Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-08-03

I NAaedf. tlsrl,tsb<' Il 'Baas4 On
Sunday evening, near sunset, as q,
large number Of gentlemen were ett
gagged in conversation on Silsbys corr
ner, there came gallivanting alongHae
large roam bulf---cane paving, snort.
ing and believing like bull Of Bash;
an. His head, with eyes shooting out.
defiance toall the world, looked like
the front Of grim.viisaged war, corn.
gated and Auted with red-hot wrathsa
This gentleman COW was very mad.;Wa
and much like the male species Of the '
genus homo when id state Of anger.
he made a condem fool out Of him:
self. We say that he came swashay-..
ing along in style totally at'varis'
ance with that conduct supposed eto,a
govern the lives Of all respectable b.:
vine quadrupeds Of the male persua4s
sion; and observing Mr.. William Wal,
lace on the outskirts Of the crowd off,
men and near the edge of the side
walk, he took look at him. Wallace.
then looked at the bull. Whether any
previous difficulty had ever occurred
between the two, or any jealousy exAc.
listing, we are not prepared to state;y
but when Wallace fastened his gaze
on the brute the latter took it as sig
nal to combat, and lowering his head L
aud swishing his tail he made a muro1
derous lunge at him. Wallace lowered
his head and also made lunge, butss
not in the direction of the bullIhe,
went the other way; and after getting,
of a few PAGES, stopped and looked
again. That look came near beihg''S
his last; for the enraged animal no.
doubt thinking this action on the part:
of his human antagonist merely MAJ
newer for the advantage, made anothd
er vicious and ripping lunge. Seeing
that battle was on, and wicked bus.
mess ahead, and not wishing to stake
his reputation as strategist and
fighter against such great odds, Baia
turned a couple Of fips and landed ins
the postoffice, escaping the full force 9f
the catapultic blow only by .: few
inches. Silsby was there-inside, at.
this stage of sffairs-and he Gays he
never saw such q rapid distributions I
aud departure of the males in al his
experience as postmaster. Jim White 8
through some means unexplained, sud
denly arose in the air and seated him.
self atop Of the ktter-boxes, six Or :
eight feet in height. Joe Branstetter''
happened to think that he forgot some.
thing over home on the Bar, and from !,
the lively manner in which he noved Z
off it must have been important. lack
Elkin went down to see Matt Luney
on little business. G. 7. Keys. and.
Bill Fry went up on East Hillte ex--
anime the workmanship;'of,- the. new )
Odd Fellows Hall. Andd altogether ;
there was general diffhsion.of the
boys, each appearing to be looking
out for himself: Failing to, catch.
Bill Wallace, the only one Of the part :.
he seemed to have grudge against, :,
the bull, gave q sweeping glance Of :
triumph around at the field he had sos',
quickly. cleared, and proudly moved
onward to the hills. The bull ID, the ::
same animal that, pointing his left (
horn to the fence Of high corzal, told
Steve Pierce to climb over, and Steve
clum. 1t is dangerousto lifente allow
an animal of this character toroam at !:
large in the streets; and we are in-- :
formed that it is the intention of the ;
owner to get rid bf him soon-as possi-r :
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