| Show choked by a black snake mr karl kramer who is now fit at york work frescoing the interior of joseph bryans bryanb residence after getting through with hla his days work went to the brook a short distance below mor decalb decals pond to fish while standing on the bank he noticed a large black snake coiled up analog on a loga mr kramer struck at the sn snake a ice with his pole to frighten fright on it off but the snake move ho he then throw a rock at it the snake sprang at lim him and fastened its fangs fanga in his bis trousers mr kramer seized the snake just below its head and jerked it upwards la the snake coiled its body around kramers reak neck and began tightening its folds until mr hr kramer was waa nearly suffocated he endeavored deavo red to break the hold bold but failed seeing that unless he bo was released from the deadly embrace he would mould be killed mr kramor kramer who was growing weak from the ibo struggle staggered up to a larye large rock which was a short abort distance off and beat the head bead of the snake against it until it was killed the snake measured eight feet long and six inches around the body richmond star |
