The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
DEAR SUIT THAT
- WASN'T TRIED
A Side Speculation Undertaken by
the Back Of LAckAwaek
Snake Man.


plaintiff said Warren !.IdEway. ex-
sheriff. eX-Treasurer. eH-ReEister. eX-
Recorder. ex-Clsrk of Pike county. PA.
long ago passed from the peaceful shores
Of back Of I.ackawack waters 10 the
stormy banks 81 Jordan. The railroad
defendant. IL still with Va. but can't talk
IL there can be better land than back %
Lackawack all who would have been wit
ne-ses In the case ave gone thither wears
ago. Except me
III the case 81 Helms We the Railra I'd
had come 10 trial would uf necessity
have been an important witness and I
would have testified that ~ | was plotting
a raft down the storit-i IaCkawack one
day in early spring and nut ~ | was
rounding a sharp bend in the river ! saw
III" head 80 a bear suddenly pop mp from
beneath the water and quickly following r.
tho head u a man pop IIp near the hear
both -plui'"ring and gdsping "a moment
aud then pulling It'll ana strong for the
raft. and Il counsel on either side had
nsksSl ms II I was surprised thrr.nt. being
under oath ID have had To admit that
was
I would have admitted too that
had never blamed my crew for letting
lo"s" terrific yell. dropping his oar.
iufnbiing from the raft and striking ON
for the Opposit" shore when that apart
ton broke On his sight And proceeding
with nav testimony | would have SAID
that the bear never would have got on
the raft IN the world II hadn't given u a
boost and a hand. but that the man scram-
ble,i aboard: and that while | was tsther-
ing the bear =ecurelyito the raft with a rope
To keep him from making things lively
when he got his windsbaCk che man shucked
his wet clothes and Jumped into some
dry things my crew hadn't tarrisd 20 take
with him when he departed and that he
then said.
Hello. Warren
That then | saw it was sam Helms,
and said:
why. hello. sam! where'd YOU come
/ FROM
Back a. Iackhwack.' hs said
BY tunnal2 Said /
40, snid he Me an the bar hoof"d
q II min. miles in To- the railroad. which
didn treat VIZ right an We got IN How
fur he Won goin''
That then | had said I want tu
make Milford to-day II l can and sam
had said Then I'm tremendous glad
that W" got along here jest a. We did
/ fer m bound fer Milford an a market. +
and had replied. Then you1l have "a
work Your passage and th. bsar- AZ that
oar. for Won drove my crew tO mutiny
aud dr-srt'on. and that sam said he'd
do IL all right
That then had said BIt how does
II come that it, bear instead IT -na>c--.
and sam had said II II hadn't h.an Ter
snakes u wouldn't a been tar An
"" wouldn't a been patterni2in' thai
durn onappr.'i1tIn railroad An In
goiu' 90 sock Il To that railroad t,ll every.
thing snaps n II don't com" t. IN. dough
trough an settle"
The reason asked sam why " va.
lear instead at snakes. A. | would hav,
t"-tI;i"d II Ia" ca-.. uf Helm ~ III" Rail.
road had only com" 10 trial. was that b,
had never both"rci with bear or any oi
'h' other four footed OF IN" winged 81
the timed Wild critters of the back 81
Iackawack woods and waters lnvaria.
hly and alway- b." had leon lutimat.l,
~ association AID partnership VAN
-gat.r- A. a snaNer and Az exhibition
81 snake. particularly 81 rattl"-uaI,c -
he had a reputation that WAS wide anC
SECURE Will" the fact might might uo
have been brought out in tho case al
Helms ~ the Railroad n " had com,
to trial. | have heard ~ Roasted 81 hin
that ho had mors than once returned
HON" at the end Of a lertur', SEASON a.
much a. O. ahead Of the game
80 that was why | asked sam wh'
IL was hear instead Of snakes Aud
would have admitted on the witness
stand hat AS we glided along aboard tn
raft my wonder grew "a 10 how he an,
the bear had come to be IN the depth
Of the laCkawaCk to pop up, aud tina
ask ed him how II was and he had said:
Cause the railroad didn't treat IL
right
beyond Question counsel in the case q
Helm - the Railroad. II II had ever com
10 trial, would have asked me along abou
hare In M testimony what the hear on IN
rift Vas doing al this time. and wpul,
have replied that " had got rested an,
dried oft pretty we'll ia the sun. aud wa
walking ~" deck. 80 To- speak 10 the Iengtl
81 ii- rope. gazing wistfully shorewa I'd
whining now and then and yawninR lik
a lazy coon dog and that Sam. suspectinI
that ] had wondering AZ this on my mind
had explained 10y saving:
He's 80 homeslck fer his native wild
hack o. lackawack that the hercenea
NJ his savage natur' seems all knocks,
outen him. He's pinIn' fer his rock,
lair IN the vilds O the wilderness from
which yanked him 50 suddpnt an sever,
ont a few hours ago. poor fellerl'
! might a. we'll Say right here in reRar,
20 this explanation ~ Sam that II TN
case 81 Helm vs. the Railroad had eve
come 90 trial the testimony of one Charlie,
Bates. who would have been witness
would either have made Charley himsel
liable o. arrest on charge 81 perjur-
or brought the plaintiff in the case befor
the jury in light that "A god many folk
would have considered not altogethe
favorable
We'll. having testified 20 what the bea
was doing all this time would hav
put IL on the record further that from hi
place on III" raft manning tho front GA
Snm had gone into calculation, an,
that from it had CLEANED that he hat
been to Milford only the week bcror,
with hi- collection Of early spring snak o
and hIs revelations a. To the mnnne
and customs ~ their kind were 40 nmazinl
~ a city Innn who happened to he Their
that hs begged sam ~ nauo his favorit,
brand 81 snake bite antidote. and San
having said that he had no favOrit
brand that ~ always took the ono TN
baTkerp could reach the quickest. tn
city man had become still more imDresse,
with SANS genius aud had conhde,
~ him that while he didn't banker afte
snakes himself he would like TO hav
a bear u live bear. and that he would h
willing 20 pay so in cash for one delivere,
20 him IN good condition at his hotel il
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