The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
1t Stirred Up a Lively Rumpus in a
Quiet Rural District.
From ne New York Sun.

Hammondsport, N. Y, April Elf, in
some future age, people then occupying
that portion of the earth near South Ly-
ons, now circumscribed by high board
fence and known as Job Jackson's two
acre lot, should, in dredging or excavat-
ing in its soil, come upon the skeleton Of
four-footed beast of goodly size, the
chances are that it will find an honored
place in some scientific institution of that
coming time, and call for wise and pro-
found theories by future savants on what
manner of beast it might have been-for
il is not likely that the story Of Job
Jackson's bull will be handed down so
far as that into posterity.
1t was only week or two ago that Job
Jackson bought that bull-a big, full
chested Durham bull. The bull came
well recommended as to eVenness of tenn
per and tractability, and cost $3.50 The
former owner of the bull was doubtless
sincere and honest in the character he
gave the beast, but he had probably
never tested the compatibility of its TEN
per with the prevalence of red wagons on
his farm. Farmer jackson turned the
bull into his barnyard and went out every
day to look at him over the fence and feel
pleased with him and with himself for
buying him.
Job jackson prided himself on more than
he did on the bull, il was his flaming red
democrat wagon The bull had been on
the farm a week before he knew that
there was wagon of such sanguinary
hue close neighbor to him. for the farmer
had housed il in a shed on account of the
snow The other day the snow having
disappeared, Farmer Jackson hooked his
team to the red wagon and started for
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the road, and then for the first
time, the bull was confronted by the
wagon. as it rumbled by with the full
glare of the sun on its belligerent glory.
The bull took this as a challenge and
accepted it. With below that startled
the horses and shook Farmer jackson
where he sat, the bull charged toward
the road. There was a stout board fence
between him and the road, but the bull
went through it as if it had been a paste
board fence, and bore down with in
creased impetuosity upon the wagon and
its hated hue.
Farmer jackson did not permit his
amaZement at this sudden outbreak of
bull temper and of bull 10 subordinate his
prudence, and he whipped his horses to a
run, thinking to distance the bull and
prevent possible unpleasant tuess. He
might have succeeded in this if the road
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beyond the barnyard. ON making the
turn the wagon was brought broadside 10
the bull, and, taking a short cut toward
it, the believing animal reached il and
struck it amidships. The shock careened
the wagon and tumbled Farmer jackson
out into the ditch on theother side. The un-
checked horses dashed on down the road,
and the flashing of the red wagon behind
them was taken by the bull as further
defiance, and he tore madly along in its
wake. Farmer Jackson arose from the
ditch unhurt and gazed with bul-ing
eyes at the rapidly receding procession Of
runaway team, swaying, humping red
wagon, and furious bull. His hired man,
who came hurriedly upon the scene just
then, says that his employers feelings
were such that his vocabulary seemed
inadequate To express Just what tn %
were, and all he could find it in him "
say was:
We'll, I'll be darnedi"
Then Farmer Jackson and his hired man
started on the trail of the departing farm
stock. animate and inanimate. At inter
walls they met sundry and various persons
of both sexes coming out OF the fields and
over the fences back into the roads, which
they did not hesitate 10 say they had
quilted in order that Farmer Jackson's
cattle might have more room for their
test Of speed. In the testimony Of these
persons regarding the aspect that analrs
had presented, as the horses, the road
wagon and the bull passed that way, the