Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03

Dy HlEu bydIl ltAgt anu hAJhu a.
job JacksOn's twO-acre lot, should, in
dredging or excayating in its soil, come
upon the skeleton Of q four-fOcted 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 profound theories
by future sayants on what manner OF
beast it might have been--fur ii 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 eycnness
Of temper and tractability, and cost
$3.50. The former owner Of the bull
was doubtless sincere and homes. in the
character he gave the beast, but he had
probably never tested the compatibility
Of its temper with the prevalence Of red
wagons on his farm. Farmer jackson
turned the bull into his barnyarI and
went out every day to look at him over
the fence and feel pleased with HIM and
with himself for buying him.
If there was anything on the farm
that Job Jackson prided himself gu
more than he did on the bull, it was his
flaming red democrat wagon. The bull
had been on the farm q week before he
knew that there was wagon Of such
sangninary hue close neighbor to him,
for the farmer had housed ii 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 town. He
drove out of the shed to the road, and
Their, for the first time, the bull was
confronted by the wagon, as il rumbled
by with the full glare Of the sun on its
belligerent glory. The bull took this
us challenge and accepted it. With a
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 il 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 to subordinate
his prudence, and he whipped his horses
to 8 run, thinking To distance the bull
and prevent possible unpleasantness.
He might have succeeded in this if the
road had not turned sharply to the right
just beyond the barnyard. On making
the turn the wagon was brought broad
side to the bull, and, taking a short cut
toward 1t, the believing animal reached
il and struck 1t amidships. The shock
careened the wagon and tumbled Farmer
jackson out into the ditch on the other
side. The unchecked 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 Jack.
son arose from the ditch unhurt and
gazed with bullying 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 they were, and all
AAcould find il in him 10 say was:
~Well, I'll be darncdp'
Then Farmer jackson and his hired
man started on the trail Of the depart.
ing farm stock, animate and inanitnatc
AT intervals they met sundry and yari,
Gus persons Of both sexes coming out 81
the fields and over fences back INTO the
road, which they did not hesitate to say
they had quilted in order that Farmer
Jackson's cattle might have more roon
fer their test of speed. In the testimony
of these persons regarding the aspec
that affairs had presented, as the horses
the red wagon and the bull passed tina
way, the preponderancc Of evidence WA
that the procession could not then b.
less than three miles ahead and Still
going, if wind and limb were still intact
Subsequent facts did not Substantial
this testimony, for when Farmer Jack
son and his man had Travelled mile ia III,
wake Of the pursued and pursuing liy,
stock, they saw something comini
toward them quarter of mile away
As 1t drew nearer, on trot, Farmc
jackson recognized in it the bull tina
had suddenly put SO much life into tn
agricultural interests Of that locality
The bull came along with sclf-satis
fed air that filled the farmers min,
with dire apprehension.
That bull, he said, "has butted am
stomped my red wagon into kindlif
wood, as sure as rooty-bagies, an tor
them HOSES into shoe-strings, I'll bet
cookey! Maybe | won't lambastc lii
pesky critter when he gets hcrcn'
There is no doubt that Farmer .Jacl;
son honestly thought he would lambast
the critter, but he wasn't yet cntirel
posted on all of the bulls points. Who
The beast got within a few rods OF III
farmer and his hired man he stoppet
gazed at them moment, snorted, shoe
his head, lowered it, and then rushe
toward them with as much vim, yipa
and fury as he had displayed when h
charged on the red wagon from til
barnyard. Now, Farmer jackson
farm covers good deal of ground, an
he and his hired man were even the
opposite part Of IL that is known d
Job Jackson's twoac lot. The pccr
liarity of this lot is Il bed of quickgan
about 20 feet square, near the middle G
the field, around which Il substantit
fence had always been maintained
prevent cattle from getting into tn
treacherous bog When tho bull cam
down the road on the double 0uicl
bent on wiping the farmer and his ma
out Of his path, both Of these indiyil
uals made for the Lwo-acre lot, got oyt
the fence, and started across the lot fC
the woods on the other side. The bu
followed The two.acre lot fence wa
no morea barrier 10 his advance tha
the barnyard fence had been, and h
went through it with equal ease.
Owing to the quickslnd enclosure /
the lot, Farmer jackson and his ma
had TO take rather clrcuitous course
reach the vantage ground they wei
heading for. The bull, probably -hayir
found fences of such little account in Ii