Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-05-28
From The Men iork D,polcla.
WIDOWS AND COWS.

Inc hrcrnhcid baEetlc states thal Niiau W
IN Springfield has a COW from which was q, #
over seventeen pounds of butter week. is- W
/ the season. Even in November she p,o,,. #
twelve pounds a week. The Gazette ssi. #
somebody is not after the "yddcr' for TIC al. n
the COW. The Greenfield uazel,cs "wond,f 81
minds us Of story which VIC arc assured by n, IS
ratot was of actual occurrence. We NIGH h.
names. date, aud scene, but perhaps our u'o,a,, r.
would not thank MS for stating things so fsHcgu 81
so we shall adopt fictitious designation ans q, IA
acters and leave the town out altogether
Goodman Jones died at tho ngo OF Ghy tnl y, u
gathered TO his fathers, leaving n widow Of
own age. And at about the same time Aunt Sea E
died too and as her case was parallel TO Coo
man Jones's in all except her sex, we presume Tia
she was gathered 10 her mothers She left q, Z
consulate wdowcr, over whose head just as MAJ,
years had rolled as the widow Jones had counlei
This was allowed on all hands 10 be an astonsh
ing coincidence. All the women piIled Goodma +
Jones. poor man, and all the men commIseraled VII
widow Jones, poor woman. Widow Jones mt
large iarm--so had aidowcr Smith Widow JOus 3
had large dniry--so had widowcr Smith. Nj
TO the acres of moving and tllage and woodAa 4
each had about an equal share; aud in cbjda
Providence had blessed both alike.
"What upon airh' either would 10 with lhrs,
vast possession alone tho old women declare.
they could not tell. This difficulty suggested
ready remedy, and tho gossips did not lie; the &
iunct man and woman get cold in their gn,a
before they made up their minds that the relic
should be yokod together, and tho estates bcfS
itaments, and property, personal and real be hc@
in joir. proprietorship. Matches they said were
made in Heaven and that this match was there
made, they very naturally considered the essential
preparation Of widowhood in each case a positive
proof Widow Jones and ncighbor Smith @on
not long in hearing what gossip Vas astir and
has ever been inslnuated that each had arrived u
the conclusions named above. before any body
had thought OF them. II is certain that wa
each requested the prayers Of the congrcgaii
HAT the Bereavement might be sonctified, WidosC
Smith looked pretty steadily over the rail of his
pew at the seat Of Widow Jones and Widow
Jones moved her white handkerchief from her eyes
Just long enough to see how her companion IN
bereavement supported himself church
they walked beside each other SO far as their roads
lay together, and once during the next week Wild
over Jones paid Widow Smith visit Of condo
encc.
So far, so good but visits of coincidence e.
out of date, like an almanac and cannot be usct
rs n pretext save for certain season. Some
other arrangement must be trumpcd up, and Wild
over Smith was not long finding it.. His Wagon
stopped one morning before Widow Jones' door
md he gave the usual country signal, that he wan
cd somebody in the house by dropping the rclus,
md setting double. with his elbows on his knees.
Dat trpped the widow, lively as cricket, with a
Tremendous black ribbon on her sno w-wItc cap
Good morning" WINS and on both sides,
md the widow waited for what was further to be
aid. "Wel, Maam Jones, perhaps you don't
want TO sell one Of your cows, do you 2" swell
here Mr.. Smith, you couldn't have spoke my mind
letter. poor, lone woman, like me, does not
now what TO do with so many croturs and
hond be glad to trade if VIC can fit it," So they
dlourned TO the meadow. Farmer Smith looked
t Roan--then at the widow--at Brindle-tben at
he widow--at the Dowing cow--and at the wild
w and so through the whole forty. Tho same
all was mace every day for a week, but Farmer
smith could not decide which COW he wanted.
AZ length, on Saturday, when widow Jones was
hurry to get through her baking for Sunday
nd had "ever so much" TO do in the house. ms sIl
nr'ners wives and widows have on Saturday, she
vas little impatient. Farmer Smith was as If.
esoiute os ever: THAT ere Downing COW iss
re'ty TAR cretur ; but" he stopped to glance Al
nc widows face mud then walked round her not
he widow, but the COW. "Tbat ere short horn
Durham is not bad looking beast, but don't
now" another look at the widow. 1.-THE Down.
ng COW knew, before the late Mr.. Jones bought
er." Here he sighed at the alusion to the late
Or. Jones she sighed, and both looked at each
thor. 1t was highly interesting moment. "OId
loan IS faithful old milch, and so is Brnde but
have known BETTER" A long stare succeeded
his speech the pause was getting awkward and
last Mrs. Jones broke out 'Lcrd Mr.. Smith
~" the COW you want. do soysor p The in
'niions Of the wdower Smith and the widow
ones were duly published tho next day. as is the
NV and the custom in Massachusetts and as soon
they were "ootpublished," they were married.
Days Of OM.--Fory years ngo--Li,enture
cant learning, aud was supported by sense.--Re.
ned nonsense had no advocates, and was o,ei,y
eneraily kicked out Of doors.
Forty years ago--young ladies' LEARNED uusc
u II was the humming Of the spinning wheel
W learned The necessary steps Of da5cinp in fol.
wing u. Their piano was loom. their psraso
'oom' and their novels, Bible.
rory years ago--the young gentlemen boed
'rn, chopped wood at the door. and wcn, 10
moo IN The winter TO learn reading, writing end
itbmetic. Winning
fofty years ago--thoro was no sucb tbiog a.