Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-01-20
A Bull Fight and a Moral.

"Ralpho" tells the following tale in the |
Haitian Nora Scotidn:
II remember when lad at school. of
once seeing a fight between two bu!locks.
lnever shall forget it, although could not
have been more than eight years Of age at
the time. 1t happened in this wise:
Close by the school house-a very I'M
pretending edifce it was-run a deep and
rapid river. Across it had beed thrown
high, wooden bridge, the handraiing of
which time, and the winds and weather had
entirely destroyed. 1t was one bright sum-
mer day remember as it were yesterday
the hour of noon had arrived, and frol-
icsome, romping, iun-loving company of lads
were let loose for an hours recreation.-
The land on the opposite sides of the river
was owned by different persons, and farmed
by them respectively. The believing and
roaring Of two bulls that had broken out of
the Enclosures on each side of the river, and
were approaching each other along the
highway at q rate which would cause them
10 meet about The centre Of this high bridge,
attracted cur attention.
The more daring OF us gathered near the
bridge, lining the fences to see the fight,
and we werenot-disappointed. Nearer and
nearer approached the proud, paving COM
batants to each other, and Bashan never
produced two fercer looking brutes than
those now describe. Presently, as they
simultaneously assembled the respective
ahutments, they came in full sight of each
other. The roar was mutual, and actually
tremendous Every urchin of us sprang
into the fields and ran; but gathering cour-
age 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 fight. 1t seemed 10 he an even match.
Now one would'press back his opponent
few PAGES, and presently You would hear
quick short steps, and his adversary would
be pressed back in return. The struggle
was hard, was long, was sarage.
They began TO wheel,--in another mo-
ment they were faced at right angles with
the old bridge, which shook and creaLed and
rocked again with their tramping, and the
effect of the terrible strife.
1t was the work Of single monochrome
of the beasts, as if conscious of his position,
made desperate, terrible unge forward,
and pressed his antagonist back-back-
there was but another step of planks be-
hind him--betwcen HIM and nothng--back
still further he was pressed, and over he
went backward. Such sight I never
saw never again shall sea bull off q
bridge, falling at least thirty feet over and
over. He turned once or twic, probably;
thought he turned over fifty times, there
seemed so much horns and feet and tails
flying through the air-~but down he went
the water was deep and he Disappeared
The other bull didn't laugh, ,aerely be.
cause bulls, as | supposed, could not. Blu
We laughed. There he stood, booking di,
reetly down into the deep abyss below, AND
into which he had hurled his unluciiy fee
He stood, however, but moment, rs i
frightened at the prospect before him. III
commenced &c step aekward--back--bac
--baek-with his head in the same pugna
ciOus attitude as when in combat bacl
another step, and over he too sent on tn
opposite side of the bridge, performing jus
as many, and exactly as ludicrous somerset
as his adversary had done minute before
1t beat all ever saw.
In about five minutes both bulls might b
seen, their tails trailing in the sand, drip
ping wet, and scratching up the steer
grave'iy banks, each on his own side Of til
river.
Them are bulls pon'i nerer fght no more,
said a boy behind me. turned around;
was red-haired Bob, as we used to call hin
and every hair on Bobby's naked head lool
ed as if it was in spasms. But Bobby wa
right.
There are two political parties in Nov
Scotia; wish they had seen that fight as
saw it-lhat is al have TO say for the pr,
sent.