Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-25

MIKE FtNCK AND the BULL.
| The story Of Mike Finck and the bull would
make q cynic laugh. Mike took a notion TO
90 in swimming, and be had just got bis
clothes Of when he saw Deacon Smiths bull
making at him--the bull was vicious an
ima and had come near killing two or three
persons--consequen Mike felt rather
| ',iubus." lie didn't want to cai for help for
he was naked, and the nearest place from
whence assistance could arrive was the
meetng-house, which was ut the time flled
with worshippers, among whom was the gal
that NJ ike was paying his devOurs to-" 80
he lodged the bull as the animal came ut
him. and managed to catch him lay the tail.
He was dragged round till nearly dead, and
when he thought lie could hold on no longer,
he made up his mind he had better "holler."
And now we will let him tell his own story :
So-looking at the matter in oil its bearing,
| cum TO the conclusion that I'd better let
some one know whar | was. SO gin yell
louder than locomotive whistle, ,andit warn't
long before seed the deacon's two dogs
comiu' down ike It's if they war seeing which
could get thar fust | knOwd who they were
arter-they'd jine the bull again me, | was
sartin, for they were or!uI wenomons and had
spite agin me- SO says !. Old brindle. as
you've no objections. I'll iist take deck
passage on that an back o'yourn. SO |
wasn't very long getting astride Of him; then,
if you'd pin thar, you'd have sworn thar
warn't notlin human in that ar MIR the sile
flew SO oriully as the crtter and l rolled
round the ueld--one dog on one side and one
on the other tryin' to clinch my feet. l
prayed and cussed. aud cussed and prayed,
until couldn't tell which ii did at last-and
neither wnrn't Of no use, they were 50 orlully
mixed up.
Well. reckon rid about half an hour
this way. when old brindlc thought it were
time to stop to take in a supply OF wind, aud
Cuul of little. SO when we got round to u
tree that stood thar, lie naturally halted. SO
sez /, old boy, you'll loose one passenger
sartin So list clumupa branch, kakeiatin'
TO rooSt thar till | starved afUrc I'd be r.G
ronnd that nr way any lon or. | war u
maxim tracks for the top of the tree. when
heard suthin' maxim an oriul bu2zin' over.
head kinder looked up, and il thar want
well, that's no use Il swearln'-but IT war.
the biggest hornets nest evcl bilt. Nou'i
gin in" now. reckon, Mike, cause there's
no help for you. But an idea struck ne then
that l stood a heap better chance ri'hn
the bull than wAar | vas. S,H /, old leller,
u YOU u llOiU Ull, ~ rue lb Tue lSAJ station
anyhow, let that be whar il will.
So .iist dropped aboard him agin, ard
looked a!oGt to see what had Gained 10y
changin' quarters, and, gentlemen, IN liar
il thar want nigh bali Il bushel of the siingin
varmints ready to pilc!, into me when the
word "go" was gin. Well, reckon they got
II for al! hands" started for our company
Some on 'cm hit the dogs--abuut IL quart
struck me. and the rest charged on brindle.
This time the dogs led Off fnst dead bent
FOR the old dearun's, and rs soon rs old
hrindle and could get under way We frl
lowed, and as WAS only deck passenger,
aud had nothin' to do with stecrin' the craft,
! sware il had, we shouldn't have rnn that
chlnnel. anyhaw. Bat as ! said before the
dogs took the leal-hrindle and | next. and
hornets drckly ar;er The dogs yein'-
brinde bellern' aud the hornets buzziu' and
stingin'
Well, we had got about two hundred yards
from the house, and the deacon heard us and
come out. | seed him hold up his hand and
turn white. rcckompd he was prayin then,
for he didn't expect to be called for SO soon,
and it warn't long neither, after the whole
coneregaton-men, women and children
cum ont. and then all hands went to yellin'.
None of 'em had the tust notion that hrindle
and ! belonged to this world. / jist turned
my head and passed tie hull congregation.
see the run would be mp soon, 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 thar
stunned.
1t warn't long nfore some of 'em as was
not scared, cum runnin to see wlar / war ;
for all hands kalkelatpd that the bull and |
belonged together But whenhrind!e walked
off by himself they seed how it war, and cne
of 'em said, Mick Finck has got the wust Of
II scrnmmage once in his life ! Gentlemen,
from that day dropped the courtim business,
and never spoke to a gal since, aud when my
hunt is up on this earth there won't he any
more Fincks, and its all OWN to Deacon
Smiths Brindle Bull.