The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-30
SINGLETON AND THE BULL.
A Temperance Lecture More Powerful than Could Have Been Del,v-
 cred by Cough.

EAt' G". O- EAokNiuiGt SinkiCtOu, WnGn sober, is one of the most peaceAble men In the state, but when druHk, which is frequently the case, he is disposed to be quarrelsome. The other day. having me, several friends, and having fingered with them until he was no, ID s condl- ton to go home, he decided to walk through the woods and aersss the fields until the effect of the whisky to some extent wore away. He had proceeded but short distance when he came to a lot where Anderson's furious bull was kept. IL trequirei but little efort for Mir. Singleton to remember the time when the bull chased him across a held.
 "You needn't think ,ha, am afraid of you said Singleton as he looked through a crack of the fence and frowned at the bull. "You caught me one day when wasn't feeling very well, and had 10 ge, ou, of yosr way, but am not afraid of you now, want you to understand. You needn't shake your head at me. Flrs, thing you know I'll come over there and kick a side of sole leather of you. Oh, I'm no, afraid, want ysu to understand that What's thaiY" The bull had bel lowed Don't give me any of yoar slack talk. Well, I'll show youl"
 With that recklessness which cheap whisky inspires, Mir. Singleton climbed over the fence, and walked, as rapidly as he could, teward the bull. The animal was so astonished at the mans affrontry tha, he stood perfectly still gaIing in as- tonishment.
 When within reach. Singleton kicked the bull. The animal, losing his presence Of mind in consequence ot such unprece- den,ed boldness, wheeled around and ran . Singleton, with an air of oftrismph. and with loud exolamations expressive of his vic- tory, turned and walked slowly toward the fence. The buii, soon recovering his presence of mind, looked around. Then his anger arose and poured over him like tub of hot water. With loud below, he started toward the insulter. Singleton looked around, and so terrible was the aspect of the bull, that the foolish fellow, whose adventure had somewhat sobered him, took to his heels. Soon discover ing that he could not reach the fence in time to avoid person ali,ies, he turned aside and succeeded in climbing a tree. The bull saw that he had been toiled, but he did not despair, and garing upward, he began to march around the tree.
 "Say," called Singleton, |" 1 van. you to go on now and let me alone. 1 haven | time to fool around here with you. Don't you hear what 1 say? All right. nex, time won't let you of 90 easily"
 The bull lay down a short distance from the tree. Evening came. Single ton shouted until he was hoarse. Nigh, came, bringing with it dark clouds. A drenching rain began to faii, and by the flashes of lightning Singleton could see that the bull maintained his position When day dawned, Singleton saw that the bull was still watching him. He had strained his eyes until nc could scarcely sec. Mir. Singleton prayed. The bull did not change position. The day wore along. and the wretched man thought that he mus, certainly starve to death be- fore aid could reach him.
 The unfortunate mans family alarmed the neighborhood, and an extensive search was made. People thought that Singleton, insane under the influence of liquor, had gone away some where and killed himself Singleton thought iha, he saw men going along the road, and he shouted, but he was SO hoarse tha, he could scarcely hear his own voice. Just be- fore the sun vent down, some one shouted
 "Say, Singleton, what are you doing in that tree?"
 "For heavens sske," cried the vretched man, drive that bull away"
 "What bull?"
 Don't you see him ont there?"
 "No.n
 What, don't see hia thsre?"
 "No, that's only bush covered with dead leaves. Wonders the bull, about . half a mile across the pasture. He's been over there all day"