Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-11-13
A Cow in tho Garden,

garden Sunday afierroOn C"blpigh
was lying down vt the time, think.
Ing Of this yer, garden. over which
he had lal,orcd all the y are me
since til. first of May. Mrs. Cobleigh
discovered the ani nal. Twas feed.
ing its way across the lawn to u row
Of early cs'ha :ts. Mr. CObleigh
was aroused at once. and without
stopping 10 put on his boots, he
FASTENED our t0 the yard, with y
very lively s,.mSe of inpen!ing dan.
ger. The hoy in tho next h"nse saw
the COW. hut Liscreetly f"rebOre to
calI attention t" it until he saw Mr..
C"birigh appear then h" FASTENED
upon tue scene wi culn,nentlable
speed. The owner at the garden
was h. rrliird tos.e the COW, with
her front tcrr n.stin. u.,,n the let.
tnc, lr'laM her 'ongu. ji@, licking
~ the top "i Il 'iru ahead.
"Nhry, then" " he shouted dash.
ing al her and llo,uishim his arms.
The COW lmk.rl .rNu,nl AMI seeing
Cuhlrigh. and not .nizi,, lim
rs an acquaintance, Immediately srt
about extricati"g herself fro II the
dill am. bt tlru,: rmll anl
b.Ickia, oit; but u'r til II tn boy
came up with the ire and ar.lnr Of
Uuth and Il chunk If coal, and the
poor animal dashe | off in another
direction.
"WoosI,, woosh yon beaSt,v yell.
rl Mr.. CO''leigh, in agony, as he
saw her carOm on the tomatoes.
"Drive her back y lie shouted to tho
boy. That young man instantly
complied 10y hitting her with a lump
Of coal, and sending her over tie
beets.
Woosh! woosh !" yelled Cob
leigh.
" High, h,there !" screamed the boy.
"Si, boy 81. hoy !" sllr;rked Cob.
leigh. The animal suddenly drop.
ped its horns and threw ~ worth Of
into the air.
But the animal would not bo
directed. 1t either lost control Of
'''' - 80 '~as ssi..tarminal m rnvanva.
grabbed up u clOthes.p0le
md dashed at her with desperate
fury; the boy snatclled up another,
aud put after her in another direc.
lion; whereu,on Mrs. COhleigh,
who had been All excited observer
,f the battle, caught up hoe, with
the evident intention OF joining in
The pursuit, bat becoming mysteri.
Dusly tangled in the handle, was
precipitated to the grass, to the i'll.
disgust Of her husband.
But she was on her feet in al instant.
md would have undoubtedly leu.
Tered efficient service. had not Mr..
Jobleigh abruptly 'timated that he
would put an ounce Of lea'l in her
t she didn't clear into the house.
she gained the stoop at
,nce, where she remained eagerly
ooking for an Opportunity to hurl
he hoe at the devastating beast,
which she finally did, and with such
precision as to hit her
husband and the boy at the same
ime, the former in the middle Of
he hack with the handle, aud tho
after on the top Of the head with
he blade. The hoy was just on tho
,oint Of jumpin. up to give a stroke
t the COW, but instantly changed
lis mind, and, emitting a yell Of
,oignant distress, lost no time in .
,etting over the fence into his own
ard, where he stood rubbing his
cad and staring at Mrs. Cobleigh
\ if fascinated. What remarks
lr. CobI-igh intended to max will
ever be known, AS p,Obably just az
he hoe struck him, the animal sud.
enly raise'l both hind legs and hit
i'm square in the face with IA hill of
ncumbers, binding his eyes, chok.
,g his speech, aud filling his neck
it'll earth. Then the beast dashed
the peas. over the lawn,
nd through the gate, with "a prize
,,natO plant on each horn, aud
her tail in vindicaeive tri.
lnph, while the unfortunate Mr..
obleish, sitting on the ground, was
,akiug strenuous efforts to catch
is breath.
When he went into the house TO
It the dirt out If his mouth and
eek, Mrs. Cobleigh was telling the
oman in the next house that she
i'd been u ,uonth at C0bleigh try.
g to get a catch put on the gate.
1t has been.--Danbury Nesss.