The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-06
A MAD BULL.
Farmer Posts Successful Fight With hh
Valuable Beast.

Farmer Posts Successful Fight With hh
Valuable Beast.
Correspondence of the NV York Times.
Elderville, Pa, August 22.-Abram
Post, ofthis township, ownsa blooded
bull, which has long been an object OF
terror to all employed on the farm,
owing to its fierce and aggressive dis
position. This bull had always been
under the control of it's owner, who
declared that, so long as any one
stood up boldly against the animal,
no fear of it's attacking him need he
entertained. He urged this upon his
hired help, but he eve could employ
any man who would not put himself
IN a safe place as soon as the bull as.
sumcd a beliigercnt attitude, and
Posts wife frequently appealed to him
to have the animal killed, BELIEVING
that, sooner or later, it would rebel
against the authority of her husband,
and attack him. The beast was too
valuable an animal to be sacrificed,
and Post, ridiculing the idea that the
bull could master him, refused to part
with it.
VII Iill SitN cNtliiiiS 1 OSt llItl iil-
ished milking a COW in the b%arnyard,
and was returning to the house when
he noticed that the bull, which was in
the yard, shook it's head ~savagely as
he passed by it, and had an unusually
vicious look in its eyes. Post passed
on, paying nc attention to the AMI
mai. He had gone only II short dis
lance when he heard II quick step be-
hind him and 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 i'll the air.
He fell or 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 vas torn by
the rough handling he had received,
but believing that if he allowed the
bull to remain master of the field its
usefulness would be goneand its killing
anecessity, Post determinedto assume
the offensive himself and use every
effort to conquer the savage animal.
He is a large and muscular man, and
arming himself with a heavy club, he
Jumped over the fence and 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 q terrific blow
with the heavy club across the fore
head. The heavy wood was broken
to pieces, but the blow had no effect
on the animal except to increase its
fury. Thebull pressed upon the farm-
Ell, who jumped asideand caught 1t by
one horn and one ear, and endeavor-
ed to keeplts head turned away. He
was thrown from side to side and his
hold broken. The bull caught him in
his horns and once more tossed him
in the air, this timethrowinghim over
the fence into an adjoining field. The
maddened animal charged against the
fence and endeavored 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 a heavy three-tinea 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 pulls nose, supposing the acute
pain caused by the stabbing would
force the animal to turn back and
make it more cautious. In this he
was mistaken. Theanimal rushed on.
and was forcing him against the fence:
where he would have been crushed tc
death in a moment. To prevent this
tSPost threw himself forward. and, the
bull'sh head beinglowered to theground
jumped astride the animals neck. A
few p~lunges by the bull threw himfron
that position, and he fell on the
ground close by. Fortunately he re
tanned his hold on the fork, and, rails
ing quickly to his feet, he thrust tho
tines again and again into the ami
mails side andneck. The blood squirt
ed from every wound made by thu
fork, and the bull beloved witt
pain and redoubled it's efforts tx
catch the farmar on its horns, but
his desperate situation had servet
him to greater activity, and the beas'
failed in all its efforts. Postcontinuet
his assaults with the %pitchfork as h
jumped from side to side to avoid tn,
charges OF the bull until both sides O
the animal were dripping blood from
neck to TANKS. The bull continued
the contest for n few minutes, an'
then turned and ran to the other sid
OF the barnyard, believing with pain
, Post did not move away for som
time, and then went to hishouse. ii
was covered with blood, almost make
and dripping with preparation. ii
J washed himself, rested Z moment an
then, against the earnest protest c
his wife, went back to the barnyard
He found the bull standing i'll n &C
ner OF the yard. Post walked brisk
up to the animal, and it cowed at hi
approach and stood trembling in zeal
, The beast was completely mastered
and walked sullenly into the barn a
i, Posts command. On the farmers II
= turn to the house he found that h
injuries were greater that he ha
: supposed, and he is now confined t
his bed under q doctors care.
l An English Accommodation.