Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-02-14
FOr the NsvsdsAisr.
That Cow Of Jones'es


THAT COW Of Joneses! | declare she
is the pest Of the beighbOrhOOd. There she
is in my corn!" Aud Mr.. Phillips armed
with a cudgel. went forth to expel the
offending bovine, aud straightway mcnded
the unsightly gap in the fence BY whif
she had entered.
There comes that COW Of Jones'es!
shan't have plant lett = and Mits Betsey
Pringle fastened the clothes bars by pieces
of ropes across the gateway, and hurried
away for the carpenter to come and hang
the gate that had for so long leaned against
the fence
dad, dad, that COW Of Joncs'es has got
through that gap in the medder fence and
all POrter's cattle have followed her, and
are feeding in the clover!" =,
"Well drive them out" says dad; ''ant
well 90 and fix the fence. | wish Jones
aud his COW were both in Jericho, but
that fence ought to have been mended
long ago."
"Well neighbor Babcock, | hain't a
cabbage plant left in my garden, nor hard
ly anything else.' That COW of Jones'es
got in last night and et'em all up, and L
found her layin' down in my wife's
posy bed this morniu'"
"Did she jump the fence ?"
mo, she never jumps, but if theirs q
board loose anywhere she'll find it. Fact
is, orter had hew garden fence last
summer and l may as well 60 at it now
or shant have any good OF my garden
this season." And soon u neat picket
fence took the place Of the decayed and
weather stained old boards around Farmer
Myrtle's garden.
IL do say fort ef that are COW of
Jones'es amt the beat EN- Of all critters
for destrogin' things " and Mrs. Field
wiped her specs to make snre her old
eyes did not deceive her. Yes there was
the COW browsing the tender young shade
trees squire Field has taken SO much
pains to transplant: ''He1l be put out"
resumed the old lady, but another time
he'll finish job when he goes about it. l
don't known hut Joncs'es COW may as we'll
browse 'em as to hev folks make hitch
in posts of 'em, and they allus do where
they amt boxes up or rallied in." The
squire was put out but all he could do
was to protect his trees by neat lattice
work boxes which was done forthwith.
"If ye pleaze sir, but that COW of
Joncs'es got into the granary, and be the
powers sir but things are in purity mess.
She has broke down the partition between
the wheat and oats, and they have run
together and"
"Yes, yes Pat, but the granary door
should have been fixed when it was first
broken ; its disgrace to the place to See
it hanging By one hinge, Or propped up
BY stakes. Away now and fix it,"
Il say marin That row Of Jones'es is
dead; she got into Pritchard's orchard
and choked herself 10 death eatin green
apples"
Good - exclaimed a chorus of voices
for Sammy's mother was having quilting
aud score or more Of ladies' were pre-
sent. She was a public nuisance; moth
ing was safe from her ! she ought to
have been killed long ago." said different
ones in turn.
"Now look upon the death of Joneses
: COW as public loss," said Aunt Fanny
Bancroft. She, has beeh the means Of
repairing and beautifyihg property all
through the village. Mary Smiths geese
are kept from the street since that COW
Of Joneses stepped on one Of the goslings
and crushed it, and Mike O'Hora's pigs
no longer travel the road Since she tossed
one of them on her horns. Gates and
doors are hung, fences kept in repair and
new ones built. Indeed | feel quite
grateful to the unfortunate cow for what
she has been the means Of doing. and can
not help regretting her untimely death.
pondered these words Of Aunt Fanny
IN my heart and wishes suhdry other viii
lagos, wot Of, might have such mentor
"that COW of Jones'es." L.W.