The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-07-31
THE BULL AVENGED THE
CALF.
Bruin was in The Midst OF His Dinner.
But he didn't Live to Finish 1t.

oC'"It'h. June -f,-11dlTS SteSti,
the T. Nras.o.I sun OF Farmer D~Ios
Stever, ut f~obyhaEna. WAS sent after
the Cow last Monday. about SHUTDOWN.
Hehadto so down tie road ana through
a lane more than ha.f 4 mile tom tie
house. When milking time came the
cows had hot arrived. and Farmer Ste
yer, who had lust tlriren home from
the village, Stated toward tie rasture
in Search OF them. Gu his way through
tue lane he heard a terrible believing
over i'll the pa,tule.
When he teacllcd the pasture he saw
the cattle. with the heads aud tails up.
and believing as though they Wee in
great distress about something. Far
mer Steser hurried toward the spot, yell
ing Hairy - with all his might.
Here be, pa. up III this 'e,e Tree.
A bear S KILN Il o the calves. and |
had to git up here out o the way.:saiu
Harry, from hi. safe perch among tie
1lulDS Oh q Shall maple Tee.
In the centre of tic ring OF COWS Far
mer Stever found things just as Harry
had told him. A big bear had coine ia
to the field. seized a small calf aud
crushed t to death just as Harry was
about TO start tie cattle for home. The
lad Climbed mp the tree, and the COWS
began to below, When Farmer Ste
yer rushed among the noisy herd the
pear was eating the calf as fast as lie
could. Farmer Stever excitedly s2raug
forward aud..kicked the bear in the side.
tie regretted it a second later. for the
hungry animal turned upon him and
nearly broke one of his arms with i
blow f'om one of his big paws. The
farmer immediately took 10 .his heels.
and' after growing savagely at the far
mef' the bear returned to lis meal.
IN q lot adjoining the COW pasture
Farmer stever kept a ferocious :, year.
old bull away from tue rest Of the herd.
1he bull was paving up the earth and
oelio"lnS like Il wild beast when ~.
iaiiler ran away iron the bear. Every
no" and then the bull tried to yet owe,
the fence He tried to lift the TOP rails
OFT with his -horns, but heavy stones
mad been placed on them to keen t,e
wind from blowing the rails awa;. and
'he ou-i was unable to move ,lyin.
far'her oteVer was tryingt to think what
TO DO when Harry yelled frem til. t,se:
spa! Con let the Oh bull out m, see
I he won't so fur the bear
The lads suggestion struck the far
mer f'vorably, and he instantly ian
over to The fence, thew off tie Is: on.
and tore of the top rails. The bull
'e"peo iheo The pasture. aud. still bel
lowing with rage, ran toward the nos,
herd, with his tail in the air and his
head lowered. Tie cows senarated 90
he plunged forward and gave him a
chance to get at the bear. The mo
- AAo
nent the bull got a glimpse of the bio
black animal he seemed to become
Wild with fury. With a terrific roar
he rushed at the bear, struck him
squarely i'll the right side with both IF
his horns, aud knocked him three or
1our feet away from the carcass of the
calf.
me Dear was partially stunned by
the blow, bnt he staggered to his feet
and groaned with pain just as the .bull
came up to hook him again. The bear {
undertook to defend himself, but the
1ull gave Aim another tremendous
tiump III the ribs. making the blood
run. Then the bear tried to run AWAY
from his unexpected and very power
1uI antagonist, but the bull followed ,
hin up and gored him till he moanea t
plteously. Harry, up in sthe tree, had ,
lois OF fun over the encounter, and lus- !
tlly applauded the bull. A minute a. .
ter the bull got the bear down and 500, t
gored him to death. Then Harry came
down from his roost and he and his ia
ther put the bull back in the enclosnra {
and drove the COWS home.
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