Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-27
Nearlv a Horn tOn Mi1oh

MT. J. Stanley Smith, editor of the Auburn American, gives the following amusing account ot his chase by, and escape from, savage bull during recent visit to a farm in the neiehhor- hood of Auburn, to witness the trial of mowers. The bull was one of them. He was "mou- arch' ot all he could eat, chase or gore Being deeply interested in the apple feld we wander. ed out oi the field in which the moving was gong on, into friend Shotwell's orchard Fat and handsome blooded cows were lying about. chewing their cu!s, and utterly indifferent as to what Was going on. We wandered on from tree to tree, in the large orchard and while cri | cally examining some veiv fine looking fruit. were suddenly and rather uupleaSautlv startled from our train of thought by the believing of MT. Taurus, whose majesty had been reclining. and CT whose august presence we were unaware He elevated his tail, made the earth av with his "awiul paws,' and having thus manifested his hostility, and gwen tone, if not color. to his Idea that we were all interloper made plunge towards us. A moments view of our antago- hist Was just about enough. His eyes flashed flre. lie rose like " Bull of Bushan." We uld not all fancy the style of his horns They were as straight as needles aud about as sharp. lie exhibited an unmistakable desire to employ them upon us.
 Knowing that it was expected of us to report the test going on in another field, we remem- Dcred the prior and pressing interests of our friends, and set up smart run. 50 did Mr. Bull! We Scamiered. He scampered He made better time" than we could bottom out"
 tie gained on Us rapidly. We could almost feel his net breath on the back of our ueck- ltuas neck or nothing. Rail fence tw entv rods of. Bull within five rods. Tight race, No bets. Bull in high spirits. Gave up for a 'goner." No such thing. Friendly apple tree, with low branches. Clntched two of them and lifted our precious body into a tree. Taurus arrived just as we cleared the ground! Paved and roared awfully-Taurus did. We attempt ed to reason with him. No sort of use lie was obstinate and bard of heart Evidently great scamp. We eyed him. He eyed us- Good sight for both of us. Being in the news paper line, we are in favor ot the earliest pub- lcalion of important news, but we confess that tue But-(et-m contemplated on this occasion, shocked our sense of propriety. And the fact that we were treed, illustrated our antipathv to practising the popular feat of ''tlking the bull by the norns" In this case it would assurcdly have been " d horn too much" 50
 Mir. Editor he
 Did climb the tree,
 The bull to sec
 Our enemy paved around the tree, beloved after the manner of Boanerges, the son of Thnnder," gared at us, and iuaIly turned and wandered off the distance of about three trees Thinking all was right, we slid down heroical- y, and "put" for the crazy old rail fence The distance from tree to bull and from tree to fence, was ust about an even thing. But our assai- ant saw the movement, and once again the chase hot one. But this time we distanc- ed the horned critter." and sealing the fence, landed in field of rye at about the same mo- ment that our pulsuer's horns struck the top rails of the fence and sent them flying. Sepa- rated by the fence, we read the scoundrel lec- ture that we hope he will remember to his last moments. We made all due allowance in his ease for the hubbub of the moving and reaping affair, but, nevertheless, concluded that he was a great scamp