Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-15
Marty. a Horn too Much.

Mr.. j. Stanley Smith, editor of the Auburn IN W
American, gives the following amusing account of his
chase by and escape from bull during visit to farm
in the neghborhood of Auburn to witness the trial of
mowers: SOIL ~ a". .|. .sE .-..
The bull was one of them. He was monarch " of
all he could eat, chase gore Being deeply interested
in the appefed, wandered out of the field in which
the moving going into friend Shotwells orchard
Fat and handsome blooded cows were living about
chewing their cuds and utterly Indifferent as to what
was going on We wandered from tree to tree in the
large orchard and while critically examining some very
fine fruit were suddenly and rather unpleasanty startled
from train of thought by the believing of Mr. Tau
whose majesty had been reclining and of whose au
gust presence were unaware. 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 plunge. A moments
view OF our antagonist was just about enough. His
eyes flashed fire. He rose like Bull of Basham y
We did not at all fancy the style of his horns They
were straight needles, and about as sharp He ey-
hlbted an unmisakeable desire to employ them upon
us.
knowing that it was expected of us to report the test
going in another field we remembered the prior and
pressing interests OF friends, and set up smart
So did Mr.. Bull We scampered. He scampered-
He made better time " than we 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 branches Taurus arrived lust as
we cleared the ground. Paved and roared awfully-
Taurus did. We attempted to reason with him. No
sort OF use. He was obstinate and hard of heart
Evidently great scamp. We eyed him, he eyed us.
Good sight for both of u.s. Being in the newspaper
line, we are in favor of the earliest publication Of I'M
pOrtant news, but confess that the Bulletin con-
tempated this occasion shocked our sense of propr
ty And the fact that we were freed, illustrated our
antpathy to practicing the popular feat of taking the
L" bull by the horns" In this case it would asslredv
have been " a horn too much. So
s--. Mr.. Editor, he
Did climb the tree,
81 60 The bull to see.
Our enemy paved around the tree beloved after the
manner of Boanerges, the son of thunder gared at
u.s. and finally wandered off to the distance of about
three trees Thinking all was right, we slid down
herocay 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 assaiIant saw the
movement and once again the chase was hot one But
this time we dStanced the horned critter and scaling
the fence, landed in the field of rye at about the same
moment our pursuer horns struck the top rails of the
fence and sent them flying Separated by the fence we
read the Scoundrel lecture which we hope he will re-
member to his last moments We made all due allow
in his case for the hubbub of the moving and reap
ing affair." but nevertheless concluded that he was great
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