Smyrna times., 1855-08-22
Mike Finck and Inc sun.


The story of Mike Finck and the bull wuulc
make cynic laugh. Mike took notion t.
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 hat
come near killing two or three persons-conse
quentiy Mike felt rather "jubus" He didn'
want to call for help, for he was naked, and the
1 nearest place from where assistance could ar
rive 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 al
him, and managed to catch h IN 10y the tail
He was dragged round till 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:
SO, looking at the matter in all its bearings
| cum to the conclusion that I'd better let some
one know whar | was. So gin yell louder
a locomotive whistle, and it warn't long before
seed the deaCOn's two dogs a comm down
like as II they war seeing which could get thar
lust. know'd who taHy were arter-they'd
JIne the bull agn me | was sar.ain, ,or they
were ortul weApmous, and had a spite d in me.
80 says |, Old brindlc, as ridin' Is as cheap as
walkln' on this route, if you've no objections,
III JlSt take deck passage on that ar back o
yourn. So wasn't very long getting astridc
OF him; thea, if you'd bin thar, you'd have
sworn thar warn't nothin' human in that arr
mir. the sile flew so orfuly as the critter and
rolled round the feld--one dog on one side and
one on the other, tryin' to clinch my feet.
prayed and cussed, and cussed and prayed, until
| couldn't tell which did, at last-and neither
warn't of no use, they were so orfully 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 a
little. So when we got round to tree that
stood thar, he naturally halted. So sez |, old
boy, you'll lose one passenger sartin. So lis,
clum up branch, kalkelatin' to roost thar till
| starved afore I'd be rid round that ar way
any longer. war making tracks for the tor
OF the tree, when | heard suthin' a maxim ar
orful buzzin' overhead. | kinder looked up
and if thar warn't-well, thar's no use swear
in-but it war the biggest hornets nest eve
bilt. You'll "gin in" now, ! reckon, Mike
) cause there's no help for you. But an de,
struck me then that | stood a heap bette
chance ridin' the bull than whar was Sc
|, old feller, if you'll hold on, I'll ride to th,
next station anyhow, let that be whar it will
So jist dropped aboard him gain, and look
+, ed aloft to see what had gained by changin
a quarters, and, gentlemen, I'm liar if tha
n warn't nigh half bushel of the stingin' war
t mints ready to pitch into me when the wor
t ego" was gin. Well, | reckon they got it, 70
; 'all hands started for our company. Some o
5 'em hit the dogs-about quart struck me, an
the rest charged on brndc
t This time the dogs led Off fust, dead bent 70
! the old deacon's, and as soon as old brindc an
IS | could get under way we followed, as | wa
It only deck passenger, and had nothin' to d
h with stcerin' the craft, sware, if had W
h shouldn't have run that channel, anyhow. Blu
as | said before, the dogs took the lead-bri
y die and | next, and the hornets dre'kly arte
h The dogs ye!lin'-brindlc belerin, and the ho
,r nets buzzin' and stingin'.
is Well, we had got about two hundred var
+ from the house, and the deacon heard us al
e. cum out. | seed him hold up his hand and tn
n white. | reckoncd he was prayin' then, for
didn't expect to be called for so soon, and
f. warn't long neither, afore the whole congreg
IN ton, men, women and children-cum out, a
- then all hands went to yelln. None of c
at had the fust notion that brindle and belong
nc to THIS world. jist turned my head and pa:
o. ed the hull congregation. | see the run wou
h. be up soon, for brudle couldn't turn an in
tn from fence that stood dead ahead. Well,
D reached that fence, and l went ashore, o,
nd the old critters head, landin' on Z other si
is- and lay thar stunned.
nd 1t warn't long aforC some of 'em as was
to scared cum runnn' to see whar was; for
TO hands kalkelated that the bull and belong
we together. But when brindle walked off
bly, himself they seed how it war, and one of
for said, i" Mike Finck has got the wust Of a scru
~, mage once in hia life!' Gentlemen, from t
of day dropped the cirtin' buziness, and ne
to spoke to a gal since, aud when my hunt is
nth on this yearth, there won't be any more Fine
and it's all OWN to Deacon Smiths Briu
Bull"
.r OF A woman may more safely marry
whom she respects and esteems than one