Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-07-04

| P"e IL OO"H oS u CdCu !SHOW was Striving
to be the first to get aIdig at me. tried
to appear cool, but il was no use-my
hair kept rising, till it got SO stiff that each
bristle would have balanced a plate.-
Heavens how fierce they looked, with
they eyes flaming like fire GOALS, and their
shaggy names streaming in the wind p'
"Didn't YOU feel awful % asked sym.
pathetic spectator. appealing to Joe.
'Feel?" responded our hero-T felt
like stray pig on railroad track, with
an express locomotive behind, and a high
fence on both sides of the road. There
was no such thing as running around them
for they were spread across the prairie as
far as the eye could reach, and came
down upon me like great black wave.
lime was growing precious every sec-
ond counted. The only chance was in a
straight race-Dick and against the
field. In the twinkling of an eye [ strip
ped Dick to the saddle, and myself to The
spurs The bufaloes were now well up
and doing their nastiest-the pony all OF
a tremble to be off. 1t was a sin to hold
him, and. to tell the truth, | wasn't very
anxious to do so. A yell did the business,
and away we went, like scared dog.
"On on on!-prairies, woods, and
rivers, were passed with perfect rush.
Still the bufaloes were. humping them
selves just at my heels. knew by the
slackening thunder of their tramp, how.
ever, tia. the herd was growing thinner
this l couldn't account for till after.
wards. Just about this time, one of Dick IS
boots came off. He limped little, but
wouldn't give in an inch. When the sec.
ond slipped, the pace became more even.
Then the third went, and in half minute
more, his last hoof pulled off in a quag.
mire. But when he got off his stumps-
snails and terrapins how he tore along!
Looking back, (tor felt just as easy as
hungry dog in a potato patch, there lay
one of the prettiest strings Of buffalo. for
about FIVE miles, that you ever did see !
Gentlemen, we had run every one of 'em
to death, with the exception of one old
bull. who seemed determined to win, or
perish in the attempt. He couldn't quite
come it, though-we beat him Just a
length! Dick fell at last-and so did the
venerable Eclipse ofthe prairies. just be-
hiud him, with his nose well up to the
pony's tail ...
81 got off, and looked first at Dick, and
then at the buffalo, and if there wa mt eight
ofthe most beautifully used up and ground
off legs"
"'fhe bulls legs were not run off tool
cried an excited spectator, interrupting
Joe.
'You'd thought they were, ifyou'd seen
'em !" replied Joe, cooIly.
"Did he live 2" queried another listen.
"He didn't do anything subsequent l.
and. whel saw him again, he hadn't q
bit of legs at all! He had had another
race, suppose, and run 'em off smack ur
to his bodyl"
81 guess that put an end to his racingp'
said the last speaker in the crowd.
swell, it didn't" responded Joe.
"How did he get along, then ~
HE rolled. gentlemen, Just as nat'ral
as a sdtr log on an inclined plane ~
whereupon Joe descended from his hogs.
head. mounted Dick, and rode off, amid a
shout that would have done honor 10 the
lungs of Stentor. - Cincinnati Signal. -
2a The following anecdote, sets off the
prevalent propensity to nominate for office
men of lighting qualifications:
The contest for United States Senator
in Mississippi, which resulted in the cleo.
ton of MIR. Foote, was warm one. The
candidates were Gen. tFoote, Gov. McNuit
and Gen. Quitman /; 'they took to the
stump and canvassed the State, for the
purpose evidently of influencing the rep.
resantatives through the prejudices of the
people. In the course Of the canvass
Gov. eMcNutt told the following anecdote
which is worth preserving. He remark
ed that he was informed some persons OBJ
ljected to him because he was not regard
ed as so much of q fighting man as hi.
competitors. He said he was sorry t.
hear this, for he thought that quality ough
neither to make or mar a mans prospects
for any public station. ''But," be contin
ued. s'if this objection is insisted on, have
a Durham Bull on my plantation which
| will propose as q candidate for U. s
Senator. He is an excellent Bull in al
respects, and would fight the d-ll HI
WAS so combative in his propensities tina
: he would butt at eyerything be saw. HI
drove all the cattle away. and when | las
. saw him, havieg nothing else to butt. b.
was butting against the door of barn
am sure this bull can whip either of m,
competitors-and if fighting be SO impor
! tant qualification. / nominate my Dur
) ham Bull for u. s. Senator. .iasqsh
"My dear" said a husband to his affec
I tionate better half after g matrimonia