Coalville Times | 1902-09-19 | Page 7 | Another Lincoin Story

Another Lincoln Story. The story Is told that Lincoln was not day walking through a Held when h luddeiily saw that bu waa pursued by t mad bull. Tlie nearest object of escape w as an old strawstack, and Lincoln made for It titii lightning speed, ltem blng ll belore tho bull caught up to him, lie ri'tnmcnclng running aruuud It, with the bull In mad pursuit. Al' or several revolutions Lincoln dlsravoied that hla lung legs had covered cov-ered the ground faster llinu ho had hoped, and a bright Idea occurred tu bint. A few more atrldes brought him wilk'.n reach of tbo bull's tall, which he clutched and th two went flying around faster than before. Itioon began to dnwn upon hla bull ehlp that ho waa the one pursued, and he brKun to bellow with fear and ills-appoi'dtuotil, ills-appoi'dtuotil, when Lincoln cx Inlmed. "Hee bore, dnrn you, you begiiti tbll fight, I didn't.