The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-11
A SNAKE TALE.
@Zeke Tells A Good
One.
"Tup" Hester the Hero OF the
81. Story.

bigger ones than l do | simpl.
hand him my hat and retire viii
las good grace as possible. Thl
His the reason Tup Hester ls wearing
D, hat two sizes too large for Iii
,head' .,..<>",
a II hope my reputation along this
ssfhe will not suffer if I tell thi,
8ne on Tup.
"a AS the story goes, when he was
zp youngster no was very foud OF
Pho fiddle and enjoyed taking long
SAtrolIs in the mountains carrying
&# is faVorite instrument with him.
ssn ono occasion he wandered fur
SRer than was his Usual wont, aud
sIht coming on found him far
MD&m home aud in strange local.
R. Trying to retraco his steps, he
"a iscovered to his diamay that he
Mas lost. In his meanderinas he
81 ame to an old cabin lately occu-
S3ed by manu- facturers of the for
l dden Juice. And he decided to
Xshmp down and wait for friends to
81 ,arch out the whereabouts Of he
ssst son of the "House of Uester.'
IA For few days he had a lonely
Nine Of it, but one afternoon as he
Sas sitting On the front porch
S&hiling away the time to the
sAeet strains Of "Home, Sweet t
me," thero was slight dlstur-
ice in the bushes, and a large
8g snake appeared IN the open
# and stopping to listen for a
#&ment he glded into the brush
Wteturn in few moments accom-
Mied by tho queen snake and
WEhe little princes and pri,.cess-
A Rearing themselves OIL their
3Y in a semi. circle, they listened
8Y ntly, occasionally applauding
@N musician by clapping their
HM, on the ground. The Did king
@Nld turh ;s head an nod APP
MM7ingly to his queen, who in re-
IA would nod assent, but when
hA changed his tune aud struck
NA Johnny Got Your Gun," his
Aship dlooped his head while
SHriny tears coursed down his
&T Y breast, and turning sadly
sMa arew himself on tho bosom OF
@S artner, and wound his neck
VA I'd tho Ieck of his queen and
Mlluietly led him away into the
= 1dhing.
S, Desc afternoon concerts soon
s lie Il feature Of Tup's life and
game vely much attached to
A INV found friends. His audi
8 &as increased daily, rattlers,
3I and pipe snakes becoming
4sW tive listeners, that endeav-
WH lby every means to show their
Wv hship'
8 ording to this truthful "Cru-
Ell Ghe pipe snake ls 81 peculiar
@ X reptile about four feet in
& and the same size from head
"a and hollow the entire length
@ pch resembling a section Of
Sgthe 8
,no,e snakes were very ac-
AnIrhg set Of reptiles. One
1Sp;o day our hero started out
R st&ld tomato CAN to water
s n)s in the garden, but as il
@ much like work, some~
M which Tup is constitu-
3 Opposed, he soon gave up
E .pnd went fishing. On his
he WAS surprised to see wa.
y3g from clear SKY and on
J & nltion he found that the
Ii hd tormGd line to th-
and were watering the
5a ( SASS" afLor which, they
Their attention to the wash
a On Mondays they would
inc end to the corner of the
I'D the other to a big oak
! y forming q line on which
4 8.s hg man could hang his
lash.
W., 'ai blue racer become
ch attached to him and
as the youngster was
before the glass trying tc
Il somo substitute for q
ithe little racer glided NJ
M wound around his mock
r itself into a pretty bow il
hkinga q very neat choker
Is have keen sense 0
ind enjoy fun. One nigh
4 his window open aud wa,