The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-01-02

tsrnoon dangling like scare-crow on the
bough Of an npple-tree instead of holding
forth godly discourse in the pulpit! For
some moments no one dared advance step
farther, or speak single word. At last
Bill Muggs, the sexton, plucked up courage
and advanced to the stone wall. lie was
an old sailor. who within few years had
taken his landtacks aboard and settled him
self up iu the bush; he took up the trade
of sexton because it consisted in pulling a
rope. On this occasion he undertook 10 be
spokesman Of the party, for the Deacon was
absolutely frightened. Bill put his head o.
yer the wall, clappej his hand up to the
corner of his mouth and sung out
" Parson aboy !"
rIcbabod lifted up his voice, like M owl
in the desert, aud exclaimed
"Come along come along save me
save me J"
Blast your eys.balls ~ said Bill, claw
ing large quid of tobacco out Of his mouth
and throwing it slap upon the ground, "why
don't you save yourself Z"
al can't! I csp't!" said Iehabod. "Driye
him away !--Drve him away
BY this time, some o, the party, and the
Deacon among the rest, had got over the
wall, and were advancining toward the tree,
staring and wondering to hear the parson
talk in sach an unaccountable manner.
"Come down come down !" said the
Deacon. "WLat have you been doing all
the forenoon in Colonel Shute's orchard y
"Ay, NY" said Bill, "what are you a.
bout there aloh without your hat and shoes
looking for nll the world like starved
monkey sitting on n lee beam 7"
Al this moment the party had nearly
reached the tree.
sLook out, there, look out !" cried Ich-
abod. He 5 coming !"
They had no time to ask Dh0 was COM
ing, Tor before the word was fairly out Of
his mouth they heard furious below aud
bounce--in a moment the bull was among
them
Heavens what a scampering The
whole party took to fight quicker than a
n,ck Of wild ducks on hearing shot. The
greatest catastroplies were those Of Squire
Lgb,foot aud Lieutenant Darling. The
Squire, being pursy and short-winded, was
pvertaken 10y the bull, and received '..-
mendous butt in the rear, which disabled
double cushion for nE'dn,sHf. u'tar NUu-s-
ing him over, - 90 a.j upon ... owrr
and the - uft sas is.7 .. O.. ..pur in.
to IL uce ard la.e re. s .,uH ..r .H.aqD.
iHa L'tu 40. bq-'rr c1sc.
He ra a1f aaot .se, j fellow .H.
iaFp-ast tu .r drasset iu a roir al aan'
iI-.s6sib.ei ..aho. rrcccars Tile ...l
esiHg lfcti tHe aH.'ra came. Vs. ..trv..s.
"g o' % ..H. ,s ur7. 'e Lfr.. .ea.
f n47 ao vHfaHnE OF .r .a4n.D aH.-t
Fhs ouH hu H'm poke. 90 aoal.
p.st.sc aifn Be-. Dec aat done tuH
.-sra. Hl- nne c' tls Ha,as. yal-ffHs 70
,s,hon' ~, t'cu.raauts'n .sslbles,
gas iatup or boz .trs ,o !. instant and
s,,aed ~ auaa ,hg ,uIfs horn. Away
e,.as as.l, earring after the fusitives,
the u...ortunate Lieutenant dangling !
fas waistband, and fairly out of his wits
terror. Ills capers in The air were only
'ught to an end by the bulls bringing
butt, against the stone wall, and pitch
the Lieutenant completely over into the
road. -...
The rest Of the party got over the wall
without any help, and escaped the fury of
The animal. Aud now commenced a rcgu-
lar set-to. The party armed themselves
wish stones md clubs, and began a pitched
battle with the bull, for the deliyerauce of
the eparson. Thnmps, bangs, ,brusts, pokes
and missiles Of every description, we're
showered upon the hide of the furious beast,
who shook his redoubtable horns, Hourished
his tail, aud ran bu,ting and believing here
and there, wherever the attack was hottest,
the Pnrson and Squire, meartin,e, shouting
from their citadel in the apple tree, cheer
ing on the nssailan,s, aud attacking the
bull in the rear by pel.ing him with small
shot in The shape of winter p;ppns.
This holy war lasted for three-quartcrs
of an hour, and the bull seemed likely 10
win the day. lchabod fancied himself al
ready reduced to the necessity Of taking up
his quarters in the tree for the night but
luckily, at this moment a reinforcement ar
assailan,s, headed by Bill Moggs, pressed
their advantage, carried the stone wall by
eseaiade, formed snld column, md 10 a |
short time the bull was driven from the |
field without the loss Of a single man. [
And thus the victory being achieved, Icha-
bod cau,e down from the tree. 4
Bat i, was all over with him. His SER
mon was gone, the afternoon was gone,
aud he soon found that his hopes Of wag- !
ging his jaw in the pulpit were gone.
The bull was never out Of his mind. lie 1
never had the courage to attempt another
sermon and at the very thought of march.
ing to church in a surpce, to this day, he
hears boo-hoo-ins and sees pair of horns