Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-05-31

at him with great speed and believing like
mad. 1t is needless TO say that he took
to his heels; the bull made after him, and
lchabod put on with all the feetness he
co uld exert -Four legs are better than
two; and 1t was soon evident that the quad
ruped would win the race. Ichabod found
he could not reach the wall before the bull
would be up TO him. Now" thought he
"il is all over with mel" His shoes flew
off, but the bull kept on. He dropped his
hat but the stratagem did not take; the bull
was not TO be made fool Of. He threw
his sermon behind him; but with no better
Success; the bull was not TO be reasoned
with; he gave The manuscript whisk with
his tail, and scattered it to the four winds
"l'm gone Pm gone !" said Ichabod,
for the bull was close behind him. At this
instant he esPied an apple tree close at
hand; and summoning all his remaining
strength, he made desperate leap, and
was fortunate enough TO spring into the
tree at the moment the bull was at his
heels.
Here was an unlocked for dcliverance
bat unluckily the bull was not SO easy got
rid of. Though disappointed Of his prev,
he kept about the tree with such mena
cling disposition that Ichabod dare not de-
scend. 1t seemed as if the malicious ami
NAL knew that he kept congregation
waiting, he stuck TO the spot with such
pertlnaciy. For two mortal hours did the
unlucky lchabod sit pcrched upon the tree
in sight OF the church. Every minute
seemed an age to him. He heard the bell
toll, toll, toll, and each stroke seemed a
funeral kncll to his hopes.
He pictured 10 his fancy crowded con.
grcgation waiting in anxious suspense and
lost in wonder and Amusement at his non
appearance, "A!as!" said he to himself.
81 hear voice Won cannot hear.
Which bids me thus delay;
see W,, me horns r you cannot see -,
r. '''.,l -''0' l'-0 ''''' 20 say =.
nc Sd" INC co'6'e6"''oh come o"t Of
,nc cnuFc" ana sc'''Gr miner ana 'hi'hef
INC S"0'P ""''oo' S"'P'e'u' CT nc uu'S'
i"t 'ca'G INC "PP'e ''Gc, because mere was
-no' lIoh' ou' DUH III thc way.
nc congregation was III Iasl i"!rIy urea
ou'' WV ''ou' ~, Id" 'oy ""Hed a"u 10
paFSon ca"'e. ne sexton le'l OH toI!Ihg
INC DCI,' anu 'nuec1 II was qoIle illnc, lor
nc n'u ne"''y worn inc rope OIL he
PccoP'o al T"'''o GU, u me ch"fca' having
'''e' Two 'iou'S ueo'''hg upon me 'haIef'
came ~ '"0 co'iC,o>'1l 'li"' mere "ouid De
no SCI "''''' ','' '''"' c"e'c was Soou ground
,r' u'''' ~ ~ ''''o W '''0 nuns
nc" %" y" w.. -, o,'''' "eo' 'oI III anu
Sou'h' 10 GAl'9!o NC country; ana pres
c""y 'c""poo 0'>coFereu tFo"d auVahc-
ing o,o'S '"o foau ncaueu ny Inc deacon
ana me ScE'0n' ich"ood mustered all The
S''en8t', o. MS lungs ana Oau'cd out 10
, ,,t, INC seven "''c'il''e'' ui'o" tower;
nc "ho,e parry came 10 lah' ana gaz"d
around mem win aS'oniShment and lear.
Al ieh8hl' lh'y sP'eo SomethIng snugIy
rooS'cu 10 a "ec; 'hey look II AT hrst fora
"o8o OI"ck 'urHey COCK; 0p'' on nearer
aPPlo"ch 'hey loulu II 10 DC no o'hcr man
inc REVEREND lafsoh.
mo" inc ou'' ""PPehed JUST al 1ha'
moment 70 DC paving ana shuthlng WIN
ms nose c'oso 10 inc ground on The other
s'oc OF me 'F'c' SO mat he was hidden
. rom 'hc parry ny d morn OuSh al Us 'oo''
ne people seeing lch'oIu P'rched on
,'8h III .I"' S''""80 manner, were struck
uu'h" WIN "'i'""ei'ci'' 'oI IC" ihoinchtS'
was inc poor man OeW'ched' or had he
run mau' or "ha' had possessed HIM to
SPena inc afternoon oan8hng Ike a scare
Gro" on inc oouSn 0' an apple Tree instead
Oh hoIdihg lorth gouIy discourse IN the
pulpit! FOR some moments no one dared
advance step further or speak single
word. At last BlIl Mugs, the sexton,
pIucked up courage and advanced to the
stone wall. lie was an old sailor, who
within a few years had taken his land
tacks abroad and settled himself up in the
bush; he took up the trade OF sexton be-
cause II consisted in DulliDp n rome On