The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-12-03


and drove the mule, and in this manner
we proceeded, singing and shouting as
gay q set as ever set out on a rabbit
hunt.
When we came to the field in which
the Brahma was pastured, and through
which we had to pass in order to get Macs
dog and gun, the supplementary four
crowded into the wagon and Mac, after
an unconsiderable delay in letting down
The bars, and repairing some part of the
harness which had given way, mounted on
the mule and in we put. The bars were
securely put up, and in a few moments we
were within short distance of Macs
Sebastopolic besiegement, when the Brah-
ma made his appearance, head and tail
mp, his sharp horns glistened in the morn
ing sun; he was indeed, a terrible-looking
object, and the way we crowded together
in the wagon, demonstrated that we did
not consider ourselves altogether safe in
our present position. Whilst our atten-
ton was directed to the furious approach
Of the Brahma and to squeezing ourselves
closer together in the wagon, Mae sudden
ly let loose the back and breast chains,
and the first thing we knew the shafts
came down kerslump on the ground, and
in another moment Mac was tearing for
the gate of the field on the mule. The
Brahma paid no attention to US but kept
on after Mac and pushed him closer than
he any way desired. In the meantime,
we had left the wagon and scattered in
every direction, but the sudden return of
the bull made those who could take in
stantaneous refuge in and under the cart.
Ten or twelve could not get back, and
they were forced to take refuge in Macs
late fortress, the thorn and its surround
ing Gordon of bushes. Onions, after hes
itating which place to run decided to take
the cart, but his decision came nearly too
late, the Brahma caught him when about
four feet from the cart and pitched him
headforemost among us, retaining however
the seat of his breeches as a flag where
with to denote his victory. We were
about twenty yards from the gents in the
thorn tree, and the bull soon left us to pay
his attentions to them. Although in a
poor situation ourselves we laughed until
the tears rolled down our cheeks at the
frightful struggles of the thorn-tree gen.
try, in their desperate efforts to get one
above another. AS one would grasp a
bunch of thorns, loud yell of pain would
burst from him, and then as anotherwoaia
settle himself in a crotch studded with
them, big, little, sharp and sharper, (there
were none of them blunt,) a tremendous
volley of sacres and oaths, would furnish
fresh food for our laughter.
As the Brahma trotted round on to the
other side of the besieged, we in the cart
made a desperate sally, but it was short,
sweet and decisive; the bull coming at US
"with perfect rush." we scrambled in
and under the cart and blessed our stars
we all got under cover. Trotting around
US several times, he returned to his first
love, the thorn-tree gentry, and we were
concocting schemes to get out OF our di-
Iemma; but 10! new enemy made his ap-
pearance. Our friends under the cart
shouted out, Hornets hornets!" and
clambering up the sides, the black stream
of little demons which followed them,
showed us that there was something as bad
as Brahma bulls in this world Of ours.
At the first onset, we deserted the cart
unanimously but the Brahma came down
on us like thousand of brick" and we
scrambled back into the cart, and all hands
getting in behind to avoid the bulls horns,
it tilted up; and of all the promiscuous
intermngled scrambling that beat it. Into
the cart again, we commenced with Our
only weapons, our hats, defending our
selves against our new opponents, the
hornets, and after short, decisive battle.
we were left with many painful bumps the
victors. ....
All this time Mac was setting On the
top of an old stump in the neighboring
field, shouting to US to $50 it!" 'give 'en
scissors!" "pitch in and get squeezed =.
ETC.; and the distance being too great fol
him to discern clearly our man@uvers, he
took up nearer position On the fence
and there shouted and laughed until we
thought he'd explode. His movement
however, saved us, for the bull, attracted
probably by his shouts, took up bee-line
for his old enemy. Mae not liking to
trust the stability of the fence too far, got
down end cut like quarter-horse. In
the meantime, such a getting out of trees
aud the cart was by far ahead of all the
feats of agility ever displayed in a circus
The race for the opposite side of the fence
from where the Brahma was, was hotly
tcontested Two or three fell down in
little hollow of water, and their cries t.
the balance of US to stop for them wer'
affecting but not eGectiue. The mali
body reached the fence, and the "Batak
lovo charge" was no comparison to tn
manner in which that fence was charged
ten pannels at least, went down before tn
fury of our onset, and they stayed dowr
for no one remained behind to put ther
T up. We never broke trot until we al
rived safe at the Colonels.
Mac had arrived before US, but did nc
await our arrival Ordering his horse h
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