The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-01-18

heels; the bull made after hun, and Icha.
bod put on with all the fleetness he could
exert -Four legs are better than two, and
IL was sooa evident Vla, the quadruped
would win the race. lchabod found he
could not reach The wall before the bull
would be up with him. Now though,
he, II is all over with inc = His shoes flew
on; but the bull kept on. He dropped his
hat, but the stratagem did not take the
bull was not to be made a fool of. He
threw his sermon behind hlm, with no bet.
ter success the bull was not TO be reason.
ed with he gave the manuscript Ia whisk
with his tail aud scattered 1t 10 the four
winds.
I'm gone ! I'm gone + said lchabod,
tor the bull was close behind hm-at this
li.siani he espled an apple tree close at hand
and summonIDg all his mental strength
he made desptya. leap aud was fortunate
enough TO spring INTO the tree at the mo.
mcni the bull was at hl, heels.
Here was an unlocked for dellverance,
but unlucklly the bull was not So easily got
rid OF. Though disappointed Of bis prey he
kept about the tree with such menac.ng
disposition tha, lchabod dared not descend.
II seemed rs # the malicious animal knew
he kept congregation waiting, he stuck
To the sPoi with such perlnaclly. For two
mortal hours did The unlucky lchabod sat
perchcd upon the tree 10 sight Of The church.
Every minute seemed an axe 10 hlin. lie
heard the bell toll, toll, toll, aud each stroke
seemed the funeral kuell 10 hls hopes.
He pictured to his fancy a crowded con
greganon waiting IN ANGUS suspense, aud
lost IA wonder aud amazemen, at his non.
appearance. Alas SAID be TO hlmse.f--
4 hesf voice you eanuot bear
Whlch bids ne thus delay,
! act The hofGs YOU cannot see
Which force no here 10 stay
lie saw the congregation cone out of the
church and scatter hhher aud ihuher ike
sheep w,lhou, shepherd, ye' hc durs. no,
leave The apple tire because there Vas, not
hon, bot bull IA lhc way.
The congregation ~erc at last fairly tired
out. Two hours had they waited and 10
parscn cane. Tho sexton had left OF toll
M the bell, md indeed II vas quite ume,
for he had nearly worn the ripe III. The
people Gaze GOT OF the church, having, at
ter Iwo hours debating on the matter, come
10 the CONFUSION that there vas good gruuad
for alarm as To the fate Of the minister
They seut of parties east. west, north and
south, 70 explore The country, presently lch
asod discovered crowd along the road
- IL 81 lsaA
abod mustered all the strength Hi h,s lungs
aud baSled out 10 them like seven watch
mcn upon n tower, The whole party came
10 bah apd gazed around wr,h astonlsh.
u.aul and fear; at iensth they sped So's.e
thing snuggiy roasted ia the apple tree (:
they took It at liosl lor huge black turkey
coax, bat ON nearer approach hey iound II
- be 10 either than poor lchabod.
Nov the bull, Jus' Of that Iaoment, hap.
pened TO lie paa;ng aud snuthrg With his
nose on ito other side OF the tee, So that
be- was hidden from the party by thorn
bush O, is foot. The people seeing lrha'
bod percAed on high IN the same manner,
aofe struck dumb with smazcuout for a
law moments. Was the poot man best,eh
Ell % bad he run mad, 81 what had pos
ssssad han To spend the afternoon dangling
like n srare CROW ~ lhe bough ct an apple
Tree. For some moments no one dared al
vance step further or speak siagie
word. Al last Bill Mugs piuukcd up cour.
age and advanced to the stone wall. tie
Nas an old satlor, aho, within few years,
had iskea hts land lacks aboard and seated
hlmselu 10 the bush he took up the trade
ct a sexton because Il consisted IA pulling
n ropc. On this occasion he undertook 10
b. Spokesman ct the party for the Deacon
wss absolutely frightened. Bill put has
head aver tho a1ll, claPPed h's hand up 10
The corner OF hs mouth, aud sung out
HslIoo ahny.
lcbabod lifted up his voice like an owl ~
the desert, and exclaimed come along
aud save M =
Hast ,aur rye balls. SAID Dill, clawlne
A ta-e quad ol tobacco out OF his mouth and
throwing It slap upon the ground, Why
don't yuu save yourself
4 cant, can sad lchabod. Drive HIN
way-drne hio away
Ry tbs time some Of the party, md The
Deacon among the rest, had got over 'he
wall aud were advancing towards the tree
! s,aring aud soudcfln- TO hear the man taiN
IN such an uuaccnunlabIo manner.
r Come down, come down, SAID the Dea
con, Whist have YOU heea dong all she al
,ornoon IN Col. Shutr's orchard 7
b Az, ay, SAID Bat, what are you aoou
! there aIol. without hat aud shoes looking
C,r all the world like half starved nionket