St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-09-20
A Street Scene in st. Louis.
\ TALE OF ADVENTURE.


}lSt SaN>: ''lcStrrdaS at noon Il bull. Il
small but vigorous one. appeared in the
ncighhoIhond of Eighteenth and Riddle
streets. Whether the earth had open
ed her poudcroUS Jaws to cast him
fourth or he had been launched. Il thun-
drlhult in hide and horns. from some
aerial Mount Taurus. no one could SIN q.
At first the bull trottcd along mildly
inuui>iliVe. toward Seventeenth street
till he had arrived at No. I722. when.
with a spa>modic twitch of his tail Ia"
charged into the h"u>c-N yard. up>cttiug
two hahN-wag"ns and impalimg Il little
gill. Mcna kcckcr. daughter OF Il police
officer. ON his horn. 1t passed through
hcl shoulder like Il hayunrt. and in his
mad career he bore her some thirty feel
ere he shook her from him. l.ca\ img
behind him this manglcd little victim
he continued his mad career. >nuItin
like an alligator. out into the ALLEY Ia
tween Car and Riddle and Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. Here was
PLAY ing the little boy of Nh. William
IIurtmiI. Il child of four Years of age.
In Il moment the bull WAS upon him.
and thrust his sharp horn int" the poor
child'> head penetrating through the
eye into the carnial cavity. y block
further down. Mrs. StarklrN. residing
at IGlu, >aw him approach. and with Il
mothers devotion. >prlng int" the road
WAY t. save her :Wo children. Sic
seized them. and with the strength of
desperation pushed them oUt of danger
just ;I> she felt the hot breath and SIN
the red and fiery eye of the approach
im9 brute. She Was knocked down and
her ankle was >praincd. but the little
ones were saved.
\ policeman fired three shots II him.
but " hat MAS Il colt to u hull Leap
lmy lightly over the fence he dashed
down Fifteenth street. fnll"vcd hN q;
tail of boys and butchers bigger than
that of Plant"n"uI' comet. lil way
of Gay street and Morgan hr went i"
Chi>tN avenue and thence to Pine.
scattering the pedestrians left and right.
At G2O Pine street l. a >hormakcr :
shop. III which were the proprietor aud
two friends. ~ the hull passed he
suddenly wheeled at right angles. and.
with Il charge like that "t the Light
Brigade at Balaklava. dashed the door
from lis hinges and >pIang int" the
shop. Two of the inmates were mean Il
on his knees. for he WAS lame and al
most unable To walk. \ luuudiug bull
appearing without AMY "t the social
amenities hring observed. proved Il
better cure than all the rheumatic uint-
mcutS which all the applicants for
quarantine officers cuuld have devised.
Out through the window ht >pIang. tur
getting his clutcht>. and ran up the
/ i, l.. y
while the ball >prang mmhlN int" the
>tlcct. and continued his winding WAY.
Ou SCNcuth street Il man rndcdNuIcd
1u measure hi~ speed with that of the
excited bali. Ii WAS tur It while nip
and tuck. the bulls horns being in close
proximity tn the pedestrian : "at-taIl>.
hul III tI"nt ut the engine hou>r the
man fell. and when cNcrNhndN l"nkrd
(" SEQ him di>rmhuwclcd. the hull leap
ed over him lightly aud passed on. The
IMAM ~ Ii" fell W;l- at i very daik com
plc\i"m. but Whcu lac picked himself
up and looked around. his face W;i> pale
H. rhaik
NJ the Grow block, with Il curiosity
which would have qualified him for the.
meeting ON change the other morning.
he stopped and tried I" get int" several
houses. Being t"ilcd. however,. in this.
he turned again and made his way to
the dug store of Mi. y. limmitl. at
/ the corner of Olive and seventh. into
which he chased a woman. Like the
righteous. she 'hardlN r>capcd.' MI.
Dlmmitt just having time to thrust her
into Il side door " hen the bull came
da>hing in at the front. 80 close to-
gcthcr were tW" marble counters thru'
which he made his way. that he left
hair and blood on each one. here
waS Il large looking lass ut the cNtrcm-
itN of the store. into which he SIM re
llrctrd IL bull a> strong and vigorous a>
himself. At him he dashed with Il wig
or " which did credit To his courage. If
not To his knowledge of optics. For
tumatcly his horns struck the moulding.
and slipped up :" that the mirror cSrap
ed any fracture. Nh. pimmitt, VIII"
WAS standing at the corner, fired tWirc
at the bull. wounding him, but not ia
tally. Taking this as il hint that thcy
had nothing i'll his line, the bull. with
one sarcastic wave of his tail. km"rkrd
down IL lot of pertumcry on the show
cast, valued il so. and boiled out of
the door. His rcippCar.ince WIS greet
tu Will dppliuS'.
Eastward on Olive street hc pursued
his path, his progress being IN every re
Spect triumphal. First came II thin
spray of flying mewsboyS; than AN adj
vanced guard of tugIciou> children of Il
luger growth then the her" of the day.
tossing his eNuberIut tail. believing
defiance to the whole city, his Hanks
heaN ing, his no>trlS red. his eyes flash
l
ing like Goals of fire, every hair on his
spine Iigid aS Il pOrcuplnc'S qulllS. In
his rear came IL body of bullwhack kcIS
and police, making the air black with
shouts of Kill him stop him Iii.
there stop thief The procession
was closed by Il motley mass of people
men. women and children -Surging
cAcitedly to and fro, tripping each other
up and trampling each other down with
the charming lmpartialitN of all crow DIS
Thus he came To the Missouri lottery
office. Oh Olive street. between Sixth
and SeN cmth.
BY this time the bull. alarmed 10y his
rapid change. of scene and the novel SIT
uation i'll winch he found himself. was
as frantic with fear as any one nj his
customers. \ gambler himself. at pitch
;ind-tosS, he took no interest III the stat"
lottery. bat bent his whole energies to
secure il retreat. \ tran$on Ill the rear
of the office. about seven feet from the
floor, presented itself to his diSordcred
imagination as the most desirable
avenue of escape. Accordingly he rear,
ed himself OH his hind legs, and frant-