. Harper's young people . ing it. A little ingenuity will enable the player totouch a great many objects without exciting much attention ; but as the game goes on, and the manner of playing begins to be suspected, more cautiou is ueeded. A BATTLE IN THE GRASS. A FIGHT between a rattlesnake and a black snake was re-cently witnessed near Fort Worth. The black snake forcedthe fighting, gliding around in swift circles, while the rattlesnakelay coiled. The circles grew smaller, and the rattlesnake ap-peared confused as the black snake drew closer. His rattlesceased to give out their usual sharp sou
. Harper's young people . ing it. A little ingenuity will enable the player totouch a great many objects without exciting much attention ; but as the game goes on, and the manner of playing begins to be suspected, more cautiou is ueeded. A BATTLE IN THE GRASS. A FIGHT between a rattlesnake and a black snake was re-cently witnessed near Fort Worth. The black snake forcedthe fighting, gliding around in swift circles, while the rattlesnakelay coiled. The circles grew smaller, and the rattlesnake ap-peared confused as the black snake drew closer. His rattlesceased to give out their usual sharp sound, and his head droppedas it vertigo was seizing him. The black snake seized, by alightning movement, the rattler by the throat, and, windingabout him, the two rolled over and over together. In a few mo-ments the rattlesnake ceased to breathe. An exiuuiuation ofthe dead body of the rattlesnake revealed a fracture in the spiueas complete as if done by a blow with a club. The rattlesnakemeasured five feet and three THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS. IIHARPERS
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