Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-05-25
rRluLIAR Affiliations.

John bradford, talbD u, Ihtlps anu
father PaysOn, three indianaspOrtsmen,
recently drove from Anderson In thai
Siate, 10 q good dueking point on the
White River, seven miles from town
Tho hunters hid Ia field near the
river bank and waited for game, A
flock Of ducks soon appeared and the
men agreed in whispers to fire simul
taneOnsly, 80 absorbed were the
spOHsmen that they failed 10 SEQ q wild
hull, Just from tho banks Of tho lilo
dmnde, approach, with nose IN air, and
euriously eye them from his position
on q neighbOring hilloek, The Hook
flew within range and three guns were
discharged at the same instant, The
hull, accepting the noise OF tho gun a.
challenge, beloved furlonsly and
charged down hill, while tho hunters
ran towards tho river At the top Of THEN
speed, Payson aud Bradford were 10
fleet Of foot that they distaneed then
companion and escaped by running into
the water waist deep, Phelps saw that
tho mad animal was upon him and no
was about to come to bay when q tall,
hollow stump presented itRolf, Into
tho stump no loaped and erouched
down, just a. no got inside, tho beast,
laundering along over tho meadow
struck the stump full TIT, The rotten
roots gave way, and stump and man
rolled down the incline into tho water
Payaon and bradford ran to the rescue
and Phelps was eStflcated, Tho wild
Texan ran believing along the shore at
some distance below and tho hunters
made tracts up stream.
A Union Pacific express train was do
layod at Sidney, Ncb,, the other day, by
q broken wheel. Among the passengers
were young woman and young man
bound for tho Pacific coast Oh their we'd
ding trip, The bridegroom, Goodwin by
namc, got out 10 kick mp his heels and
look around, and while ho was absorb
ing the beauties Of nature and other
things IN Sidney. the express passed ON
without him. There was CONSERVATION
at Sidney and on board tho Pullman.
Tho bride was In q state bordering on
distraction because OF her lost licgc,
and ainly, though frantically, did tho
groom put in his best locomotion to
catch the rctrcating train. Az no and
tho bride were one, with very clear
case OF "a passenger on board who was
left behind" II was fun to everybody
else except tho two most deeply inter
ostcd, Failing to catch tho train on
foot, ho clambered into the cab OF
locomotive which happened to be pulling
about tho place and earnestly solicited
help. Tho engineer, tender'hcartod
man with n tender, saw how II was, and
proceeded to obtain proper authority rs
quickly rs possible, and started with
Mr., Goodwin on stern chase after the
flying train that was trying to make up
IN hour OF lost time, and which was
proud Of new pair of wheels. Away
tho extra locomotive sped on the wings
Of love and sympathy and steam. God
win pettcd the engineer and fireman
and helped to shovel coal, and at Ante
lopc, 81 miles away, tho wild:cycd,
pursuing husband overlook the heart
less cars that had run away with his
brand new wife.
In Lamar, Kan, q party OF lads who
had been reading Byron's "Mazeppa,'
concluded to have some fun with
cow-tho only wild steed available at
that time. They coaxed the COW into
tho barn, barred the doors and drew
lots for tho Mazeppa, The boy who
drew tho short straw, wiry little fell
low of 10 years, was tied securely upon
the cows back. The noble animal
seemed to take in the situation and to
realize that her reputation rs an actress
was at stake. Her acting was magnifi-
cent, indeed, for she brought down the
houso-by sections. Although the
audience all had parquette and par
quettc circle tickets they thought they
could look ut tho play better from tho
gallery, and SO they slid up into the
hay NOW and tried to crawl out through
the roof while the COW was churning
about fourteen years growth out of Ma
zeppaand believing likeas steam calliope,
while Mazeppa passed most OF the time
yelling like pig fast in fence. The
show probably would be going on now
had not the owner of the barn conclud-
cd that a cyclone was wrestling with it
and dashed out to prevent its demo-
lition.