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Show Fishermen Stir Up a Fighting Snake J 11 n n'T wake up a moccasin." was 1 the lesson learned bv a Northern man while fishing In a bayou of the Pearl River His end of tho bont hnd turned toward the nearest bank, about thirty feet distant, nnd lying asleep on a log at the water's edge hs noticed a moccasin of very fair proportions. Signalling to his companion, he pointed to tho snake, that he might hold the boa: steady while the fisherman tried a shot at the serpent with a small pistol In the use of which constant practice had made him very expert The snake's head was not visible, so the fisherman decided to try a shot nt the thickest part of tho body which showed clear on tho highest part of tho log, presenting a fair mark, that he coul 1 hit nine times In ten. As he fired the boat must havo moved sllghtiy. fur his shot struck ono-half lnc I lower than he Intended Instead of going through tho snake's body it went between It and the log and must havo felt very much llko a hot Iron, to Judge by tho creature's crea-ture's actlona. After a quick quiver and a full length squirm tho snako began to bow his back and spit llko an angry ca This was so unusual that It amused tho men very much and they sat laughing heartily for a moment or two, expecting every .nstrnt that the snake would tako to the water and disappear. Suddenly the snako swung around, with Its head stretched ln their direction, end i plunged Into (ha water, hut did not dls- K-j' uppear. Threshing through tho water like iEv mad. he made straight for the fisherman Bras with an air of business that cured the at- Br tack of merriment promptly and effectually. EF-'. Straight on ho enmc until he was but a ft? . few feet from the man as he sat In tho K1"' boat, and then tho fisherman recovered his Bfc'' rowers of locomotion and most Inirlorlously HTr. fled. There was no choice of route so straight down the long, slender boat ho 'Hp I dashed tow ard the end his companion oc- IB(f " - cupled, clenrtng tho middle scat with a bswt7 jump that nemlv drove the bottom OUL iBkEj His companion had started up with a bsbbbk startled cry to "Look out!" and had grosped LsBCr a heavy paddle. But seeing the fisherman Bs hearing down upon h'.m in a wild flight BE ,' that wns certain to carry both of them over bshp tho end of the boat Into twenty feet of water the othrr dropped the paddle, stooped iBrj?' low and caught his friend with an approved isvB& football tackle Just above the knees, and Bv together thoy fell with a crash against the Bw' end seat the fisherman's head striking with flo' such force that ho was rendered well-nigh Jbjb unconscious. IsaEfc'''" Springing to his feet the second man Bf .' ' snatched up the paddle and ran to tho end BSfc ' of the boat from which the flight began and ES' found the snnke still In pursuit although 'BBarV' the boat had moved some distance from tho KU-" Impetus given by tho sudden arresting of K&" the flight. Not until he had received a W&itf - blow that almost disabled him did the aer- W9w ' pent retirA from tho attack. He then swam HBt-'v back to tho bank and crawled out on the HBfv- vory log on which he hod first been seen. fljTv, I |