Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-08-21

death Ny only chance consisted in Civ
ing him the dodge around the tree until
he should ZEE tired out Deeply did | re
gret having left my faithful dogs Boomer
and Bourder beLind
/ The bull charged again and again. some
times coming with such force against the
+ tree that be fell on his knees. sometimes
bending the sapliugs behind which I stood
until his horns almost touched me. There
was not . branch I could lay hold Of to
climb up How long this awful game Of
"touchw0od" lasted. l know not; It seem
ed hours After the fist exctemeut OF
self-preservation passed of, weariness
again took possession Of me, and It rcqni-
red all the instinct Of self preservation to
keep on my feet. Several times the buHl
left lne for 3 feW.sccouds. pacing suddenly
away bellowng his malignant discontenG
but before I could cross over to 4 better
position he always came back at full snaed.9
/ Ny tongue ciaye to the roof of nay i8oath,
ny eyes grew hot and misty, my knees
trembled under me / felt it impossible
80 hold out tin dark. At length / grew
desperate, and determined to make q run
for the opposite covert the moment the
( hull turned towards the water-hoie again.
/ felt sure / was doomed. aad thought Of
it until | grew Indifferent The bull ap
. pesrea TO know I was worn eut, and grew
more fierce and rapid in his charges, but
just when [ was going to sit down under
the green tree and let him DO his worst, [
heard the rattle Of a horse among the
rocks above. and shout that sounded &c
rec iiLo thc voice Of an angel Then came
the barking IF a dog and the loud reports
Of a stockwhip but the bull with his dev-
+ iliSh eyes fixed on me- never moved,
I 10 came . horscman at his full speed
crack fell the lash on the black bulls hide
and cut spirited the blood In long streak.
The bull turning sayagely, charged the
horsenan The horse wheeled round just
enough to battle him-no m0re-aeain the
lash descended. cutting like long fexi-
bic razor. but the rad bull was not to be
beaten eff by whip: he charged again
aud again. bat he had met with his match;
ri-ht and ictr. as needed, the horse turned.
sometimes liyuttiug ON his hind ie4s and
sometimes en- lis fore legs.
The Stockman shouted something Ic.p-
el iro.4 his horse. and strobe forward 20
facet tAe ball with an open knife between
his teeth IS the beast lowered his head
10 Charge. he. seemed to cate. him by the
horns There was strUggle-a cloud of
da-t-a stamping Ike two strong men
wrest.iu1-I could Lot sec clearly bat
th4 ness moment tho bulI was ON has back,
tLo blood yelling from his throat ana his
-iMUs 4uveri2g M death.
IEe stranger. covered r,{h mud aud
dust came to i1e saving as unconcerucd-
ll as &. he haG Just been killing caif il
. slaughter aorse, Hes dead enough.
y0,s q man, Lo wont trouble anybody
l-3F more
TWalhed two or three PAGES toward the
dead beast, my senses left me. / tainted
When 1 lreyivcd my horse was ssddlod
bridcd an. tied 10 a bash and mv strau-
ger friend was busy faying the bull
should Ike TO have y pair Of boots
~wur to my cngUiTtHg look. before the
d.ugocs and eagle hawks dig into LIS car
e3s"
W. rode out oc the fails up gentle as
cent. as night Was closing in. ] was not
ia a talking humor but I said '.You have
saved my life
Well ! rather think ! have" This
was mUttured in an under tone It is
uot the FIRST have saved or taken ciyLcr
for that matter"
was too much worn out for thanking
much but [ pulled out hunting watch
and put it into his hand lie pushed it
back, almost roughly saying NO Sir not
nom. 1 -ia Mt take money or money
worth for that, though / may ask some-
thing s5mo time. It's nothing after all
[ owed she blacldevil a crGdcc for spoil
Ing blood Gi!y of mine besides, though
| did not know it when I rode up first
] went at the beast TO take the devil out
Of myself as much as anthing ] rather
thiuk that you are The young gentleman
that ran through the Bush. at night to
Manchester Dams hat. when his wife was
bailed mp by the Blacks. and shot one-ey-
ed Jackey in spite OF the Governors pro
ciamation"
! Gu seem t. know me" I answered -
{ Pray may / not ask who you are If it Is
4 fair question. for I cannot remember ev-
er having seen yJu before
DA they call me Two Handed Dick
ID this country
The scene in the roadside Inn flashed
on nay recollection Before I could say
another word, a sharp turn round tnc ar
gle Of the range we were ttayersing. bro't
Us in sight Of a fire from shepherd hut
The dogs ran out barking; we halloed
and cracked our whips, and the hutkeeper
came to meet Us with frc-stick IN his
hand
Lord bless my heart Dick. is that
thee. at last Well. thought thee were
never coming" cried the hut-keeper, a lit
tie man. who came Iimpiug forward very
fast. with the help OF a crutch-handlcd
stick Il say, Nissis. Missis, here's Dick,
here's Two-Handed Dick
This was uttered in 4 shrill sort Of hys-
torical scream. Ont came Alissis3 az
tie top Of her speed, and began Lugging
Dick, as I'D was getting oil bis horse her