Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-06-28
A LIVELY TIME IA NORTH CARO-.

- Lima
The Daily News, published at Raj
eigh, n. c., devetes half column or
so to an amusing story. It tells Of how
a young man went counting, but was
seriously disturbed by the sudden adj
vent of bull while all the family
were quietly enjoying their supper
Here is the narrative just as we find
it:
"Wednesday night during the hard
quietly sat at the tea table beside his
intended at the residence of her father,
aworthy citizen of the Eastern Ward.
All were seated at the table with heads
bowed down receiving the blessings of
Mr., when their peace and quiet
of mind was disturbed in measure
more ridiculous than refined, and more
perilous than amusing oall concerned.
As if prompted by the devil himself a
neighbor's bull, unlimited, had paid
visit TO the w-pen. and backyard of
the house on the same evening, and In
making free and easy with things in
general and helping himself to what
ever come within his reach his head
became entangled in basket. and if
the reader ever saw bull with his
head fastened in bucket or basket he
need not be told of the antics he will
cut up-and nothing but dog with
horse fly tied to its tail can begin to
equal il. Hardly had "amen" been
said, when a tremendous bang at the
door set it wide open and in rushed a
big surly bull with his head buried in
a bushel basket. The dining room
being in the rear of the house and on
a level with the ground, his bullship
found no difficulty in making his grand
entry, and with powerful surge he
upset the table, breaking most of the
crockery, turning over the pot of red
hot coffee in the lap of our young
friend, the salesman, and capsized the
lamp thereby throwing the room in
utter darkness. Things now presented
a serious aspect and sudden destruc-
ton threatened all in the room; at this
stage of the game no time was to be
lost in rejecting; all had to act
promptly and take such part in the
fight as his or her judgment might de-
eide.
Our brave young hero, like a SEN
sible man as he is, seized the bull by
the tail and held on with death like
tenacity, while the father of the fami-
ly firmly grasped him by the horns
The bull began to below, the ladies
shrieked aud screamed, and the young
man cried Policel Police at the top
of his voice. This unusual noise and
excitement brought in the yard dog,
who was slow in making his appear
ance as he had to drag behind him
heavy block and chain but when he
arrived he went for our young friend
like heather Chinee" and fastened
his teeth in the seat of his pantaloOns.
The young lady with an eye keen for
the safety of her intended, bounced on
the dog like hungry tiger ON a bleat-
ing lamb.
You can now see the state of affairs.
The old man astraddle the neck hold
ing the horns, the bull in the middle,
the young man swinging to his tail,
the dog growing and shaking him BY
the pants, the young lady with her
lily white hands choking the fierce
bull dog, while her mother with a fit
of Mysteries lay on the floor as still as
corpse-and but for her breathing
one would have taken her for dead
Had things lasted five minutes longer,
there would not have been one left
alive to tell the sad tale.
But Aunt Sally, the cook, who, when
mad or excited, has more muscle than
discretion, ran in prepared for any
emergency, as she could not imagine
why there was so much noise and CON
fusion. With a lightwOod torch In
one hand and the kitchen shovel in
the other, she commenced business in
earnest; and you had better believe if
ever bull was known to pray, it was
on that dark and rainy night. She
made the fur fly, and the louder he
beloved the harder and faster she put
on her blows. His exit was quick and
sudden, and with one bound. he sprang
to the middle of the yard, leapcd the
high palings like deer, and has not
since called again. 3 .-
She then turned her attention to the
dog, and in less than no time made
him let go his hold and sent him yelp-
ing under the house.
Aunt Sally now became master of
the situation, and by kinds words and
gentle smiles partially restored the
house to order and say odd master
you take the yOudg folks back to the
palor and | will rouse up mistress
which she readily did by cold sprink-
ling and the use of the smelling bottle.
But our yong friend did not tarry
long, as between the bite of the dog
and the hot coffee he did not feel much
in counting mood, begged to be ex-
cused and LETT in the drenching rain.