Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-28
HOW MIKE FINK RODE THE BULL

Mike took 4 notion TO go in swim.
ming. and he had just got his clothes
OFT when he saw Deacon Smiths bull
making at him. The bull was 8
vicious animal, and had come neal
killing several persons, consequently
Mike felt rather 'jubus.' He didn't
want 10 call for help. for he was
naked, and the nearest place from
where assistance could arrive was
the meeting house. which was ut that
time filed with wor>hippcrS; among
them was the gal Mike was paying
his devours to. So he lodged the
bull, as the animal came ut him. and
managed TO catch him by the tail. lie
was dragged round till nearly dead
and when ho thought nc could stand
it no longer, he made up his mind Ii,
had better hollrr. And now We
will let him tell his own story:
$50. looking ut the matter in
all its bearings. cum to the con.
clusion that Id better let som,
one know whar was. SO gin {:
we'll. louder than Il locomotive wills.
tie. and II waru't long before seed
the Deacon, two dogs coming
down like AZ if they were Il seeing
which could ret thar first. know :,
ln l.,N pt IL L.,
bull amin me. 50. >cz |. .uld briu.
die. rs ridin' is IL cheap Us walking
on this route, if you've no objections
I'll ji>t take deck passage on tha,
ar back u youru. so warn't very
long in getting aStridc of him. Then
if you'd have sworn that thai
warn't anythin" humau in that THAI
mix the >ilr flew :" orfully, Is til,
, crittcr and | rolled round the field
one do" one side and one on tother
I trvin'tn clinch my feet. Ipraycd an
cu>>rd an cus>cd and prayed until
couldn't tell what did lust-an,
neither waur't of no use, they wcr,
so orfully mixed up.
Well. reckon rid about half III
I hour this way. when then the ol,
I brindlc thought il time to stop I,
take Il supply OF wiud and cool oil
little. SO when we got round To
halted: 50. >cz |, old boy. you'll looS
one passenger S;rtin. SO jest cluu
up branch kalkrrla,lng To ro"e
till starved, aii"rc Id'd be rod
round in that az way amy longer.
war Il maxim" tracks for the top u
The tree. when | heard >umthin'
maxim an oriul buzzin' overhead.
kinder looked up. and if there was
! well thar no use >wcarin%-but i
: war1hc biggest hornets nest eve
4 bilt. You'll gin in now Mike. rau>'
there's II" help tor y"u. But an id":
struck me then that stood Il hrnl
/ better claurc II rSkirsA the bun tina,
You'll hold on. I'll ride to the mex
station anyhow. let trat be " liar i
will ~
agiu and looked ai0fI to -r. Mhai
liad gained hy rhanYim quarters: AM
gentleman I'm II liar. ii there warn
nigh half Il hu>hci OF the >iin.in
rarmint> ready /" pitch int" III
I,hcn the word '@" was rivim. som
on 'cm hit the dor. and about a quar-
struck lnc. and the rest charged ul
. brindIc.
This time tho docs led Oft fn>t
dead bent for the old deacon :
and IL soon H. old brindlr and coul,
get under way we followed. and IL
wis only Il deck passenger | ha.
nothing TO do with >tccrin" IT,,
craft-it had we >hould't have run
that channel anyhow. But. u
said before. the dog, took tn" Lead
brindlc and | next. and the hornets
directly artcr the dog ycllin.' brin
die bcllcril,. and the hornet, buZzin
and s,ingin'.
/ Well. we had rot about two hun
drcd Yards from the linu>c. and tn
deacon heard Us and cum ont. seer
him hold up his hand and turn white
| reckon lie WAS pr"yin then, for Ia
didn't expect to BE- called Tor :" soon
and it warm't Ion" neither af"rr Tia
whole congregation - men, womcl
and children cum ont, and then al
hands went TO ,clliu'. None nt then
had the first potion that brindlc and
belonged to this world. jest turnc,
my head and passed the whole con
gre"ation. Well, we reached I'll,
fence dead ahead. and | went ashore
over the old critters head. lamdii
on the other side. and lay stunned.
Ii warn't long aforc some a
war't Scared cum ruuuin' 10 Sc
whar war: for all hands thought tn,
bull and belonged together. Bu
when brindlc walked OH l,y himself
they seed how it war. and enc of on
said-"Mikc Fink has got the wor>
of a scrimma%c once in III, life.
Gentlemen. from that day ! drop
the courtin business. and ncvc
spoke to II gal since: and when III,
hunt is up on This ycarth. therc'll h'
no more Fink - and all OWN to Dca
OLD Nick NoNPLUSED.-This is
story in Old and New: \ man ha
sold himself to the devil W ho was t,