The herald., 1913-01-02
THE TAIL OF
A BULL
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Lit
erary Press.
By M. QUAD

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farmers hired man for years and year;
and saving up little money he had
bought a forty acre farm to find that
. he had been badly cheated.
Five rods down the road. on the
banks Of creek, Il man sat fishing
He was a summer bOarder in the neigh
bOrhOod and was understood TO be i
Wall street broker He was fat and
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 neck" muttered Abe as he watched
the man. He hasn't been beaten out
Of $500. He hasn't had any troubles
He hasn't had girl call him fool
and go back on him.
And now that old bull has broke
loose" growled Abe as he slid off the
fence. IF he knocks of both his horns
and breaks his back l shan't care a
| cent"
| When the bull came charging down
the hill he saw the brOlA hauling in
the fish and charged strkgh 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 a horn or two. The
farmer didn't get in front of the bull
to try to stop him, but as the animal
passed he was seized by the tail. You
can steer a bull as well as q boat if
you get the right sort Of hold. Abe
had it, and he steered the animal on to
the bridge across the creek and then to
the right and twitched him off into the
water.
Say, that was well donew exclaimed
the broker, as 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 liarr'
"Why-why, what do you mean sirf'
az mean that I've paid $500 for a
farm worth about half that. haven't
got the brains to last a rabbit over
night"
Didn't you look at the farm before
you bought?"
mo. Took feller's word for II,
and, oh, Lord, how l have got cheatedr'
"Going TO have hard time to pull
through, eh?"
II shall have to eat roots next win
ter"
Lets take a little walk and look
your land over" said the broker as
he laid his fishing outfit aside. whats
that mound up there"
Dunno" was the reply. Reckon
the Injuns buried their dead there
after a great battle. I've dug into 1t
and found arrowheads a-plenty."
81 owe you something for what you
did down there You were a fool to
take any mans word about a farm. |
but I guess I can pull you out of the
hole all right. Did you ever hear Of
high finance"
cant say I have"
"Well. I'm going to show you some. |
I'm going to make this old mound |
worth a couple Of thousand dollars to |
you"
The broker had n collection of relics |
and curios ut 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
week later that editor was referring in
his paper to a great and historic find
on the farm Of Abel Jackson. There
was the tooth of a mammoth and
Greek and Roman medals and coins
among the things unearthed. Strangers
came poking around almost at once.
They were shown the relics, but they
could not secure permission to dig
That farm was for sale, and the mound
went with IT. Abe simply opened his
mouth and stared.
Two days later the price went up to
$1,000 Abe was for taking it, but the
broker said:
THAT'S only half our figure! In three
" four days we'll dig up Julius
Caesars glass eye and see what they
Jay about that"
When the eye was unearthed a pro-
essor. who was very much interested
n the research, took it in his hand and
aid:
"Um! Um, Ancient history says
iothlng about the great Caesar having
glass eye, but perhaps he had one
,erhaps so, think l will raise my
fer to $500"
"Not yet" said the broker to Abe
Jackson when he would have closed
With the offer 1--WE must get our /,
CURE for this old mound"
"But we are the same as lying to the I
eople," was protested.
That's the way most of the business [
T the country is done today. Just ap-
ear Indifferent and you'll get your
rice. l seem to remember that
Tiny had brass ear. II he didn't
hen old Socrates did and We'll have
on top the ground"
"Um! I'm" said the professor when e
ne ear was found. ct may be Pliny's
nd 1t may be Socrates, but think l 1
an raise my offer to $4,000" v
Take it and skip" advised the I
roker when Abe came to him.
but it's half more than fits worth"
My son. thing is worth all you
In hornswaggle fool out of, and In y
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