The Van Buren press., 1869-03-02

dead
And-jabe, fed. di9 1903
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MIKE FINCK AND TIE BuLL.-rhe story
OF Mike Finck and the bull would make Q
eyaic laugh. Mike took notion to 40 in
swimming. and he had jus, got his clothes
of when be saw Deacon Smiths bull max
Jug ut him--the bull was vicious an imal
and had come near killing two or three per-
.ons-consequently. Nike felt rather "ju-
bus" lie didn't want TO call for help, for
he wss naked, and tho nearest place from
whence Substance could arrive, was the
meeting house. which was at the time filed
wish worshipsrs, among whom was the
gal Mike wM paying his dcvours TO-"
80 he dolged the bull as the animal came
q him. and managed to catch him by the
tail. lie was dragged round till nearly
dead. aud when he thought ho could hold
no longer. he made up his mind he had bet.
ser "hollsr. y And now We will let him
tell his own story -7 '3 ''.' \,
50. looking At the matter in all its bear.
ings, ] cum to the conclusion that Id bet
ter let soms one know whar l was. S,
yiu . yell louder than > locomotive whistle,
aud II warn't long before seed the deacon /.
two dogs coming down like as if they war
seeing which could &c. thar fust. know d
who they were arter--they'd jine the bull
sgin me. SO, SEE l, ola brinde, as ridin'
10 As cheap As walkin' GU this route, if
you've NO, objections. I'll jist taksa deck
passsgc on that ar back o yourn. So
warn't very long Citing astrilc of him /;
then If you'd bins thar, you'd have sworn
thsrwsrti't nothing human in that ar mir,
enc sile'tlew so eriuliy as the critter and |
rolled round the 6sld--one dog on one side,
and enc on the other, trying to clench my
feet. Iprayed and cussed, aud cussed and
prayed, until couldn't tell which did at
last--and neither warn't Of no use, they
were so orfully mixed up. oa'.
Well reckon [ rid about half an hour
this vsy. -,hs. old trfuIie thought 1t war
time TO stop to take in supply of wind
and cool off littls. SO when we got round
to . tree that stood thar. he naturally halt.
cd. So see | old boy, you'll lose one pas.
ssuger sartia. Sol jist clum up branch
kalksrlatiny 10 raost till ! starved aforc ia
10 l'a IoIna Ina. - wAy any longer 1
WAY ss&As ',cN TOT sae TOP OF toe tree
1nen aea'' SUNNI maxim IN or'u' ouz,
Ln oysfhcao' Rinoer iooksd up. ana y
thar swAsn't--well. thar's no use . swearin'
but i. war the biggest hornets nsst ever
, Dts. Toy u Ign ~ now reekon. A'ke'
csrss ihsrcs no help Tor you' But an idea
strock me inen thst stood . heap better
chance finin the ouii 'thsn whsr was.
~x ofd ioffer. II you IL hoid on. III ride
,sssacohexs station anyhow let that be whar
1t VIII. 1.A2"
30 J,st dropped sooard him agin, and
looked aloit to sec what ! had gained by
changin quarters, ana. gentlemen, In a
liar, ttalmrtxsfntn Thigh half bushei Of the
.,ingin' varmlnts ready to pitch into me
when the word go was gin. WE'LL
reckon They got It. Tor "all hands" started
tor out company. Some on 'em bit the
dogs--about, = quart struck mo. and the
cstcharycd on brindle. afargs ne''a-l
This time The dogs led or fust, dead ben,
for the old deacon's and as soon as old brin
die AadsI conld get under way we followed,
aud as WAS Gully deck passenger, | had
nothia' to- DO with steerin tho craft Il /
had We sbsalla't have run that channel
anyhow. !, But "a / said before. the d ogs
took the lead-brindls aud l next, and the
hornets drs'kly artsr, The dogs yellin'--
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