The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-09-06

~" ohIli VIC ever yet bIlc car
pet, II she don't turn out well!n
She spoke in SO afliictad tone that
Sam bravely endeavored to hold his
peace, and sought out his father, to
make report of his misgivings. Mr..
Wheaton only laughed, and declared it
was nothing but the change from her
Old home that had affected Dummy, and
that twas reasonable to expect she
would feel the influence of a strange
place and act accordingly. So Sam dis
missed his anxieties, and after supper
went with his father to see the meadows
and see ii they were not almost ready
for moving.
Sally and her mother were in the
kitchen, discussing household affairs,
when they heard knock at the door,
and Immediately afterward a man en-
tered, who was recognized by Mrs.
Wheaton as Mr.. Jonathan Caswell
When the customary salutations had
been exchanged, he inquired: s'Is Mr.
Wheaton about home? I've come to
see him in partickeler for somethin'."
Yes" replied Mrs Wheaton, "he's
just gone to the lower end of the farm,
and will be back again soon. Won't you
sit down and rest and wait for him?''
&c guess / will, seein' as I'm here,"
said the old man. "I'm pretty tired,
for I've hurried some to get here before
dark" He took the chair that Sally
offered, remarking to her mother: eyer
man come over and bought cow of me
this forenoon. How did ye like her, all
| of ye!'
1--WE liked her very much,' answer
| ed Mrs. Wheaton. 81 haven't seen such
handsome creature in long time, for
we have never kept any superior stock"
81 s'pose ye didn't have any trouble
milkin' her, he said, with slight
smile
"Yes, we did," replied Sally, hastily.
Sam, that's my brother, said she acted
dreadfully. She only gave two quarts
of milk, and he thinks fathers been
cheated"
"Oh! no; guess not" said he, while
his smile deepened into laugh, express
sive of some secret cause of amusement.
In moment he continued: when l
told my wife I'd sold Quinny-she be-
longed to her, We know-the first thing
she asked me was if I'd told about milk
in her. And there twas. | hadn It
thought to speak ont, and | was work
ed up enough, for | didn't know but
what ye'd think I'd forgot a-purpose.
But when folks get so old and are run
nin' down hill they can't beaT things in
mind as they can when they're young.
SO | started to come over here as soon
as could and [ should reached here
before, only two or three stopped me to
talk about buyin' some of my truck, for
they knew I'd advertised to sell off.
We've got to be so lonesome that we've
made up our minds to 60 and live with
one of our darters, and | hope twill be
for the best.h
"Then there is some difficulty in
milking this cow?'' observed Mrs.
Wheaton, as he seemed to be wandering
from that part of the subject.
"Oh!" he exclaimed, in livelier
tone. "Well, this was the way of it.
Ye see, when she was a young cali
her mother got choked to death with a
turnup, and | thought | should have to
give the little creeter away. But my old
woman she said she'd take it and bring
it up by hand; and so she did, and twas
remarkable how it thrived all the way
long, till it growed to be a proper hand
sone COW, as gentle as any lamb and
givin' great mess of milk. We set
every thing by her, and wouldn't parted
with her now, only we're goin' to make
this change and try livin' with the
children, and | hope twill be for the
best,n he repeated, with a sigh.
q believe you were going to tell us
something about the milking" said Sal
", who was anxious to learn what the
peculiarities of the case could be.
Yes, yes,'' replied the old mar
rousine himself; " that's my business
here, and 'twouldn't be likely | shoule
90 home without tellin' it. My wife
was always a master hand to sing, "
know. Why, years ago, when we was
, in our prime, and the house was full @
BOYS and gals and hard work, she uset
to sing from mornin' till night, 'caust
she was young and happy and couldn'
help it. And afterward, when the chill
dren had all crowd up, and some o
/ them had died, and some of them hat
married, and some had gone off, and W.
t was left together, why, then she kept OF
singin', cause she was SO lonesome. s.
twas material she should sing when sh
come to milk her cow But, ye see, w
never thought that Dummy would TAX
) any notice of it or get to be fond of it
till once [ was goin' to milk her; and
bless We! | couldn't do nothin' with her
At last happened to think that mebb.
t she missed the singin'; and so L trle'
it, and I see that it pacified her some
. though l made a bungling piece OF worl
of it, for never had no kind OF glf
}, that way And that's how we found on
) that she had such an ear for music