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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 1

CATCHING A BULL BY THE HORNS. ■■*„

An incident showing great presence of mind and extraordinary muscular strength happened at Cranachan Farm the other day. Mr Archibald Macdonald, one of the five brothers who occupy the above farm, was going over the? farm, accompanied by the shepherd, and, when they were passing through a field in which cattle were grazing, a bull that had on previous occasions shown an inclination to chase people gave them chase. The shepherd, it is alleged, ran and left his master to his fate. Mr Macdonald could oot run, he having Buffered a good deal from rheumatism, and being now obliged to use crutches. The bull approached and began to attack him, he doing his best to keep him at bay with the aid of his crutches. As good luck would have it, Mr John Macdonald, an elder brother, happened to be about the house at the time, and having heard the cries, ran to the rescue. In his hurry he forgot to bring any instrument with which to fell the brute, but it occurred to him that if he caught the bull by the horns he might keep him from doing more misohief till some help arrived. Accordingly, arriving at the spot, he caught the animal by the horns, and with one supreme effort gave a sudden twist of the head, dislocating the neck by bis'jerk, and in a moment the animal lay helpless at his feet. Fortunately Archibald was not seriously injured It may be mentioned that John Macdonald was at one time champion athlete of Scott land.—" Dundee Advertiser."