The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-14
TEXANIA.
Ho.o wsla Bmu B.,,ied Wilder Crou

HosU a Wild Ball Batted a Wilder Csoscd
This morning wild bull got separated
from drove Of Texas cattle being driven
| through the city, and set out. on q tour
| through the principal thoroughfares.
Abouta dozen of the crack drOyers of the
city were detailed to capture him and
bring him in, and the scenes that ensued
were decidedly amusing and somewhat
| exciting.
The bull, after quiet gallop of dozer
| blocks, cooled down and waited for his
pursuers. They came up considerably
out OF breath, but with a large amount
of bluster and bravado, which showed
clearly that they were not afraid of the
| bull. The bull came up with perfect
| caimness, and some persons were SO
| foolish as to suppose that this showed
that he was not afraid of them. The re-
suit proved that these persons were
right.
| The bull stood still.
| SO did his pursuers.
Then there was private caucus, to
which the bull was not invited.
lie did not like this. He resented 1t.
He invited himself. Then there was not
II caucus. Then the bull shook his head.
| SO did the pursuers. They were in dill
| ferent localities--one in doorway, an
other behind telegraph pole, and an
other under barrel. They considered.
they called across the street to each
other, "Wnat are you afraid OFF," The
other SAID, "What are you afraid OFF,"
Then they said, "Let's lasso him."
Then they said, agreed; you do it,"
But no one was exactly ready. Each
one was out Of practice. The bull lis
tened and smiled. He walked calmly
toward each one separately, and offered
his horns for the lasso. Each one sepa-
rately ran as he never ran before.
Finally, by some mischance, in the ex-
citement, rope fell over his horns, II
was Immediately fastened to a telegraph
pole. But the bull didn't mind about
that. He just went Oh and directly there
was no rope about his horns.
Then imprecations came fast and fear
full. Shouts of laughter also. The bull
stopped Oh the corner of Sixth and Wal
nut. So did about one Thousand per-
sons.
When he turned toward the northwest
corner exactly 250 persons ran and
700 laughed. When he looked toward the
northeast corner 250 ran and those op.
posite laughed louder. Several men en-
Gagged in the exercise Of throwing harm
less lassoes after him, and once sue
| ceeded in getting the rope over his tail
| but it did not Stay there.
| Then he started toward the crowd, and
| they ran. An old woman, with basket
| of eggs on her head, fell over, so did the
basket. Then he looked the other way
and man ie.l out of his wagon. When
he looked up all the people in the second
story screamed and drew back from the
windows and let down the curtains. OF
all the crowd the men with the ropes
showed the most agiiily-in running.
AT last the bull was caught. A man
with long stick held out rope and he
walked under it. Then there was cheer
ing. The rope was large and new, and it
held him. 1t was attached to a four
horse wagon, and, at this writing, the
bull is being dragged away and the man
who held out the rope is wiping the cold
sweat away and being crowned victor
by, the admiring throng in an adjoining
saloon.
At the corner OF Sycamore and Sew
enth the rope was unIastened from the
wagon, and the hull attacked the horses.
The matter now became serious, and the
efforts of the crowd were turned to the
defense of the team and destruction Of
the bull.
One horse was badly gored in the side
| and in the head by the bull, but was fin
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