Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-30

WHIPPING As MAD BULL.
Farmer Posts Snccessfnl Fight with ii,
valuable Beast. .z

WHIPPING HI As1 1IAD BULL
Farmer Posts snccessfal Fight with II.
ValuabIs Beast. SasS sSss
Corresponds nce 81 the New York Times.
Elderville, Pa, August % BRAN
Post, Of this township, ownsa blooded
bull, which has long been All object oi
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, 50 long as any one
stood up boldly against the animal,
no fear Of its attacking him. need he
entertained. He urged this upon his
hired help, but he never could employ
any man who would not put himself
in q safe place as soon as the bull as.
sumed a belligerent attitude, and
Posts wife frequently appealed tohin,
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 al animal to be sacrificed,
and Post, ridiculing the idea that the
bull could master him, refused to part
with it.
On Thursday evening Post had fin
ished milking a COW in the barnyard,
and was returning to the house when
he noticed that the bull, which was in
the yard, shook its head savagely as
he passed by it, and had an unusually
vicious look in it's eyes. Post passed
on, paying no attention to the ami
NAL. he had gone only short dis
tance when he heard a quick step be-
hind 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
the rough handling he had received,
but believing that if he allowed the
bull to remain master of the field it's
usefulness would be gone and it's killing
a necessity, Post determined to assume
the offensive himself and Use every
effort to conquer the savage animal.
he Is a. large and muscular man, and
arning himself with g. heavy club, he
jumped over tie 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 it's
fury. The bull pressed upon the farm
er, who jumped aside and caught it by
! one horn and one ear, and endeavOr-
ed to keep it's 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 time throwing him 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 q 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 oull's 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. The animal rushed on.
and was forcing him against the fence,
where he would have been crushed tc
death in a moment. To prevent this
Post threw himself forward, and, the
bulls head being lowered to thegro1nd,
jumped astride the animals neck. A.
few plunges by the bull threw him from
that position, and he fell on the
ground close by. Fortunately be re.
tanned his hold on the fork, and, rails
ing quickly to his feet, he thrust the
tines again and again into the ami
mails side and neck. The blood spurt-
ed from every wound made by the
fork, and the bull beloved with
pain and redoubled it's efforts to
catch the farmar on its horns, but
his desperate situation had served
him to greater activity, and the beast
failed in all it's efforts. Post continued
bis assaults with the pitchfork as he
jumped from side to side to avoid the
charges Of the bull until both sides of
the animal We're dripping blood. from
neck to flanks. The bull continued
the contest for q few minutes, and
then turned and ran to the other side
Of the barnyard, believing with pain.
Post did not move away for some
time, and then went to his house. He
was covered with bbod, almost naked
and dripping with perspiration. He
|. washed himself, rested moment and
then, against the earnest protest Of
his wife, went back to the BARNARD.
He found the bull standing in one cor
ner OF the yard. Post walked briskly
up to the animal. and it cowed at his
approach and stood trembling in fear.
The beast was completely mastered,
and walked sullenly into the barn at
Posts command. On the farmer s re-:
turn to the house he found that his
own Injuries were greater that he had
supposed, and he is now confined to
his bed under doctors care. :
An English Accommodation,
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