Show SNAKE NAKE BROKE ROM UP PICNIC I 1 3 S photographer play plays a mean arck on 0 party af 0 j S macon mo ma girl girls A horrid snake broke up a picnic that was given near macon mo a few days ago by the bachelor maidens Malde aa club of macon county it was not a real snake either that was tho the worst part of it the reptile was one of the mechanics land that and twist in a manner that put a real snake to shame the bachelor maidens might have overlooked tho the joke jore and even laughed at it but forone or one terrible circumstance the whole thine was via a IL plot put up by a photographer tills this same camera artist Is charged with having with malice arranged the toy snake entice eo so that it would scare the maidens in order that be he might get a snap hot of them while they were having hysterics it was during one of the sonny sunny days of last week that the bachelor maidens decided to execute a long cherished ambition the director general issued a call for a spring picnic and fifteen members of the club res responded baca member brought a basket of provisions or something needful while the women were unpacking luncheons near a stream they diacon discovered something hat that caused cang aeija them to to shiver with horror across the creek was a big rude man in a flannel shirt and with a disgusting pipe in his mouth he had a package under his arni arm they told him to scat inca V and be he grinned and moved d on then the work w ork of or unpack rig g was resumed the labored earnestly with a huge jar which was supposed su to contain ginger finally F she loosened the lid but just as sho 1 was removing it a big snake jumped out and flopped out emong the viands sizzling and hissing blasin glIke like an engine the bachelor maidens tore off oft yard upon yard of agonizing shrieks ohr leks and their cries brought the rude man upon the scene he picked up the snake aid aad then guf cawed why it aint reel at all he bald said very well then snapped the you may go so about your business the man left but after ho he bad had departed one of the maidens round a card bearing the name of a photographer and they are positive he had the snake put in the jar and took a picture of them when it jumped out thoy are now looking with nervous apprehension tor for a picture illustrating the clubs first outing |