The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-06-05

one to come and rescue him. I had
remained among the berry bushes, but
did not feel equal to the task Of rescu-
ing the man from the bull.
"After quarter of an hour or so:
though, his yelling was heard by
Farmer Haywood's son Jim, who was
on his way to back lot, and Jim went
to the aid of the treed fisherman. The
attention of the bull was no sooner
drawn from the fisherman by the ap-
proach Of the farmers son than the
fisherman dropped down out of the
tree and made tracks for more peace
full territory, without waiting to be
identified by the farmers son or to
give thanks to him for his rescue.
"The farmers son, with the inten-
tion of overhauling the trespasser and
marking him for future reference as
an exhibit in lawsuit, started on a
run after him. The bull, undoubtedly
mad at Jim for spelling his fun, pur-
sued the farmers son.
"The trespassing fisherman got to
the fence and over it only a jump or
two ahead of Jim and tore down the
road. Jim would have overtaken him,
but just as he was in the act of swing
ing himself over the fence the bull
came up, projected himself against Jim
just below where his hind suspender
buttons were, and sent him clear to
the other side of the road, like some
missile shot from a catapault. Jim
landed in the brush, and by the time l
got down there and helped him to get
himself together and find the road the
Scranton man was out of sight. The
bull was grazing in'the lot, as if moth
ing had happened.
"When Jim came limping back to
the house with me we found his twelve
year-old brother just mounting horse
to ride away, and the household in
great excitement.
"'Where you goin' to, Bil]y?' said
Jim to his brother.
"'After the DOCTOR said Billy. The
hired man has jest had two fingers
took off by the moving machine
"'It's tarnation sing lar! said Farm
er Haywood. Il never had a mowin'
machine to act up like that before!
And another thing, there's fox PROV
lin around here O nights, and there
haint been one around in twenty years
before. First thing we know there'll
be some chickens missin'.'
"Jim said be would set trap for
the fox, and he did. The next morn
ing when he went out to the trap be
found in it blooded Cotswold ram
that Farmer Haywood wouldn't have
taken $3.50 for. The fox had been
around, though, for the best Plymouth
Rock rooster the farmer had was gone
$50 Farmer Haywood said he would
lie for that fox with the old gun that
night, but along in the afternoon l
asked the farmer if 1 couldn't take the
gun and go over to the back meadow
and shoot a grounding that was max
ing away with the clover crop.
"'You kin take the gum said he,
'and you kin go over to the back med
der, but 1 dunno whether you kin
shoot the grounding or not
81 took the gun and went. l got a
good easy shot at the grounding and
blazed away. The gun busted into :.
dozen pieces. One piece thumped a
calf that was standing near, and made
veal of it instantly.
"'Why, tarnation take it ALL! said
Farmer Haywood, when ne heard about
it. L carried that gun from Bull Run
to the end of the war and I've shot
bushels O. squirrels with it sence, and
it never busted before!
"My time was up day or so after
that, and | had to leave Farmer Hay
woods, and was sorry. There wasn't
any great demonstration by the folks
at the farm over my going, but l
didn't think anything of that, of course,
and having made up my mind to quar-
ter myself at the farm again this sum-
mer, and being up in that vicinity last
week, thought l would drive down
and make my arrangements with the
farmer for my prospective stay.
81 was within mile or so of the
farm when | came to a big black hog
lying in the sun at the ed ge of the
road. He grunted lazily as my horse
passed along by him, and his indolent
content was so aggravating that hit
him cut with my whip.
"The hog jumped up, and with
series Of loud snorts went galloping
down the road ahead Of me. His ap-
pearance was formidable, and it was