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Fearful Struggle With A Bull

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Day
3
Month
September
Year
1875
Copyright
Public Domain
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Tlic Slmllsburg (Wis.) correspondent of the Galena (,'azotto givos tho following account of an attaek by a buil on a man and boy, noar that place, latoly: Ou Sunday, Mr. Buck, with his littlo boy, 10 years okl, atteinpted to cross au ftdjoining pasture, in which waa kopt an onibodiment of heil, bidiug his time of destniotion, in tho nhapooí a mona tr ons wiefeed buil, tbc property of a Mr. OolIloh. When but B short distanco in tho pasture the buil made for the boy, and seeiag the terrible droge to which himself and the child wereaspoeed from the attaek of the furious beast, tho fatlier bid the hou to run for his life, while he remained aud fought the monster with a club. The terrible struggle for lifo then commenced. Tho homun of a lifc-tima were ooMoeatrated in that short space of twenty minutes. The paterpal impulso vas to save hia child, even at the expenso of his own life (which subsequently provted to be tilo tributo poid), untt next to BSte liimself, for the more he hit tho buil the more feroeiuiiM it becaine, while the uniortmiate man was fásl exhausting his energics. The chai-ge was keenly félt by Mr. Btfck, fot never can a mau gee so'nmeh at placo M when iu a situiition of extremity. He began to back t,i ivai-( Ik nomo trees that were sl.indnig not [ar behiná him, hoping to find there some refoge from his lurious aesailant. Fortnnateïyho smieccdedin reachingthe trees, and aftnr dodgiog about from ono to anothcr, climbed one out of reach of the buil. The physical prostration and his mental oóndition alter so terrible a struggle can only be imagined, aud, to add to ita iutensity, the ni.id beast reachcd tho ti. e, aud standing undcr it torc tho grouud with his hoofs. Ilis agony of miad for fear of the limb brealong could have known no bounds, for dimiig his delirium for days befare his death tho only audible ojaculations he uttereil would be his fear of the limb brcakmg or that he would Í..11. While in the tree he took a chili, but started to work the next day, during which he was obliged to go home. From that time he bcgau to siuk until Friday morning, when death terminated his sufl'ermgs.

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Michigan Argus