Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-26
How Mike Rode the Bull.

Mike took a notion to 90 in swimming,
and he had just got his clothes of, when
he saw Deacon Smiths bull making al
him. The bull was vicious animal, ,and
had come near killing two or three per
sons. consequently Mike felt rather "ju.
bus" He didn'i wan, TO call for help for
he was naked, end the nearest place from
whence assistance could arrive, was the
meeting house, which was at the time
filed with worshippers, among whom
was the "gal Mike was paying his de-
YOURS TO-" So he lodged the bull, as the
animal came al him. snd managed to
catch him by the tail. He was dragged
round ill nearly dead, and when be
though, he could no longer, he made up
his mind he had better holler. And now
we will le, him tell his own story:
$50. looking q. the matter in all IFS
bearings. cum TO the conclusion that I'D
better let some one know whar was.
So gin yell, louder than locomotive
whistle. and it warn, long before seed
the descon's two dogs a coming down
like as il they war seeing which could
get thar first. Iknow'd who they were
sr,er-.hey'd jine the bull ag'in me. &c.
sez |. .old brindlP, as ridin' is as cheop
as walkin' on this route, if you've no
objections. I'll jist take deck passage on
that ar back O. yourn.' So | wsrn't very
long Citing ssiride of him. Then. If
you j been thar. you'd have sworn thar
warns nothing human in that az mix. the
sile flew so orfully, as the critler and |
rolled round the feld-one dog on one
side, and one on the other. trying to
clinch my ieet iprsyed and cussed. and
cussed and prayed, until couldn't tell
which did at las,-snd neither warn'i
Of no use. they were SO oriully mixed
up.
"Well | reckon | rid about half an
hour this way. when old brindle thought
i, was time TO stop to take in supply Of
wind and cuol of little. So when We
90. round 10 tree that stood thar. he
na,urslly halted, SO sez, old boy, you'll
lose one passenger ssrtin. So | jisi clum
up branch, kslkerlsung 10 roost till |
starved afore TG be rid round that are
way any longer. war maxim tracks
for the top of the tree. when heard
sulhin' maxim an orful buzzin' over
head. kinder looked up, an IT thar
wasn't-well, ,hsr's no use swesrin'-
but il war the biggest hornets nest ever
built. You'll gin in now | reckon,
Mike, cause there's no help for you.
Bu, an idea struck me then that stood
heap better ehsnce ridin' the buD than
whar was. Sez |. old Teller. II you'll
hold on, I'll ride to the next station any
how. lei that be whsr it will.
$50 jis, dropped aboard him agIn,
and looked slofi 10 see what had gained
by changin' quarters. and. genlemens I'm
liar. il thar wsrn'i nigh half . bushel OF
the s,ingin' varnints ready 10 pitch into
me when the word go was gin. Well,
reckon they got II. for all hands started
for our company. Some on EN- bis the
dops-sboui quart struck me, and The
rest charge on brindle. :,
This time the dogs led of fuss' dead
bent for the old descon's. and as soop IS
old brindle and could get under way We
followed. and as I was only deck pas
senper. | had no,hin' to do with sieerin'
the craft, il had. We shouIdn', have
run ,hst channel anyhow. Bot. as said
before. the dogs took the lead-bribdle
and next. and the hornets dre'kly srter.
The dogs yelIin' hollerio,' and
the hornets buzzin' and stingin.'
"Well, we had got about Two hundred
yards from the house. and the descon
heard us. and cum out. seed him hold
up his hand, and turn white. ! reckon
be was prsyin' then. for be didnt ex.
pee. 10 be called for so soon, and II