Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-22

HE GRADUALLY FORCED THE BULL BACK cn I4ySia by the slave jrstIs, who stran@Icl the bull oil the bloody sands of q HomHn arena and saved the girl from the horns of the brute.
 IL was q schooIboy prank that made Nick Obertine a hero and nearly cost the trio of lads their lives.
 John Williams, Henry Frontzlnaun and Karl Wolff. aged fourteen, twelve and nine years respectively, passed through a pasture of the Oberting farm, in which satan, a valuable but vicious prize Durham bull, was run hing loose Impclled by a spirit Of mischief and ignorant of the danger they provoked the animal with stones and sticks
 Enraged at this indignity and in furiated by the sight of d red tobogsaK cap worn by the youngest of the lads the bull emitted q frightful below and, with lowered horns, charged upon the defenseless boys.
 Instantly they realized that their only safety was in flight, but in this the chances were decidedly against them. They were in the middle of an open field extending over many acres, with a dense thicket, the nearest avail able shelter, more than GOO feet dis tant The believing bull was chnrg ing upon them and was only fifty feet away before the boys could take q step in their flight.
 Just as the boys reached the thicket John Wilson, who had permitted the other two lads to preccdc him into the shelter, ripped over q protruding root such force that he was rendered un- conscious. In an instant the bull was upon him.
 Ii was at this critical moment that Nick ObertinG, who from q window In his hol!" h@d witnessed the desperate flight of IL" lads across the pasture, arrived upon the scene,
 Satan lifted his head and gIarcd de tiantly at his owner. That movement gave Obertllg the opening he sought Rushing at the head of the bull, he grasped the maddened animal by the horns and bracin@ his feet in the soft earth, summoned all the strength at bis command. The terrible contest ba- tween man and brute was on. Shout ing to the other two terrified lads Q drag the body of their unconsco1s companion to a place of safety, Ober- ting gradually forced the bull back.
 Iii" strain to which Obertng was subjected was fearful. Ills face, neck and hands turned purple, his body @r"W tense and rigid, and his muscles were stretched to the bursting point. Five minutes man and beast strug- gled for supremacy. The undor@row1h was trampled down, and the earth was thraShed into q morass.
 Thrice the bull tore away from Oberting. and thrice the intrepid man rceained his hold upon the wicked boxing horns. Oberting's hands and ace were torn and bleeding and his breath came in labored gaSps
 Then came the turning point in the mad conflict. The man and the bull were locked together ill one final furi- ous effort for supremacy. With a bel low that ended ill a groan the enor- nous head of the bull slowly began te turn under the power of Oberting's grip. Suddenly the parched and blood stained tongue lolled from the foaming jaws, and then tie bull staggered f" his knees as the sickening crunch of rendlng bones was heard. and the ani- nal toppled over dead.
 Oberting staggered erect. his face turning from purple to the pallor of death and his arms hanging limp at his side. Then he fell unconscious upon the body of the bull.