A SNAKE STORY.
A farmer living near Louisburg, N. G., found a wren’s nest, in which there were four eggs. Taking an unusual interest in if. be visited it several times each day On going to the nest one da}' at noon ho discovered a black snake about 10 feet from it, and without hesitation killed him. He then proceeded to examine the nest, and to his sorrow found the eggs and the old bird gone. It accurrod to him that the snake had destroyed them, and he immediately cut the snake open with a penknife, and yon can imagineliissurpri.se when the wren flew out unhurt. Ho then discovered the four eggs, which were whole, and placed them back in the nest. The next day, as usual, he visited the nest, and found that the wren bad hatched four, beautiful little wrens.—American Paper.
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Patea Mail, 31 December 1880, Page 3
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143A SNAKE STORY. Patea Mail, 31 December 1880, Page 3
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