The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-04-11
IDAHO WORLD.
now MIKE FINK RODE THE BULL.

off when he saw deacon Smiths bull
making at him. The bull was vicious
animal, and had come near killing sew
eral persons, consequently Mike felt
rather "iubius" He didn't want to call
for help, for he was naked, and the near
est place from where assistance could
arrive was the meeting house, which
was at that time filled with worshippers;
among them was the gal that Mike was
paying his deyoirs to. SO he lodged
The bull, as the animal came at him, and
managed to catch him by the tail. He
was dragged round until nearly dead,
and when he thought he could stand it
40 longer, he made up his mind he had
better boiler. Andn we will let him
tell his own story:
80, looking at the matter in all its
bearings, cum to the conclusion I'd
better let some one know where | was.
So l gin yell, louder than a locomo-
tive whistle, and it warn't long before
seed the Deacon's two dogs a coming
down as if they were a seeing which
one could get thar first. | know'd who
they were arter, they'd jined the bull
ugin me. So, seq l, old brindlc, ridin'
is as cheap as walking on this route, if
you've no objections, I'll just take
deck passage on that ar back o yourn.
So ! wasn't very long in getting aStride
Of him. Then if you'd have sworn that
thar warn't anything human in that
thar mix the sile few so orfully, as the
critter and | rolled round the tield-one
on one side one on t'other, tryin to clinch
my feet prayed an cusscd an pray
cd until couldn't tell what did at
last-and neither warn't Of 10 use,
they were so orfully mixed up.
Well, | reckon rid about half an
hour this way, when the old brindlc
thought it time to stop and take fresh
supply of wind and cool off. So when
he got round to tree that stood there,
he naturally halted; so, says |, old boy,
you will lose one passenger sartin. Sol
/ just clum up 4 branch kalkcrlatiug
to roost till starved, a'rore III be rode
round in that ar way any longer. !
wara maxim tracks for the top Of the
tree, when ! heard sunthin buzZing
and making an orfull noise overhead
l kinder looked up, and if there wasn't
well there's no use swcaring-but il
was the biggest hornets nest ever built
You'll gin in now Mike, cause there is
40 help for you. But an idea struck me
then that | stood heap better chance
IL ridin' the bull than whar was ScZ
l old Teller, if you'll hold on | will ride
20 next station anyhow, let that be
whar it will.
So l jest dropped aboard of him agin
and looked aloft to see what had
gained by changin' quarters; and gen
tlemen, Pm liar if there warn't nigh
half bushel of the singing varmints
ready to pitch into me when the word
go was given. Some Of 'cm hit the
dogs, about quart struck ne, and the
rest charged on brindlc.
This time the dogs led OF first, dead
bent for the old deacon's, and as soon as
| and brindlc could get under way VIC
followed, and as | was deck passenger
! had nothing to do with steering
the craft-if | had we shouldn't have
run that channel anyhow But, as
said before, the dogs took the lead
brindle and | next, the hornets directly |
after-the dogs yellin', brindlc bellerin', !
and the hornets buzzin' and stingin'.
Well, we had got about two hundred
yards from the house, and the deacon
heard us and cum out. Iseen him hold
up his hands and turn white Ireckon
he was prayin' then, for he didn't OK
poet to be called for so soon, and it
warn't long either afore the whole con-
gregation-mcn, women and children,
come out, and then all hands went to
yellin'. None of them had the first no.
ton that brindlc and belonged to this
world. jest turned my head and pass
cd the whole congregation. Well, we
reached the fence dead ahead, and |
went ahead over the old critters head,
landin' on the other side, and lay stun
ned. 1t warn't long afore some as amt
scared come runnin' to see whar | war;
for all hands thought the bull and | be-
longed together But when brindle
walked off by himself, they seed how it
war, and one of them said" Mike
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