AN ADVENTURE WITH A BULL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1486, 18 February 1887, Page 3

AN ADVENTURE WITH A BULL

Vhe Wanganui Chronicle of tha 16 • Inafc Bays : — Au e<- raged bull causi d something more than cotietenintiiin to some ladies who were driving on ihe $0 1 Hue on Saturday afternoon. It api c r that the animal, which wan m a padd c , neer the roadside, o'' j-iced t.-s the proceedings of a hnrßaibiv} m the ?ie ;> Iy. and gave chaao, cloatiug we i-.tvcn a', a bound, and tearing alo^r thy road hi .-> terrific pace after him. At this slaye Mr John Stevenß appeared oi» tht» seep a, =n t^ie horaoman dooorying, some : ittlt> distance m advance, the pony oarrin^e <•) Mrs Harper, m whioh were seated that lady herßelf, Miss Harper, Mrs McLean, and two young ohildren f an endeavour wuo made by the cracking of whips to hinder the progress of the bull Eventually Mr Stevens galloped fori»aui. urged tbe ladles to drive for their lives, he himself rldiag la advance to open the nearest gate for them. The gate was reaohed not a moment too soon, but unfortunately, j m the hurried endeavour (;o drive, through, one of the wheels eanght agaln-t the gate post, the carriage being overturned and completely wrecked, sprites, shafts, &o , coming to grief. The most extraordinary thing of all was that fin ladies and children, who we:e thrown out of the carriage and some of them burled beneath it, escaped without s scratch. Our informant was nnable to tell n» what beo*me of the bull further than that, taking to heart the mischief he bad wrought, it sprang over the Ohtriage, and disappeared out of sight.