The Washington herald., 1908-06-21
SNAIX!.
Bill Hepburn Said He Seen One in
Hen WeathsrSby'S StOrs-A Panic
FOIIeTed. Nobody Fatally Hurt
-PatiCkIarS Below

There was a wild spell OF excitement
disturbed the erstwhile serenity OF
Bingvine last sat afternoon which for
a time racked the nerves Of some OF our
most repeckted citizens and citizenesses-
For two weeks or more Bill Hepburn
amt been hisself which was owing 10
the fact that Bill has been on one Of
his pertracted sprees to which he is
accustomed to he on except this was a
a more pertracted one than usual Il
IS conservatively estimated that poor
Bill has imbibed in the last two weeks
enough licker 70 set up IN business a
respectable holesale ticker store in
business. Last Satterday morning Bill
run out OF ticker so ne hitched up his
nag and made A trip 10 the Co seat
where he purchased jug OF the demon
rum and arrived back in BingviIle about
p. m. After Bill had put his horse up
and hid the licker presumably instid
Of going home for his supper where his
pachient wife was awaiting him Bill
directed hts wandering steps lords Hen
Weathersbys store where the ushuaI
assemblage Of citizens was gathered
together for friendly converse.
When Bill entered the store II was
noticed that he was under the infooence.
but nobody paid any particular atten-
shion TO him as he set down on a nail
keg by hisself on one corner Of the store
and leaned forraTd and apparently went
10 sleep The subject which engaged
the attenshion Of them present was as
TO who will be elected for the next
president Of the L. 5. -Ramse Smiley
offered 10 bet Lem Quigly the seegars
that the democrats would eleckt a pres
ident this year but Lem said he wouldn't
bet being as Ramse made the same bet
with him four years ago and then never
paid him the seegars. Ramse was kind
Of took back at this and said he didn't
remember OF making such a bet Lem
told him he bet IL he had won the see
gars he would Of remembered dog-gone
quick.
Just at this critical junckshure Bill
jumped up with a screech that liken to
OF rose the roof of and yield. There's 4
snaik! See him; he's nine feet long,"
BIZ was pointin his finger right under
the stove and sis eyes was bugged out
until you could OF knocked them off with
a club Everybody present was awful
surprised and startled. Gid Hawkins who
was setting nearest the stove on a three
legged chair let out one yell and fell over
backwards striking his head against
keg OF dried herr!-ss and receiving q
contushion on the back OF his head Hen
Weathersby, the prop who was setting
behind the counter reading the Buglc
jumped up suddint and his head hit the
only lamp which was lighted in the store
humping IL out OF the bracket and the
lamp fell 70 the floor with a crash and
went out leaving them as was present
in total darkness. Follering this pande-
monium rained soopreme The turrible
thort Of being in a dark room along with
a snaik nine It. long was something 10
make the strongest quail.
Panic follered panick in quick sue
ceshion. Slime Petersby made a mad dash
for the door and knocked over Deacon
Bradbury and both fell in a heap on the
floor breaking the Deacon's specs and
nearly his nose. Hame Parker got all
snarled up in a coil Of rope and thought
sure the snaik had him in its tolls. The
way Hame screeched was heart render
ing TO hear. In the mad rush for the
door the stove was upset and Luke Pack
ard was caught under IT and held a pris-
ner in the darkness. Luke thort the
snaik had him sure. All them as was
In the store arrove at the door about the
same time and when they become wedged
fast in getting out they fought like cats
and dogs Jim Wilson had a hull hand
full OF whiskers pulled outen his chin by
the roots. Jim said he didn't care a
hang about losing the whiskers II II
wasn't for the operashion of removing
them from his chin. He said II hurt him
so that his eyes watered and II he had
OF knowed who pulled out them whiskers
he would OF licked him then and there
even II it had Of been his own brother
which is impossible being as Jim amt
got no brother.
Rye and bye all got outeu the store