The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-20
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A down-castcr thus relates an adj
venture he had while travelling on foot
in one of the Western States: Dwell
you see back here about mile beyond
the Nociycrnoseoff creek, wur walk
ing along as happy as lark, looking
about over the prarics and thinking
hcow beautiful the All Seeing had
madcJthe world and what awful tatcr
this silc would raise, when / see a
big drove of cattle just one side. ]
wur admirin' hcow fat and slick thcy
WIN, an lool,in' at their good pints,
when an almighty great brindle bull
jumped up out'n the tall grass, and
begin to shake his aII-frcd biz curly
head an bcIrr an switch his tail an
paw the ground over his baoE. |
concluded ii were best 10 let on likes
ii want afraid, an so [ begun to
whistle, "Ralio her down, Sal,' and
other good chuuas, thmkip' as hcow
I'd slip past the blasted old cu-s but
jist as got oppor.to, he gin u snort
an begin to fetch q rake in the silc
with his fore feet. [ put in a few
quick steps bout then, but was atGarl
to run, cos ] knowed i'll did he'd
feel encouraged. Putty soon ne begin
to come on a trot, an then | let out in
q kind OF canter. Then he riz to a
lope, au' SEM it wur no use waitin' for
him to quit, just leaned these ere
legs of mine an come down to best
time i looked 'bcout for something
to climb, but thare | ware in the cuss-
ed prairie and not pea stick to be
seen higher than a mile Nhcad-heow
l did want to stop right tharc an cuss
the blarted prairics. l gin Il glance
over my shoulder an see the everlas-
tin cuss with his nose deown an his
tail up, comm jist on the dead lay
dcown, and let my legs count another
notch. The chase went nip an tuck
till got near the creek, when | see
that the bull were only "beout a hun
dred yards behind me. Lord Jehossy-
fat, but l felt queerish when | was
sartin he were gainin; it gave me
such a skeer that my heart seemed to
dissolve in dish-water, and my legs
kinder lost their feclin', so | could see
a lot of trees ahead little ways, an
ef l could hold eout three minits lon
ger I'd be to EN-. l looked back, and
the snfferin' Moses, efthc bull warn't
within twenty feet of me, his eyes all
green and his nostrils loollin' like |
mite a put my head in them, a as red
as a bolt Of new fannil. | got almost
: to the creek when I found the timber
wur on the oppersitc side from me, an
the bull so close [ could almost feel
his breath on my check. | thot of
my tamerlc in that oilel time sez l,
eFaFewell, little Jed, an you, Sarer
Ann, my gentle companions" Jist at
this instant | see stump right ON the
bank of the creek, an made spring
for it, expecting to get on top ont, but
it happened to be holler an 1 landed
inside. I jist had room to squeeze
deown in it an git my head below the
top, an not a darn bit too soon wur l
in, for as, my topknot went deown,
Mr.. Bulls head came up whack agin
stump till every thing jingled.
sra" "You better believe l felt thankful /
wur housed at last; and the old cuss of
D bull, wasn't he disappointed! Lord,
heow he did rave round that stump,
switch his tail, paw the sile, and bel
: Ter. / peeped up at him, jist to see
how he were gettin' on but kalker-
! late / peepcd down again oiiel suddent,
for hadn't more'n got my head up
till his horns comes straddle on it,
,and his skull hit the stump like a
smaul. The little incident convinced
gme that the best thing l could was, in
the langwidge Of Wheeler, to lay low,
watch the black ducks and chaw poke
= root. Just as I'd made up my mind
not to put upmy head again, l felt the
offulest pain take me in the leg. l
never see, am at the same time it COM