The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
Mr.. AMAZIALI HALL
AND THE BULL.

BY R. K. Bryan

D6IuS DIT Illle arose 1IO1u lit Id
and walked to the front entrance in
pon to the call. "HoWdy do Mr..
Hail. Morning. Mr.. Smith, was
heard by the inmates. A few mo-
ments later Farmer Smith entered the
dining-rO1m followed by an indlVldu-
al whom he trOduce as Mr.. Hall
Mr.. Amaziali Hall, from Hungry Neck.
Mr.. Amaziali Hall vas a picturesque
looking specimen Of the genus homo.
He was tall and bony, with a SallOW
complexion, very dignified in demean-
or. and possessed OF a deep bass
voice. His attire consisted Of a Prince
Albert coat which once was black, but
now grown from the changing touch
Of time, a standing collar copperaS-
dyed. homemade trousers which tit
ted him tightly, and a heavy pair OF
cow-leather shoes. ~Surmounting his
Uranium was a dilapidated plug hat.
Mr.. Hall was asked to be seated
and refresh himself, which invitation
be accepted with avidity. The disap-
pearance from the dining-table OF
ham,, eggs and potatoes and other edl-
bles showed him to V d keen n
appreciative appetite. After the last
morsel of 900 had disappeared u
visitor from the table.
Seated comfortably on the porch,
overlooking the green crops Of Farm
er Smiths broad acres, he felt con-
tented for the time and not at all dis
posed to allow business affairs to in
~terfere with his quiet repose.
The farm bell sounded the hour for
beginning the afternoon work. Farm
er Smith descended the back stairs,
leading in the direction of his stable
lot. Mr.. Amaziali Hall raised himself
out of his easy seat and. with 2 few
quick strides, reached the side of the
farmer. In the ~vernacular of his sec
ton, he made known his mission with
out any circumlocutiOn and. sprang. as
the lawyers say, in medals res. Mr..
Smith. Mr.. Ramsay sent me ter git
dat bull what you greed ter let him
have" Mr.. Hall, the bull o speak
of is a very vicious animal. and | am
afraid you cannot manage him, was
the reply. oh, yes / kin: l kin man
age any kind o coW-beast; OATS my
business. Yes sir, dat | kin" came
from the representative OF Hungry
Neck. If any bodily harm happens
to you in OF your coming
into contact with this bull | desire
tina you remember [ CAV you ample
warning, and / sha in no event as
sumo responsibility for results, re-
marked Farmer Smith. al | want
yer to do is ter put de lines on him,
emphasized the voice from the Prince
Alber coat.
Come, men, get two lines and be
ready to rope this bull was the or
der given by the farmer to q half doZ-
en- negro standing in the
BARNARD. The lines were trough and
the pen approached wherein peace
fully lying under the shade of a broad
oak and l%eisurely chewing the cud a
large lOng-hOrned bovine was seen.
The coming of SO many persons arOus-
ed and angered the irritable brute and
he instantly sprang to a andlng po--
sitiOn. With lowered head he paved
Tho ornlnH fret with one foot and
then the ether of his front feet. throw
ing patches of earth over his back
and up into the air. which action was
accompanied by deep bellowlngs.
From his eyes glared defiance. Now
and then he made a dash at some one
nearest him on the opposite side Of
the fence, but withOut& attempt to
break through. These assaults We're,
it seemed, more for the purpose OF m
timidating than injury. Efforts We're
made to throw a moose over his horns
during his belligerent assaults, but
failed. A long pole with the end sup
porting a loop was next tried, but
proved unsuccessful, the bull knock
ing pole and line out OF the way by a
quick deXtrOus movement OF MS heau.
During all this time no one offered
TO enter the pen, not even the re-
doubtable from Hungry
Neck. One of the hands finally climb
ed a tree and worlked himself out on
a large limb over-hanging the spot
where the bull stood. From this po-
sition a running moose was dropped
over the bulls horns at q time when
his attention was diverted. The moose
fell Just as intended. A plunge for
ward by the brute failed to dislodge
but on the contrary frightened the
line. The. reverse end was thrown to
an on the outside of the
pen. Haul away, boys" u
NJ. -1o~ ~
ted their strength against that OF the
belligerent bovine. Slowly the prison.
er was pulled forward until only the
thickness Of the fence measured the
distance between captive and captorS.
Throw the other moose over him"
was Quickly obeyed. AS the move
InentS OF the enemy We're now largely