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kaptaln y neard my relation with
great attention, and with a little inclination
of doubt, till was nearly ended; but when
came to describe the visage of the appar-
tion, he fell into such choaking fit of laugh
ter, that tancied he would have died in an
agony Of mirth. At length he became
camer, and while he wiped tears Of mern-
ment from his eyes, he told me he believed
my vision of Lucifer was nothing else than
alarge Cobra de Capello, which had be.
longed to the mate who killed himself aboard
the ship. The mate added he, was the
last person who occupied the state room,
for being disposed to be solitary, he volun-
secred to reside in the Marvel as you have
done. This serpent he bought Of some Jug
glers in India, who used to exhibit several
of the kind to the sailors and it became his
favourite pet, as he was always inclined to
singularity of habits and hkings. Its visits
TO you, | dare say, were only the continuance
of custom he had taught it of warming it.
self in his bed, when it was chilly; and had
you received it kindly, instead Of staring ii
out Of countenance, you would have found il
very amusing companion.


But cried /, in astonishment, .the Cobra
aeCapello is most poisonous serpent


SO it Isl replied my friend; but the In
dian snake charmers take out their flank
before they learn them to dance, and thi
had doubtlessly undergone that operations
What you took for rage and menace, was on
ly one of the tricks Of dancing it had bee
taught by its first masters, and it was exhib
iting its accomplishments before you to in
duce you to take it into bed, when you threy
the lanthorn at it. ! have seen it do tn
same thing twenty times by my poor mate
bedside, when it wanted him to let it cree
in between the blankets.


This explanation was sufficient, and
could have laughed rs loudly as my com
panion at my own terrors, had no, the hor
ror with which the supposed dabolical sci
pent had inspired me, still dwelt in my mind
--evcn now when see snake, fes
some slight renewal Of my fears, though