The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-01
CHARLES MCNEAI
CH:NAwARE AND CROCKERY.

He looked at this and possibly remem-
bering, that according to tradition, no self
respecting bull could find better place
to work off superHous energy, ran in.
The store has on each side, running al
most its full length, a counter, while the
middle is occupied by series of long ta-
bles, which last night groaned under pyra-
mids OF plates, common and uncommon
fruit dishes, grotesque pickle platter, cake
stands. and other non-bull-proof asticles.
Mr.. McNeal, the proprietor, was IL the
back Office when the bull came IL and hear
ing the slight noise caused blythe falling Of
a stack Of cups. which the intruder had
overturned with his tail, advanced toinves,
tigate the trouble.
he saw the bull, backed up by cosmo-
Z politan crowd which fingered about the
doorway. The bull glared and kept on
swishing his tail which gave him no real
pleasure and cost Mr.. McNeai on an aver
age Of $22.75 for each swish. The proprie-
tor did not know what to do, and his face
showedit. A lady who peered around the
corner of the door cried:
Speak cross to himp'
Mr. McNeal adopted this suggestion to
him, "Get out of here!''
The bull lurched ID highly suggestive
fashion-loss s6-and Men al fed to the
safety of his private Office. The bull see-
ing no person TO mangle, tried 10 turn
around. hut the space was tcoi unrrOw.
His ii:;"S struck stack Of tc;!cr Itch
ers. Loss, 81.
Then he resumed his former position
- and tilted at a lot of fiat irons. They
4 tumbled down and were not injured. A
lot of soup plates which broke their fall
were seriously injured. He then raced to
the back OF the store.
The commotion almost gave Mr.. McNeal
nervous prostration, he being engaged
in calculating the amount of damaged
by the size of the noise. A lot of wicker
baskets, which were piled up in an en-
ticing position just so that a breath
would blow them over, his bullship
walked as carefully around as though it
had been sickly calf that he had pater-
nal interest in.
The left side Of the store was by this
time wrecked, and the bull wanted to get
over to the right side, where he saw most
promising fed for his talents.
Try as be would, however, he could not
turn, and at this stage of the game police
man Calhoun Of the Sixth. h:.district, who a
few days ago made gallant capture OF an
escaped canary bird for lady fair, made
his way into the store and taking the beast
at disadvantage and by the tail, twisted.
The result brought tears to the eyes of
the listening McNeal. A centre table
went over in the ensuing jump-loss $50
but the bull had chance to turn
around.
Calhoun had not calculated on this, but
the bull wasted no time. Calhoun fed,
the enraged animal believing and butting
where the policeman carries his pistol, and
so they came out of the store.
There Bates was waiting and the bull
was lassoed. In few minutes the bull
was in more cheerful frame of mind, and
resumed his triumphant march to death
IN Jersey.
Mr.. McNeal was busy up to 10 o'clock
shovelling croekery into the back yard.
He said to sympathizer: You see
have had no experience with bulls around
here until now.
''This store has been my fathers and
mine for sixty years, and never did bull
do such thing before. Twas born here"
continued he, humping bis fist on the
counter to designate the exact spot, "and
cannot account for it."