Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-10
The Sunday Story
THE TAIL OF,
"A BULL
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1912. by Associated Lit.
erary Press.

Abe jackson sat on the roadside
fence with his head in his hands. He
was the most dissatisfied young man in
the state of Iowa. After working ~
farmers hired man for years and years
md saving up little money he had
bought forty acre farm to find that
be had been badly cheated.
Five rods down the road. on the
banks Of a creek, a man sat fishing.
He was a summer boarder in the neigh
borhood and was understood to be a
Wall street broker. He was tat ana
serene. He was smiling and placid.
He not only fished for fish, but he
caught them.
bod CAST him. but I'd like to break
his neckw muttered Abe as he watched
the man. HE hasn't been beaten out
LOT $500. He hasn't had any troubles.
and 60 back on him.
"And now that old bull has broke
llocse," growled Abe as he slid of the
fence. IF he knocks off both his horns
! and breaks his back l shant care q
cent"
When the bull came charging down
. the hill he saw the broker hauling In
the fish and charged straight at him.
The broker was used to other kinds OF
bulls, and his first thought was to get
) away from this sort. He scrambled up
| to fall down again. and but for Abe he
would have got horn or.two. The
farmer didn't get in front Of the bull
!, to try to stop him. but rs the animal
passed he was seized by the tail. You
. can steer a bull as we'll as 4 boat II
you get the right sort of hold. Abe
had it, and he steered the animal on to
1.-The bridge across the creek and then to
J the right and twitched him of into the
water.
"Say. that was well doner' exclaimed
the broker. MS he came upon the
bridge. "But for that trick Of yours
should have got it bad"
, "Humph!" replied Abe.
you've got gumptIon. you have"
"You are a liar"
= "Why-why. what do you mean sirT
II mean that I've paid $500 for a
farm worth about half that. haven't
: got the brains to last Il rabbit over
: night"
), Didn't You look at the farm before
. you bought"
|. mo. Took feller's word for ii.
r and. oh, Lord. how have got cheated"
"Going to have a hard time to pull
a through, eh?"
81 shall have to eat roots next win.
:, ter"
Lets take little walk and look
your land over" said the broker as
he laid his fishing outfit aside. whats
n that mound up there?"
a Dunno" was the reply, Reckon
: the Injuns buried their dend there
after great battle. I've dug into il
: and found arrowhends a-plenty.
81 owe you something for what Won
did down there. You were fool TO
s. take any ran's word about farm.
!, but I guess l can pull you out Of the
hole all right Did you ever hear OF
g high finance?"
Cant say have"
: "Well, I'm going to show Won some
a I'm going to make this old mound
: worth a couple of thousand dollars to
. you"
Il The broker had collection OF relics
and curios at home, and he sent for
= certain things and had them planted
!. in the mound Then he made a call
!. on the nearest village editor. and n
d week later that editor was referring in
e his paper to a great and historic finh
! on the farm Of Abel Jackson. There
was the tooth OF a mammoth and
n Greek and Roman medals and coins
among the things unearthed. Strangers
n came poking around almost at once
- They were shown the relies. but they
! could not secure permission to dig.
: That farm was for sale. and the MOUND
went with It, Abe simply opened his
lie mouth and stared.
n Two days later the price went up to
&c 1000. Abe was for taking 1t. BUT the
= broker said:
= "Thats only half our figure! In three
X or four days we'll dig Up julius
Caesars glass eye and see what they
IS say about that"
N When the eye was unearthed pro-
h lessor, who was very much Interested
l. In the research, took 1t in his hand and
said:
.s "Um! I'm! Ancient history says
nothing about the great Caesar having
glass eye. but perhaps he had one
perhaps so! think ! will raise my
offer to $780,"
a mot yet" said the broker to Abe
jackson when he would have closed
1t with the offer. I'VE must get onr
figure for this OLD mound"
1, "But we are the same as lying to the
r. people," was protested.
,e "That's the way most Of the business
st Of the country is done today. Just APP
pear Indifferent and you'll get your
-e price. seem to remember that
he Pliny had brass ear. II he didn't
~ then old Socrates did and we'll have