The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-03-13
DEACON SMITHS BULL;
OR, MIKE FINK IN A TIGaT PLACE


Mike Fink, q notorious Buckeye
hunter, was contemporary with the
celebrated Dsvy Crockett, ami his
eqnal in ali things nppertaininy ia
human prowess L. was even sail
that the animals in bis neig ghhorbood
knew the crack oi his r A.. and
would take to their secret hiding
rlaces on the frat intmation tha,
Mike was about Yet strange
though true. he was but little known
beyond his Immediate settlement.
When we knew him, he we an
old man. the blast o' seventy Win
ters had siIvered o'rr bis head an
'sken the el s'iri,y from his limb-
yet in the whole OF bis lie was
Mike never worsted. except upon
oge occasion. To nss his own
Language, he never gin in used up
10 anything that travclsd on two legs
or 'our. bu, once.
That once, ve want said Bin
Slasber, as some d z-p OF n- sat in
tn bar room OF the only tavern OF
/ tie settlement.
'Glu II ~ ~ now, Mike--you've
promised long enough. and you're
old now, aud needn't csie,' contin
usd Pill.
'R ght. right! Bill 'said Mike,
but we'll open with a 'licker.' I'll
round iust, it'll kind o. cave my feel
ins. | reckon
Thar, that's good. Bitter than
t'o,her barrel, il anything
well, boys, commenced Mike,
'you may talk o. your scrimmagas,
tight pisces End sich like, AMI Sub
tract 'em sll together in one al.
mighty big 'un an they haint no
more to be compared to the one |
war in, than dead kitten 10 an old
she bar! I've fhut al! kinds o. var
mint, from an lrjnn down to y rat,
tie SNAKE! and rever was wilrn TO
quit iust but this once--snd twas r.
Bull!
Yon see, boys, it was an awful
hot day 10 August. and | were nigh
runnin' off into pure lie. when | war
thinkin' that dip in the creek mou'
save me. Well, thar was a mighty
ice place in old Deacon Smith
medder for that psrtc'lsr bzziness
So | went down amongst the bushes
TO unharness. | ji.t hauled the old
rel shirt over my head. and war e
thinkin' how scrumptuous ieller Of
my size would feel walerin' round
in that ar water. and WAS Jest 'bon,
goin' in. when | seed the old Des
cons Bull q maxim bee line fer
whsr | stood.
i know'd the old cuss. for he'd
skar'd more people than all the pa
some O. the settlement and cum
mighty near kiln q few. Thiuks
Il Mike you're in rather a tight
place-get your ixins on. for he'll
be driven them big horns o. his in
yer bowels aiore that time! VII.
you'll hev to try the old varmint
naked, | reckon. The Bull VIZ on
one side o the creek and | on 10th
cr, and the way he m de the eils fly
tor while, as he war diggin my
grave, war d stressib!
Come an, We hellerin old heather,
aaid |. don't he st niin thar: tor, as
the old ID aeon says o. the devil Yer
not comely to look on.'
This kind % reached his under.
.,andIn. end made him more wsh
ions; Tor he hoof-d lilile like, and
made drive Aud as | don't like
to stand in auyhody's way, gin him
plenty sea room.
so he kind ~ passed nv me and
cams ont on t'other side; and. as
the Captain o tbs Mu S SSsmp Ran.
gers wonId say, bout lace for moth.
or charge.
Though war ready for him this
time, lie came mighty nigh runuin'
ioul o'me! 5, | made up my mind
the next time lie went out he
wouldn't be alone So IA Ne passed
| grappled bis tail. and he pulled
me out on the sile; as soon MS we
war both on top o. the bank oli
br;nd'e stopped and war about com.
in round agin, when | begin puil'n
t'o'her way.
We'll. reck'n this kind O. riled
him, for he jist stood stock still and
looked at me for spell. aud then
commenced PAWN aud bellerin, and
the way he made his hind gearin
play in the air, war beautiful!
But il warD't no use, he couldn',
tcch me, so he kind O. o'stoppsd to ge,
wind for suthin devilish, AS lodged
by the way he started! BY this
time had made up my mind to
stick to his tail as long as it stuck to
his backbonei | didn't like to holler
help, kase it war sgin my principle
aud then the Deacon had preachin
at his house. and it want far of
nuthsr. r ,..o.
q know'd il he herd the noise, the
hull congregation would come down
and as | wern't a married man, and
had . kind O. hankerin arter q ga
that war thar. ! didn't feel as il
would like to be seed 10 that ar pre-.
dicament.
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