in his bed. The boys fitted nm
out proper ON rattlesnakes. heruen q
family OF skunks under his capin anu
was out Sunday morning rustnng the
rock piles for CHA monsters when an
aocsaert occurred. This here near
s,rhted hug hunter showed his hand
into the woodbox and drew rattie
make. These mountains are no nj
rIace for four eyed people, anyhow
rJLa as not he was dreaming about
onaI at the time. Anyway, he got II
~ the thick Of tho thumb andJ<came
logging up to the post office, fsayins
he was snake bit.
well, sir. there wasn't a pint OF
wbiskey for twenty miles around
don,t keep well in these parts-and
Jimmy looked good to pass In his chips
| on the play. But he had some blue
CRYSTALS for to cure snake poison that
he called manganese Of potash, I, be-
lieve. and he stabbed his knife. Into
the bite few trips and rubbed, them
in for luck. Opal wrapped her hand
kerchief around his whist and twisted
1t tight with a stick, and about the
| time Keno Christy and the boys came
struggling in from the rock piles with
/ q couple Of ella monsters hid away in
la gunnysack she was fondiing Jim
my's hand and babying him to death
trying to soothe the pain.
"'Huh- says Keno Christy, smash.
ing the sack of ella monsters against
a rock. If I'd known that was ftht
way she would act I'd got snake BIZ
for sure. Nothing to do now but t.
shoot that Bughouse tenderfoot ont Of
here quick as his old skates CAM dras
the buckbord. Never thought theJ Graz,
zap would get snake bit-and him {
lbug hunter!
women and tenderfoot and bronco
mules
Plays the same luck as drunkards ant
fools"
and swearing, Keno humps himsel
down to the corral, throws the har
ness onto the tenderfoot's team an
comes up to the post Office.
"Bring out that sick man. h
yells, and I'll run him down to Sar
Simon like stage coach chased tn
Injunsp
"But opal, she never says a wore
just goes on smoothing the tenderfoot'
| brow ana h0tdfnB on TO the Sttch
the handkerchief like his life depend
, ed on 1t. This made Keno hot.
"'Come a-running! he shouts. N
use kissing his hand to cure snake bit
WhIskey's<th medicine, and there ain
, lnone this side of San Simon.
81 you, Keno says Opal, all sorrow
i | full, amt you ashamed of yourself
: Git ont of thatSwagon this minute an
go help NAV kill that chicken. M
! Thornton don't leave this place unles
I go with him to nurse him. The
: says there's nothing like warm chicke
= meat to draw out snake pisen. so q
shoot that old rooster and get mo,
5 on
e "Opal's law is all right. Keno rippe
h out curse or two. chased into II
: back yard and took 1t out shootir
e chickens withshis pistol. He was So
e and he killed about si& before the o
lady could head him off. Then an i'd
d hit him and he got good.
= "'Here's your rooster he says
d Opal, all gentle and quiet like. L
e me assist YOU no says, lin ministerir
h to his needA
d so Keno cut slabs of warm me
10 and Opal put them on the bite.
a whats the matter with putting
m mattress in the wagon and taking hi
e to town?he says after while. ~