San Andreas independent., 1857-08-01
Apostrophe to a California Bull
BY BoRAx.

0 hairy miscreant! you're nuisance vile
AS ever legs were put to What dye mean
BY staggering through streets with maudin nsolencc
Protrudlng out from every lineament
Of your pugnacious countenance?
Your beetle head and stogy legs and bugng carcase
May be good co. but by sweet to look at
Whatever the COWS may think.
You bulbous-headed Mormon! mist
You're than Brigham Young you hoary old poyga-
Do keep such thing shame about your trousers?
1t may be some for you that you've learning
Nor wit, nor shrewdness-as he's got plenty,
And some over.
Inconstant vagrant. there's no good reason Why
You should go round proddng your two powder horns
Ateverybody nsutin even the pump and side
And other worthy institutions-let alone the girls!
Or at night when you wander prowling
Mong terrestrial by paths meath the gmpses moon
Treating with disrespect the unoffending zodiac,
That heavenly highway by lonely planets trod
And the milky way precious to your numerous wives
By groans and snortings contumelious
You peripatetc old chuckle-hcad!
Whence your ieneage, bulky quadruped?
Which of your fourfathers, if you had so many
Came over with Cortes and his fibuster crew;
Or was it in Oregon you had your origin?
Say, you bull of Bashan, or one of
The Pope of fRomes?-Did Hibernian make you
Or is your first name John Or perhaps You play
Second fiddle to Ole?
Do you take your constitutional exercise
OF running at tender females, soaring schoolgirls
And tossing dogs, from a sense of duty?
And from the same high motive do you
Breakfast on fences and between meals
Browse on door posts and such juicy viands
Devour widows houses and then go groaning around
With dyspeptic indigeston9
Have you no fear that your unearthly roaring
Will hurt your constitution
Though it may not matter much if you've only got
good set of bye-,aws to fall back on
You can't be blamed for being bully, but why,
Tell me why you're coward? You chased boy
The other day and what's more, hit him behind,
Knocking him endways. aCal you that
Backing your friends" and felowcitizens?
Why didn't You tackle of your size
You believing, brutal old Bedlamite:
I've strong msdoubt
You'd never dare assai one not afraid .
To face common bull-rush.
Why, vile vagrant, have they left
Your muzzle off? Pray you vexed with the corns
Or have you trod them QUIT for Scripture saith
The shall not be muzzled that treadeth out the corn
You're somewhat cornu-copious too
About the head. 1t is an index of
Your scanty feed of forage? You would be
holy glutton if you could, no doubt,
But your besetting sin is overdrnking for you take
Always couple ofhorns whenever you go
Anywhere-which appear to get
Into your head-a palpahe fact,
Plainly sticking out.
Besotted brute You treat your friends either
Except to punches bad to take especially when conferred
Upon the ribs externally.
You not only ill-bred but when
You miss your mark, an inferior sort
OF butter also.
Your furtive eyes anything but jocular
And yet they're humorous to oyerfewing
While your uncomely nose is ever running,
To keep up, doubtless with your legs
There's nothing waggish in your TAIL
But it has tolld the knel Of many sportive Nv
A tale of woe! 1t doth inspire me
With soup-erstitious fears that it may end
In soup-a dread in-soup-erable.
As for your voice. it's gru and hollow and your bellows
Guido blacksmith s r z-~
ss- Hideous varlet! believe
The devils your business partner
And your stock in trade consists of onehalf dozen
Cloven feet pair of tails, and two OF horns
W ith which to poke and probe and bore and buffet
Your miserable victims lovely, paiE of you!
What would your parents say, unfial BULL
To see the company you keep
trust some day
You viii repent your sins and mend your DAYS.
Mendacious beast become anchorite, =
And bind yourself in nuptial bonds
To stout ships anchor-and clinging to
That cherish d emblem of hope,
Jump overheard.
But stay--a better
And more worthy fate is meet for you and u.s.
You've got some beef-such itisabout your clothes
What's the good in its bestowment on
Unthankful fishes? or, on the other hand
Ofhaving it walking around, loose.
You're tough, of course-a bules are
But advise the that owns You
To trade his bully off for bullion; ;aHd then perhaps
III buy "bouli" dinner of your1ibs!
But still / fear
You d take q last revenge, to show
The ruling passion strong in death. =
Vindictive yagabondi you'd choke the unwary man
Who'd bolt yoar grsty flesh; and no question but :,
resurrection swift would follow
bit that any man should rashly swallow Wide West.