Fun With a Bull.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 247, 24 October 1885, Page 5

Fun With a Bull.

The other day a party consisting of Mr Henry Kelly, merchant, Thomas Brown, and J. M. Ross drove out to see Mrßecl..oji, and view his premises generally.

In an inclosure was an old bull, solitary and alone,

Mr B-elly thought he would like to fraternise with the monarch of themeadoiv, and pat him pleasantly on the back. He accordingly leaped into the inclosuro with a cheerful smile, and approached the gloomy brute with an easy nonchalance that made him the envy of the spectators.

In the meantime Mr Ross and Mr Brown on the other side of the fonco winked unostentatiously at oach other, and waited for develooments.

Presently they came.

Mr Kelly walked dreamily up to tho bull, called him a pet name or two, and patted him on the back.

It is Bald that the majestic animal actually turned pale at Mr Kelly's audacity, but the report lacks confirmation. The bull eyed him for a moment or two with stoical indifference, and then made a lightning pass at bim with his horns, one of which pierced Mr Kelly's legs and ripped off about six inches of cuticle together .with a littlo raw flesh.

The scene was instantly changed. Mr Kelly ran for the fence at full speed, nnd. the bull gathered himself together for another charge. ,

In the meantime Mr Brown, fearing mischief to his friend, leaped recklessly into the arena and grabbed the animal by the tail. This distracted the bull's attention from Mr Kelly, and gave that gentleman time to climb over the fence. ' The trouble waa now to get Mr Brown out of the dilemma.

The bull was getting warmed up, and hud a decidedly belligerent aspect. Mr Brown dare 1 not let go of the animal's tail, because the bull would have instantly turned tho other end towards him, in which cose MiBrown felt that the situation would be exceedingly awkward. So he hung on to the tail, and every time the bull turned Mr Brown would turn too.

Meanwhile Mr Ross and Mr Kelly took v p reserved seats on the fence and encouraged Mr Brown to hang on, as it was only a question of a day or two when tbe bull would become tired out.

Mr Brown did not require much encouragement, however. He felt the necestities ot the hour were such that he could not afford to let go. He asked for help, but the audience on the fence only mocked hirr, and ioeringly mentioned that thoy. would call back after lunch and see how he was getting on. Finally, the infuriated animal and his tormentor approached the fence, when Mr Brown, to the utter disgust of the spectators, suddenly let go of the tail and passed over the fence like a streak of lightning. He was saved, but it took about a quarter of an hour and a little something else to bring him to his normal condition.