The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-17

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When Michael Dalton. who said be
lived at 425 East Sixteenth street. vas
arraigned in the Torkvils police court
On a charge of intoxicati0n he begged
Magistrate Breen to let hiia 70 this
once. says the New York Sun.
7 waz only celebrating z tFlae TOO
much. he explained
II I remember rightly. you we're
here yesterday. remarked the court
Your honors got a good memory. {"
responded the prisoner.
and yon said yesterday that you
were celebrating
That's right. too. It's the same
celebration. but I've had enough.
met with some friends from Skohan,
where used 70 live when I came from
the old country Tim Hennesaey was
one Of them. and he reminded me OF
the tine old HOLSTERS bull kept me
up the tree. and. bedadl / had t5 take
few 10 forget IL
4 vas after apples in HOLSTERS
orchard one afternoon, and Hennessey
and OsTOole were with me. We went
over the stone wall and I climbed a
tree and shook down the finest apples
IA the orchard. while ths other two
filed bag with them. Old HoIlister
was that stingy be wouldn't give an
apple to any one. The bag was nearly
full when me friends made a run for
the stong wall and got over 1t as
though the divvIe was after them
didn't know what was up until I seen
HOLSTERS brindIe bull come tearing
down under the tree
Then I remembered that the farm
er kept the bull instead Of a dog to
watch the orchard, and It showed his
good sinse. The bull looked up at me
as started to get down, and there
was something In his look that made
me stay where I was. I waited for
him to 80, and he waited for me to
come down. O'Toole and Henessey,
on the other side Of the wall. tried
to coax and to drive the beast away,
but not one inch would he stir from
under the tree.
When night came the vagabond
was still there and waiting for me,
but It was as much as my life was
worth to face him. SO I had to stay
in the tree. had been out to dance
the night before, and my eyes were
heavy with sleep.
4 was afeared to go to sleep In the
tree. for I might tumble down. and the
beast nd get me. But sorra the BIT
could stay awake. so took my sus-
penders and tied myself to the tree.
SO that wouldn't fall.
The bun was stlll there when woke
up in the morning. and was likely to
stay there until Hcllister called him
off, II II wasn't for my friends. They
came to the orchard early in the morn
Ing with bulldog and around hts
neck was red cloth. They put the
dog in the orchard to coax the bull
away, but sorra foot would he stir
from the tree.
The dog thought the bull was afraid
so he goes up and nips him on the
heels. That made the big beast mad
and he chased the dog a small bit
THAT was my chance for salvation,
thought, and l took it. Jumping
from the tree ran for the wall. The
bull saw me and came after me, The
dog after him. How / got over the
wall ahead Of the horns was more
than | could do to-day, but over got
In time.
1T was the memory Of these lively
times that made Hennessey and me
self take few extra drinks
The magistrate let him 60 again.