Horse Whips Savage Bull

HORSE WHIPS SAVAGE BULL.

How a Farmer's Life Was Saved by the Pluck of a Stallion.

   Hero horses are not uncommon in the annals of history, but the story of the bravery and intelligence of a stallion owned by a Tennessee farmer is so unusual as to deserve recording.

   Bob Hunt, a well known stockman of Jackson, Tenn., owns a beautiful gray stallion and owns a fine Jersey bull. The latter is a vicious animal and on more than one occasion has shown a pugnacious disposition. Usually a pitchfork serves to subdue him, but sometimes his pugnacity gets the better of his discretion.

   One day recently Mr. Hunt, in company with a small boy, was crossing the pasture in which the bull roams, leading the stallion. Suddenly the bull appeared upon the scene and showed evidence of wanting to fight. Mr. Hunt gave the halter rein to the boy and thought he would drive the irate animal away.

   The bull started to flee, but changed his mind after running a short distance, and, discovering his pursuer did not have the dreaded pitchfork, he lowered his head and charged upon his master. Mr. Hunt attempted to run and fell. The bull butted him as he passed, and it looked for a moment as if Mr. Hunt would be gored to death.

   The boy dropped the rein of the stallion and starled off for help. It was then that the noble animal proved himself faithful to his master and was a real hero. Rearing up on his hind feet, with a snort of defiance, he bore down upon the bull, which in the meantime had returned a second time upon Mr. Hunt and was about to trample him to death. The horse bit a large piece of "beef and hair" out of the bull's back at the opportune moment and, wheeling, planted both rear heels in the ribs of his opponent, almost sending him to the earth and causing him to roar with pain.

   The bull left his prostrate victim and fled in terror, with the horse pursuing him and taking chunks of hide and flesh every few steps until he had been chased to the bottom. The horse then returned to his master.