The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-07-20
Mike Finch and the Bun.
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bull would make a eynic laugh.
Mike took a notion to go in SWIM
ming, and had just got his clothes
of, when he saw Deacon Smiths
bull making at him-the bull was a
vicious animal and had come near
killing two or three persoas-con-
sequently Mike felt rather 'Jubous."
He did not want to call for help,
for he was naked, and the nearest
place from whence he could expect
assistance was the meeting house,
which was at that time filed with
worshipers, and among whom was
the gal Mike was then "paying his
devours to-" So he dodged the
bull as the animal came at him, and
managed TO catch him by the tail.
He was dragged round till nearly
dead, and when he thought he
could hold on no longer he made
up his mind he had better "holler."
And now we will let him tell his
own story:
$50, looking at the matter in all
its bearings, cum to the conclusion
I'd better let some one know whar
I was. So I gin a yell louder nor
a locomotive whistle, and it warn't
long before seed the deacon's two
dogs comm down like as il they
war seein which could get thar fust.
1 know'd who they were arter;
they'd jine the bull agin me was
sartin, for they were orful weno-
nous and had a spite agin me. SO,
says /, old brindle, as ridin is as
cheap as walk.n on this route, if
you've no objection, I'll take deck
passage on that ar back of yourn.
So wasn't very long getting a
straddle of him. Then, if you'd
been thar, you'd have sworn thar
warn't nothin human in that ar
mix, the sile flew so orfully as the
critter and l rolled round the feld
one dog on one side and one dog
on one side, tryin to clinch my feet.
1 prayed and cussed, and cussed
and prayed, till couldn't tell which
l did last-and neither warn't no
use, they were so orfully MKT up.
Well, / reckon l rid about half an
hour in this way, when old brindle
thought that it was time to stop to
take in q supply Of wind, and cool
off a little. So when he got round
to tree that stood thar, he natur-
ally halted. SO, says l, old boy,
you'll lose one passenger sartin. So
1 just clum up a branch calcalatin
to roost thar till ] starved afore I'd
be rid that ar way any longer. /
war maxim tracks for the top of
the tree when / heard somethin' a
maxim an orful buzzin overhead. |
kinder looked up, and if thar warn't
! well, thar's no use swearin, but it
was the biggest hornets nest ever
/ built. You'll gin in now, 1 reckon,
Mike, cause there's no help for you.
} But an idea struck me then that /
) stood a heap better chance a ridin
the bull than whar l was; so says /,
, old feller, if you'll hold on I'll ride
to the next station anyhow, let that
be whar it will.
So / jist dropt aboard OF him
' agin and looked aloft to see what
t I'd gained by changing quarters,
r and gentlemen, I'm liar il thar
} warn't nigh onto half bushel oi
y the stingin varmints ready to pitch
q into me when the word go was gin
f Well, / reckon l got it, for all hands
started for our company. Some on
c 'em hit the dogs-about a quart
d struck me, and the rest charged Oh
I brindle. This time the dogs led of
fust, dead bent for the old deacon's
8 and soon as old brindle and ! coald
. get under way we followed, but
3 was only a deck passenger and haC
4 nothin to do with steerin the craft
, you may sware If / had we shouldn't
8 have taken that channel, anyhow
2 But, as / said before, the dogs tool
s the lead, brindle and next, anC
y the hornets quickly arter. The dog
s yellin, brindle bellerin, and the hor
2 nets buzzin and stingin. Well, w
3 had got about two hundred yards
% from the house. when the deacon
3 heard us and cum out. ] seed hin
hold up his hands and look white
o reckon he was prayin then, for h
! didn't expect To be called for 81
6 soon, and It warn't long neithe
3 afore the whole congregation-men
3 women and ehildren-cum out, an'
= all hands went to yellin. None o
them had the least notion that brin
N die and ! belonged TO this world.
{, iist turned my head and passed th
d hull congregation. / seen the rui
:" would be up soon, for old brindl
= = couldn't turn an inch from a fenc
/. that stood dead ahead. Well, W
IF reached that fence, and ] wen
is ashore over brindle's head, lande'
IS on the other side and lay tina
. stunned.
"a 1t warn't long before some O
c them as was not scared, cum run
70 min to see whar / war, FOR all hand
], calculated that / and the bull be
: longed together. But when brindl
III walked of by himself they seed ho
k IL was, and one Of 'em said: Mix
1t Finch has got the worst OF scruu
mage once in his life Gentlemen
q from that day l drapt the courti