The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-12-04

Auburn On. :. American, giyosthe
following amusing aoeount Of his
chase by, and escape from, savage
ball, during = visit to farm in the
ncighborhood Of Auburn, 70 witness
the trial Of mowers: ~
The bull wss one Of them. he
was "momrchn Of all he could eat,
chase, or gore. Being deeply inter-
ested in the apple.feld, We wondered
out Of the field in which the moving
was going on, into friend Sidewalks
orchard. Fat and handsome bIooded
COWS were lying about chewing their
cuds, and utterly indifferent "a to
what was going on. We wandered
on from tree to tree, in the large Or
lchasa, I'D .yhile critically examin-
ing somc veft me ffui[ vSfe sud.
denly and rather unpleasantly star
tied from our train Of thought by the
believing of Mr.. Taurus, whose ma.
jesty had been reclining, and of
whose august presence we were una
ware. He elevated his tail, made the
earth fly with his "awful paws and
having thus manifested his hostility,
and given tone to his idea that We
were an interloper, made a plunge
A moments view of our antagonist
was Just about enough. His eye
flashed fire. He rose like a "Bull of
Bashan." We did not at all fancy the
style of his horns. They were straight
as needles, and about as sharp. He
exhibited an unmistakable desire to
employ them upon US.
Knowing that it was expected Of
us to report the test going on in ano.
ther field, we remembered the prior
and pressing interests Of our friends,
and set up smart run. So did Mr..
Bull. We scampered. He scamper-
ed. He "made better time" than VIC
could bottom out"
He gained on us rapidly. We could
almost feel his hot breath on the
back of our neck. 1t was neck or
nothing. Rail fence twenty rods off
Bull within five rods. Tight race!-
No bets. Bull in high spirits! Gave
up for "goner." No such thing
Friendly apple tree, with low branch.
es! Clutched two of them and lifted
our precious body into the tree! Tau
rus arrived Just as we cleared the
ground. Paved and roared awfully
Taurus did. We attempted to rea-
son with him. No sort Of use. He
was obstinate and hard of heart
Evidently a great scamp. We eyed
thin, he eyed us. Good Sight for both
of us. Being in the newspaper line,
we are in favor of the earliest. publ
cation of important news, but we
confess that the Bulletin contemplate
ed on this occasion shocked our sense
of propriety. And the fact that we
were freed, illustrated our antipathy
to practicing the popular feat of tax
ing the "bull by the horns" In this
case it would assuredly have been
"a horn too much" So,
Mr.. Editor, he
Did climb the tree,
The bull to see. t
Our enemy paved around the tree,
beloved after the manner of "Boa-
nearges, the son of thunder"--glared
at us, and finally wandered off to the
: distance of about three trees. Think
. ing all was right, we slid down
heroically, and "put" for the crazy
, old rail fence. The distance from
tree to bull and from tree to fence,
, was just about an even thing. But
our assailant saw the movement, and
: once again the chase was a hot one.
But this time we distanced the "horn-
: ed critter," and scaling the fence land.
ed in field of rye, at aboutthe same
moment our pursuer's horns struck
|. the top rails Of the fence, and sent
. them flying. Separated by the fence,
Z we read the scoundrel alecture which
! we hope he will remember to his last
n moments. We made all due allow
e ance in his case for the hubbub of the
moving and reaping affair, but new
!. ertheless concluded that he was q
1 great scamp.
ITEM.-Columbus Enquirer of the
Oath ult. says: On Saturday last a
u negro WAGNER, belonging to Mr.. Tor.