Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-08-11
MIKE pINcK AND the NULL.

MIKE PINCk AND THE BULL.
The story Of Mike Finck and the bull would
make cynic laugh. Mike took notion to go
in swimming, aud had jsst got his clothes oil,
when be saw Deacon Smith's bull making at him
the bull was a vicious animsl, and had como
near killing two or three persons---consequen
y, Mike felt rather ''jubus." lie didn't want
to call for help for he was naked, and the near
est place from whence assistance co0ld arrive
was the Westinghouse, which was at the time
filled with worshippers. aiming whom the
"eal 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. lie
was dragged around ill nearly dead, and when
he thought he could hold no longer, he made
up his mind he had better "holler. And now
we will let him tell his own story =
$50 looking at The matter in all its bearings,
cum 10 the conclusion that ! d better let some
one know whar was. So gin yell louder
than locomotive whistle, and it warn't long
before | seed the Deacon's two dogs a comm,
down like as If they war seein' which could
get thar fust. knowed who they were arter
they d jne the bull agin me, ] was sariin,
for they we're orful wenomous, and had spite
agin me. So says !, old brindle, as ridin is
as cheap as walkin' on this route, il you We
no objections, II just take deck passage on
that ar back O. yourn. So was MT very long
gettin' astrde Of him; then, il you d bin thar,
you d have sworn thar warn'i noihin' human
in that ar mir, the sile few so orfully as the
criter and rolled round the field-one dog on
one side, and one on the other-tryin' to clinch
my feet. prayed and cussed, and cusscd aud
prayed, until | could MT tell which did last
and neither wam't of no use, they war so or
fully mixed 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 thar, he naturally halted
So seq |, old boy, you II lose one passenger
sartin. So jist clum up a branch, kalkerlaiin'
to roost thar till l starved, afore | d be rid
round that ar way any longer. war maxim
tracks for the top o. the tree, when heard
suthin maxim an orwfu buzzin' overhead. -
| kinder looked up, and if thar warn't-well
thar's no use a swearin', but it war the biggest
hornets nest ever bilt. YOU II gin in now,
| reckon, Mike, cause there Is no help for YOU
But an idea struck me, then, that d stand
heap better chance a ridin the bull than whar
! was. Sez /, old Teller, if you II hold on,
II ride to the next station, anyhow, LEI that
be whar il will. So jist dropped aboard him
agin, and looked alofi to see wha, had gained
by changin' quarters and gentlemen, m a
liar II thar want nigh half bushel of the
singin' varmints ready TO pitch into me when
the word go was gin. Well. reckon they
got it, for all hands started for our company
Some on 'em hit the dogs-about a quart
struck me, and the rest charged on brindle.
This time the dogs led off fust, dead bent for
the old deacon's and as soon as old brindle aud
| could get under way we followed, and as
was only deck passenger, and had nolhin 10
do with steering the craft, sware If had, we
should MT have run that channel, anyhow -
Bot, as | said before, the dogs took the lead
brindle and next, and the hornets drekly
arter. The dogs yellin'--brindle 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 called for so soon, and i, warn't
long neither, afore the whole congregation
men, women and children-cum out, and then
all hands went to yellin.' None of 'em had
The fust notion brindle and ! belonged to this
world. jist turned my head and passed the
hull congregation. ! see the run would be up
soon, for brindle could nj turn an inch from a
fence that stood dead ahead. Well, we reach
ed that fence and | went ashora ovar ,la al