Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry (1844)
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 · New York, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 58
taking a piece ofcord from his pocket, doubled the tail of thesnake, and firmly lashed it to the top of theyoung tree. This being done—Let go,said Bill, and see which will hold on thelongest. So, loosing our hold of the tree THE SXAKE. and of the snake, we stood by to see the resultThe snake was so… … ~-*^ pent slowly yielded, ana the sapling jerkedhim into the air. There he hung, danglingand writhing, and thrusting out his tongue^but all to no purpose. Taking a fair aimwith the gun, Bill now fired, and cut thepoor reptile in twain
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