The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29
THE BULL AVENGED THE
CALF

SCRANTON, June 27.-Harry Stever,
the l2-year-old son of Farmer Delos Ste
yer, Of Tobyhanna, was sent after the
cows last Monday, about sundown. He
had to 60 down the road and through a
lane more til an half q mile from the
house. When milking time came the
cows had not arrived, and Farmer Stever,
who had just driven home from the viii
lage, started toward the pasture in search
| of them. On his way through the lane he
heard a terrible believing over in the
pasture.
When he reached the pasture he saw
the cattle, with their heads and tails up,
and believing as though they were in
great distress about something. Farmer
Stever hurried toward the spot, yelling
"Harry " with ali his might.
Here | be, pa, up in this ere tree. A
bears killing one O. the calves, and had
to git up here out O. the way" said Har.
ry, from his safe perch among the limbs
of small maple tree.
In the centre of the ring of cows
Farmer Stever found things just as Harry
had told him. A big bear had come into
the field, seized small calf and crushed
it to death just as Harry was about to
start the cattle for home The lad climbed
up the tree, and the cows began to bel
low. When Farmer Stever rushed among
the noisy herd the bear was eating the
calf as fast he could Farmer Stever ex-
citedly sprang forward and kicked the bear
in the side. He regretted it a second la
ter, for the hungry animal turned upon
him and nearly broke one of his arms
with blow from one of his big paws.
The farmer Immediately took to his heels,
and, after growing savagely at the
farmer, the bear returned to his meal.
In lot adjoining the COW pasture
Farmer Stever kept ferocious 5-year-old
bull away from the rest of the herd. The
bull was paving up the earth and below
ing like wild beast when the farmer ran
away from the bear. Every now and
then the bull tried to get over the fence
lie tried to lift the top rails off with his
horns, but heavy stones had been placed
on them to keen the wind from blowing
the rails away, and the bull was unable
to move them. Farmer Stever was try
ing to think what to do when Harry
yelled from the tree:
" Pa Com let the OF bull out an see
# he won't go fur the bear
The lads suggestion struck the farmer
favorabIy, and he instantly ran over to
the fence, and threw off the stone and tore
off the top rails. The bull leaped into the
pasture, and, still believing with rage,
ran toward the noisy herd, with his tail
in the air and his head lowered. The
COWS separated as he plunged forward
and gave him a chance to get at the bear.
The moment the bull got glimpse of the
big black animal he seemed to become wild
with fury. With terrific roar he rushed
at the bear, struck him squarely in the
right side with both Of his horns, and
knocked him three or four feet awav from
the carcass of the calf
The bear was partially stunned by the
blow; but he staggered to his feet and
groaned with pain just as the bull came
up to hook him again. The bear under
took to defend himself, but the bull gave
him another tremendous thump in the
ribs, making tie blood run. Then the
bear tried to run away from his unex-
pected and very powerful antagonist, but
the bull followed him up and gored him
till he moaned pteously. Harry, up in
the tree. had lots Of fun over the encoun-
ter, and Justify applauded the bull. A
minute later the bull got the bear down
and soon gored him to death Then
Harry came down from his roost, and he
and his father put the bull back in the
enclosure and drove the COWS home.