The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-30
An angry Bun

An Angry Bull
| During a recent visit to stock farm
| it was my misfortune to be in close
quarters with an augry bull, rather
| close for comfort you will say when you
| read the particulars. / was invited out
| to paddock enclosed by a stone wall to
look at some colts, the property of the
| gentleman in whose employ my friend
| was, who accompanied me.
There was also in the enclosure an ass
| and fine specim en- of an Aberdeen An
| gus bull, imported from Scotland-he
had very beautiful glossy coat and was
as black as a coal. He paid very little
attention to us at first, but after we
trotted the colts around and got them
in general commotion, Mr.. Aberdeen An
gus did not like it, and he said so very
plainly by believing in a low sepulchrai
sort of tone, which made me feel any
| thing but at home in such company. l
glanced nervously at the gate through
which we entered, but 1t was too far to
| attempt to reach it. We tried to intim-
iiate him with sticks and stones, but
| we only increased his anger. He would
stand it no longer. He had blood in his
eye, and wanted to kill something, and
| without any Consideration whatever he
selected myself as the particular object
| OF his vengeance. Why he came to this
| hasty decision cannot tell. Ihad moth
ing gaudy or dudish in my attire; in fact
l looked more clerical in my appearance
on that day than usually do. was
looking a trihe sick perhaps, and know
l was getting sicker every moment. SO
he thought coup de grace was in order.
II he had decided to do up my friend in
stead of me, and made good job OF him,
he would have accomplished something
worthy of the noble effort; for he is big
Scotclman weighing $50 pounds, and
his remains would have made decent
pile to look at when his temper cooled
| off: his nationality saved him. No
| doubt they are both Scotch. / and the
ass before mentioned were the only Irish
| in the party. But I was his victim, and
after many fruitless attempts to reach
| the gate and escape, was at last COM
PEELED to stand my ground and take my
medicine. ! was about fifty feet away
from him when he charged directly for
me, but when he got to where l was, ]
wasn't there. lust stepped back few
PAGES and saw a black streak pass by
with lightning rapidity, and fall all of a
heap short distance from me. ]
looked down at my feet to see If they
were ready to 60. They were-and
i went, and before he could pull himself
together again, the Irish and Scotch had
| retreated
Beng cheated of his first victim, he
next turned his attention to the ass; he
went for him with his head lowered and
believing loudly, but he found that in.
| dividual equal to the occasion. He
adopted my tactics, but by way of va:
riety, he let fy his heels and struck the
bull as be was passing. This is where
Bobby had the advantage oyer me.
had only two heels and had other use
for them just then. The bull repeated
his attacks several times, but always
got kicked for his pains, till at least h
grew weary of facing such stern realitie.
applied with such force and gave up tn,
fight.
1t has been said that in moments o
great danger, one sees their past life pas.
before them like a panorama, especially
the evils that they have committed
With me it was different. Not that
had no evils to contend with, on the con
trary, fear have so many, and they
would make such long procession, THAT
| could not get it all in line IN the short
interval allowed me for reflection. No
must own mine were different thoughts
l calculated how far the bull would tosi
me, and whether I would aiight on 8
rock or not, or whetherI would fall al
together or In sections, but one thing
was clear to me that if he struck me al
hard as he intended, there would not b.
enough left of me tojoin the angels.
/. In conclusion, would say to any on.
landing himself in the same predicament
don't stand in the way Of bull wher
he is in a hurry. Stand aside and le,
him go. Then go yourself. I'm not in
specting stock lately. Pat up to date.
PATRICK. I
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