Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-08
DAILY \IRGINIAN.
NJ Ike FinolS and the Bull

Mike took II notion to go in swimming. aud he
had just got his clothes off when ho saw Deacon
Smiths ball making at him. The bull was vic.
ious animal, and had come near killing two or
three persons; consequently Mike felt rather "iu
bus" lie didn't want to call for help, for he was
naked, and the nearest place from whence assis
tance could arrive was the meeting house, which
was at the time filled with worshippers, among
whom was the gal Mike paving his devours
to. So he lodged the bull rs the animal eamo at
him and managed to catch him by the tail He
dragged round till nearly dead, and when he
thought he could hold no longer he mnde ep his
mind he had better "holler." And now we will
let him tell his own story:
So, looking at the matter in all its bearings, |
cum to the conclusion that I'd better let some
ono know whor was So gina yell louder than
a locomotive whistle, and il warn't long before
seed the deaoon's two dogs comm down like
as if they war seeing which could get thar fust.
know'd who they were arterthey'd jne the bull
agin me war eertin, for they were orful weno-
nous Il had spite agn me. so,says l,old brn-
die, as ridin' is chcap ms walkin' on the route,
il you've no objections I'll list take n derk pas
sage on that ar back o. yourn. So wasn't very
long getting astride of him. Then, if you'd bin
thai, you'd have sworn thar wam't nothin' human
in TINT ar mir, the sile flew oriully ns tho crit,
ter and rolled round the field; one dog ON one
side and ono on the other tryin to clinch my feet.
| prayed and cussed and oussed and prayed until
| ! couldn't tell which did ut last, and. neither
warnt Of no use, they were oriully mixed
| up.
Well, reckon | rid about half nm hour this
way when old brind'o thought il were time to stop
TO take IN supply of wind and cool off little.
So when we got around to n tree thnt stood thar
he naturally halted. So sez l.. old boy. you'll
loso one passenger sarn. So st cnm up n
branch, knkelatin' to roost thar till | starved
afore I'd be rid round that way any longer
! war n making tricks for the top of tho tree
when heard snthin' maxim nm orful buzzin
over head. kinder looked up, and if thar wnrn't
well thar's 10 use a swearn-but it war the
biggest hornets nest ever bilt You'll "gin in"
now reckon, Mike. cause there's help for
you But an idee struck me then that | stood
heap better chance ridin' the bull than whnr
was. Sez |. old frllew, if you'll hold ON, I'll
ride to the next station any how, let that be whar
il will.
So list dropped aboard him ago, and looked
aloft to see what had gained by changiu' quar-
ters and gentlemen. I'm liar if thar warn
nigh halfa bushel of the stingin' yarnints rcady
to pitch into me when the word "go' was gin
Well reckon they got it. for 'all hands, started
for our company Some of 'em hit the dogs
about "A quart hit me. and the rest charged on
brindle
This time the dogs led off fust, dead bent for
the old deacon's and soon rs old brindle and
could get under way followed; and as | was
only deck passenger, and had nothin' to do with
steerin' the craft | sware, if had, we shouldn't
have run that channel anyhow. But, us ! said
before. the dogs took the lead brindlo aud next
and the hornets ,lre'kly arter--the dogs yellin,'
brindlo bellerin, and the hornets buzzn and stin-
GIN
WE'LL we got about two hundred yards from
the house, and the deacon heard us and come out.
seed him hold up bis hands aud turn white. l
reooned he was praying then, for he didn't expect
to be called for SO soon and it warnt long, mel
ther, nfore the whole congregntion-men, wo-
men, and childrcn-cum out, and then all hands
went to yellin. None of 'em had the fnst notion
that brindle and | belonged 10 this world.
jist turned my head aud passed the hull congre-
CATION | see the run would be up soon, for brin-
die couldn't turn an inch from fence that stood
dead ahead well, we reached that fence. and
went ashore over the ole critters head, landing
on toher side, and lay thar stunned.
1t warn't long afore some of 'em was not
scared cum runnin' to see what war for Ill hands
kalkelated that the bull and belonged together.
But when brndle waken off by himself they seed
how it war, and one of em said. "Nlke Finck
has got the wust of scrummage once in his life!"
Gentlemen from that day dropped the oourtin'
biziness, and never spoke to a gal snce;and when
my hunt j. up on his vearth there won't be any
more Fncks, and its all own to Deacon Smiths
Brnde Bull.
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