The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-10-12


ing it worth while to waste food
that would not be paid for, had lett
her hungry; she advanced her nose
cxpcctantly, and IA the tempting
Wand was skillrully withdrawn,
followed it aud the "rctiring maid
down the steps through the hall
and into the yard.
Four natives Of the Seem of the
Sea" We're sadly disappointed; they
came prcpGr,d for an "illegant bit
of a scrimmdgo' and dc crT;ncd to
make that cow do what she did not
want to do, as well as increase
their reward by extraordinary
violence; and they would have
liked to follow her. end, IA they
could not make her go in, mako
her COME out against her will and
without the allurement of turnips.
/ Ofthia satisfaction her incomprc
hcusible behavior had depriv, d
them, aud they went away sad ard
disappointed men. This incident
only placed the character of cows
on still more exalted pcdcstrl, ,
pnd fully justified my confidence.
My friend Wecvllle had given
mo specific directions in writing
how to feed that COW; exactly how
much bran-of which, alter etmc
trouble and n vain atteml& 90 buy
n few pounds oft, | hafobtaincd
"a bag was to bc miyod with n
certain proportion OF meal, and
how often daily this mess, which is
Iprobably English for mash, covered
with warm water, was to bc fed
and about how much hav would
| fill up tho intervals. These in
structions were carefully transmit.
ted to the servant who had charge
of the dairy, with particular in
functions to carry them out to thC
letter.
For several days my new pur'
chase demcancd herself uncxcop'
tionably, being quiet and well be.
haved: but at the end oi about a
week she began to below, and kept
ON increasing her complaints daily
until they became uncn1urablc.-
Ncighbors put their heads out of
windows evidently mcditating dire
resolves unless "something were
dolo and that shortly" whenever
! went into the yard to appeasc
hor.
What to do was not very clear;
when my dog ho owls | go ont and
whip him, but n COW is such big
thing to whip, and she did not
seem to be in the least Modified by
u few strokes ola stick that | tried.
Gratitude for my good opinion
should have induced thpt COW IL
put a "bridlc on her tongue" but
instead of doing so she gave free
vent to her feelings, and in spite
of pctting or llogging, alluring or
Ipraising, made "thc air musical" "
My exalted admiration for her
race diminished as sleep fled my
pillow, and murderous thoughts
possessed my soul; | seemed to sec
a dagger "with its handle to my
hand" which looked much like q
butcher knife, and there was an
cstrangmcnt springing up between
us that might have terminated ia
tally when the Celtic heroine Of tho
turnip adventure rcappeared and
announced: 'lt was starving she
was, and if the master would let
her feed the craichure all she wan.
ted, there be no more noise at all ,
at all !" That consent was not
long withheld; one mere roar re
moved all scruples of dignity, su
Iperior intelligence and the like, ant
Biddy fed to the meal tub. Sh,
returned in ten minutes witi tho
biggest tub of mash the COW OF
myseli had ever seen. Tho form
or-not Biddy but the cow--plung.
cd her nose into it nearly to the
eyes and devoured it without once
/ pausing, and then did the like with
a replenished dish. My opinion
Of the intelligence of cows anC
Biddies was elevated, and con
: cluded COW feeding was not m,
speciality. With those two feeds
or more properly gluts, OF mash
comfort returned TO my household
About the time these events oc,
cured, milk-men had concluded
that the lacteal fuid--or what they
sold as sucl was scarce and val.
uable, and they raised the prico tc
the rate of twelve cents a quart
Our COW, which had been baptised
with the name of Cushy, gave
about eleven quarts daily. and as
the household only needs six, there
was clear opening ofprofit to the
extent OF sixty cents day. Pure
milk being a rarity-Dy when Is
intimatcd that it is not universal
in the milkmon's carts in the great
city Of New York. where that Of a
watery consistency and cerulean
hue is more common than the dull
pa'e obaque Of the real article, an
unfortunate individual was soon
found so little alive to the excel
lence OF the dealers milky way as
to be ready. not merely to pay the
current Price, but to supply his M own
cans and send for the milk. This
opened magnificent vista; twas
the first of the long series OF prof
its that were to flow IN one steady
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