St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-01-30
A BUCK WHIPS 4 BULL.
An Extraordinary Contest in Penn
Sylyania Pasture.

An animal FIGHT unique among con-
tests between dumb beasts occurred n
few days ago in Farmer Goodrichs pas
tar" lot, Just over the Wayne County
line in Luckawunua County," said Will
lam Henry Ham, the motel sportsman
and Sharp-shootcr OF northern Prnnslv-
vania and chief of the local staff of the
lloncSdale Herald. 'Farmcr Goodrich"
he SAID. has remarkable herd Of ,Itr-
Scy COWS, which, reformed and bred ex-
ceedIngly fine, strongly resemble group
of graceful does both in contour and
color. The guard and champion Of this
beautiful herd is a big and savage bulls
whose aggressiv"ne>S IS wriI-Lm0wn 10
all hunters and fishermen who have ever
attempted to cross the pasture lot whcro
the cattle are kept
"A few days ago a magnificent five.
pron|ed buck came suddenly out of the
woods that border one side of the field
lraped the fence and sprnng among the
feeding cattle. Whether or not he was
deceived by the close rc5omb anc6 >-G+trr1rrF--
COWS to does cannot be known, but at
any rate his familiarity with them thew
resented, and showed their displeasnrc at
his presence by running to another part
OF the hcld. where they hudd,cd touctbcr.
facing the bold disturbcr of their peace.
The bull had been feeding a few rods
away from the cows and his attention
was not attracted to the intruding buck
until the hasty stampeding of the COW
caused him to raise his head to sec what
was the matter. Seeing the buck follow
ing the herd, the bull, It's soon as he re-
covered from his astonishmcnt, began to
tune with rage, and paw the ground and
below till everything shook. These
performances of the bull aroused the
curiosity of the bold buck, and he walked
toward the believing cha npion of tho
herd, with his head erect and his antlcrs
high in the air. llcstoppetl within few
yards of the raging bull, and shifted the
air and snorted as if amazed at the big
fellow going on. The spectacle of
their savage protector preparing to bat
tie with the trim intruder on their quiet
also aroused the curiosity Of the cows.
and they slowly drew toward the spot
and eagerly watched the proceedings
with upliftcd heads Suddenly the bull,
with lowered head, made terrific charge
upon the buck. The agile deer capod
nlmbly aside, and the bull rushed harm
lcssly by. The buck turned toward the
bull, still with 10 look Of fear or resent
ment, but on y wonder, IN his eyes. Tho
bull, his fury increased by the bucks
easy evasion of his charge, made another
rush back at his tantalizing foe, and again
the buck moved aside and easily avoided
the contact.
"The bulls fury now knew no bounds.
lie paved the dirt about ike sand in q
gale. while the hills and woods echoed
with his angry he!iowin@. Ills third
rush on the buck was as trniticsS as the
others. bat the buck began to understand
that the bull had ugly designs upon him,
and he began to get mad himself. When
the bull made his fourth savage charge,
the buck did not Jump aside, but leapng
several feet in the air, came down square
on the bulls massive shoulders, with all
four of his sharp hoofs drawn together
toes down. an Infatuated bucks hahltual
and effective mode Of attacking II foe
when opportunity offers. The boots cut
deep in the bulls flesh. tough as his
hide was and the instant they struck,
the buck lcapod to the ground and was
ready for the next assault.
1.-The blood poured from the wound in
the bulls back, and ran in streams down
his sides. The sight and smell OF blood
increased, if possible, his terrible rage,
and lie gathered himself again and dashed
upon his agile foe like the sweep of
locomotive. This time the buck, his
own ewes now glaring with fury. sprang
out of the bulls path, and as the mad
animal rushed by him caught him i'll the
side with his sharp, branching antIers.
Half dozen bleeding grooves, deep in
the bulls side from shoulder to hip,
showed where the decr's great horns had
ploughed their way rs the bull plunged
by in his futile rage. Time after time
this was repeated, the bucks antlcrs
decorating first one side of the charging