Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-20

and wondering TO hear the parson saiS 10 sue"
an unaco oun able manner
Come down, come down" said the Deacon,
sWhat have you been doing all The AFTERNOON 10
Colonel Shuies richard"
.Ay. ay,' said Bill, 'whai are you about ,here
.loft wits out your hat and shoes! looking Tor all
the world ike starved monkey si'ting on
lee backssay!'
Al this momen, the parry HAD got nearly up
to the tree sLook cut! look OUT cried icha-
bod, sHe's cominei' They had no line to ask
,Dho il was that was comi"g, Tor oeiore 'ns
words were fairly out of his mouth, they hea.o
a furious brl!ow. and bounce-iu an 'hs'an' INC
buH was among them. Heavens! wha' scamp
e,ine! The whole squad took 10 Night qu,ck'
er than flock Of wild ducks on hearing s"c''
The deacon los. his hat and wig, ana Captain
Blueber ran out ofhis boots, which were d
little 100 large for him. Divers o'her aI''
dents -happenrd. The greatest caiastrophes
v.rr those Of Squire Spakcroot and Lieutsn-
ant Darling. Ihs Squire being pursy ano
shor,-winded, was oversken By the Dull, ana
received q tremendous butt in the rear which
disabled him so that he could not SIT down
without q double cushion for fortnight.-
The bull after knocking him over ran on aver
the Others, and the Squire made shi't 20
climb I'D into the Tree aud take sides with the
parsou.
The Leutenan,s s. was more fgightful case.
He was short, far, thick set, duck Legged
fellow, and happened 10 be dressed IN PAIR
of stout, old. fashioned leather breeches The
bull having q ored The Squire, came in The
twinklng Of hedpost right upon the Lieu
tenant, who was wadling eff in double quick
time. The bull hi' him poke behind, intend
ing 10 serve him as he did the Squire. but
one OF his horns catching in the waislband OF
| the Lieutenanis expressibles, he was TAKEN
off his legs in an instant and whiskcd OH upon
| the bulls horn Away wen, the bull securing
after the fugitives, with the unfortunate Lieu
tenant dangling by the wais'band, and fairly
out Of his wits with terror. His capers In The
! air were only brought to an eEd by the bulls
bringing up, butt, against the stone wall, and
! pi ching the Lieutenant completely over into
| the road.
| The rest of the patty got over the wall with
out any help, and escaped The fu,y Of The AMI
NAL. And now commenced regular set-to -
| The parry armed themselves with stones and
clubs, and began pitched oal,le with The bull
| for the delvrrance Of chabod. Thumps, bangs,
thrusts, pokes and missiles Of every descrip>
ton were snowered upon the hide OF the furi'
Gus besst who shook his redoubable horns,
fiourisheJ his tail, and ran butling and brllow'
ing here and there, wherever the attack was
hottest. Ichabsd and Squire meantime shout,
ing from the CITADEL in the apple tree, cheering
on the ssssiIanis, and attacking the bull in the
rear By peling him with small shot in the shape
Of winter. p,ppiDs.
This holy war lasted for three quarters OF an
hour, and he bull seemed likely 10 win the day
Ichsbod tancied himself slrsady reduced 10 the
necessity Of taking up his quarters in the tree
for the nigh; bu, luckily, a, this moment re-
inforcemen, arrived, and the bull began slowly
10 re,rea,; the assaiiants, headed By Bill Mugs,
pressed their advantage, carried The sIohe wall
by sseaIade formed a solid column. and in a
shor, time he bull wss driven from the field
without the less Of single man And thus
the victory being acheved,-Ichabod came
down from the tree.
Blu, i, was oil over with him. His sermon
was gone, the af ernorn was gone, and he soon
found tina, his hopes OF wagging his pow in a
pulpit, were gone. The bull was never out OF
his mind; He never had the courage 10 at.
temp, another sermon, and al the very thought
Of marching TO church in surplice, he ima.
gines, 20 this day, he hears boo.boo ling and
sees pair Of horns.