The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-05-11

al the road as by the slowness % sas
butts moycments
The stage ratified baak around tho
cUrss aud out OF sight, while his boz
vine ma iesty stared after Il aa II wan
dcriug how IL had vanished
Then for II fcw minutes he again be
took himself 10 the task Of scraping the
highway but presently. with bead
ercci, he started of toward the bridge,
believing la one unbroken peal MS he
wcat.
The cause Of this decided increment
was NJ once apparent. and u WIS with
startled feelings TINT we recognized
what had taken place.
The believing irUu the ether side
Of the river was getting nearer. A
cloud Of dnst showed itself un that sida
Of the bridge. Mr. Wilson's big jersey
was outl A momciu more and we could
stc his short horns and strong hack un.
der the sand and gravel that hc wes
throwing into the mir.
II was right IN tho middle Of the
bridge that the two powerful creatures
met Nt heard their horns clash 10
Erihcr aud their struggling huofs grind
the plnnl,s. Both heads were lowered
and bath sincwy frames were pushing
with an their might.
n was such an exhibition ~ strength
as ! have Meier Ercu cguuled, Those
thick, short prcks seemed made of solid
iron.
Iur time % srcmod na u neither
would De- able a. obtain ans advantage
urrr mis- uutnpuriri i'm, nj irurjii Inc
jrnry was rorrrd To- step sIoNl, back
although siill disputiur the ground
with many . desperate rlly TO recover
what WAS lost,
Presently. while the tvu furious GOWN,
haiuut- were bracrd ngaiusi rarh other
rrus-visr Ia the ruld, the Hapls of the
inferior han sirugk the old, ru'iru 10. 4.
ing Of the bridge. and we heard b. crack
iuudlv.
The llulstrin was pushing with tir.
mcuhuus ,ipor; the Jrrsry lost another
foot az gruuid, and there vns no chance
for him to rrpuiu it. Crash' went tie
odd wood behind him. and sheer ON the
bridge, and duwu into the river, tuu.
BLEED raii, bulI and all.
or courac the attention Of The sprria.
tors was hNcd upon the ,anqui ,hrd ar
imal in some uuNirty for hi safety
liut D." lid not srrm to be- injured lee ilr.
least Turning his broad. rurly front
toward his pasture, he SWAN strpuat.
for the shore. only some 80 yards dis
taut. and quickly scrambled nap the
hank
ln ~" uonptim" the IIulstrin r.
nmiuri upon the bridge. For aumr
minute hr stood mutioulrss. exactly
in the position hr had occupied whrr
his enemy disappeared. His head vu.
down. nt charge huyuurt" drprcs.
sion aud his iail remained lifted just as
IL bad been iu the i,Fht He seemed
but thr figure ut bun cut Doe black
aud white marble.
The catastrophe was evidently be.
yund biz comprehension. What haa' .at,.
,uur uf his adversary. who WIS ru sud
denly and 80 uuacrountahlN gone"
Presently be- hcFuu tu back straight
nrru-- the bridge, taking up one foot
after another very slowly aud occasiuu.
alN paving the pIanks with his fore
h"uf. Back, back. bacl, De- stepped, all
the while la an attitude of sullrn de-.
hancc. with lowered head and threat
cuiuE hriiun.
The rail behind him WAS rotten aud
weak it, condition had luug been re-
pruarh tn the town. II broke instantly
as his weight pressed against Il. lie
did not seem 10 notice the obstruction
IN the least, or even to know that be
had touched H.
Back. hack he pushed, 10th hind
feet went over the edge Of the bridge.
His head flew up, his fore hoois scruped
the planks, and then there was great
splash Ia the water below.
Tor few seconds the big fluIsicin
Was entirely lost To sight, while the
waters cddied and surpcd above the
spot where hr had gone down. Thea
he rose mud turned his curly pate "a.
ward the shore. landing IN hi, own pas
tur", precisely az, the Jersey had landed
iu the other.
Neither uf the animals had suffered
ANY injury, and The amount " below.
ing aud scrapiug with which they llllrd
mp the remainder Of the day showed
that both WERE rs sound Bs ever In lung
uud limb.
The town forthwith voted 10 fix u
good. substantial railing upon that
bridge. 81 that. after ALL the meeting
uf the two bulls became the occasion ~
% very necessary road improvement
Golden DAYS.