, 1874-06-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

OUR INSURANCE FRIEND AGAIN.
Yesterday MORNINGS TnfnuNE recorded tho
wocB or MI insurance man who Ind bet md lost
bis little all. tho 1,oroen.ago OH tliroo wookR'
hardly -gainol lifo-prpmiums on tho White Stock
ingB Inst Wednesday, afternoon, mud thon, whilo
explaining on tho cars to n cnsnal friend tho
peculiar advantages Of tho hnf-noto Bystom. had
hia pocket picked Of his wall1t containing a
whole noto, happily not WORTH tho papor 1t was
wftton upon, md n number Of inauranco blanks.
harly had tl,is unfot tunate man got over n,using
upon tho proyorbial truth that minfortuneB
never cotno ainRly than ho waa awakened to
thu fnct TINT eometimoH they hnyc tho i'll tasto
to como III threCs. For many long day 1t has
bGcu
TIE DREAM or nls Lire
to own 4 COW, ind tlluH got OF reduced
fond desire waxcd into n passion which would
hard1y brook delay: Tho ring Of tho matntinal
wrath at tho sight Of cleaning mtlls.can was
almost ulcontrollablO., Evory time no settled
tions NJ to thu number OF cows lo could havo
purchased with tho money ho Ind expended in
milk during tho last ton years, nnd at lust llo
matlo up his mimi TINT llo would either buy COW
or enigsate to Taxas and purchase n ranch.
Fortune dccidod for him In favor Of tho former
alternative.
LAST SATURDAY EVENING,
as he Hat Oil his portico 2 country cart passed
hiA house With tho slow aud neasurod Bolemnity
OF tho vehicle which ia uni}nr tho control Of q
Granger. In tho curt wore tho farmor a,d
healthy young bull-calf about wcols old, aud
l0hiul 1t dragged u COW, whose eye, tho l1silr-
atlce man fancied locked upon the CALI with
nlatorial tenderness and yearnlng. To stop tho
cart was tho work Of D moment, and 10 n minuto
the insurance agent had begun his bargaining
for tho lot Of stock. BY this tno his wife and
family Ind como out OF The houso, and tho Gu
cornitlms tlley lnyishod upon both animals prob
ably caused tho far1ner to ralsu their price $40
higher than l1iH original intention, mud to expa-
tiato with extraordinary fluency upon
TIE WONDERFUL LAcTEAL CAPACITY
Of tue COW, which ho fixed unblushingly at a
steady poronnial supply Of not lcss than nitcon
quarts day. While tho conversation with the
farmer was In progress, tho Insurance mans
bctter-hnlf scnt of to tho nearest house.furpisl-
ing storo and purchased tatcnt churn and
complement Of tin panB for $40. by tho aid of
in the butter line III three days at tho reotest.
Then the millt-man made Lis ovoning cali, but
be waa soon disposed of, tho Insurance mnn
sottling np with him in full aud Informing him
tint his services wero no longor required.
After Honlo little pickering
DAnoA1N WAS STRUCK,
and tho Granger moved OF without his cattio,
but with $40 in his pocket instead of tho $50 io
dry ciauckle iii bis thront, which in the excite
ment Of the moment waB loBt to the purchasers.
In fow minutes "bosBy" was onsconccd in ler
sta1 tho calf being kept in tho yard for tho
clildron to play with. or courao the noghbors
them, anxious to nir whit he know abont farul-
ing, remarked that ho didu't SOC what tho inBur-
anco Inan wanted with bull-cnlf anyway. The
latter WAS too shnrp to acknowledge Ills over
sight, aud more1y said, knowingly that tho animal
ho grow up. Tho man who was 20 convorsant
with agricultural pursuits binted that back
yard dBybid Of blnao Of grass was a poor place
for raBiug stock successfully. and an animated
conversation aroso. which VAS interrupted by
THE u1.EATIHu OF THE YOUNG DuLL.
It was than decided to take it to its parent, who,
the Baplont agriculturist remarked, would be all
the better for supplying her young with lnctoal
refreshment. The excitement attendant upon
taking tile calf to Its mother was intonso. Tho
insurance mnu delivered Ais children briof loc-
turo upon tho singular attachment which the
maternal COW shows to her offspring. and warned
them not to be frightened ii, IN tlo excosB Of
her joy 1T rcgalning it, tho indulgod in rathor
boisterous expressions Of delight. He thou
oponed tho door Of tho stable aud tho bull calf
rushed III.
STRANGE TO FAY,
not only did tho COW refuse to show any, OF tho
little n,arkB Of tenderness to tho calf. but sho
actually acted in L way calculated to recall to
tho bosom OF the hungry nttlo thing tho lines
Il waa all very we'll to dIssemblo your lovc,
But Why did you kick 1uc dowu-stairs7
Tho nearor tho calf approached llor, tho moro
alle Kicked Mt it, aud in despair tue insurance
man Withdrew it, closed up the stable. and called
council to investigate muttcrs. The agricul-
turist volunteered au examination Of tho COW,
which resulted in tho discovery that the aniulnl
WAS perfectly dry, haa not given milk for
been the offspring Of a much more pAiloprogoni-
tive member Of the vactine species. Tho inBlr-
nice mnn Ind bcen mude tile victim of put-up
job, and tue victory Of tho agriculturist was