The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
Mike Finck and the Bull.

answer for in the day of final reckoning.
Mike F'inck and the Bull.
The story Of Mike Finck and the bull
would make cynic laugh. Mike took a
notion to go in swimming, and he had just
got his clothes off when he saw Deacon
Smiths bull making at him-the bull was
vicious animal, and had come near killing
two or three persons-Mike felt rather
"jubus." He didn't want to call; for he was
naked, and the nearest place from whence
assistance could arrive was the meeting
house, which was at the time filled with
worshippers, among whom was the "gal
Mike was paying his devours to-" So he
lodged the bull as the animal came at him,
and managed to catch him by the tail
He was dragged round till he was nearly
dead, and when he could hold no longer, he
made up his mind he had better 'holler."
And now we will let him tel his own story.
So looking at the matter in all its bear
ing, cum to the conclusion I'd better let
some one know whar l was. SO [ gin a
yell louder than locomotive whistle, and
it warn't long before [ seed the Deacon's
two dogs a coming down as if they war see
ing which could get thar first | knowcd
who they were arter-theyd jine the bull
agin me, l was sartin, for they were Orful
wenomous and had a spite agin me. So
says |, old brindle, as ridin' is as cheap as
walkin', I'll just take deck passage on
that ar back O. yourn. So | wasn't very
long getting astride of him; then, if you'd
been thar, you'd have sworn thar warn't
nothin' human in that ar mix, the sile flew
so orfully as the critter and l rolled round
the field-One dog on one side and one the
other tryin to clinch my feet. Iprayed
and cussed, and cusSed and prayed, until
couldn't tell which l did last-and neither
warn't of no use, they were so orfully mix
ed up.
Well, [ reckon [ rid about half an hour
this way, when old brindle thought it were
time to stop to take in a supply of wind,
and cool off little. So when we got round
to tree that stood round thar, he natural
ly halted. So Sez |, old boy, you'll loose
one passenger sartin. So jist clum up a
branch, kalkelatin' to roost thar till | starry
ed afore I'd be rid round that away any
longer. war a maxim tracks for the top
L
an orful buzzin' overhead. l kinder looked
up, and if thar warns t-well, thars no use
a swearin'-but it war the biggest hornets
nest ever bilt. You'll "gin in now, reck-
on, Mike, cause thar's no help for you. But
an idea struck me then that stood heap
better chance ridin' the bull than whar
was. Sez |, old feller, if you'll hold on, I'll
ride to the next station, anyhow, let that be
Whar it will.
So jist dropped aboard him agin, and
looked alOft to see what | had gained by
changin' quarters, and gentlemen, I'm liar
if thar warn't nigh half a bushel Of the
stingin' varmints ready to pitch into me
whenEthe word ego" was gin. Well, reck-
on they got it, for "all hands" started for
our company. Some on 'em hit the dogs;
about quart struck me, and the rest char
ged on brindle.
This time dogs led off first, dead bent for
old deacon'S and as soon as old brindle and
| could get under way we followed, and as
| was only deck passenger, and nothin to
do with Steerin' the craft; | sware if | had,
we shouldn't have run that channel any
how. But, as [ said before, the dogs took
the lead-brindle and | next, and the hor-
nets dre'kly arter. The dogs yellin-brin-
die bellerin', and the hornets buzzin' and
stingin'.
Well, we had got about two hundred
yards from the house, and the deacon heard
US and cum out. [ seed him hold up his
hand and turn white. [ reckoned he was
prayin' then, for he didn't expect to be call
ed so soon, and it warnt long neither afore
the whole congregation-men, women and
chlldren-cum out, and then all hands went
to yellin'. None of 'em had the fust notion
that brindle and l belonged to this world.
Jlst turned my head and passed the hull
congregation. [ see the run would soon be
up, for brindle couldn't turn an inch from
fence that stood dead ahead. Well, we
reached that fence, and / went ashore over
the whole critters head, landin' on t'other
side, and lay there stunned.
1t warn't long afore some of 'em as was
not scared, cum runnin' to see what war;
Tor all hands kalkelated that the bull and
belonged together. But when brindle walk
ed Oft by himself, they seed how it war, and
one of said, "AIike Finck has the wus of a
Scrlmmage once in his life!' Gentlemen,
from that day dropped the courtin' bust
ness, and never spoke to a gal since, and
when my hunt is up on this yearth, there
won't be any more Fincks, and it's all OWN