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Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 36, 1 May 1878, Page 2

I A curious story of snake charming is told by tho Ovons Rofiistor ns having liapponod bia Sunday," tlw of Fobranry, in tho house of Mr John Csrmody, fanhor, Whorouloy. Hw d.mifihtor, a girl about 14 yo'ars of ago was in tho kitchen with her brothor, two yonrs yomigor thau horscl'f, atid two other children younger I still. Tho givl was amgiuK, and tho boy nccompariiod bor on a sort of impromptu : harnionicon, raado with an ordiunry hnir comb oovorod with tissuo paper. Tho i^irl happened to look down to tho floor when to hor horror oho saw a black anako sft. din long ooilcd round hor log with about 18in. of tho head part resting on the floor botwoon tho boy's logs; Tho boy instantly jumped on tho table, aud tho girl by a spring succoodod in throwing tho Himko off hor log and landing it in tlio firoplnco 1 . Assistonoo being got from tho next houflo tho flnako wns atonco dospathed. It is brtliovod thnt tho flinging ot tho girl nnd tho sound produced by tho boy on his impromptu instnimont had charmed tlio snnko from tiio bonrd.i of tho floor and ho had H'tcnlthily wound himsolf round tho log of tho girl, when ho could at his onso listen to tho music.