The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-19

was safe. But my position was inoaU OF
;onoblo one. dared not try to regain Il
an nnriqht position, for on the slightest ii
the bulls horns we're threat Ii
aninoly lowered toward me. tried, py Q
shouting at him, to drive him away (
bnt as that only produced renewal on i
his part of the attempt to get me WIN
Lia horns I was soon obliged TO desist' {
had often heard Of the power OF the
human eye to overawe savage ahinins'
and | fixed my eyes upon HIM IN mun, no
ner that / thought ought to have tne
desired effect. But either this power
hos been oyerrated, or the circumstances
we're not favorable, for the bull re6ardeu
nv efforts with perfect contempt
Finally, made up my mind to remain
unite still, in the hopes that he would
soon get tired, and 80 leave me-
But the bull was q pertinaclous pnli,
and had evidently made up his mina 10
m ace the affair out. My position was
every moment getting more lrksome, me-
and, beside, it was humiliatlng IN the
extreme; fact of which inc pun
seemed perfectly aware, for ne reeafoen
me with contemptuous look thaV WIS
very provoking. 40 rrt
However. there was nothing to do but
remain where was till something oc-
cnrred to relieve me of the animal
nresonce. should be missed at the
station before morning, and the wolsU
that could happen was that might nave
to remain as | was all night, when some
of the men would be sure TO come anu
q There are few things l cannot make
4 m nv mind to when | know they are
,f Inevitable. and though not pleasant
u alternative. | soon made up mlhe 10
u this even made an attempt to go to
~ ~ sleon @ when, to aid my discomfort, II
" ~ beoan TO rain. This was decidedly uh
~ ,,leasont. but was getting reckless .
ID ID 6 on, YES !" I exclaimed, in a satlr'
o. cal tone, Grain by all means, do
n. Aud it did ILL, % th
NV attention was now called 10 w
Ia behavior of the bull. 1t began 10 SUI
20 the air, paving the ground and toSsln
;o' m his head in manner expressive, @, :
III No. m tmrinmpb and demoni &c JOY. I'M
~, ,i locked like bearing malice, and, to mo-
~ 'n- tifv the brute, | endeavored to appeF
ar 'n oa ",' ;f 7 found the rain rather pleasal
S as and refreshing than otherwise. buC
ot o' did tbe noble animal an injustice. Il
bv was above any petty feeling OF graIiinc is
ck. tion at my mere physical dlscolll1a
for he knew that the rain would Pr"
The me in his power. .,, 40,
the m II was some time before could fe'
or i've this fact. The ditch was DeglhnL
nod 70 fill with water, and my dlscomi'
w me wos becoming intense. But | iook
u H4o . m"1 "s chrerfnl as I could, in order to
,or. ceiye the bull Suddenly 1t flashed =,
;tb ~; on me- that the ditch would soon.De
4 TO of water, and that i must elt1et tonn an
mod ot the bottom and be drowned, OF W
noL. ont and fall victim to my enemy
and To saw that this discovery hlleu
tLr will iismay is but feeble to express
NV my feelings. turned my eyes despalttiIn n
IONA TO the sky. There was no comiorU VI, 'n
;lp 'oiIp tIa ~ AMI ieaden hue which it presesl
some " showed that there was no chahce oi
pTln hn5 ro;n aboting. had been in some
uoIt no1s aarote "I and disagreeable situations
,, y9vll % mo NV life. but they all appeared
with and agreeapie ~ 'on' Mo ditch was
fell What was l 10 90 IL" L.
io'i inc IN ~ np rapidly, and the question del y
os q ded an immediate solution. "A Ut
snot Coz wild and impossible projects la, !.
leTI, l,;th throuah my brain but, after ALL
l.. "t"n ta wos bnt one thing to be done
70 10 he / must face the bull.
10 ,orao 80 I looked up at him.
hr,t' He was waiting for me- 3;
4 p"' TT ,,,o ,owiuC tho qrOuIu i
-, tiertlv. his tail WAS erect, MS
m off: slightly lowered, and 'nero WY tha. ="
Il III ,,n Un' bloodthirsty look in his eye tha'
g aside most appalling. .u Pat
A, "1, hod NV heart sank within me- buV
,erma. n, was no help for it. -, :,
,s' ,oi IL" tho "I must screw my courage up u
4 q me- m sticking point" | said -,;tn
q NE. n,e, And I smiled grimly, and with
'inono noar self admiration, at this mild anu
near, 1os 1eas hnt alas too obvious witt
' We % "Rnt oh, Heaven what we
on;ons ruu sound is that which meets my en- GT'
eflouSi oII "nd "Cooo ey! Cooo-ey" shri1i,
ntl o. ,;ant an and distinct, and at no great on On
','iI,on' y hoon "Coo.o-ey ! Coo-o.ey J! l resp
u otIn u,a a. the uttermost stretch OF my VC
'no VIC The next moment l have sprun
10 ne H. the ditch, the bull has charged !,
& { and md has missed, and | have caug1' ~ l.
,,n III, d tha his tail. Round and round W.
Ip tIer 'to TO holding on with desperation u
'hef ~ vaiuly striving to get at me. ID ID
oo, no horsemen suddenly appear up
Ecu h"d mo mo scene; precautions; the pun ~ +
I I'a,I ,nan Nv three or four heavy blows " !
l elan slan, head with loaded whip, ana II II
10 4, Iron, ir1 Il minutes he lies bleeding and Sc
thn hl ef. upon the ground. uu
,ono Sno hit m An hour afterward am snug :,
ia'o n'' but at the station. Over 81 81
u .or,a CLASS of hot rum and water an
% co"tn 10 ~ ing to an admiring group Oh
ways th;o ;o hands tho details OF the desper'
y, ~ Vi,o ths tie which fought for upward
sor IN aomo .mo hours with the bull. And me n
io' 'Oi much sympathy in my morsiII' Ean 7 !
.,;,o on being interrupted just when -,
M niue eom. un in my power, and was "goinG
Is, which tinish hih' ~ ~,-.,,, Il,
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