ADVENTURE WITH A PYTHON. 



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BOA REPOSING. 



Some years ago, an Indian ship was passing near the Sunder- 

 bunds, and the captain sent a boat into one of the creeks to 

 get some fresh fruit. The inhabitants of this inhospitable region 

 are few and miserable. They have but little communication 

 with the rest of the world, and that only occurs, when passing 

 vessels send to purchase some of their fruits, which they are 

 chiefly engaged in cultivating. Having reached the shore, 

 the crew, six in number, moored the boat under a bank. A 



