Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

no vanquished an Angry Bull Single
Handed and Thought Nothing of 1t.

uo Vanquiahed an Angry Bull Single
Handed and Thought Nothing of 1t.
"Yeu can find men equal to handling
wild cattle without going to the western
ranges, " said Gotham sportsman. "a
raw young Pennsylvania farmer tackl,
an ugly bull last September md get the
bottor OF him In great shape. For down
right norvc and readiness his performance
beat anything that ever csmo under my
observation. II occurred In country dis
trict, known as the Rock Hill nelghbor-
hood, among the foothills OF the ALLIE
ghHnlcs, where was passing fortnight,
vacation.
81 was going along the road afoot one
morning on my way to T. stream where
expected 10 find some good bass fishing. /
passed an unusually neat looking farm.
house. and quarter Of u mile beyond met
tho owner driving yoke Of oxen. He was
II pleasant faced, stalwart young fellow,
who handled his good stick like wand,
aud no gave mo CHEEKY good morning
Us we passed. A half minute later heard
the believing OF an angry bull and a
child's voice screaming in tho pasture on
the left of tho road. A little girl was run
ming toward us, and after her came bull,
n big white Durham, with short thick
horns, who was cutting pace that would
bring him to the child before she could get
half way to tho fence. A little red cape
that sho was wearing had excited the bull \
anger.
II started for the pasture, but the young
farmer was ahead Of me. Keeping hold OF
his goad stick with one hand ho placed the
other ON the upper rail vaulted over the
fence IA lightly as trained gymnast, and
ran like deer for the child. He got to
her Just as thu bull, about 30 feet behind
her, lowered his head and broke into u gal
lop. Without stopping, the farmer caught
the rcd capo from her shoulders and lcaped
in toward the bull two or three PAGES
more, then shecred to one side, shaking the
cape toward the animal as he ran. The
bull with his ayes fixed on the rcd cloth,
turned as sharply as he could to follow IL
anu chased tho young man, who ran In a
direction to lead him away from the child.
For so heavy an animal, the bull handled
himself with wonderful qulckness, and,
though he lost little ground In turning
he soon oyerhaulcd the farmer, who, at
the last moment faced him and jumped to
one side, at the same time thrustinp tho
red cloth In front Of tho animal. Tho
short, sharp horns tapped the garment up
ward as tho bull rushed by, and the farm
or slipping behind tho beast Us he passed.
ran for u tree n short distance away, the
cape thrown back over his shoulder. The
bull set out after him. and by that time
had reached the child and was getting her
TO the fenoo
After l had got tho little girl safely
over the fence l turned to sec how things
were going In the pasture. The farmer
was playing game OF tag with tho bull
aud the tree, and he called to me that he
WINS all right and to stay where 1 was.
Tho tree was maple . feet In diameter,
and, do the best he could, the bull couldn't
get round the tree fast enough to oyertako
the man or stretch his neck enough TO
reach him with his horns. Tho farmer had
Kept hold OF tho gOad stick all tho tlmo.
and MS tho bull thrust his head to one sldo
or the other of the trunk he received tho
sharp brad In his nose or n blow from tho
heavy butt ON the tip Of his horn, both very
sensitive places In horned cattle The bull !
got tired OF the game first and backed
away few stops, shook his head and
seemed to fall to thinking Presently no |
took mouthful of grass to help his medl- |
tntlons, then another and another. Tho |
farmer stood quiet and kept the red cloth |
out Of sight. Tho bull kept on browsing |
and seemed TO have got all over the idea Of |
fighting, Presently he lifted his head,
looked over at the cattle feeding at tho |
other end of tho pasture, and thcn as IL a |
sudden thought had struck him, trotted |
away to join them.
Tho young man went ont into tho mas.
ture TO pick up tho little girls berry pail |
and then came back to the road laughing
as II n tusslo with fierce bull was the best .
of jokes.
That's emo animal he said. did |
you ever SEQ such q neck and shoulders on
a horned critter2 Took first premium at
hyo county fairs. got him for 5000 after
no killed Squire Kempton 3 hired man two
years ago. TWAS the rcd cape that stirred
his dander; but, Lord, hos tho most peace.
able beast in the world ityou don't excite
him.
He gave the little girl her pail and cape
and told her to go home, nodded to mo
aud started after his oxen, which were lust
turning Into tho farmyard. Hero was
hero who had done feat worthy OF Span.
ish matador, and no didn't know or care
about it."-Now York Sun.
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