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Show Saved from a Snake by Her Dog. Whilo gathering dandelions in the woods near her home a few days ago lit tie Mary Buckman, the 15-year-old daughter of Hiram Buckman, a well to do farmer in the upper part of Northampton North-ampton county, was chased by a huge snake, and was only saved from its fangs by the timely interference of the family dog. The little girl had gathered a hand-f hand-f uh of flowers when a huge woodshite snake darted out from the trunk of a fallen fall-en tree. The child ran toward tho farmhouse with the writhing serptmt in hot pursuit. Just before reaching home the sr.ake was at her heels, and her mind was almost gone. The big family bull dog jumped the yard fence, and started to the rescue. The snake fastened its fangs in one of the dog's hind leprs and coiled itself around his body. The dog succeeded in ; getting hold of the snake's throat, and ' then the conflict for life was soon over. i Since the occurrence the girl has been troubled with nervous prostration, j The snake when measured was over I eight feet long, and itR body was larger thiui a man's list. Philadelphia Record. |