Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-10-05
For tile Cdtoctin Clarion
GOTES.
BY A NUT MEG, ESQ.

Dear Friend, did you ever own a
Cote. I have been the happy proprl-
etor of one, and | will tell you how
and why. Kind natur has konferred
on me a newmerous offspring, but for
got to konfer on Mrs. Meg u korres-
bonding flow of the lakteel fluid,
which is the wun thing needful for
the mouths of babes; and after ex-
haustin all means Of supplyin the de-
fshcncv, hired out to drive milk
waegin, in order to learn the seekret
of rroducin the largest amount of mix
from the smallest amount Of COW. |
graduated with the re ct IN full, but,
oilers, inhntile innersense retoosed TO
be thus imposed on and in vain !
sighed to be able to konply with til"
Skripturs and give milk to babes In
despair spread my woes on a sheet
of toolscar and laid it before the bored
.ot the hos pitaI for loondIin>%, thinking
as how tiIcv wouId have liskiNcreI
the best ,uistitcpt for cows at a nun
tlrcd dollars APIECE. The ans, to my
enquiry was sharp, short and decisive.
1t road rs follows: Dear Sr--trv q
Cote, with equal brcvity and despatch
telegrated to the ronnd keeper IN
n Y. sir: send me Cote ! had faith
in that pounlkeepcr, and jmnediately
kommemSed conFertln all the loose
bordos around mv nanshm into d
manshun for the Cote the next day
faith was lost in sight, and such a site.
Did YOU ever sec a cote ClUsto? lhs
one was q good cutler for 3 cote, II
looked like Il victim Of misogenashun
with horns onto it, guess 1t came
an car with sum mite bloomin serious.
Did YOU ever smell a cote Clusto =
This one had one horn tide to its hide
leg, diddent know what twas for;
! think | do now. Did You ever on
tie cote Clusto? ! did, but I've con
cmdol not to arin, notisea when |
was at work at the rope that she kin
der wound herself up and talked cote;
! diddent understand what she wa.
saving at the time; think | do WOW.
Did YOU ever hear cote Clusto' !
loosened that rope and keepin hold of
one end turned around and started
for the cote house, Eopin the cote
would toIler and she did. Was you
ever follered by cote Clusto? ! kali
kulate about the time turned around,
that cote must have unwound sudden,
for my first impression was that a
bomb shell had made a successful
lodgment under my kote tail and the
next was that either that bomb was a
repeater or quIlvill was beln visited
by fust klass airthquake. Gradood-
" the convicshun stole over me that
there was sum connection between my
sensashuns and that cote. My rekel-
ecshuns Of those moments is kontused,
but if ! wanted to illustrate the mat
ter, should stand on my head under
spile driver or buy another cote
how long | should have lasted or
which of us would have worn out fust
cant say, but luckily the kritter
spied some show bills on my wagIn
and left off amnsin me to eat a few OF
them. | wondered at her taste, but
I've sense learned that y. y. gotes gets
most Of thare livin by eatin sho bills
OFF the fences. ! took advantage Of
the situtshun to make a slip moose OF
the close line and gttiu on the wagin
dropped it down over the sho blIl,and
when she got her feet and horn both
in | hauled taut ON the line and Jump
ed down top of her, and | tell you
twas cote and me, mp and tuck, some
times | WAS top and some times the
90 e, but hived her in the cote house
at last and telling Mrs Meg to have
the infant ready for the fluid, ! took u
cabbage and a sho bill and entered the
cote house and kommenced lookin the
ANIMAL over for the mllkIn place; my
most careful scrutiny failed to dlscov-
er the seekret. Thare was milk thare
or tlmIe1UOut Of course; cause WANT