GORED BY A BULL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1415, 24 November 1886, Page 3

GORED BY A BULL.

PLUCK V CUD OT OF A BOY.

The Taranaki Herald, of the 17th, pub--1 ahes the following striking Instance of pluck on the part of a mere lad named Alfred Wade, at Maogorei ;—On Monday morning Mr Wad« went to shift a bud. which was tathered by a chain on the hi!i side near the Louse, t n Mr Wade approaching, the animal showed signs of being very much infuriated, and dashed madly at him. Mr Wade quickly stepped back so as to get beyond the length of of the tether, hot as the chain, was fattened to the bull’s horns it snapped with a tremendous jark, and Mr Wade was in an instant in the bull’s power. I' caught him on the side, tossed him many feet in the air—the eon says nearly as high as the house, which Is more than twelve feet caught him again nrd lluog him some distance down the hill side. The animal was about to follow

up its attack when Alfred Wade who is

fifteen years of age, and who was a witness of the terrible scene, hastened without anhesitation towards the maddened beast with the intention of rendering assistance Mr Wade, who though suffering from almost mortal injury was yet completely conscious, warned his son “ for Geiven'e sake not to venture to comefuear or the bull would kill him.” Undeterred by this reminder of the danger he was incurring young Wade come to hie father’s side and boldly faced the bull, when itha animal, seemingly amazsd at the youth’s audacity stopped short for a moment or two. In thoiueantlme Mrs Wade bad been alarmed by he» lit t'G daughter, who ran into the hotiao and cried nut, “The bull has killed father." Mrsi Wadej hurried outside to ascertain what had happened, and saw her husband lying on the ground apparently dead, and her intrepid son standing Sy bis side iaci-g the assailant, which seemed tu.li nndtei ed what n<-x - to do. Mrs Wade was la abou to rush to her stricken husband, wieu A 1 red called to her, “Keep back, mother; keep back.” Mrs Wade cried out asking what she should do. The •• d replied that she was to get a rope aud give It to his little eLter to brine oil .. Mrs W»ic did «r, and p ovh g that bravery Is nit confined to one men>be ■ of ’.he family, tho little girl boldly advaac« d to her brother with the rope.

tred then, with ths Utmost cordites'* and at -tidiness, walked towards the bull o aid ire end of toe chain that wato its horns. He then essayed to lead he brute away, and, asoundtng to relate, the animat became at once a tbdued by the -. lucky and o-mmatiding attitude assumed byth* toy. It, however, storied and tro.tid n und the bd once or twice, do ing which time the boy w>b in ternHc suspense, no kno wing whether the bull would turn on hl i . Fo tunately, by his presence of mind and intrepid conduct he overawed the brute, which then quietly submitted to beiug ted ; and on completing this part of bia task, young Wade went to a neighbor’s?.fiT assistance, and afterwards galloped into town for Dr Leatham.

a Ifred Wade’o conduct has such a manly and heroic ring am m it that it must excite everybody’s admiration. Even Mr Wade himself', who is hovering between life and death, forgets his own pain and his own critical condition, and dilates upon the heroism and bravery of his son. A Royal Humane Society’s medal can not reward such an action as that of this Taranaki lac 4 , fcr such eelf-sacrific ng devotion an I bravery are above all reward. Bat the official recognition of bravery should certainly be « xtend-d ro the hero of Ur’s episode, for if it fal s short of sufficiently honoring him it w ii at all events publish his rctio > far and wide for the emulation of other colonial youths. Dr Leathern wacr out ;h f s morning to see Mr Wade, who, although still not out of danger, is progressing it is to be hoped In that direction.