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Show Mir m live ll.Ml.S S.rr.nt. Fur oiernyear there hnve been ra-mors ra-mors regarding tbn existence of a large serpent at Lnke Kinoeha. tkreo mila west of Danbnry, but eviry one who heard tbo ilory recilied It with In-cnilullt) In-cnilullt) Hut the rumor grew in rpito of ski pin lam, and the HiougMleaa were forced fin illy to admit that jierbaia there Wasiwiuiithlngiu it Tri la) IUuaidM.ItaMnlnandUenrgo Downs were IWilntf In the laVo. lluth am el l.rly bulnuas uien and opposed to notoriety in every way. They wire in. gag"! in hauling in fish, when suddenly to the wust of theln a huge head poked itself out of the water and contemplated tho fMieroien. This wai thirty feet an ay from their boat. One of the men sold it waa not unlike tbe head of a pug dog, but dark bruwn or black In color, Hotii tbe flibrrmen list Interest In their fish ing uud fastened their attention ou the serpent. After viewing tbe Cihennn for a few minutes the arpi nt moved toward tb 'tu some Un feet, and hla inUro Isody waa seen on the surfaco of tbe water. It w,u from fifteen to tm nty feet long and moved slowly and easily, lu the luanm r ot ii hne snake. It tuuk a second view of lliuf-heruun frrafew seconds and then dueil. Tbe sight onofrrej the fishermen nt first, but they resolved to get a nearer look. Ih.y saw the sirprnt perhaps half Aduxen tllnis but were, unable to eeiaro n clou r Insii-clloii of It. 1 si slory bas bwn corroburntcd with more particulars byjohu Clark, nbutil 1 ropriitor, "lhecalore Clark, the big box luanufat tnrcr, and many otbera who have aeon the serpent. These men auy tbo serpint is as Ibnk as n do s body, Cor. Hartford Couraut, |