Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-03-28

Amos and bis B0ssg.
NereF did ] feel prouder Or richer
than when faiher said Amos I guess /
shall give you Bossy; that calf shall be
yours. He was mendlng a yoke in the
old barI door while ! bis eldest boy was
,gatching & B0ssy's fsisky movements ia
lhe yard Bossy behaved as if il was
very PLEASANT thing ts have four nimble
legs 10 eaper round wiih And so ii IS.
Much as I loved her before. after father
saId this, I loved her grtal deal bet
seT O. Nep.1 / said. Nep, thatss mv
calf !; she that you dans dog her Rep
wagQed bis sasl as ma1l as Is say. :.
undersi and. = To nyfive younger broih-
ers ard sisters / was not slow 10 telling
The news that Bossy was my cali; faith
er said So
'Moihtr p cried, 'Taease look CUT Of
lhe windop and see this ralf Well. she
Is mine Bossy is mlne.'' Nice calf. 2
answered mother, peeping pleasantly out
cf the dairy window; : suppose you'll
lei nie ehurn Your butter for you. Hur-
rah Yes mother" / shouted a. the fun
ny ihspght We had tie "old COW, .
Bossy's mother, Star" two-years
old heifer. and Bossy besides these,
our bafnyard contained yoke of oxen,
IA hor4e, few sleep, and a plenty Of
fowl These, with six children, made
lquite d family to be stabbed and fed at our
small hill-sld farm.
The next person 70 be informed of my
good news was Joshua Pepper. Joshua
and I were sehoolmateB, always on the
best Of terms. School did not keep then
and bis farm was three miles of. How
ever, I made out to see him. and squat
I ting Gown under the old ash In his pas
ture, / set him guessing oul my good
fortune. "Well,r he said, after many
unsuccessful atiemps. ''if it isn't a new
knife. I'll give up. Tell me.Y '.No.
no." [ cried, rOisteringly, mo. It is a
calf, our Boss. Father gave it to me.
It's mine, old fellow" g Yours, Amos!''
he looked delighsfully incredulous Why
IFS real good in your father. Isuppose
you know 4 have got lemb. And now
Amos"--he stopped, and twitched me BY
the sleeve, as Il a great inought was
striking him-tWill The calf's calves be
yours That'sit Will Bossy's Bossies
be yours TOO! You'll have a drove soon,
Amos" Respect aud admiration twin
kled in bis little grey eyes as he glanced
at me: Yes, drove soon" Il shall,
sha'ntI2 A drover' ] cried. starting on
my feet. "Now have il understood = he
said with knowing and confidential
look Tell him. as Boss is yours, her
calves will be yours TOO, no mistake Il
/ will, that's a fac" feeling in full force
that two heads are better Than one.
No time offered to settle this impor-
tant item until the next morning, when I
4umbled out Of bed by daylight and boun-
ded into the kitchen where The fire was
already swapping on the hearth. ia
shef." / shouted Justify. He had gone
TO the barn. ~Fasher," ! cried, scump-
ering after him with ny trousers half on,
''fatheE. VIII Bossy's children be mine OF
yoursa Can'i my calf's calves be mine,
! father 7'' We'll see about that. wheu
the time comes" he answered quietly.
and as quietly milking N. "Wesl. bat
father, If BoSsy is mine, / do not see
why her calves are nol mine. ali Bossy's
cows. They are mine are they not,
father :" Perhaps so; but brtier wasl
till they come, Amos. Fathers ''per-
haps so" was ab0ui equivalent to .'yes; .
therefore / immediately frlt myself The
master Of drove. fiue drove Of fat cat
tr. for my boyish foncies were as vivid
az my eyes were large. / lnnged 70 run
over The hills and tell Joshua. As thai
could not BE-. / conteiaed myself with
ssruting round Boss pattiDg her sides,
examining her TANKS. until aliogetheT
forgetting The digiiy fit to the master Of
a drove, suddenly threw my aims round
her neck and kissed her. IN coquettlsh
surprise. Bossy kicktd up her heels, and
switching her TAIL was quite willing 20
4 let 60 Of her. The rest Of the day was
/ spent IN generous appropriations Of my
prospective stock Every brother and
sister should have . pick--a calf 70 one,
and calf to another; theirs 10 keep as
mine was And in these afiluent circum-
stances i continued for several days, rich
generous and happy as any one need be-
One day. not many weeks after. father
sent me into the 6eld win a basket Of
potatoes 10 plant. himself soon 10 follow
/ was 10 drop, and be 10 cover them
Away went, and e work ! went, drop
ping. dropping. Dropping. until the bas-
ket was empty. Nofasher. Where wa.
he7 I cut across the potatoe- patch. and
ran home for the hoe. in order 10 anish
the work myself. In the yard found
man. the very man father always triee
to dodge go. and Bcssy with halter
around her neck, on the point Of being
led off. When father saw me he turnel
ard went in,o the barn. aWhat are yog
going 10 do with her :" / asked, as thl
man ierlzed Bossy along. He looked a
ne but made no answer. "What are yol
carrying of my calf fors" angrily de
manded, marching after him. 'Ycui
calf - he said, sneeringly. s.Yes, il Z
my calf; father said 50. 4. "Your calf,
he repeated. and / shall never forget ~
tones. "What you leading her of for E
I I cried. as he drew her farther and far
lher down The bill "she don't want t.
20" .s'Tisn,t as she says. reckon,
{ ea;9 tho man IN a soriv tone. 70 rusI