The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-01-04
WEsyoNDEMoeRAV
JANUARY 4
AN EXCITING RIDE.
now NIKE FINK RODE DEACON
salTu's BULL.


him. The bull was vicious animal, ant
bad come near killing iso or three per
sons consequently Nike felt rather "du
bus" He did not want to call for help
and the nearest place from whence assist
ance could arrive was the meeting house
which was at the time flled with wor'
shippers, among whom was "the ga
Mike was paying his devours to-"
So he lodged the bull, as the anima
came a, him. and managed to catch him
by the tail, He was dragged around I'LL
he was nearly dead, and when he thought
he could bold out no longer, he made uF
his mind to "holler."
And now We will let him tell his own
story
80 looking at the matter in al it.
bearings. | cum 10 the conclusion that
I'd better let some one know the fix that
l was in. So | began to yell louder than
locomotive whistle. aud it uorn't long
before secn the Deacon's two dogs
comm down az if they were seein' which
could git thar frst. know'd who they
we're ai,er-lhey'd jine the lull agin me
so" sed I. "old brindle. ridin' is a 5
cheap as walkin' on this route. and il
you've no-ihat ar' back o youin' So
WASH. very long gi,tin' astrids of him.
Then il you'd been there you'd have
sworn thar war ne;bing human in that
mi1, the silc few so orfully as ths critter
and | rolled over the feld-one dog on
the other. trying to clinch my feet. ]
prayed and cusscd until | couldn't tell
which | did lsst-and neither xan't Of no
use. they we're SO orfully mixed up.
"Wrll, I reckon | rid about half an
hour in this way, when old brindle
thought i, was time to stop and take in 4
supply Of wind and cool Of . little. So
when be got round to . tree that stood
thar, he naturally halted. So seal. old
hoy. you'll lose one passengerrar'in So
just clum branch, kalkelating TO
roost thar till | starved afore Ia be rid
about that ar way any longer. l war
making tracks for the tree, when ] heard
something Ike an orful bussin over
head. | kinder looked up. and if thar
wasn't-well, thar's no, use suesrin'--
but it was the biggest hornets nest ever
built You'll give in now, Mike. !
! reckon, cause there no help for it. But
an idea struck me just then that stood a
heap better chance ridiu' the bull than
whar | was. So ses 'old feller. il you
ho.d on Ill ride TO the next station any
suyhow, let that be where j, may.
so | just dropped aboard him again,
and looked aloft to sec wlal | had gained
by changing quarters. and gentlemen,
rm liar il thar wasn't half a bushel
Of tie stiugin' varniuts ready to pitch
INTO me when the word 60 was given
Well, reckon they 60: it, for all hands
started for our company. Some on 'em
hit the dogs, about quart struck me, aud
the rest charged on the brindle.
This time the dogs left off fust. dead
bent fer the old De,con's, and as soon a.
br:ndlc and could get away, We follow.
ed, and as | was only deck passenger
I had nothing to do With steering the
craft-ifI had We shouldn't have rur
,ha, channel anyhow. But. as I sale
before. the dogs took the lead, brindl.
and next. aud the hornets directly aftel
the dogs yellin, brlndle hollerin', anc
the hornets buzziu' and stngin.'
We'll. VIC had got about hundred
yards from the house. and the deacor
heard US and cum out. ! seed him hole
up bis hands and turn white l reckon
= he vas prayin' then. for he didn't expec
10 be called for SO soon; and it worn
long neither till the whole congregation
men women and cbildren-cum out
and then all hands went to yellin'. Non
Of them had the fust notion that brindl
and belonged to this world. had jus
I, turned my head from the congregation
| seed the run would be up soon, for th
brindle couldn't turn an inch from th
fence that was dead ahead. Well, "
reached the fence. and went ashor
aver the critters head. landing on th
3 other side and lay there stunned.
o II, warn't long afore some Of them a
we're not scared. came runnin' TO Sc
Whar WARRIOR all hands kalkelated thr
the bull aud | belonged together. Bu
when briudle walked Of by himself the
saw how it was, aud one Of EN- said i:
uMikc Rink has oot thu worst of M