Show l RAIN SAVES OWNERS OWNER'S LIFE LIFE- lIf Butted In When Bull BuIl Was Wall on en the Point Foint of Charging OK on Farmer Middleton N. N Y Timothy Timothy Freelove beholden r. r always boasting that he was to none thanks his hi stars to-day to because because be be- cause one of the humblest est butted In at a crisis in his affairs He has foi tOI 60 years been farming near Leonard Center and all Orange county know knows him Once he was spry upon its his feet but when his belted Holstein I bull which he was leading g to water knocked hire bin him down he found it it hard to regain hl hi balance The Holstein retired a few paces scalped the turf lowered hl hJ hit head and was ready to charge the helpless helpless help help- le less s farmer It was In the middle of a ten-acre ten lot and no human aid was nigh Just as the last snort had been given by the king of the meadow there w was wasa was wasa J Ja a swift flash of dull gray and curled Qi horns Something struck that bull right in the middle of the forehead backed away mad made a swift detour and came at him again from the rear The Holstein ran like a creature possessed of many many devils He was was pursued by what looked like a moving Then his front legs nearly collapsed under him Freelove got to his feet as quickly ashe as ashe aSi he could and gained the refuge of the road There he saw a frightened bull bellowing and dodging about a yard In advance of Danl a Dorset ram which had gained entrance through a break in the fence and had gone to the rescue of his master The bull finally sought refuge at the top of a large heap of stones up which the ram could not charge The Dorset was finally called away from the scene of hostilities I always set a heap o 0 store by Danl said Freelove and I hereby hereby- give it out that I pension the critter L for life |