Show A child chus playmate ny fit af paul 1 globe superintendent littell of the union block stock yards south st paul tella tells a story about a snake and ilia his baby that no one will doubt who ito know knows e the reputation that gentleman his has h is for crac ity mr littell lives in west st paul and his boy N ito is four years a old ia is given oxen the freedom of a 1 lar 2 hick yar yard one day latt week to sonant servant went into the yard and discovered thou the child bild sitting on pie ground amusing itself by poking something tom ething nith a stick un on closer inspection the tile cometh something ng proved to be a large imade of alio variety i known as the prairie bull bill the gill screamed and rushing i into nto the house informed mr littell of wh blut at she alf had seen lie ile ran out and the caul 1 was as ja familiarly n 1 I barit fondling the body of tha serpent th aich c lay stretched out on the ground apparently parent ly hul hugely ely enjoying the caresses the chifa lid was bestowing upon it mr littell armed with a club attacked the snake n aich drew itself into a coil and showed fight A stroke of the club lay his ship out cold and on mea aa quiring tile barcas from tip tip to t i it ft as found to span one inch ove r four our feet the child BBS was condid at the peculiar liar min man nerin ncr in winch which hie his father had treated hil hn pet and vent went so far as to shed teara tears |