Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-17

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| CITIZENS the creatures likeness to a bull.
His large ears stand out from his head
like those Of an alarmed beast.
The long, thick, and bushy head Is GOV
cred by a close growth of short, coarse
stubby hair, his shoulders and breast are
remarkable features of the monster, they
being extraordinarily thick and heavy.
He has a remarkable depth of chest, the
formation of which bears q strong resem.
blance to that of his shaggy counterpart.
From tho breast downward his body
gradually tapeas to the thighs. His low
err limbs are slender and joined together
like those of a noble steer. The feet and
hands are those of q man.
John is remarkably strong and vigor.
Gus combination Of flesh and bone, and
prior to his confinement in theinfrmary
he was noted for his wonderful speed on
foot. He would dart away from his
home into the woods and run like a hound
for miles, making the air melodious as he
went, believing like q bull. His actions
are all governed by instinct. His reason
is an infinitessimal quantity.
He lacks the power OF speech, and the
only words that he can say that possesses
meaning to his hearers is, "bacca." He
is intensely fond of tobacco, and the first
thing a visitor hears when nearing his
apartment is his cry, "Bacca! Baccsl'
When he is given q piece of the palata.
BILE leaf, he tears it into little pieces, put
ting them into his mouth N at q time.
He rolls the tobacco around with his
tongue like a COW chews a quid of grass
and finally swallows the mass-tobacco,
saliva and all. Tobacco is a luxury that
fills the poor devil with keen delight,
and when he sees "a pouch produced his
eyes roll in pleasurable anticipation.
John is kept in constant confinement in
a little eight by ten cell, the
entrance to which is had through
u barred door of heavy hickory strips.
Just in the rear of this is an inclcsure.
twenty or thirty feet square and unroofed.
The fence surrounding it is about twenty
feet in height. This Is Johns exercising
yard. He possesses the instincts of u
bull, and is strongly affected by changes
of the weather. He becomes greatly
excited just before a rain, thunder,
snow, or wind storm, and will plunge out
into his exercising pen, tear round at a
fearful rate, paving up the earth and
believing most frightfully. He has a
voice of wonderful power, and the bullish
noise he makes can be heard for a mile
around They cannot be distinguished
by a stranger from those of a gorgeous
bull. So unerring is John in his demon.
STATIONS, that the residents of that local.
ity rely on him as their barometer, and
he never fails TO acquaint them with pend
ing meteorological changes.
He wears mems coarse clothing, after
a manuer peculiar to himself. He eau
not be induced to use s~uspenders. He is
frequently presented with those useful
appendages to o male 8 toilet, but it mat
ters not how bright and gaudy the colors
may be, John will tear the suspenders up
and ornament his neck, arms, and. egs
with the pieces. He keeps his pantaloons
in place by constantly holding them up
by the band in front. When enc hand
is tired he catches a fresh grip with the
other and struts around his dismal quar-
tiers with all the pomp and circumstance
Of a prize bull at an agricultural fair. He
sleeps upon a small cot in n corner IF
his cell, having for his bed-fellows 8
number of old tin cans, bones and brick
bats. He never removed his pantaloons,
and nothing can induce him to wear
shoes. He is a rugged, healthy creature
with a body like a bull and a voice like
q cyclone.
The mans history is a sad one. His
mother, q very pleasant and intelligent
woman, was n day crossing a field not
far from their home q few months prior
to Johns birth. A vicious bull was pas
tured in the field, and when he caught
sight of Mrs. Haines he came p~lunging
toward her at full tilt, snorting angrily.
The terribly affrighted woman ran with
all speed to the nearest fence, and suc-
ceeded in getting on the other side of it
before the bull, which was close in her
wake, could harm her. The shock was a
terrible one, and Mrs. Haines suffered
for days from nervous prostration. The
terrible effects of that fright were I'm.
pressed upon her unborn child, and when
he was ushered into the world the poor
found that her offspring partook
more of the nature of a bull than he did
that of a human being. Her grief over
misfortune was pitiable, and for al
most thirty years her life was embittered
by a contemplation of the hideous child.
When the wretched woman died John
was removed to the intirmary, and has
been confined there ever since.
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