Show killed by alfred doc a frenchman who has been living in a small on the schnell ranch two miles north of ha juana jua na had a sort of fascination for hakea and the reptiles appeared to realize that he was their especial friend Heigh bora tell the past faw months he has never been known to be without one or more snakes in the cabin and copperheads copper heads made their home under his chouse and he would top ton the field to caress a inako of any kind for about a week he has had a large rattler in the house but as the reptile waa not of tha trustworthy family dua made for it a housing place in an empty oil can since then at odd times endeavoring to tame it into docility sunday afternoon he had the snake ont as usual displaying it to a young man named cresswell chehad on his lap his right hand closed loosely around the body just back of the head it writhed about and finally freed ita head then the reptile formed into a curl and lae a flash of lightning buried its deadly fangs in the dues right hand little about the matter and did not even bandage the wound on tuesday 0 N flattery of the san diego company received a telephone message ibm tia uana saying bring coffin giving size and come at once the coffin wag for due and ho agony from themie of e boake san diego sun |