The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-12

up to their knees in fragrant clover.
Isn't tins perfectly delicious Z" in
CURED Bossy Barney enthusiastically OF
her neighbor.
4" 1t is NICE" replied Pinkie; "but
just look there -
Bossy Barney looked in the direction
which Pinllie's eyes had taken, and there
was large fieldof corn. 1t did look
very tempting, with its lovely green
stalks and waving tissels.
p" DO you see Mat?'' asked Pinkie.
" Yes, l see it, " replied Bossy Barney;
"it's corn"
"Of course it is" aid Pinlie, "and
| like corn better than ,lover."
EDO you" remarked Bossy Barney,
carelessly. She was q WY well-behaved
little heifer, and had meyer thought of
jumping fence in all hel life.
We could get over thee very easily"
said naughty Pinllie. "'ll show You
how if you'll come"
g No indeed :" cried Bossy Barney. in
indignant amazement. 81 wouldn't do
such Il thing for the world We're very
we'll off where we are. w don't Get
sweet clover every day."
Thus repulsed, Pinllie though best to
change the subject of conversation. She
said no more about the corn, r1t dis
coursed eloquently of the beautiful farm
upon which she used TO live, whre the
grass was greener than any she lid ever
seen since, and more delicious eve than
the clover which they were then etinp.
1t had been to her the scene OF many Joys
and sorrows There she was alrays
allowed to roam about the coInfel, at
her own sweet will, and there, alas, tree
lovely little ones had been basely stoen
from her when they most needed a
mothers care.
"That must have been ge1W hard
said Bossy Barney, sympathetically.
4" 1t was dreadful, sighed Piulzie; "
shall never get over it-neUer"
Bossy Barney Tapped Pinkie's face and
neck with her rough tongue. 1t was
her way of saying, 81 am very sorry for
you.
Cunning Pinkie walked slowly along
until she reached the fence, knowing well
that her companion would follow.
That's Uo,y fine field of corn, " said
she, artfully.
Bossy Barney looked, and looking,
longed. 1t was indeed q Uc1Y fine field
of com.
"This is not a strong fence" con-
tinued artful Pinkie. 81 can Just put
my horn III, so, and lift this bar off, so
and we can walk in without any trouble -
and suiting the action to the word, she
was soon cIunching the delicate kernels.
You'd better come" she cried
"you never tested anything nicer in all
your life. :"
At first Bossy Barney resolved that she
wonld not go but it was very hard to
stand there and see Pinlie devollring ear
after ear, and to feel that, but for few
troublesome scruples of conscience, she
might be enjoying their sweetness TOO.
She was very good COW, but she felt
that she was tried beyond her strength.
Well would it have been for Bossy
Barney had she placed the length of the
clover-tield between herself and tempta-
ton but she didn't. She walked nearer
and nearer to the bars, and at last
thought she would just jump over and
taste. There was no harm in that, surely.
She could come back at any time.
Alas alas once over, she could not
, persuade herself to return. Indeed, she
did not try very hard The corn was so
very luscious, she really could not bear
! to leave il.
! About an hour afterward, as the cows
still stood III the midst of the corn-field,
J they heard an aCfW voice close behind
them. 1t was the voice of their master,
but they didn't know it, it was so
changed
Pinkie made for the bars, as fast as
she could go; but Bossy Barney was so
frightened she could not tell which way
to turn.
Here What are you about Get
ont of that :" and whack, whack, whack
came heavy stick upon her back. She
ran hither and thither, but the blows
came thicker and faster. At last she
spied the bars, and over them she went,
and found herself in the clover-feld again.
Here she paused to take breath. 1t was
very hard to run, after such hearty
meal.
But her troubles were not yet over.
The farmer drove them up to the barn
yard, where was neither corn nor clover,
and there they stayed until it was time
for them to be MIXED and put to bed.
And the next day, when they appeared
in the field, each wore small square
board, which nearly covered her face,
entirely conccaling her eyes.
"Dear mel" exclaimed Bossy Barney,
this is awful One might as well re
blind and done with it. / can't tell
whether the sun shines or not All that
l can do is 10 eat what grows just under
my nose. How L wish we'd let the corn
alone; don't you, Pinlxiel"
But Pinkie was sullen, and made nc
reply
81 should never have done it in the
worll if it hadn' been for her" thought
Bosy Barney to herself. 81 should
think she might answer civil question.
SLY had yet to learn that those who tempt
their fellow-creatures to do wrong care
vry little for their discomforts after
ward.
If was nearly n week before the farmer