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A Snake Attacks A Man In A Buggy

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
June
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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Mr. Waltere and liis wife wore return - ing to the city in a two-horse buggy trom a trip into the country. About Beren miles from town, on the Mansfteld road, they passed a snake that was lyiug by the side of the road, the great size of whieh attraoted their attention. After passing the reptile, Mr. Walter concluded that he would turn back and kill it. He turned the team around, drove back to a point opposite the snake, drew his pistol and iired at it, but without effect. The horses, not being used to the report of firearms, became restless and hurd to control, which caused the attention of Mr. Walters to be diverted from the snake, which ran rapidly to the buggy, up the wheels, uud on to the dashboard before the occupants were aware of it. The snake, whon it was within a foot of the occupants of the carriage, coiled the lower part of its body, threw its ueck into a graceful curve, drew back its head, and was just in the act of launehing its deadly fangs into Mr. Walters, when he ñred a aecond shot. This, tl urngh missing, had tlie effect of causing the snake to lower itself on to the tocgue of the carriage. Mr. Waltera then flred two more shots, one of which took eiïect, ind caused the reptile to fall from the carriage to the ground, and Walters dispatched it yitli a large stone. The reptile was measured and found to be over six fort long, ind was thieker than a rmm'K wrist. Dallab (.Texltd) ('onnut ri-iiil. A SALOON-KEBPEit at Marión luis been coiwicted of "welling beer to ruinorü," aud fined $100,

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Old News
Michigan Argus