The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-10-27
From ne C'iacianati STR.
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1liis morning a gid bull got separate
fron a drove VI Texas cattle, being driver
through iisel city. and set out "a Il. tou
through the prlnripal thoroughfares. s.AIou
dozen Of the crack druyersilof the lcitl
were detailed ~ capture him and bring lin
III. and the scenes that ensued were decid
edly amgsing aud Somewhat exciting.
The bull aitcra quiet gallup ot a iose,
blocks, cooled down apd waited for his pur
suers. They came up considerably ont a
breath, but wiih pl!pge amount Of blustcl
aud brasado. which sbpard clearly tlla
they we're hCt, afraid of the bull. IN,
bui4 caLc up with perfect calmncss. anC
Aomegpsrsois were 80 iaolish is 10 suppos,
that this showed that he mas nut afraid 81
them. them. The rrsSal; proved thu. these Per
suns were right. ,t:.. y...s.s.
The tull Stood still. y ~
dsudid bis pursueis. A{.' ~. apin
Thsn thero was d private caucus. to
which the bull was not invited.
lie did not like this lie resented il.
He Invited himsslf. Then there was not d
CAUCUS, Then the bull shook his head. So
did the pursuers. They were in different
lucalities--one IN Il doorway. another be-
hind barrel. They considered. They
called across the stree. u each other. What
are you afraid OH s.a
Then they said, Lets lasso him.
4 Then they said. Agreed yon DO it,
But 10 one Was exactly ready. Each one
was ont Of practice. The bull listened and
smiled. He walked calmly toward each
one separately and offered his hurus for the
lasso. Eacli one separately ran as he ne
yer ran before. h3 TIC 49,. y"i
/ Finally BY some mischance In the ex.
citement u roPe fell over his horns. II wa.
immediately fastened TO d telegraph ;ole.
But the buil didn't mind about that lie
just went on anl directly there was no rope
about his horus. s Fi' sl"' H9,N si
Then imprecaticns came fast and fearful.
Shouts Of laughter also. The bull stopped
on the corner Of Sixth and Walnut. So diu
about, one thousand persons. su &c
When be turned toward the northwest
corner exactly two huud.ed and 6fty per.
SOUS ran aud seven hundredand fifty laugh
ed. When he looked toward the northeast
corner seven hundred snd ffty ran AID
those opposite laughed louder. Seyeral
men engpged in the exercise of throwing
harmless lassues after him. aud one succeed
ed IN getting the rope over bis tall. but il.
did mot stu, tliere. " "
Then he started toward the crowd and
they ran. An old woinan. witha basket
Of eggs On her arrp, fell over. lso did the
basket. Then he looked the other way
aud i,Ian Tell oat Of his wagon. When
he looked up all the people in the second
story screamed and drrw back fiUln the win
doms and let down the cortains. of all
the crowd the men with the RUPEES sh9wed
the most agility-in running. .
Al las the bull was caught. & man
with long stick held ont rope and he
walked under il. Then there wasa cheer
ing. ylic rope was large aud new. aud il
held him. ll,was attached to four hUrse
wagon, and 1t this writing the bull islbo.
ing dragged away, and the man wao held
cut the rUpe Is wiping .he cold sweat away
and being crowned victor by the admitting
tlrong IN ~ adjoining saloon 49,
1T thc corner u S.csmore and Seventh
Tie rope was unfasiened, from the wagon.
aud tue bull attacked the honss. The
matter now became serious, aud the efforts
u The crowd were tuSAed Il the defense Of
the tenn and deslEuetNn ef the bull.
Onc bvrsv WAS badly gpred IN The side
md ID the head By the bull, aud The rope.
which was still around the animals. head,
fastened to lamp post. Another rope
was got around bis body and legs. and he
was thrown down aud tinally killed With an
ix. ani hauled Of 10 wagon. Several
men were injured b taDDlBg over sash
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