Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-10-01
4 Cow In the reen


4 COW got into Mr. Cobleigh's garden sun
day afternoon. Cobleigh was lying down at
the time, thinking Of this very garden. over
which he had lab1red all the spare time since
the first Of May. Mrs. Co5leish discovered
the animal. 1t was feeling it, way across
the lawn to row Of early cabbages. Air.
Cobleigh was aroused at once, and without
stopping to put on his boots, he hastened
out to the yard, with a very lively sense Of
impending danger. The boy in the next
house saw the cow, but discreetly forehore
u call attention 10 it until he saw Mr.. Cob
leigh appear; then he FASTENED upon the
scene with cJmmendable speed. The owner
Of the garden was horrifed to see the cow.
with her front feet resting upon the lettuce
bed and her tongue just licking in the top OF
a drumhead
Whey, there 80 he shouted. dashiny at
her and ll1Grishng his arms.
The cow looked around and seeing Cob
leigh, and not recognizing him as an acquain-
lance, Immediately set about extricating
herself from the dilemma by turning around
and backing out but Just then the boy came
up with the fire and ardor Of youth and
chunk Of coal, and the poor animal dashed
Of in another direction
"Woosh woosh You beast, " yelled Mr.
CobleiEh, in agony, as he saw her carom on
the tomatoes. Drive her back 80 he shout
"a to the boy That young man instantly
complied by hitting her with lumpof coal,
and sending her over the beets.
"Woosh woo~h go yelled Cobleigh
High, there !' screamed the b0v.
81, boy i. boy shrieked Coblei.h. aS
The animal suddenly dropped its horns and
threw 8 worth Of pea-yines into the air.
Bat the animal would not be directed Il
either lost all control Of itself or was deter
mined on revenge. Cobleigh grabbed up a
clothcs-pole and dashed at her with desperate
fury the boy snatchei up another and put
after her in another direction; whereupon
Mrs. Cobleigh, who had been an excited OBJ
server of the battle, caught upa hoe, with
the evident intention Of joining in the pur-
suit, but becoming mysteriously tangled in
the handle, was precipitated 10 the grass, TO
the ill-cOuceaied disgust Of her husband
But she was on her feet in an instant, and
would have undoubtedly rendered efficient
service. had not Mr.. CJlbeigh abruptly init
mated that he'd put an ounce Of lead in her
if she didn't clear into the house There
upon She gained the st0op at once, where she
remained, eagerly looking for an opportunity
to huIl the hoe at the devastating beast,
which she finally did, and with such marvel
llGs precision as to hit her husband and the
boy at the same time, the former in the mid
de Of the back with the handle, and the lat
ter on the top Of the head with the blade
The boy was Just on the point Of jumping up
TO give stroke at the COW, bat instantly
changed his mind, and, emitting a yell Of
poignant distress, lost no time in getting
over the fence INFO his own yard, where he
stood rubbing his head and staring at Mrs.
Cobleigh as if fascinated. What remarks
Mr.. CObleigh intended to make will never
be known, AS probably Just as the hoe struck
him, the animal suddenly raised both hind
legs and hit him square in the face with q
hill Of cucumbers. binding his eyes, chok
ing his speech, and filling his neck with
earth. Then the beast dashed through the
peas, over the lawn, and through the gate.
with prize tomato plant on each horn, and
swinging her tail in yindictiye triumph
while the unfortunate Mr.. Cobleigh. sitting
on the ground, was making strenuous ofJrts
to catch his breath.
When he went into the house TO get the
dirt out Of his mouth and neck, Mrs. Cob
leigh was telling the woman in the next
house that she had been a month at Cob
leigh trying to get a catch put on the gate.
She guessed it would be at tended to now
Ii has been.