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Fdocin0t;m of .Saq}ra.-I have often heard
stories about the power that snakes have to
charm birds and animals, which to say the least,
ALWAYS treated with the GOODNESS of sccpticsm,
nor could believe them until convinced by oc-
ular demonstration. \ case occurred in WI
hamsburgh, Mass one mile south of the house Of
public worship, bl the way side in July last. As
was walking in the road al noon day, MY at
tcntlon Was drawn 10 the fence by the fllttering
and hopping oi a robin red breast, and cat bird,
winch upon my approach few up, and pcrched
on sapphag two or three rods distant, At this IN
stant large black snake reared his he... from,
the ground near the fence. Immediately step.
ped back little, and sat down upon An emin-
cnce; the snake in a few moments skunk again to
Ihe earth, with calm placid appearance, and
the BIRDS soon after returned and lighted upon
the ground near the snake, FIRST stretching then


wings upon the ground and spreading their tail


they commenced hntterng round the snake 4,
.@wng nearer AZ almost every step, until the,
stepped near or across the snake, which woul
often move little, or throw himsefino differ.
cnt posture, apparently TO seize his prey, whicl,
movements, noticed, seemed to frghten tn,
birds, and they would vccr OIL a few feet. but re


iurn again rs soon as ihe snake e.was mo.ionless


All that was wanting for the snake to secure tn.
victims seemed to be, that the birds sholld Das.
near his head, which they would probably have
soon done, but at this moment a wagon droy,
up and stopped. This frightened the snak,
and It ctawcd across the fence into the grl,,
notw wIthstandng, the birds few over the fenc,
INTO the grass also, and appeared to be bewtcl.
cd, TO tinttcr around their charmcr, and il wa


not until an attempt was made to kill the snak


that the birds would avail themselves Of the


wings and fly into forest one hundred rods dis
tant. [NUs so,on,q L,co,J