The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-19
THAT BRUTE OF A BULL.

THAT BRUTE OF A BULL.
Drrino nv residence at New Zealand
wos once very literally " between the
i Lorns @ of n dilemma" / was employed
nn AN IN country station, ana part oi
on ,an dntv Jn W was to act as stock rider-that
% is To drive in cattle and horses thao
had m etrayed beyond the limits ol 1 'no ;l
nm This was very arduouss worh, sh, in W.
volyipg many times ride OF loius od ot
G;tr Niles over rough, uncultlVateo
nonntrv and was sometimes noG al!o'
Gother free from danger, as IN the ILL.,
stance | am about TO relate. .,,.1o
I was driving home mob OF cso'ie ,n
one day that had got into neignp99ii ia 9io
rnn some twelve or fourteen nlles 'tIo I,n
ton} t' I Ind had good deal OF trouble
s mitL than on account OF the VICIOUS
mass masa Of m old brown bull, whose nn- n
ruJ,, ro1D cordnct 40 infected all the rest. Ihey
nad @ broken away from me several times'
and the old bull had once or ~ 'w,'I snI,, NV NV
tempted to rush me, and ~ wNs oniy afocf ~
thc greatest exertion win my e'eSA "T
vJT uh;n ethat was able to drive HIM on.
VT II was getting pretty well a.i On IN the t%e
atotin utotion and when we were still Two OF OF
ttrI, tSroo niles distant feeling very istlguo,'
and and the cattle now going on pei1so 1 80 T4o q
quietly, / dismounted by the the Sauo nn1 y, nor.
creek to rest for short time nLu t XXX tth
IaIoA 1aI'" os some refreshment, which hl'h IVA.
C"to "rto 7 had been too much occuplou y, y,
1f'o 1 T Tobbled my horse and turnG'
do' L :tt H4'Od and he was soon busy max
,,,l ;nn -" d;nner among the scrubby max ah' .I
tn9esocks-not 9 a luxurious le9o' T%r Tor NJ NJ
hest I that was then to be had' r0t re- CON, w
oun' o,rm nart T I made hearty meal OF soiI ;t
;. oMt ,nutton and damper ! had broughU WY WV
- ,n'''D an ubich I washed down with son on
! me, m =, WON from the creek and, when l ut ut
u :. wastl ,!stad INV NV pipe and stretched mySe
}. down among the tussocks, iouG Doi wit
o feeI zeal comfortable, for, before lone' we f.
1. ont in the least intending W.
r asleep. $500, ,r +ho sound of
~ " .i,O@lo ma near me. I started to my lee
i, sSnl9e end ebeheld sight that filled me WI /
j. rage and Indignation. a s.nn' lie" ;Svhicb S
&. lore me on the ground, from wniIn VI, bnr.
i'd in vain attempted to rise, lay 10y SSrd d h,
n. with w the old brown bull gorin8 anu "
oe ting him fiercely., ,,o. did
ac noda q rnsh at the bull to drive nm
m to in~t hmt ;nstead Of retreating he turned
of on % me- had Just time to Jump as
nut and avoid his first chargee-wh.c,nls, srr
he 7 received, would have made me u o,n poii
se, nent settler in the colonles-wne5n
ere nT ;nfuriated beast again made toward
m. IL This time I managed to get IN am'
civ some scrubby brush that grew mt
TO-, 40, soIIo Sna 5odecd behind flax bush,
his his Sent % this game up for some tlme' an M
be began to feel it was growing seil' sII
ext The bushes were disgustingly small 81 !,
,wn stnnted, and formed most insu,liI
nd. nrotection. Once or twice hau :,
tier pprazed by the animals horns ana ao
,ont Sodging business was beginning 10
mad uvT nnnotonous, not to say fatignlng,
1dia bull, however, was dul1e om ,,o,n, nm
the seemed determined 10 Keep tho p
t to sport, which he appeareu i"'n
ling enjoy. l.. oot betveer
in. and nv stock.whip, so that ma
20 ra. aua moarnn @ TO defend myself, but
.bar. oee5 to get hold of a killadie
hnw. asu as,ono the flax, with which mt n
fol- blow over the head, but LOT n'i hon w.
; 1 feet it had, might as well ha'
take him with straw. -
the Clearly, this state OF matters rs.
' ,ot loatyJ could not hope alwa
aid - do1oe I clear of the animal, and az
% omd uo uone he was sure to have me II
anti 4 and 40 began to look around 1or
" the other means of escape. ;,
the About distance OF hait a MI
elf TO ono aide Of me was high fence
nress nosed of sod and post and rails,
ppdus. Enclosed a large paddock, whei
The shsan we're driven in the winter 8
~ r 30 sIe sahen the snow was deep on the
~, nar. ~ ond the pullies. If could rea.
g tthe other side of this / was safe: a
Wa in occurred to mel pulled on N
Office and when the brute made hif
q OF charge I threw it over his eyes.
.. or are aid not wait to see the result
petty maneuver, pnt s'ar.oa a.a an omnsed b
iormed some time; but I had not gone |
bes ~, ~ distance before I felt that ne
'' hard pursuit. He was gainin9l J
o king me- ! strained every nerve.
tbodisi seemed 10 come mp. l did not
look behind, but 1 felt he W. ~
'om;na. mon me, was now within q u re
. rdnn" 81 The fence-one desperate emo
'ia fV only was safe. made tremendous
10 y hama. " anJwfouud myself lying on my
If e tbire the M bottom of ditch by the sie M
ry offer fence, whicn ,;," aiaon tha bnil was
: y, station down upon me with puzzled aasn
snraery. ,r inred expression up3n his Gonn ,i.
satsj,a, " print, It was some time before COZ OF
,,tiPplica. M my mind whether my pos !
t,',p a. dncoa. now M altered for the better;
III ro'"" ,oba frantic efforts