The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-12-12


offer solely from the disinterested wish o.
serving American cattle. If you should
think 1t worth your while, | shall be very
happy to see you at the American House
some time during the present week.
with the highest respect,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM BELL
'Ha ha ha! laughed John Smith, al
he finished reading the note. 'Simon's il
for it, no mistake. Good-yes, that will do.
Now will harness up and make an errant
over to the Squire's after some cabbage
plants he said he had slew of 'em.'
Mr.. Smith was soon on the road behint
the gray mare, and on arriving at the Squire
he found that worthy man. at work in tht
garden. Mr.. Smith tied up his horse unt
sprang over the fence where bis friend wat
hoeing corn.
'Ah, ha ! Good morning, good morning
neighbor Smith. Glad to see you. Fine
morning.
Capital the rnin night afore last did the
business for the crops. Things look -four.
ishing.'
'Yes, as well as I've known 'em to be fol
fourteen years-corn and beans especially
Why, Smith, the corn on my Gov'nor lot is
up to mans hips
'Sho Well, that is large. But how
about them cabbage plants Got ony tc
spare, eh =
'Plenty Of 'em, Mr. Smi,h-there, in thai
bed. Help yourself. Oh y (uter a briei
pause,) Il forgot to avk you about the COW.
How do you like her g
First rate, Squire, but our pasturing is so
poor, that I've sent her up to Alton to my
brother to be pastured his pasturing is new
land, you know, and the clover knee deep
he says. | was afraid if kept her here
she'd kinder lose her flesh aud run down, SO
I've let him have her for the season, and he 3
to allow me for the milk and butter.'
The Squire looked somewhat surprised a,
this favorable account of the Durham Che.
shire short horn, but he only said Just as
| thought, Mr.. Smith. knew you'd be
pleased with the cow
There was long pause, during which
Smith was industriously uprcotng cabbage
plants and transferring them to his basket
At length as if struck with a new idea, he
called out: Look here, Squire, I'm good
mind to tell you little bit OF secret. Do
you think you could keep still About i. 3.
'Sartin Land me, can keep anything
secret. Let's know
well, Squire, I'm a goin' to have COW
that'll put every other cow in StrafFord coun.
~ nowhere
'Hows Explsin.'
There, read that Mr.. Smith pulled 81.
mons letter from his pocket.
The Squire read it over carefully, and
when he finished, he exclaimed Grand
chance, declare. Come right straight from
the Earl of Derby's; and you mean to buy
her, don't yep ..'
'Yes, SIR. II the COW don't go beyond
two hundred dollars, she's mine."
The Squire seemed cogitating.
Look here, Smith, said he, at length, I'D
like to see this famous COW. How would
you like TO have my company down to Bos.
tong
The very thing was going to Osk your
advice about the critter. amt much of q
judge about CATTLE
There was long conversation between
the two worthless there in the cabbage yard,
and it was agreed that they should proceed
together the following morning to Boston,
to examine and decide on the merits of the
wonderful cow.
Noon Of the next day found Squire Richer
and Mr.. Smith at Boston, where they imme.
diately sought Green Street stable and the
no horn. Both the COW AMI Simon Mild.
may were so thoroughly disguised that their
owners would not have known them, (par.
ticu!arly no horn's) and Squire Richer was
completely deceived. To cut long matter
short, after much bargaining and bantering
the no horn Earl of Derby COW, alias, the
Durham Cheshire short horn, became the
property OF Squire Rcher-he paying as an
equivalent the sum Of two hundred and sew
enty.fve dollars.
Mr.. Smith was, to all appearance, almost
heart. broken at the loss of the splendid
chance, but he hadn't enough money, he
said, to pay for her at that price.
So Squire Ricber's COW came back to her
old quarters, and was put in the yard with
the other cows for the night.
Unfortunately for the COW, and unfortu.
nately for her owners peace of mind, there
came up heavy rain during the night, and
in the morning, when the Squire came out
to look at his purchase, he found his bona .fde
black and white kicking cow awaiting him
The streaks of black paint revealed the trthh
to the enraged Squire, and the "sell" was
plainly evident. The way the baffled specu.
Tutor tore round the yard, and cursed him.
self, the COW, Mr.. Smith, and the world in
general, would have astonished any one who
had ever seen the tevout and pious Squire
Richer at church.
AS for no horn short horn, her days upon
earth were few and evil for ON the going
down Of the sun the ensuing day she was
living salted down 10 beef barrel In Squire