The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-06-17
An Exciting Ride.

closed forever. Norma was dead
An Exciting Ride.
HOW MIKE FINK RODE THE pEAcoN's +
BULL.
Mike took notion to go in swimming, /
and he had just got his clothes off when
he discovered Deacon Smiths old bull |
making at him. The bull, vicious ami T
NAL, had come near killing two or three /
persons; consequently Mike felt rather |
."dubus." He did not want to call for
help, and the nearest place from whence
assistance could arrive was the meeting
house, which was, at that time filed with
worshippers, among whom was "the gal
Mike was paying his devours to-" So
he lodged the bull as the animal came at
him, and managed to catch him By the
tail. He was dragged around till he was
nearly dead, and when he could hold out
no longer, he made up his mind he'd bet
ter .sholler"
And now we will let him tell his own
story.
$50 lookin' at the matter in all its
! bearings, I cum to the conclusion I'd
better let some one know who / was. So
gin yell louder than locomotive
whistle, and it warn't long before / seen
the Deacon's two dogs coming down as
if they were seeing which could get thar
| first. [ knowed who they were after
they'd join the bull agin me.
s.So," seq I, sold brindle, ridin' is as
cheap as walkin' on this route, and if
you've no objection, I'll jist take deck
passage on that thar back o'yourn. SO
wasn't very long Citing astride of him.
"Then, if you'd been there you'd
have sworn thar war nothing human IN
that mix, the sile flew SO orfully, as the
critter and rolled across the feld-one
dog on one side, aud one on the other,
trying to clinch my feet / prayed and
cussed and cussed and prayed, until
couldn't tell which / did last-and nei-
ther warn't of no use, they were SO orfully
mixed up
/ "Well, / reckon I rid about half an
hour this way, when old brindle thought
it was time to stop and take In supply
of wind and cool off little. So when he
got round to tree that stood thar, he
naturally halted. So, sez old boy,
you'll lose one passenger, sartin.' So |
iist clum a branch. kalkeIlating to roost
there till starved, afoTe I'd be rid about
that way any longer. I war making
tracks for the tree when I>heard an orful
buzzir' over head I kinder looked up
and If there wasn't-well, there is no use
swearin'-but it war the biggest hornets
nest ever built. You'll ginin now, Mike
because there is no help for you. But ar
idea struck me then, that stood bet
ter chance ridin' the bull than where
was. Sez I, sold feller, if you will hold
- u. Il. -tnx
, let that be where it WILL
$50 jist dropped aboard him again
and looked aloft to see what 1 had gained
by changing quarters, and gentlemen
I'm liar, if thar wasn't half bushel o
: the stingin' varmints, ready to pitch int
me when the word was gin.
! 'sWell, I judge they got it for al
!, . shands' started for our company. Som
: ! ON 'em hit the dogs, about quart hifme
: and the rest charged on brindle.
!, !, s'This time the dogs left off fust, dea
beat for the old dcacon's, and as soon a
old brindle and [ could get away we fol
!, lowed; and as was only deck passen
:, ger, had nothing to do with steerin' III
r eraft-if had, we should not have ru
= Z in that channel, anyhow. But as / sal
u before, the dogs took the lead, brindl
ana l nexe, ana tne hornets are KY atte'
+ Inc dogs ye,lin oIindie hoile,in, an
{ the hornets Duzz,n ana stingin-
en-, we nad got ABOUT h9nure
l heard us and cum out. I seed him hol
up his hands aud turn white. Iguess h
praysd pave .neD: ior ae a1on eapec. 20 :, .
: sfors @ .he h I whols cor canarsga.;an@5an - $ - wn
men and children-eum out, and the.
!. all hands commenced yellin.' None G
8 en- nau tns ius. nolion 'nas sp.inuie an'
+ oelongeu 70 TINS "or'o. J'ss .nrne
# my neao pass the congregation. , see
the run would De up S0oU, Tor brlndl