Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-05-18
Curious Antics by Mrs. Scrusgins's
Old Cow.

Cincinna,er," said Mrs. Scruggin's. :" and sich
a COW |! She used 10 come up as regular to
her milk as clock work. Shed knock at the
gate with her horns, jes, as sensible! Her name
was Rose | never knowd how she got ,ha,
name for she was as black as kii,e One
day Rose got sick. and wouldn't eat, poor thing,
aud day or two after she died. do bIeve
CRED when she was gone. Well we went
little while withou, COW, but | told Mr.. 5.
it wouIdn do, no how-we must have another,
and he gin in Whenever | said must, Mr.. S.
knew that meant it. Well, few days after
he came home from market with the finest cow
and calf that | ever seed. He gave thirty dol
lars for her and the calf, and two levies to a
man to help bring her home. They drove her
into the back yard. and Mr.. S. told me 10 come
out and see her, and did. went up to her
les, as used to do Rose, and when said poor
Sukey, the nasty brute, would you b'lieve. she
kicked me Her foot caugh, in my dress, a
bran span new one. which cost two levies a
yard, and she took levies worth rgh, out oft,
and then how wicked she struck her head al
me. L screeched right out. Mr.. S. jumpe d
and caught me jest as was dropping-l wasn't
quite as heavy hen-and he carried me to the
door, and wen, in and sot down. felt faint
sh, was so ahominabIy skeered. Mr.. S. said
he'd learn her some manners, so he picked up
the poker and went out, but hadn't hardly be-
gun to get lmle strengthened up afore in rushed
my dear husband, fourishin' The poker a, the
vicious cow, who, with her head down and tail
up, was running at him like mad Mr.. S.
Jumped into the room, but before he had time
TO turn round and shu. the door, that desp'rate
cow was in too. Mr.. S. got up on the dining
table, and run into the parler. | thought I'd
be safe there, but was skeered so bad ,ha,
forgo. 10 shut the door, and would you b'lieve it,
after hooking over the dining table, and rollln'
Mr.. S. off, in she walked into The parlor sha-
kin her head jest as much as to say, LII give
you a fetch now.
81 jumped up on chair, but rhinkn' that
not high enough, got one foot on the top of
the large brass knob on the Franklin slove, and
put the other on the mantleplece. | was safe
,here-she couldn't reach me. You ought to
have seed that cow in in our parlor--she looked
all round as if she was 'mazed. Al last she
looked in the large mirror and saw another COW,
as she thought, exhbin' passion like herself
She shuck her head and paved the carpet, and
of course SO did her reflection, and would you
b'Iieve it, the orfuI brute went right into my
mirTor--the big new one had only had two
months. boo hood righ, out. s'pose she
though, she heered the calf, for she tried to get
out, and in going round the room she poked her
head into Mr.. SIS book case-no doubt she
smelt the calf skin covers. All this time was
getting agonzed. The brass mob on The stove
got so hot that had 10 sit down on the narrow
man,le-pece and hold on TO nolhin. dassinl
move for fear Id slip off. Mr. S. went round
to the from, door. but it was locked and he then
came to the window and opened it. | jumped
down and run for the window, hadn't more
than got my head out afore heered her CON-
in after me. Gracious, but | was in hurry !!
i More haste less speed always, for The more
| tried TO climb quick, the longer it took me
and would you bIeve it, jest as | go. ready to
Jump down, ,ha, brute OF COW caught me be-
hind and turned me clear over and over out Of
the window. Well, dear. when got right
side up as they put on lookin' glass boxes,
looked up al the winder, and there stood that
COW, with her head jest between the red and
white curans, and with another piece OF my
dress danglln' on her horns.
Husband and me was jest siartin' for the
linle alley that run along side OF the house,
when the COW Civ bawl, and Out of the winder
she came. Wbiskin' her tail about, it caught
fire in the Franklin stove, and il sarved her
right. Mr.. S. and me run into he alley in such
a hurry lha. we got wedged fast. Husband
tried to get ahead, but had been in the rear
long enough and wouldn'. lei him. Would
you b'Iieve it. that dreadful chw no sooner seen
US in the alley than in it dashed, but thank
goodness it stuck fast .oo Husband tried The
gate, but it was fas, too, and there was nobody
inside The house or yard to open Is Mr.. S.
wanted TO climb over and unboIl il. but
wouldn't let HIM wasn'. going TO be left alone
again with tha, desp'ra.e COW. # she was fast.
aud so told him. | made him help me over
The gate. All, dear cllmbin' high gate when
you are skeered by COW, is dreadful, and
know it. got over. let husband in, and then
it took him, and NE, and four of the neighbors,
to gin that dreadful cIl,ler Oul of the alley. She
beloved and kicked. and her calf beloved to
her, and she bawed back agin. but we got her
ou, al lasl, aud siCh time. ah, dear-l had
enough Of her. Husband sold her for twenty
dollars The mex. day. Il cos, him sesenIy.fye
cenIs to gel her To market. and when he tried
10 pass one ol The Ave dollar bulls he gol-would