Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-05
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A Moral far Eiiehlers.

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though Iscould not have been more
than eight years Of age at that time.
1t happened on this wise:
Close by the sch dollhouse "a very
unpretendiug edilice it was-run
deep and rapid river. Acress it had
been thrown high, wooden bridge, |
the handrailing Of which time, and
the winds, and the weather had entire
ly destroyed. 1t was one bright sum
mer day. remember rs if it were
yeste rday-the hour Of noon had az
rived and a lrolicsome, romping, fun
loving company oflads we're let loose,
for a n hours recreation. The land
on the opposite side Of the river was
% ne BID by different persons, and farm
IeA by them respectively. The bel
lowing and roaring of two bulls, (that
had broken out Of the Enclosures on
each side Of the river, and were ap-
o4ching each other along the high
way, at rate which would cause them
! to meet about the centre OF this high
bridge, beneath which, at some thirty
feet ran deep and 81 pggish stream,
between high and cru mbling banks,)
attracted our attention.
The more daring of US gathered
near the bridge, lining the fences to
see the fight, and we were not dis
appointed. Nearer and nearer ap-
pro ached the proud, paving combat
ants to each other, and Bashan new
er produced two fiercerIooking brutes
Til IN those | now describe. They
'itore the gr ouud with their feet they
knceled d. own occasionally, trying tC
gore the e3 nth with their horn 5, they
flashed their sides liercely with t hfi
tails unobservedly of each other, 1o'
tn Z high bridge INSTRUCTED their vldw
Presently, as they Simultaneously as
&c ded the abutments, they came tul
in sight Of one another The roa
r wis mutual and actually tremen
| d9us. Every urehin of US sprant
into the fields and ran; but gathering
courage in finding we were not pur
sued, we as hastily retlaced our step
and there they were, both Of then
front to front their horns locked to
gether, lighting as 5hHsonly can fyht
! 1t seemed to be an even match. Nov
! one would press back his opponent
! few PAGES, and presently you. WoqlC
hear quick, sharp, short steps, an'
, his adversary would be pressed baci
: in return. The struggle was hard
WAS long, was sarge
They began to wheel-in anothe
! NJ oment they were faced at right an
giles with the old bridge, which shook
; and creaked, and rocked again wit
their tramping, anu the effect Of tn
f ternbie strife.
1t was the w9rk oil q 9lnslo me
NJ ent-one Of the !, peas'S7 = cahnq
tFll which OF them did IL one o. theh
} boFeyer,asl i conscious oil MS y, position
, nj ade a desperate, terrible lung
forward. ana pressed ms au'psoli7
b ack--b4ck -nack-lhfre was ~
another step oil planks peh'nu nun
r between5hm and nothins-DaeN SUI
) t rther, be was pressed ana over Il
r vent headlong ouca a sight new
! q r saw never AGAIN shan see
, bull oil bridge, ialllng at least 'illl
ity feet, over and over. lie turng'
once or twice, probably though
ne turned over my 'iiiieS'iiel
? seemed 20 much horns and ieet an
: tails Tying through the alr'-ou
down he went. Inc water WAS deel
and he disappeared:
E. Inc other DUH dllh ae@il' mere
!, ly because bulls, as | suppose eoul'
not, But we laughed, Inefo y
:, Hstood, looking directly down INTO tn
a deep abyss below, and into which NJ
+, / had hurled his unluekY i0e. III