River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-16
BOlerO XIV, Registered



mn WORTHY friend Job Jackson,
M of Wayne county," said John
Gilbert, the travelling groceryman, has
a farm that covers a great deal of
ground, and one of his fields is known
far and wide as the sinkhole lot, be
cause almost in the center of il IS bed
Of quicksand, or quagmire, or some
thing of that sort, which has been
probed to the depth Of so feet without
any bottom having been found. For
years Farmer jackson has dumped all
the spare stone and other solid stuff
gathered on his farm into that pit, and
his neigkbors have done the same with
similar collections from their farms,
but nothing has ever found a lodging
place in it so far as soundings have been
able to ascertain. \ substantial board
fence incloses this rapacious sinkhole.
to keep cattle pasturiug in the lot from
walking into it and being swallowed
up. The last time my travels took me
IN that neighborhood drove over TO see
my friend jackson. found him sitting
on his front porch, looking very hot and
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"'Hello, Uncle job, said 1. What has
happened to warm you up so|
John, said he, after awhile, I don't
know how fur down be viii git. but if
you ever shouia 90 20 una anu see ol
near q one chdS'H req wagons Iou'iu
the country mere you can make up
your mind ats MN
This abrupt and TO melneoherent re-
mark rather startled me- put FARMER
jackson didn't nave the appearance OF
a crazy man, and | sought further in
formation.
Him / said. Who is him "
'Bolero XVI, registered, replied
Farmer Jackson.
Il was on The point OF telling Uncle
job that | would drive on 70 town ana
stop when l came back, When " seemed
TO occur to him that maybe he WASH
making himself clear to me, and he
said:
THAT blooded Durham bull of mine.
That's who | mean by him. | bought
that bull only two weeks ago. He came
well recommended as to evenness o
temper, and the man | bought him of
said he was SO docile that he'd foller me
anywhere like a kitten. think the man
believed all he said about the temper of
that bull, but the chances is that he had
never tested it with red wagons. paid
5000 for him and I've been goin out
every day 10 look At him over the barn
yard fence and feel ticlled all but to
death over him and over myself for buy
in him. Why, thought most as much
O. that bull as did o my new red demo
crat wagon, and that was the Hamin est
and daziin est wagon ~ TINS hull blame
peppermint belt.
las l gathered the Facts from Uncle
Jobs ftful narrative, the choice bull
had been on the farm a week before he
knew there was wagon Of such san
culinary hue as the farmers new demo
crat wagon close neighbor to him, for
Uncle JOB had housed 1t IN shed on
account of the snow. The snow having
disappeared Farmer Jackson, on this
very day that called 10 see num- had
hooked ms team 10 tue req wagon anu
started Tor town. lie drove OUT OF the
shed to the road, and then, Tor the hrSt
time, the bull was confronted by the
wagon as II rumbIed BY with the fu!i
glare OF the sun on ITS beillgerent glory
The bull had taken tins as challenge
and accepted II. With a below that
startled the horses and shook Farmer
Jackson where he sat, the bull charged
'Bolero ANl., registered, that cost
me 5000, is feelin' clipper this nice
spring day, SAID Farmer jackson. jest
spirits, / s'pose.
For the farmer had no idea that the
bull really had blood in his eye, and, be
sides, the fence around the barnyard
was stanch and heavy. The bull struck
the fence with his lowered head and
went through il as ifit had been paste
board fence and bore down with in
creased impetuosity upon the wagon
and it's hated hue.
".lVhy.' exclaimed Farmer jackson.
.RIamed if | don't believe that bull has
his dop,ler nm
"Rnt tba farmer did not hermit his
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