The mountain Democrat., 1864-03-26


admira1lOR Of the whols eoHaly. So
NAsA, -SSs !sx IA. Ssss bill psalss -
very soon It's owner began TO lheII lisSt
he possessed the saosa wonderful sehiRAl
that ever existed, end 10 boast neCusSling-
ly. Frum morning iii night ,nOtbsng
could be, heard in the nelRhhogheoA q
Litch6-ld bet the praises Of the dsAcon,s
bull, and estimates Of bis ValuA. II lase
to such 9 pitch did this eslimstiCH reaeh,
that the deacon not content with bearing
the palm from every cattle Faiseg h tko
county, sought, like Alexander, freAh
worlds to conquer, and offered his ball -
the c0rBpetiti0n Of the entire countfY.-
To do thisp fnperiy, deacon Joesph isSnsd
handbill 81 ne forth IN KlewiOg lines
the qualities II bis bull, n size, agA
weight aud color, leading "a with Ohaa.
ienge to any one possessing IN animai Of
like size and sgs. to bring it forward, and
vanQuisA the deaeoR's buN In . fair Aght
for one hundred dollars. Here It was
that the old warlilNe spirit peepsd foFtt,
and the deacon instead u Offering to
match his bull for any of those. qualities
that go toward making good beef, profEer-
ed the challenge for its8ghtine quality
These handbills were scattered far and
wide by the aid Of peripatic pedIeF, and
one Of them found its way to the hands Of
a noted breeder oi stock in the western
part Of the State, who determined Ownse-
ceptlng the challenge on behalf Of dnO
young animal Of his own, and making a.
attempt to foo the deacon's handfcd dol
lars. Accordingly be started with his
bull for the deacon's, but by some delayS
on the road he did not reach his destina.
tion until late on Saturday siternooa.--
Upon stating his errand he was warmly
welcomed by the deacon, and honest
praise bestowed apon the Bplsnaid dtaninal
he had. brought Eith him Ii 1as-tea
late that evening for the trial, and the bun
was accordingly driven into che Sich pas
ture to recruit sftsr the JouFaeyy aAd'hi1
owner made free Of the deaoOn,s shomWs-s-
The next day being the 6abbuth, the
family aM Get forth to church; tbs'tleacUA
surrendering his place IN hOnfamllys few
to the stranger, and staying at home 1n-
der the plea Of not feeling wen! Altet
they were All gone, the deacon, 70 cid il
dismisSing the thought e the two bulls
and Of the coming 6ght on the NOR
row, got down the family bible and read
a chapter; bat still the bulls would mix
themselves with the texts, and wander
away with bis thoughts- AT last the
deacon could stand it no longer, and put
ting on his hat, out be went to take one
look at the Gerce monster that was on
the morrow 70 carry sway the laurels
from hB bull and the hundred dollars, or
leave him the happy victor.
There he stood in the center OF the
field, coal black, and shaking his shaggy
head in defiance. The deacon gaxsd ia
admiration. and the lhnmght crept into
his brain that tomorrow was long time
10 wait, aud that as there was nobody to
see and no one to tell tales, he might 80
we'll give the bulls just oge little tHRn a
each other, that If the contest waxsd toe
warm he could drive of his owA animal
without trouble. No sooner thnusht than
done, and the deacon stealthily let down
the bars that led into che 6eld and pro-
ceeded to drive IN bis ball; bat the stTan.
gers bull saw the entrance open, and with
out delay rushed through and in quicker
time than Il takes to relate, tackled the
deacon's bulL .-
The Aght was terrible, and the deacon
delighted. For a while he forgot liis
Sabbath breaking, in the belief that his
bull would be the victor, bot st length
the stranger began to have the best ofte
and the deacon fearing thO defeat of bio
favorile, took hand in the 6ght himself
He tore q rail from the fence and ruahea
at the black bull, punching and pushing
him in the rear and stri ing to drive him
hack to his pasture. The attack instead
Of attaining its % Jrct, only increased the
animals rage, until with one fierce lunge
he laid his antagonist on ths ground
pierced him through the chest with one
thrust Of his sharp horns, and laid hiaA
dead in an instant. ,r.-
No sooner had he finished his work in
front, than, IKE good soldier, be made
for the enemy in the rear, and the deacon
made fo- the opening in the tepca, With
the believing monster at his heels.i =. all
Away they went deacon and hall,
straight for the house, the first pp4ing
and blowing under his fearful speed, The,
Iast paving and believing in manner to
strike terror into 6rmer hearts than that
Of the deacon. 1t was terrible race; bne
the deacon won it by few yards, Just
slamming the door Of the house in the
face of the bull, and rushing to the kitch.
en- for safety. In moment he heard
with terror the blow Of the monsters
head upon the door 4 second thump and
down it went, admitting him to the hall l
The door of the parlor stood open, and
upon the wall opposite was large mirror.
the pride Of the deacon's wife and daughs
ter, and the choice piece Of their house.
hold goods The bull did not waste time
but seeing his image in the glass, made
one rush, scattering the glass in minute
particles, and shaking the house With the
crash. #
By this time the deacon had begun to
recover his wind and bis presence Of mind
and think Of loaded gun hanging over
the mantle in the kitchen. Rendered
desperate, he clutched the weapon and
rushed to the door Of the pAr,or." The
bull spied him instantly AID made Q rush
his last-for almost running the mug
zle Of his gun into his head, the deacon
6Ied, and dec.j bull blocked up the hall,
: deluging tho floor with its blood, iusG as
the family presented themselVea At the
J.. door on their way from church. ~
= Tho Consideration Of all may be i'm,
agined. end the deacon hsd uOthlnR OF Il
bot TO make clean breast and confess
! his Sabbath breaking, pay Tue sEFshgss
for his hull, hand ever the hundred dof;
lars, make beef Of the caTcaasss, sndS6oSl
resolutions about bua-nghing he fa'
tuTe. a&G r. as9ef fsf''. - =
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