The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-26
F.IRMER NELSON'S BULL.
Matched Only nv Itr Owners Buil-heaaea
ness-How They Tussisd and Tore Up
GroundO on u Northern Pcnnsylvnnla rarm.

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CoRN,va. Feb. 25.-Throe years ago Farmer
Andrew Nelson. living near Mills. Potter coun-
~. Pa. purchased atwo-year-old blooded Dur.
ham bull. He had owned tho hull but q few
days when it suddenly took offence at the
armer's presence In the stall where It was
kent. turned fercely upon him.. and pinned
between its horns against the partition OF
the stall. and then tossed him clear over the
manager and on the barn floor. A hired man
who was throwing down hay from the NOW
gathered Farmer Nelson up and helped him to
the house. whore 1t was found that he had
three ribs broken aud was otherwise badly
bruised. Tho farmers alarmed vito and
family were Of ono mind about tho bull.
and that was TINT the animal should
DO disposed OF at once. but Farmer
Nelson positively refused to part with It. The
farmer is peculiarly set in his ways. and de.
clareG. in effect. that he did not intend to lot
atwo-ycar-old bull dictate to him the policy OF
his farm. Although tho bull evidently got
over its had fit OF temper in a'short time after
its assault on its owner. every one on tho farm
kept shy OF 1t. Farmer Nelson was laid up for
n month by his injuries. He turned the bull
into pasture. and tho first day 1t was thers IL
charged on william Sandt. who was trout
fishing in a creek that runs through the pas
ture lot. and tossed the angler clear across
lis fali thnt the buuii. had rushed across the
creek md was HpGn him before he could T,Ss
til n,s fd ,rsai hhs o OVER q s0 fsii fo n,% l nss, q d i%is
h,y the ROADSIDE. where sandt was picked up
by 2 man WIG, was driving by at the time;
Ing Of tresPass notices ,posted along ths
damages was deeided against him
J. Stili the farmer stuhbornly refused either to
denly attacked him. throwing him into q foul;
uron him rs he Iay in the muck. and was goring
md tTnmplinE him in q man ger that must have
not been near in the person Of a tramp tinker
who VIII at that moment nrnroacfrne the
S pnfi; Tno 'a ,iak Sy j jaSbi IN 'n and Pr sroa s 3 sG sh =
bui! with the SHARP tines. drove the ugly ant
Sadl Sw soyo sn sb fssf the le tss , snd left si NsIs sns va r.
cI,nthing vas r. tatte,s. This second s*ack
81 .aH eHsi G His s asseem fs1sGn 9 an Sef ses ne das to
gerous animal. in spite q the p~rote.s:s and APP
EesssS e uh his i, i Z ralyl. y wh his n 1hs s.r% fSe S %S,f
was shut np in tho barn, but when Nelson got
around po .irdo Th ,ha VA; not wti fer = I'm month or more:
on his farm. It WINS at the time that; IMPLIES
men refused to go into the orchard to wort
S SIs t n ,reasnsr pH. animni was rsmoyeL;
s sstssee 1 lis npeis ere eren n'' Rl ana Ha'a 3 % w9 sas.
white he was going about the orchard loading
charging toward him. its bend down. and
ground nssr ths'i farmer ran r.sna fE' he picked .Sy % it up np
and waited for the bull. AS the furious animal
ttSH tbs siab u tGnt h Hnocs Re Mt Il d do with r h1ew a ieH%
made by the bull scared the horses attached
in ga" and dr spill East things aaa ' arSu nnh 1 sSe cr s.hinS.
The bull quickly got to it's feet and renewed the
charge; The farmer retreated.. lighting with
tween tio, orchard and, another LOT. when he
sr[1 over the wall and got "waX; The
to eropGIjps tie stabbIs as L nothing had .SSspp:s
and found his horses Ono d them had a leg
broken and was ctherwiso injured. 90 thai, Il
put q ring in its nose. Nothing could Induce
year and q half passed after the ring was
put In the bulls, nos. without any recurrence
Per. and Farmer Nelson said that he 'f had ' com.
ing '"s 4 s. Il sr z G mst y1 sa Srs ss i Say t (: th Sf SSii. s sSs
day in the spring Of 1892. having, n good OPP
bp Srn ! 5 ssta sho .1 FasPsr SON Nsl Taa mar IL h1
rescued him before, he had. received any
s moTs in It's Hsa stsii. f T%o s ssme att th9 sali . o %ss
tE"m A%!legany county: \. Z: arrived at Farmer
said that as 70 bun had become rebeliious
selllng, It. as that would, be virtually sur:
rendering to the animal. But after this last
compensation OF the bulls Nelson kept u
,lthad shown nc inclination to DO ugly from
county man tisst { he still wanted ,he t animal
M make i9u she o daa1 It, T fhs m 1asm cane E,s to ASsls *. Sn e
iiesa long: the RSie being last to tie ring IL the
yard its ugly temper took possession ofit. and
nose and rushed mndly upon the farmer In
the barnard were, the man who. wanted to
f fSrIass Sl'$ $pIIi I' Oh e had an" tra s1TSs f1 aHs t 1os. I'D
very badly hurt. but whom he had been carried
t I" dnG to nH Gs re and h, nos M9p nayl - had sd,, been tss bs At
and 1.-THE man Wen, home Without it, ."' yum
While Farmer Nelson was confined to his
tho hSHsfSs a lF0n his tho aSn e ans his 81 wiz fHis sos !ais sSi e tsL q
matters into their own hands and sell tho bull.
me son. accompanied bythroe other men in
TOOK the GSiiN from jihS% gpa ,S,a@s,' d i"s,s i si t.
Ailega ~ county. and sold 1t 70 the man who
ing because, the bull was a match to ono he
had. rs a yoke of cattle TO do heavy work on
Farms X%Issn did not get around until The
money that had been received for it. Tut the
farmer refused TO accept the money. and told
I H'S IR t pa asR. I Fl % sSn ra iffsSySr an 1a' his hu iat fna
had him arrested for stealing the animal. and.
as no declared that he was determined to press
the matter. even II it landed his son In the
nsn;tentiary the son went to Aliesany county,
paid back the money. recovered the bull, and
returned it to. his ~iIther's farm. But It had
been worked In the yoke for several weeks
gustrd Farmer Nelson. and he sent word
AGAIN to the Ailegany county man that II he
wanted tho bull back lie could have il, AS the
animal WAS Iust to his purpose. the man went
to nelson's 90 raruTthasc the bulL. TIL animal
was in the act 81 paying me money over to
tarmrr Nelson. when tho bull suddenly broke
and the other man into the ditch at the slide of
the rond. and tore down the road toward two
mon who were coming in the direction Of the
barn. The W men quickly turned aside and
yumnei EVER a fence into y Acid. The bull.
Tie road, following inrlously: As soon as
tnrmer Nelson got ~ ,nt Of the ditch where
TOR il was stu rSbelllous, and the ,AlIeasnY
EMrIner Nelson followed his bull When Ia