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A BuLLFIeuT AND MoRAL.-"RalphO"
tells the following tale in The HatYar Nooa
ScOtian:
remember when a lad at school, of once
seeing fight between two bullOcks. never
shall forget it, although | could not have been
more than eight years Of age at the time. 1t
happened on this wise:
Close by the school -house-a very unpre-
tending edifice it was-run deep and rapid
river Across it had been thrown a high,
wooden bridge, the hahdrailing OF which
time, and the winds, and the weather had en-
tirely destroyed. 1t was one bright summer
day--I remember it as it were yesterday
the hour Of noon had arrived, and frOlic-
some, romping, fun loving company Of lads
were let loose, for an hours recreation. The
land on the opposite side Of the river was owned
| by different persons, and farmed by them re-
spectively. The believing and roaring OF
two bulls that had broken out Of the Enclosures
Ou each side of the river, aud were approaching
each other along the highway at rate which
would cause them to meet about the center
of this high bridge, beneath which, at some
thirty feet, ran deep aud sluggish stream,
between high and steep banks, attracted our
attention.
The more daring of us gathered near the
bridge lining the fences to see the light, and
We we're not disappointed. Nearer and nearer
approached the proud paving combatants to
each other, and Bashan never produced two
fiercsr looking brutes than those now de.
fscribe. They tore the ground with their feet
| they kneeled down occasionally, trying to gore
the earth with their horns; they lashed their
sides fiercely with their tails, but unobserv-
edly Of each other for the high bridge obstruc-
ted their view. Presently, as they simulta-
neously assembled the respective abUtments,
they came full in sight of one another. The
roar was mutual and actually tremendous:
Every urehin of us sprang into the fields and
ran; but gathering courage in finding we
were not pursued, we as hastily retraced our
steps; and there they were, both of them front
to front, their horns locked together, fighting
as bulls only can fIghti 1t seemed to be an
even match. Now one would press back his
opponent a few PAGES, and presently you
would hear quick, sharp, short steps, and his
adversary would be pressed back in return.
The struggle was hard, was long, was Sa1age.
They began to wheel,-in another moment
they were faced at right angles with the old
brige, which shook, and creaked, aud rocked
again with their tramping, and the effect o.
the terrible strife.
II was the work of single mOment-one o
the beasts cannot tell which OF them did 1t
one of them, however, as ifconciOus OF his po
sition, made desperate, terrible lunge Tor
ward, and pressed his antagonist back-back-
back-there was but another step Of plank
behind him-between him and nOthlng-bael
still further he was pressed, and over he wen
lheadlong. Such sight never saw neVe
lagain shall sea bull off o bridge, falling a
Ileast thirty feet, over and over. He turne
once or twice, probably thought he turne
over fifty times. There seemed so much horn
aud feet and tails flying through the air.
but down he went, the water was deep and h
disappeared.
The other bull didn' t laugh, merely beeaus
bulls, as supposed, could not. But W
laughed. There he stood, looking directl.
down into the deep abyss below, and int
which he had hurled his unlucky foe. II
stood however, but moment, as if ffrightene
lat the prospect before him. He commenced
lstep backWard-back-ba back--back-
with his head in the same pugnaciOus attitud
as when in combat-back another step an,
over lie too went on the opposite side OF tn
bridge, performing just as many and exaetl
as l1dierous sOmersets as his adversary ha
done minute before. 1t beat all ever saw
In about five minutes both bulls might b
seen. their tails trailing in the sand, drippln
wet. and scratching up the steep, gravel.
hanks. each on his own side Of the river.
"7Eepa are 6alLs p0n taeUer fight no more,
said boy behind me. | turned aroqndj
was red haired Bob, as we used to call hin
, and every hair on Bobby's naked head locke
az II Il was in spasms But Bobby was right
There are two political parties in Nov
Scotia. / wish they had seen that fight as
saw it2that is all have to say for the pres
lent.