Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-19

coor with his stomach and that he must
have something to fix him up. Ii we
n;ro him something that will tone him
nm we oet his trade thereafter. Then
there comes in man that is guiplng
aud sbivering and don't know whether
he has the buck ague or the llm-lams.
A l;tt1e b;-carbonate of soda fixes him
nm IN GOOD shape Then there is the
fellow who feels as if he had chunk OF
;ce in his stomach crick IN his side or
an acba in his tooth. All come to the
bar-keepe~ for advice and comfort
Macon Telegraph.
ABIe THING ON MILE HEATS.
"Some forty years ago." said Col.
Mooney. who was telling race stories
with Col. Fellows and others, "the
members of race course near Louis
vile, KY, published notice of a race
one-mile heats, on particular day, for
purse of 500, free for anything with
four legs and hair on
GA man in the neighborhood named
Hays had bull that he was in the
habit of riding to mill with his bag of
corn, and he determined to enter him
for the race. He said nothing about it
to any one, but he rode him around the
track number of times, on sever MOON
light nights, until the bull had the hang
of the ground pretty well and would
keep the right course. He rode with
spurs, which the bull considered par
ticularly disagreeable much so that
he always beloved when they were APP
piled to his sides.
"On the morning of the race Hays
came upon the ground on horseback
on his bull. Instead of saddle he had
dried an OK hide, the head part of
which, with the horns still on, he had
placed on the bulls rump. He carried
short tin horn in his hand. He rode
to the judges stand and offered to enter
his bull for the race, but the owners Of
the horses objected. Hays appealed to
the terms of the notice, insisting that
his bull had -four legs and hair on and
that therefore he had right to enter
him. After good deal Of swearing the
judges declared themselves compelled
to decide that the bull had the right to
run, and he was entered accordingly.
when the time for starting arrived
the bull and the horses took their places.
The horse racers We're out of humor at
being bothered with the bull, and at the
burlesque which they supposed was in
tended, but thought it would be over
as soon as the horses started.
"When the signal was given they did
start. Hays gave blast with his horn
and sunk his spurs into the bull, who
bounced Off with terrible bawl at no
trifing speed, the dried ox-hide flap
ping up and down and rafting at every
jump, making combination Of noises
that had never been heard on race
course before. The horses all flew the
track, every one seeming to be seized
with sudden determination to take the
shortest cut to get out OF the Redstone
country, and none of them could be
brought back in time to save their dis.
lance. The purse was given to Hays.
| "a general row ensued, but the fun
of the thing put the crowd all on the
side of the bull. The horsemen con-
tended that they been swindled out OF
the purse. and if it had not been for Hays
horn and ox-hide, which he ought not
to have been permitted to bring upon
the ground, the thing would not have
turned out as it did.
Upon this Hays told them that his
bull could beat any Of their horses any
how, and if they would put up 500
against the purse he had he would take
off the ox-hide and leave the tin horn,
and run fair race with them. His Of
fer was accepted, and the money was
stalsed. They again took their places
at the starting-post, and the signal was
given. Hays gave the bull another touch
with his spur, and the bull gave a tire.
mendous below. The horses, remem-
bering the dreadful sound, thought that
all the rest was coming as before.
Away they went again, in spite of the
exertions Of the riders, while Hays gal.
loped his bull around the track again,
and won the money!"
| MR.. BLAINE Il RICH NAN.