Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-08-11
VOLUME II. NO. IA

eynie laugh. Mike took notion to 60 in
swimming, and had just got his clothes of,
when he saw Deacon Smiths bull making
at him-the bull was vicious animal,
and had come near killing two or threo
persons-consequently, Mike folt rather
! Jubns.' lie didn't want to call for help,
for he was naked, and the nearest place
from whence assistance could arrive was
the meeting house, which was at the time
filed with worSbipers, among whom was
The gal Mike was paying his devours to.
50 he d0d5ed the Lull as tho aAiinal eeme
at him, and managed to catch him by tho
tail. He was dragged around till nearly
dead, and when he thought he could hold
on no longer, ho made up his mind he
had better 'holler.' And now we will let
him tell his own story:
so looking at the matter in al its bear
ing:, cum to the conclusion that I'd bet
ter let somebody know whar was. Sol
gin yell louder than locomotive whis-
tie, and it warn't long before seed the
Deacon's two dogs comm down like as if
they war seein' which could get thar fust.
know who they were arter-they'd jine
the bull aGin me, / was sartin, for they
were orful wenomous, and had q spite
agin me. So says /, old brindle, as ridin,
is as cheap as walkin, on ihis route, il
you've no objections III jist take deck
passage on that ar back, o'youm. So 1
wasn't very long gettin' astride Of him
then If you'd bin thar, you'd have sworn
thar warn't nothin' human in that ar mix,
the sile flew so orfully as the critter and
rolled round the ic!d--one dog on one
side, aud one on the ether--tryin' to clinch
my feet. ! prayed and cussed, and cuss-
cd and prayed, until couldn't tell which
| did at laSt-and neither warnt Of no use,
they war SO orfully mixed mp.
We'll, reckon l iii about a half an
hour this way, when old brindle thought
| it were time to stop to take in supply OF
wind, and cool off little. SO when wo
got round to tree that stood thar, he nat
urally halted. SO sez |, old boy, you'll
lose one passenger sartin. So | fist clum
up branch, kalkelatin' to roost thar till
starved, afole I'd be rid round that ar
way any longer. l war maxim tracks
for the top O the tree, when heard suth-
in maxim an oriul buzzin' over head
kinder looked up, and if thar warn't--
well, thar's no use o swearin,' but it war
the biggest hornets nest ever built. You'll
gin in now, reckon, Mike cause thars
no help for you. But an idea struck me
: then, that Ia stand Il better chance aridin'
the bull than whar was. Sez |, old fel-
ler, if you'll hold on, III ride to the next
station anyhow, let that be whar it ILL.,
r SO | ljistdroped aboard him agin, and look
Il ed aloft to see what | had gained by chang
Y in quarters; and gentlemen, rm liar if
thar warn't nigh halfa bushel Of the sing
S in varmidts ready to pitch into me when
: the word go was gin. Well reckon
: they got it, for 'all hands started for our
It company. Some on 'em hit the dogs--
: about a quart struck me, and the rest
charged on brindle
s This time the dogs led off flst, dead
It bent for the old deacons, and as soon as
d old brindle and I could get under way, We
followed. And SIS was only deck pas,
senger. and had nothin' to do with steer
ing the craft, | swa1e if | had, we
3 shouldn't have run that channel, any how.
;. But, as | said afore, the dogs took tho
J lead--brindle and | next, ana the hornets
Il Il dre'kly arter; the dogs yellin'-brin4le
. . bellerin,' and the hornets huzzin and
It stingn'' Well, we had got about two
Il hundred yards from the honse, and the
{ deacon heard us ard cum ont. Isced him
Il hold up his hands and turn white. Ireck-
oned he was prayin' then, for he didn't
:, expect to be called for soon. and it warn't
- long, neither afore the whole congregation
q q men, women and ch:ldrcn-cum out,
= ard then all hands went to yellin' None
- of 'em hal the fust notion brindle and |
! belonged to this world. iist turned my
head, and passed the hull congregation
r l see the run would be up soon, for brin-
y die couldn't turn an inch from fence that
:, stood dead ahead. Well, we reachc DIT lat
i fence, and | went ashore, over the OIL. crit
ter's head, landin' on 'tother side, and Law
thar stunned. a"
, 1t wara't long afore SONS of 'em as war
not scared, came runnin' to see what I
war. For all hands kalkelsted that the
bull and I belonged together. Bat when
brindle walked off by himself, they seed
how it war, and one Of EN- said, Mike
Finck has got the wnst Of scrimmage
once in his life! Gentlemen, from that
, dropped the courtin' Dizziness, and never
spoke to gal since, and when my hunt is
up on this earth, there wont be anv more
Fincks, and its all OWN to Deacon
SMITH Brindle Bull 7 ti
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QuANDAmEs.- knocking at the wrong
door, and hesitating whether you shall run
away and say nothing about it, rstay and
apologize.
Crossing the road until you seea gig
coming one way and cab another; so
= thai if you move on you are sure to be
knocked down by one, ard if you stand
still, you may possibly be crushed by
!. both.
Finding yourself in damp bed on
cold night. and cogitating whether you
will lie still and catch yourdeath, OF get
up and dress, and pass the night on the two
cane bottom chairs.
+ Coming to four cross roads, one Of which
you must take atrandom, or Just walk back
mile.or two and inquire yorr way.
\ Being blandly informed by a surgeon