Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-16 | Page 6 | Cat and Snake in Combat

cat and snake in combat A thrilling acco nt of a mortal corn bat between a maltese cat and a nuge cow e comes from cordon ind twenty miles west of new albany I 1 he encounter took place in the din ing room of the home of charles L stevens a farmer living three miles west of the village the serpent crawled into the house and as soon as the cat spied it she astaci ed it sankin it berce blows with her paw then bounding away to avo d ahr from the fangs mr stevens watched the fight with great interest until the house dog attracted by the hiss ing of the reptile and the excited cries of the cat took part in the fray and quickly dispatched the serpent achl cago post