The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-11-11
WHIPPING a MAD RITTI
Farmer Posts Successful Fight With m.
Valuable Reaxr

Farmer Posts Successful Fight With IN.
Valuable Beast.
Abram Post. of Elderville. Pa. owns
oiooded bull. which has long been
an object of terror to all EMPLOYED on
the farm. owing 10 its fierce and ac-
gressive disposition This bull had al
ways been under the control of its
owner. who declared that, SO long "a
any one stood up boldly against the
animal. no fear of its attacking him
need be entertained. He urged this
upon his hired help. but he never could
employ any man who would not mt
nimsen IN safe place as soon as the
pun assumed a belligerent attitude. and
tost vile frequently appealed to him
70 nave the animal killed, believing
enat' sooner or later. it would rebel
assinse the authority OF her husband,
and attack him The beast vvss 49,
valuable an animal to be sacrificed
and Post ridieuhng the idea that the
bull could master him. refused 10 part
| with it.
On Thursday evening Post had I'm
lshed milking COW in the BARNARD,
| and was returning to the house when
he noticed that the bull. which was in
/ the yard. shook his head sayaceIy a.
he passed by it, and had an unusually
vicious look in its ewes. Post passed
on, paying no attention to the animal.
he had gone only a short distance
when be heard a quick step behind
him and a low believing which he
knew was made by the bull. He turn
ed quickly and saw the animal bearing
down upon him. He grasped the bull
with one hand by the horns hoping to
prevent it from goring him. and the
next instant he was tossed in the air,
He fell on the bulls. head and neck.
and was tossed the second time, this
time being thrown to the opposite side
of the barnyard fence. He was badly
bruised and his clothing was torn by
rough handling he had received. but
believing that if he allowed the bull to
remaiE master of the field its usefulness
would be gone and its killing a neces-
sity. Post determined TO assume the Of
fensive himself and use every effort to
conquer the savage animal. He is
large and muscular man. and. arming
himself with heavy club, he jumped
over the fence aud advanced boldly
upon the bull. which was paving the
ground and believing furiously The
moment it saw Post in the yard it
plunged at him with horns lowered
Post met the bull with a terrific blow
with the club across the forehead. The
heavy wood was broken to pieces. but
the blow had no effect upon the anima,
except to increase its fury. The bull
pressed upon the farmer, who jumped
aside and caught it by one horn and
one ear, and endeayored TO keep its
head turned away. He was thrown
from side 10 side and his mold broken.
The bull caught him on his horns and
once more tossed him in the air, this
time throwing him over the fence into
an adjoining field. The maddened an
imal charged against the fence and en-
deavored TO knock down the barrier
between it and the object of its rage.
Still the farmer was undismayed.
and, entering his barn. he armed him
self with heavy three tined pitchfork
and returned once more to the barn
; yard. The bull rushed again to the
! attack. Post stood his ground and
!, thrust the sharp tines of the fork into
+. the bulls nose, supposing that the
acute pain caused by the stabbing
would force the animal to turn back
and make it more cautious In this be
was mistaken. The animal rushed on.
and was forcing him against the fence.
: where he would have been crushed to
! death in moment. To prevent this.
Post threw himself forward, and, the
bulls head being lowered to the
) ground, jumped astride the animal
I. neck. A few plunges by the bull threw
him from that position, and he fell on
the ground close by. Fortunately he
7 retained his hold upon the fork, and.
rising quickly to his feet, he thrust the
tines again and again into the ANIMAL
side and neck. The blood spurted
from every wound made by the fork.
! and the bull beloved with pain and
redoubled its efforts TO catch the far m-
er on its horns, but his desperate stu
, alton had neryed him to greater activ-
, ity. and the beast failed in all IFS efforts,
Post continued his assaults with the
, pitchfork as he jumped from side tC
! side to avoid the charges of the bul
: until both sides of the animal were
4 dripping blood from neck to fianks
: The bull continued the contest for /:
few minutes, and then turned and rai
to the other side of the barnyard, bel
a lowing with pain.
l Post did not move away for som,
= time. and then went to his house. HI
! was covered with blood, almost naked
, and dripping with perspiratiou- HI
: washed himself, rested a moment, ant
then. against the earnest protest of hi
wife. went back to the barnyard. HI
/. found the bull standing in one corne
of the yard. Post walked briskly VI
: to the animal. and it cowed at his ap
proach and stood trembling in fear
: The beast was completely mastered
: and walked sulienly into the bars a
II Posts command. On the farmers re
% turn to the house he found that hi
" own injuries were greater than he ha'
I supposed, and he is now confined t
e his bed under doctors care