Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-08
ALAwYER AND A BULL.
unavaiItng Pleas ana Mo''""
Malls uul weather.


(Correspondence of the DispatchJ
CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNT
VA. February 6.-Mr. w. a. Rose
well-known lawyer ana popuIa'
citizen OF this county. had an
experience the other day which does no,
come TO every lawyer. and which wiz
doubtless llnger I'm his recOllecuOnS lohBei
than any OF the exciting incidents Oh inc
heated political campaigns In Which he
has measured oratOTical elOpuehce WIZ"
the leading ''stumpers" OF the times MI
Rose was walking through pasture hon'
his home, en- route TO a business ehsase
ment in the neighbOrhood, wheh d ieio
cious bull eyed" him as if he had no
particular "liking" for a distinguished
member of the legal profession. Inc heN'
instant the lawyer and the pun were
racklng. at full speed. a "halt-mue uhSn
across a lonely field. contesting the r'sh'
Of way TO a far-distant fence. Mlnu'eS
seemed days 10 the handsome niue pro-
iessional gentleman. and his aWlul sus-
pense was beyond human descIlplioh'
Finding that the enraged, DeioWlhg,
foaming animal was gaining ground, ana
that the coveted fence In the distance
was an insurmOuntable barbed-Wire struc-
ture, Mr.. Rose had 10 make tack anu
steer 70 an old-held apple-tree. But The
chase had now become nip ana tuck
affair and the well-nigh exhausted de
PENDANT had barely enough breath lett
to draw himself up the tree by lowering
limb, and most narrowly escape the horns
of the "plaintiff' And, although
perched high in the tree, out of imme-
date reach OF the Infatuated bull. the
situation was anything but pleasant To
Mr. Rose FOR the weather was cold. ana
he even colder, after such long run,
and the animal stood there under that
tree watching his game, no one knows
how long. No motions TO his honor
for "postpOnement of the case; no
plea for "a lack OF PREPARATION; no mo-
tion 20 "set aside the verdict now avail
ed the lawyer. as they had always
done for him in many spirited contests
M the bar. II was late I'm the day before
Mr. Roses assailant walked off and allow
ed him to come down the tree and pro-
coed on his way and he has been sin
cerely congratulated on his narrow escape
from what might have been a serious or
fatal accident.
Mr. Henry W. Edward. n prominent
citizen Of stafford county, and his daugh-
ter. are recovering from a severe sickness.
Mr. .. NJ. Hayes. a popular young gem
teman OF this county, left few days
ago for Baltimore. whore he expects %
engage in business for the future.
Rev. H. II. Zones pastor Of Shiloh ana
ROund-Hill Baptist churches. Of this
county. has been quite III with grip. His
condition was somewhat improved when
heard from here on Saturday.
Miss Flora Hayes. Of the Shiloh neigh
borhood. in this county went some days
ago 10 the Johns Hopkins Hospital. in
Baltimore, for medical treatment She
fa
speedy recovery and return home is
earnestly desired by host Of friends ana
acquaintances.
Mrs. James II. Pey ton, one OF the oldest
residents of this county, is critically in
az her home, two miles from this place.
Her recovery is regarded as very doubt
ful, and some Of her children residing
out of the county have been summoned
to her bedside
Miss Stella Purks. of this neighborhood.
left by steamer Wakefield yesterday for
Washington, ID. c.. where she will spend
some time with relatives ana friends.
The weather since Saturday has been
the worst of the winter. so far. and II is
generally believed here that This wi.t.r
viii prove the hardest I'm some years.
The present snow is the deepest since the
winter Of 1893, and in consequence of this
terrible "spelP all country work H. sus-
pended. The snow and condition Of the
ground render it almost impossible 10
haul firewoOd. and provender for cattle.
etc, is AT a premium. being scarcer than
ever before known here. 10 is next 10
impossible for the mails 10 Doe brought
from Fredericksburg 20 the Northern
Neck on schedule time The carrier ON
the route from King George Courthouse
10 Colonial Beach, in WfstmOreland
county, has exhausted an four OF his
horses. and finally had TO give mp the job
to another man. who has undertaken 10
with a fresh team and new outfit. All
the mails were considerably behind time