The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-18
Trouble with q Buck Deer.
le 6reenbrier Independent.

lne scene OF our STORY ID IOcAteo ii
the RichlaRds OF Greenbrier. Place
the home OF Captain Alex. Welcb
Everybody knows Alick Welsh. IL
is q whole-souled country gentleman
full OF fun and frolic, and carries with
in his breast a big heart. and when he
goes on journey-for instance, to The
Charleston Fair, his shirt is deposited
in a Jug Blu. the shirt and the jug
matter, whilst it is funny affair and ia
known only to the initiated few, has
nothing to do with our present story.
The Capt. is dear lover of fine stock
fine horses; fine cows aud calves;
fine hogs, and game chickens. White
guiness aod wild deer, also, are objects
of bis fancy, to say nothing of red foxes
and his trained dogs. All these things,
not to mention numerous 9TH
ere, occupy his time and attelr,
ton. He relishes, with zest, q good
joke, even II it is at the serious expense
and Inconvenience Of q friend, asd
right here our story commences. AID
we will state in the commencement
that no pen and ink sketch can adj
qustelv describe the grotesquesness If
the situation. Our matter-o TACT lrieni,
Mr. Simon Bolivar Williams was tie
bYi! OF the joke, who had paid the CsP,
tain visit, and, after making a surVty
of the surroundings of the place ard
the fancy stock, had his curiosity graf
fed finally by an introduction to a PIT
Buck Deer. There was no formally
aboutthe introduction. His deership saT
Bolivar within the sacred precircts OF hs
enclosIre and al once regarded him a
eniunw.lcome intruder, ,,and, without fui-
ther ceremony, adopted ia his motto--
rem, vidi, vici, which, being interpreted,
mssna, be came, he saw, ne couquera
He did not stand upon the order OF Ill
attack, but went for the stranger d
once. His work wes quick. short snt
decisive. Bolivar offered Resistance b
8 threat and thrust from a borroHe
umbrella, but it was of no conseq
Hjs Buckship went for the raised UNI
brella, and, in a twinkiing, there wa
nothing lett Of the protector bu
the ribs and the handle thereof With
an energy and q perseverance worthy o
more humane and charitable efforts, tht
Buck then proceeded to "go for" his
victim in q manner worthy OF q better
cause. An empty barrel was sought
for protection, but, in an instant, as
it vere, Bolivar, slaves, loops,
&c, all, were one conglome Grated mass,
most misersbly bruised, crushed and
mixed up in all OF their respective
component parts. Anger apd thrusts
were 'ruitless OF relic. to the vanquisb ed.
Argument and persuasion were useless
remedies in this dread and dire emer-
gency. Even the saving efficacy OF
prayer and its hallowed influences could
not be resorted to in this brief and un-
expected contingency, for time Was short
aud very precious. and our friend was
p0weress the Buck was excited and
mad with rage, and fear and trepidation
cncompassed the nerves, the marrow
toaes and every fibre of the animal
frame work of Bolivar. Pressed to
the wall, he reached for the cum
hrous horns of We Buck be seized
them and held them with the iron grip
OF death, and, when exhausted and
wcrn-out with the butts. tugs, pulls and
the innumerable appliances OF torture
inflicted upon the various divisions Of
his anatomical rotundity and volumi1
nous corporosity, he was fortunately
relieved from his distressing situation
by the timely aid and interference os
the part Of the lord of the manor, Capt.
Welch. Mr.. Williams left the premii
sCs a sorer but wiser man, solemnlJ
vowing in his inmost heart that BucH
Deer were humbugs as pets, and thai
no sane man would keep them abou
his premises. We regret to add tha
Mr.. John NJ. Sydenstrckers umbrella
isin condition beyond repair.
S. AS the sequel 10 the above
we learn the following, just as we ar
going to press: On Tuesday morninj
lsst, As Capt. Welch was Jloping up tn
fire. he came near meeting with a seri
GUS scCjdent. 1t seems that his BucI
was chasing a number OF small child
ren, and, entering the room, suddenl,
came in contact with the Captain
striking him very severe blow in
vulnerable part, hooking him head
foremost sgainst the bsck.wall OF th
Fireplace. Fortunately, this sudder
and unexpected surprise resulted in n,
sad or serious results. That Deer wa
butcherei on the following dav